BBQ Tips

Ever wondered if the drama, the pressure and the ticking clock on BBQ Brawl are as real as they seem?

When pitmaster Christie Vanover joined Season 4 of Food Network's BBQ Brawl, she stepped into a whirlwind of fire, flavor and fast decisions. With Season 6 now heating up, she's sharing the behind-the-scenes scoop on everything viewers don't see but desperately want to know.

Recipes Christie Made on BBQ Brawl: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-brawl-recipes/

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Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Have you ever thought about organizing a barbecue competition? Two of the most popular sanctioning bodies are the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and the Steak Cookoff Association (SCA).

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover has organized both. In today's BBQ Tips Podcast, she shares the real costs and key differences, so you can decide which route fits your goals.

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

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Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, champion pitmaster Christie Vanover shares her step-by-step technique for selecting and trimming chicken thighs for a BBQ competition. Follow her through the full process.

Equipment: https://amzn.to/45ku41C

Grilled Chicken Thighs: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/chicken/grilled-chicken-thighs/

Smoked Chicken Thighs on a Ninja Grill: https://girlscangrill.com/ninja-grill-recipes/smoked-chicken-thighs-on-a-ninja-grill/

Competition Chicken Thighs: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/competition-chicken-thighs/

Schmaltz: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/chicken/schmaltz/

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

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Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, champion pitmaster Christie Vanover shares some keys to her business success: taking risks, surrounding yourself with people you can trust and having faith. Find out how this philosophy recently paid off for Girls Can Grill.

Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

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Scheels BBQ University Tutorials

Brisket: https://youtu.be/bY8_V92xXSg

Pork Butt: https://youtu.be/WCCbpEbu1Sg

Baby Back Ribs: https://youtu.be/6SgFwXmx3_I

Producing BBQ Rubs: https://youtu.be/8A-9SsQfj1g

Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

I competed at the 2025 National Hardware Show Celebrity Cookoff in Las Vegas and won $5,000 with this burger recipe cooked on a Monument Grills.

In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, I'm going to show you exactly how to make the Thai Inspired Cheese Stuffed Slider with Thai Basil Mint Chimichurri and Spicy Mayo.

Full Recipe: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/the-5000-dollar-burger/

Girls Can Grill Rubs https://shop.girlscangrill.com/

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Buy her new books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

When selecting beef, there are so many terms: select, choice, prime, angus, wagyu. It can all be rather confusing. In this BBQ Tips Podcast, Christie Vanover of Girls Can Grill explains what wagyu beef is and why it's the choice of champion pitmasters.

Save 10% on Snake River Farms wagyu beef with code GIRLSCANGRILL

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Girls Can Grill Rubs https://shop.girlscangrill.com/

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Buy her new books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

One key to being successful in competition barbecue is having an organized cook site. Today champion pitmaster Christie Vanover shares the different sections of her cook site and how she sets it up.

Links in This Episode:

Packing List: https://girlscangrill.com/competition-bbq/checklist/

Competition Equipment I Use: https://amzn.to/3G5frEF

Girls Can Grill Rubs https://shop.girlscangrill.com/

https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy her new books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

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About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

In this week's episode of the BBQ Tips Podcast, champion pitmaster Christie Vanover takes you behind the scenes of the 2025 Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. From the latest backyard pizza ovens by Ooni and Gozney to the newly released Fire + Wine Backyard Pizza Cookbook, Christie shares her top takeaways from the floor of this year's event.

Links in This Episode:

10-Year Anniversary Giveaway: https://grillinggiveaway.com

Fire + Wine Backyard Pizza: https://amzn.to/3RmdupS

Thermoworks IR Guns: https://alnk.to/a41zTlu

Girls Can Grill Rubs https://shop.girlscangrill.com/

https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy her new books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

Competitive pitmaster Christie Vanover has more than 75 top 10 calls under her belt. In today's BBQ Tips Podcast, she shares what she looks for when selecting her competition chicken, ribs, pork and brisket. Tune in and learn her secrets to help improve your stats on the circuit.

Links in This Episode:

Snake River Farms Brisket: https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/5bEZ7o Use code GIRLSCANGRILL to save 10%

Girls Can Grill Rubs https://shop.girlscangrill.com/

https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy her new books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

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Follow Girls Can Grill:

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X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and grocery stores are stocked with pre-brined corned beef briskets. But before you grab the first one you see, there are a few things to consider to get the best cut for your cooking needs.

Even better, if you love pastrami, you can easily transform store-bought corned beef into a a few different pastrami dishes with BBQ Tips from champion pitmaster Christie Vanover of Girls Can Girll.

Links in This Episode:

Pastrami Process: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/holidays/st-patricks-day/homemade-pastrami/ Pastrami Rub: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/rubs-sauces/homemade-pastrami-rub/ Thermoworks RFX: https://alnk.to/610hLIM Pastrami Burnt Ends: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/beer-braised-smoked-corned-beef-burnt-ends/ Pastrami Sausage: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/corned-beef-brisket-sausage/ Commercial Sausage Grinder: https://amzn.to/3Fm2czo KitchenAid Sausage Grinder/Stuffer: https://amzn.to/3DDemDk Sausage Stuffer: https://amzn.to/3DAIOhw Sausage Casings: https://amzn.to/3FknQDV

Girls Can Grill Rubs https://shop.girlscangrill.com/

https://amzn.to/40btkry

Buy her new books on Amazon now!

Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: https://amzn.to/43FU8U4

Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

Prefer to watch this podcast?

Subscribe to the Girls Can Grill YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/girlscangrill?sub_confirmation=1

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Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

GCG Merch: https://girls-can-grill.myshopify.com/

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Follow Girls Can Grill:

YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/girlscangrill

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlscangrill

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X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

About Girls Can Grill:

Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.