What Raelyn Barker lacks in size and age she makes up with experience and the abilty to name drop without even knowing she it. While driving isn't even on the horizon for this youngster she is making a name for herself having won Master Chef Juniors Home For The Holidays competition as well as taking home hardware at the The Royale and Houston Rodeo competitions.

We caught up with Rae at Memphis in May the day before she was set to compete in the World Junior BBQ Championships at SmokeSlam.

Keep an eye on this one...she is cooking up some amazing food and will be around for years to come!

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Ron Dimpflmaier is a BBQ legend. As one of the original members of the Big Green Egg team, Captain Ron, knows his way around the smoke. We sat down with Ron at Memphis In May where he was representing Fogo Charcoal. We talked about how he got started, what he love about BBQ and how he can't believe he gets to do what he does!

For some reason this audio isn't the best...push through it because Ron is a great interview.

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Jeremy Yoder is a barbecue enthusiast from Kentucky who loves to spend time smoking meat and enjoying the rewards of a long cook. He graduated college in Lexington, KY in 2012 with a degree in Biochemistry and after stumbling upon the science of smoking meats his life was changed. He has become the MaD Scientist BBQ! His solcial meaid and YouTube content has become some of the best and most respected anywhere.

We sat down with Jeremy at the inaugural Smoke Slam in Memphis Tennessee and talked about everything from how it all started, gorwing up and what is next for he and his wife Erica.

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Thought it would be a great time to catch up and get everyone up to speed with all that has been happening. Summer has flown by and there were a ton of cool things that happened - lets chat about them!

Its not every day you get to sit down with a BBQ Hall of Fame member but at the inagural SmokeSlam BBQ Festival in Memphis Tennessee we had that opportunity. Melissa is two time World Champion at Memphis in May and this year she found herself at the upstart competing event, SmokeSlam, where she was one of the faces of the event as well as the reason that the largest prize in youth BBQ was being given away that weekend too.

We talked about her passion for BBQ, business and her founding of the World Junior BBQ League where she hopes to inspire the next generation of competition pitmasters.

For more information on Melissa go to her website https://melissacookston.com/

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Rick Scheen, the owner of Pecos Tables, shares his journey of creating the best outdoor table on the market. The idea came to him when he was frustrated with not having a suitable table to clean fish. He sketched a design and spent three years and $15,000 developing it. The Pecos table is a portable working surface at the right height, solid, and can hold up to 3000 pounds. It has a unique locking leg mechanism and is popular among outdoor enthusiasts, especially in the barbecue world. In this conversation, Rick Scheen discusses the challenges and successes of building a business around high-quality, American-made outdoor tables. He talks about the unexpected demand from different customer segments and the importance of authenticity in marketing. Rick also shares his passion for supporting American workers and the difficulties of manufacturing in the United States. He emphasizes the intersection of faith and business in his life and the importance of having a strong relationship with Jesus Christ. Rick concludes by teasing upcoming product launches and expressing his gratitude for the support.

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You've seen her on Food Network and Netflix. She is an award winning pitmaster who lights up social media with her down to earth approach, her southern accent and her humor. She was at Memphis in May with Team Green cooking up a storm. She stopped by our Tent Craft tent and chatted with us about Memphis in May and what new projects she has coming up.

We spent a couple days in Memphis attending Memphis in May and the inaugural SmokeSlam event. We started off our time talking to one our favorites John York and his Dad, Russell, from Russell's BBQ in Linesville PA. Last year they shocked the BBQ world when they won 1st place in Wings. They talk about coming back to defend and we here the story on how it all started and why they cook on a Primo.

Josh Smith has quickly built an empire in Montana. A knife empire that has brand loyalists from all over clamoring for their knife drops that can often sell out in minutes. The Montana Knife Company story started being written when Josh was only 11 years old and continues today as he and his partner have a team of 56 producing some of the worlds greatest knives. Josh shares how he fell in love with making knives, quickly became an expert and how MKC has grown to what it is today.

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