Fire and Grain

Recorded on Election Night 2020, the boys react in real-time to the disaster that's unfolding, talk about the upcoming Thanksgiving meal and favorite T-day memories. It's good to be back!

The guys, joined by guest Regular Sean and a slew of half-empty whiskey bottles, answer tons of listener-submitted questions and touch on various topics:

• Why Prime?
• MSG - Makes Stuff Good?
• Sous Vide
• Firewood differences
• Are chilis/peppers a fad?
• PELLET GRILLS! OMG!
• Bologna vs Spam: the showdown
• Cast iron cooking
• Cheap smokers vs quality smokers

Topics Discussed:

• BEER!
• The start of Cabin Boys Brewery
• Philosophy of bringing different beer styles to market
• Collaborations
• Branching out and trying new beers
• Importance of approachability in brewing
• The ever-changing craft beer scene

In this special mini-episode, we continue our conversation with pitmaster Kevin Snell, and take a few rabbit trails, including:

• pellet grills
• southern comfort food
• Tulsa restaurants
• Italian homecooking
• Food trucks
• and more!

Topics include:

• Cooking BBQ over live fire
• Different types of live fire pits
• Heat management and instinctual cooking
• Utilizing coals/caveman cooking
• Temps and times
• Hanging vs laying protein
• burning clean fires
• The romanticism of caveman cooking
• Basic seasoning

Topics Discussed

• Mescal and tequila.
• Prune liqueur.
• Making your own rubs and bringing them to market.
• Whole-hog bbq.
• The definition of Oklahoma style bbq.
• Throwing a whole hog cook.
• Butchering pigs in Romania (for real).

Topics discussed:

• Can you define BBQ?
• Fusion BBQ
• Tex-Mex BBQ
• Asian-inspired que
• Can you put anything in a taco and still call it a taco?
• Non-traditional protein cuts
• Live-fire, romanticism, and caveman-ness

With 4th of July coming, a lot of people cook for larger-than-normal crowds. The guys discuss tons of techniques on how to have a successful backyard cookout, with details, timelines, recipes and hard lessons.

Topics discussed:

• Crowd-pleaser recipes
• Food quantities
• Keeping things warm/holding
• Timelines
• Backup plans
• Cooking ahead
• Serving and portions
• Party fails and follies

Topics discussed:

• Ben's story and journey
• Home-brewing
• Studying abroad
• Working at different breweries
• Scaling home brew to restaurant
• Brew equipment
• Inspiration of brewers
• Equipment failures and fiascos
• Love of bbq and crafting products

Topics discussed:

• How sanitizer saved everyone
• Alcohol laws in Oklahoma
• Distilling and brewing
• Starting new businesses
• Uniting the world with tacos
• The importance of air conditioning
• Cartels aren't all bad
• Influencers and Yelp