The BBQ Beat Podcast

By Kevin Sandridge

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What's The BBQ Beat Podcast about?

The BBQ Beat is a BBQ Podcast hosted by Kevin Sandridge out of Winter Haven, Florida. Guests include competition BBQ pitmasters, food industry insiders, BBQ and grilling product manufacturers, and event promoters from the US as well as abroad. If you love BBQ and have an appreciation for southern culture and live-fire cooking - this is the barbecue podcast for you.

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03.27.2021

Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of The BBQ Beat Podcast, I’m your faithful host, Kevin Sandridge – bringing you great stories from the world of BBQ, grilling, and live-fire cooking as told by the people who live them. ...

The BBQ Beat Podcast episodes:

03.27.2021 Talking with Jason Hardee About The Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of The BBQ Beat Podcast, I’m your faithful host, Kevin Sandridge – bringing you great stories from the world of BBQ, grilling, and live-fire cooking as told by the people who live them. ...
03.12.2021 Grilling Up Meat District Delights with Zack Phillips We’re delving just a little bit into the world of BBQ and Grilling influencers – in this case as the topic pertains to a company called Meat District. Understanding the word influencer can sometimes be interchanged with ambassadors, people who ...
02.15.2021 Talking Traeger Grill Patent Litigation with BBQ Expert Derrick Riches How much do you know about the business of BBQ? When I started out judging BBQ back in the early 2000s, it was pretty easy to get a handle on what companies made different grills and smokers. Today, it’s a ...
01.20.2021 BBQGuys.com Randy Watson is Living his Best Live Fire Life Grillmaster Randy Watson of BBQGuys.com is on FIRE!!! In this podcast episode, Randy talks about his early days in the Baton Rouge, LA bartending and fine dining hospitality industry and how he landed his dream job with BBQGuys.com. Randy shares ...
12.27.2020 Always Hustling - Ray Sheehan on Crafting Flavors and Promoting Your BBQ Brand With 20 years in the food business and a work ethic founded on the lessons learned on his Grandfather's farm, New Jersey native Ray Sheehan of BBQ Buddha knows what it takes to craft creative BBQ Flavors and promote a ...
12.04.2020 Author Robert F. Moss on Barbecue, the History of an American Institution Talking with Robert F. Moss, BBQ Editor for Southern Living Magazine on the tenth anniversary of his book Barbecue: The History of an American Institution. Now in its second edition, the 2020 version provides expanded information and gives us an ...
10.22.2020 BBQ in Britain with Kevin Edge of Edge BBQ In this episode, we’ll take another trip across the Atlantic for a stopover in the city of Slough, England, just some 45 minutes west of London to talk with my good friend Kevin Edge of Edge BBQ. I first learned ...
10.05.2020 Sous Vide Meets Live Fire with Darrin Wilson In this episode, I’m talking with Darrin Wilson, host of the Fire and Water Cooking Podcast. Many of you have seen the countless sous vide cooking method videos on YouTube by now… you know… where food is seasoned and placed ...
09.01.2020 Daina Falk of Hungry Fan Talks Eating Well on Game Day In this episode, I am joined by Daina Falk of HungryFan.com. Daina is all about the Game Day Food Experience, and her website showcases recipes guaranteed to make any tailgating or "homegating" experience a Win! For more information on Hungry ...
07.18.2020 Saffron Hodgson of Bushcooking.com In this episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast, I talk with Saffron Hodgson, founder, and editor of Bushcooking.com. Billed as the ultimate location to find all your outdoor cooking needs, from recipes to techniques. Saffron grew up in Australia spending ...
06.12.2020 How to Make Charcuterie at Home with Rey Tagle In this episode, I'm talking with Rey Tagle from CharcuterieMaster.com. I found some amazing photos of Rey's home charcuterie projects on his Instagram channel and caught up with him to learn a bit more about what he does. Having more ...
04.27.2020 David Bouska of Butcher BBQ In this episode of The BBQ Beat Podcast, I'm talking with David Bouska of Butcher BBQ. David's success on the BBQ trail and as the provider of one of the most popular competition and grilling product lines in the world ...
04.13.2020 Catching Up with Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly Magazine In this episode, I’m talking with Texas Monthly BBQ Editor Daniel Vaughn. As many of you know, Daniel contributes BBQ restaurant reviews and cultural history articles that go way beyond what you might call typical food blogging. I’ve followed his ...
03.18.2020 Talking Masterbuilt Gravity Series with John and John II McLemore This episode features a really great conversation I had recently with John McLemore and his son, John II, of Masterbuilt. We all love stories about small business success. Someone starts up an effort we might refer to as a side ...
03.01.2020 Talking About BBQ in Norway American Style In this episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast, I talk with Norwegian native Dag Ødegaard and his Texas native wife Angela Taliaferro. We discuss their store in Sandvika, Norway called, aptly, The BBQ Shop, as well as their popular BBQ ...
01.29.2020 Halal BBQ Pitmasters out of Dallas Talk Food, Culture, and Eating Well In this episode, I’m talking with Zahid Ahmad, Rehan Jaffrey, and Neghae Mawla from Halal BBQ Pitmasters out of the Dallas, TX area. I came across their Instagram feed sometime back and was immediately intrigued by what they have going ...
01.03.2020 Jon Jackson on Helping Veterans Find Solace and Healing at Comfort Farms In this episode of The BBQ Beat Podcast, I'm talking with Jon Jackson of Comfort Farms in Milledgeville, GA... an Acute Veterans Crisis Agriculture Center that is helping US Veterans. Please consider donating to StagVets.org to help Comfort Farms continue ...
12.17.2019 The Lee Brothers - Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business In this episode, I’m talking with Matt Lee, who – along with his brother Ted, wrote the book Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business. Celebrated for their work within Southern Food Culture across television and award-winning Southern cookbooks, ...
11.28.2019 Inside the Small Batch World of Oakridge BBQ with Mike Trump This is the BBQ Beat Podcast… I’m your host… Kevin Sandridge. You know, more and more in today’s BBQ world, you hear people use words like hand-crafted and small-batch… so much so that it’s hard to tell if we’re all ...
11.21.2019 Sam Jones Talks Whole Hog BBQ, Family, and Friendships at Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q In this episode, I'm taking you on a trip to Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q in Atlanta where Sam Jones and Michael Letchworth of Sam Jones BBQ are doing up a Whole Hog Dinner to celebrate Sam’s new book Whole Hog BBQ: ...
11.05.2019 Recapping the 2019 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue In this episode, I’m going to do a little bit of a wrap up of my recent trip up to Lynchburg, TN to judge the 2019 Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue competition. Conversations in this podcast feature: Tuffy Stone ...
10.22.2019 Hanging at Grove Roots Brewing with Bob and Dave from Flame Boss Thanks for tuning into this episode featuring the good folks at Flame Boss Temperature Controllers. I’m your host, Kevin Sandridge, and it’s October 21st…. just a few short days before I make my first ever trip up to Lynchburg, Tennessee ...
10.18.2019 Sitting Down with Chef Michael Ollier of Certified Angus Beef In this episode, we’ll be talking about beef. Specifically, Certified Angus Beef ®. Chances are you’ve seen the Certified Angus Beef Logo… It’s pretty hard to miss, with its distinctive black Angus steer standing proudly in side profile view with ...
10.14.2019 BBQ Greats Talk About Giving Back at the 2019 Firebox Invitational Hey Everyone, thanks for checking out what I’m calling a bonus episode of the podcast spotlighting The Firebox Initiative Inc. – a charity organization established by Griffin Bufkin and Harrison Sapp of Southern Soul BBQ on Saint Simons Island. I ...
09.16.2019 Talking About Cheshire Pork's Product Line with Joe Riscky of Fort Worth, TX Hey everybody, and welcome to another episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast. I’m you’re host, Kevin Sandridge, and today I’m talking about Cheshire Pork with Joe Riscky of Joe Riscky’s Barebeque out of Fort Worth Texas. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cBtDyARKb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/B031BduAfgD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Joe has ...
08.05.2019 Hanging with Tony Roberts of Proud Souls Barbecue and Provisions Hey everyone, and welcome to another episode of The BBQ Beat Podcast. This time, I’m talking with Tony Roberts of Proud Souls Barbecue and Provisions in Denver, Colorado. This is a great companion episode to the podcast episode I did ...
07.21.2019 Welcome to the BBQ Beat Podcast BBP 001: Welcome to the BBQ Beat Podcast Hey guys, this is Kevin with BBQBeat.com. Welcome to the first ever BBQ Beat Podcast Episode! This is an introductory episode in what I hope will be a relatively long-running podcast series ...
07.21.2019 Make Perfect BBQ Using Real Wood Bar-B-Qubes - with Fred Grosse BBP 002: Make Perfect BBQ Using Real Wood Bar-B-Qubes - with Fred Grosse [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP002-Make_Perfect_BBQ_Using_Real_Wood_Bar-B-Qubes.mp3" title="Fred Grosse" artist="Kevin Talks With" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Fred-Grosse-Mojobricks.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Mojo
07.21.2019 How to Market BBQ Sauces and Rubs with Brian Misko BBP 004: How to Market BBQ Sauces and Rubs with Brian Misko [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP004-How_to_Market_BBQ_Sauces_and_Rubs_with_Brian_Misko.mp3" title="Brian Misko" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Brian-Misko-80x80.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] In this session, we hear from Brian Misko of House of Q as we con
07.21.2019 How to Start a BBQ Team Off Right with Tim Brigman BBP 005: How to Start a BBQ Team Off Right with Tim Brigman [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP005-Staring_Your_BBQ_Team_Off_Right_with_Tim_Brigman.mp3" title="Tim Brigman" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TimBrigmanPic.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] This session of the BBQ Beat Podcast is dedicated to all of you out the
07.21.2019 Competition BBQ in Europe is Exploding with Tomaso Castiglioni Competition BBQ in Europe is Exploding with Tomaso Castiglioni [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP006-Competition_BBQ_in_Europe_is_Exploding_with_Tomaso_Castiglioni.mp3" title="Tomaso Castiglioni" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tomaso-Castiglioni-Pic.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Competition BBQ in Europe is indeed goi
07.21.2019 Neil Strawder of Bigmista's Barbecue on His Origin Story and Success in BBQ BBP 008: Neil Strawder of Bigmista's Barbecue on His Origin Story and Success in BBQ [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP008-Neil_Strawder_of_Big_Mistas_BBQ_on_His_Origin_Story_and_Success_in_BBQ.mp3" title="Neil Strawder" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BigMista80x80.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" ]
07.21.2019 Christopher Prieto of PRIME Barbecue on Success in BBQ and in Life [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP009-Chrisopher_Prieto_of_PRIME_BBQ_on_Success_in_BBQ_and_in_Life.mp3" title="Christopher Prieto" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Christopher-Prieto-PRIME-BBQ-Pic.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Christopher Prieto of PRIME Barbecue on Success in BBQ and in Life Thanks for
07.21.2019 BBQ Contest Organization Success with Gary Moss of Tilley's Biker Blues and BBQ Rally [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP010-BBQ_Contest_Organization_Success_with_Gary_Moss_of_Tilleys_Biker_Blues_and_BBQ_Rally.mp3" title="Gary Moss" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Gary-Moss-Pic.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" ] BBP 010: BBQ Contest Organization Success with Gary Moss of Tilley's Biker Blues and BBQ
07.21.2019 Up Close with Sonny's Smokin' Showdown Organizers [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP012-Get_Up_Close_with_Sonnys_Smokin_Showdown_Organizers_Barbara_Latimer_and_Montana_Smith.mp3" title="Barbara Latimer and Montana Smith" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Sonnys-BBQ-Square.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Up Close with Sonny's Smokin' Showdown Organizers Now
07.21.2019 Bryan Mroczka of Sonny's BBQ Talks Tradition, Updates, and National Pulled Pork Day [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP013-Bryan_Mroczka_of_Sonnys_BBQ_Talks_Tradition_Updates_and_National_Pulled_Pork_Day.mp3" title="Bryan Mroczka" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Bryan-Mroczka-Sonnys-BBQ.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_stumble="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] BBP 013: Bryan Mroczka of Sonny's BBQ Talks Tradition, Up
07.21.2019 Andy Lugo talks Cooper's Meat Market, Service, and Custom Cuts [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP014-Andy_Lugo_of_Coopers_Meat_Market_Talks_Custom_Cuts_and_Prime_Service.mp3" title="Andy Lugo" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Andy-Lugo-100.jpg" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] BBP 014: Andy Lugo talks Cooper's Meat Market, Service, and Custom Cuts For many of us, having a full-service butcher ne
07.21.2019 Randall Bowman of Deep South Smokers is Living the BBQ Life [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP015-Randall_Bowman_of_Deep_South_Smokers_on_Smoker_Science_Contest_Organization_and_More.mp3" title="Randall Bowman" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Randall-Bowman-e1482945679421.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] BBP 015: Randall Bowman of Deep South Smokers Talks Smoker Science, Contest Organization, and More Thanks for checking out this BBQ Beat Podca
07.21.2019 Catching up with Mark Graham and Shane Draper of Grilla Grills [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP016-Catching_up_with_Mark_Graham_and_Shane_Draper_of_Grilla_Grills.mp3" title="Mark Graham and Shane Draper" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/GrillaGrillsLogo.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" social_email="true" ] BBP 016: Catching up with Mark Graham and Shane Draper of Grilla Grills In this podcast session I talk with Mark Graham and Shane Draper of Grilla Grills. ...
07.21.2019 David Stidham of A Fine Swine BBQ on Bringing Competition Cue to the Masses BBP 017: David Stidham of A Fine Swine BBQ on the Challenges and Joys of Bringing Competition Cue to the Masses [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP017-David_Stidham_of_A_Fine_Swine_BBQ_on_Bringing_Competition_Cue_to_the_Masses.mp3" title="David Stidham" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/David-Stidham-Fine-Swine-BBQ.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Thanks for checking out this episode of
07.21.2019 Derrick Riches on 20 Years of BBQ Blogging, His New Kebabs Book, and More BBP 018: Derrick Riches on 20 Years of BBQ Blogging, His New Kebabs Book, and More [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP018-Derrick_Riches_on_20_Years_of_BBQ_Blogging_His_New_Kebabs_Book_and_More.mp3" title="Derrick Riches" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Derrick-Riches.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] Derrick Riches needs little in the way of introduction in BBQ circles, having been the BBQ ...
07.21.2019 All About Chairman's Reserve Prime Pork with Ozlem Worpel BBP 019: All About Chairman's Reserve Prime Pork with Ozlem Worpel [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP019-Tyson_Chairmans_Reserve_Prime_Pork_with_Ozlem_Worpel.mp3" title="Ozlem Worpel - Chairman's Reserve Prime Pork" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Tyson-Chairmans-Reserve-Prime-Pork-JPG.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] In this session of the podcast, we're talking about Tyson Fresh Meats' Chairman'
07.21.2019 Carolina BBQ Culture with John Shelton Reed Episode 020: Carolina BBQ and Southern Culture with John Shelton Reed The culture of Carolina BBQ dates back to at least the 17th century. It is steeped with traditions including the famed Eastern Carolina vinegar sauce or mop and the ...
07.21.2019 Farm to Table Beef by Crowdfunding with Crowd Cow Episode 022: One-on-One with Crowd Cow Co-Founder Ethan Lowry This episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast features Crowd Cow co-founder Ethan Lowry and myself talking about the company's origins and the manner by which it is making buying beef online ...
07.21.2019 Hot Sauces 101 and More with Scott Roberts Episode 021: Hot Sauces 101 and More with Scott Roberts Hot Sauces and the use of chilies in cooking date back to the earliest annals of human culinary history as a means of imparting flavor to the foods we eat. ...
07.21.2019 Arnie Segovia of Smokin' Lonestar on Family, IBCA Competition, and His Love of Cue Episode 23: Arnie Segovia of Smokin' Lonestar on Family, IBCA BBQ, and His Love of Cue [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP023-Arnie_Segovia_of_Smokin_Lonestar_on_Family_IBCA_Comps_and_His_Love_of_Cue.mp3" title="Arnie Segovia" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Arnie-Segovia-Smokin-Lonestar-Profile-Pic.jpg" social_linkedin="true" social_pinterest="true" ] One of the best parts about hosting the BBQ Beat Podcast is having t
07.21.2019 Tim Maloy on BBQ Classes, Hot and Fast BBQ, and Those Darn Judges Episode 24: Tim Maloy on BBQ Classes, Hot and Fast BBQ, and Those Darn Judges [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP024-Tim_Maloy_on_BBQ_Classes_Hot_and_Fast_BBQ_and_Those_Darn_Judges.mp3" title="Tim Maloy" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Tim-Maloy-Backyard-Bros-Photo.jpg" social_pinterest="true" ] Competition BBQ is full of characters, and none are more genuine and bombastic than Mr. Tim Maloy of ...
06.21.2019 Talking with Ben Arnot from the Smoking Hot Confessions This episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast features Ben Arnot, host of the excellent BBQ related podcast Smoking Hot Confessions out of Gold Coast, Australia. A little about Smoking Hot Confessions… you can find the show website at smoking hot ...
06.10.2019 Hanging with Jason Ganahl of Colorado's GQue BBQ Episode 41: Hanging with Jason Ganahl of Colorado's GQue BBQ [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/bbqbeat/BBP041-Hanging_with_Jason_Ganahl_of_Colorados_GQue_BBQ.mp3" image="https://bbqbeat-orau6wnlo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GQue-BBQ-Jason-Ganahl-100x100.jpg" ] In this episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast, I sit down with Jason Ganahl, owner of GQue BBQ in Colorado to talk about the origins of ...
06.10.2019 Wild Game, Fish, Foraging and More with Hank Shaw Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of the BBQ Beat Podcast. When I started this podcast, it was with the intent of covering the world of BBQ and Grilling, but with a broader reach into some of the basic ...

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