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BBQ Format To Change at 2020 WFC & I Am On The Road With Dane!! Nov 12, 2019

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(November 12, 2019 - Hour One) While the 2nd Tuesday of the month usually brings a visit from Meathead at Amazingribs.com, tonight we change it up! Meathead is taking high level meetings with TOP MEN in the industry and will be unavailable. So we will load in Mike McCloud, creator of the World Food Championship, to recap the 2019 contest as a whole. We will also specifically talk about the BBQ section and I will give him my take on what it should look like going forward...you MIGHT be surprised by my take. After Mike, first time guest and host of his own real radio show, Dane Neal, joins me. Dane live and works in Chicago and hosts "On The Road with Dane Neal" which can be heard each Saturday on WGN 720! Tonight we will get to know Dane a bit but we will also talk about the BBQ scene in the windy city as well as chat about some hot food topics of the day. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers

The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Nov 08, 2019

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Episode 97 What’s on tap: Taking you back to November 10, 2015 – This episode is a patented Jon Solberg double-header. Noah Glanville, the founder of Pit Barrel Cooker, talks about his background and how he got into the live-fire business. It is a really unique business and one of the most successful cookers in the segment! By the way, the Pit Barrel Junior is out for sale right now as well...he mentions it during the interview but is a real life thing! As always, if you would like to hear something specific on an upcoming show, please send Jon Solberg and email and let him know what you desire!! (jonATthebbqcentralshowDOTcom) ENJOY!! Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP!!! Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 11/10/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Sam The Cooking Guy Does Salt Bae! Nov 07, 2019

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(November 5, 2019 - Hour Two) In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by 1st Tuesday of the month regular guest (although he has been MIA the past 2 months) Sam The Cooking Guy. Our agenda tonight will cover topics such as steak, Santa maria grills, Salt Bae costumes, being besties with the King and Queen of Jordan, how he sets up videos to shoot and more...There is a great chance that we will go long into the 2nd interview segment as well. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Smithfield Butchers BBQ

How To BBQ TURKEY Right & The Pellet Soaking Scandal Of 2019 Nov 05, 2019

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(November 5, 2019 - Hour One) First up is good friend of the show and YouTube sensation, Malcom Reed, from How To BBQ Right. Tonight we will talk a lot of turkey because he has been diligently putting together those type of videos for his website. We will also hit on beef cheeks and his experience at the 2019 World Food Championships! After Malcom we will chat with Chris Becker, owner of Cookin' Pellets.com. Chris will give us his expert insight on the Traeger lawsuit as it relates to the pellets and the oil soaking. We will also talk about previous tricks that manufacturers use to try and push their pellets over the other brands out there. What is legal, what is not and why should you be buying Cookin' Pellet pellets over the rest...tune in tonight to find out! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers

The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Nov 01, 2019

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Episode 96 What’s on tap: Taking you back to October 29, 2013 - LOTS of Thanksgiving/turkey talk in this episode. First up was Meathead from Amazingribs.com and we hashed out all the turkey talk...if that wasn’t enough we backed Meathead up with BBQ Hall of Fame’er Steven Raichlen and we talked more turkey and mixed in some apples and Thanksgiving talk as well. As always, if you would like to hear something specific on an upcoming show, please send Jon Solberg and email and let him know what you desire!! (jonATthebbqcentralshowDOTcom)ENJOY!! Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP!!! Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 10/29/2013 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Emily Detwiler Talk Jack & Royal…Derrick Riches Speaks on The New Masterbuilt GF Cooker. Oct 31, 2019

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(October 29, 2019 - Second Hour) In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by CEO of the KCBS, Emily Detwiler. It has been a few months since we broke the news on this show that Emily would be taking over as the new Chief. This is a busy time if year for them as they are going into board elections, year end meetings and wrapping up the 2019 competition season. I will also get Emily's take on "how the house was left" to her now that she has had time to wade through the business contracts and other dealings prior to her getting on board. Closing it out tonight is one of the most respected names in the industry when it comes to news, reviews and advice. Derrick Riches from Derrick Riches.com joins me again and we cover the new Gravity Feed charcoal cooker from Masterbuilt, get some updates on the new Weber pellet unit, we will chat about how pellet cookers are influencing other manufacturers and how they are building and much more! Oh yes, Derrick is a 2019 BBQ Central Show guest Hall of Fame inductee if you didn't know! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Smithfiel...

Travis Clark Wins The Jack…AND…The Guy Suing Popeye’s SHOWS UP (for real)! Oct 29, 2019

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(October 29, 2019 - Hour One) During the 5th week of October, we will take time to chat with the 2019 Jack Daniels World champion, Travis Clark of The Clark Crew BBQ Team! If you follow competition BBQ to any degree, Travis is a name that has become synonymous with winning (a lot) events and overall sanctioning body titles the past handful of years. We will talk about adding the JD GC to his title stable, what this year has been like for him from the competition side and how the rest of his new business ventures are going. Travis is known for not pulling punches so you won't want to miss this interview! After Travis, I FINALLY run down that guy who is suing Popeye's for running out of chicken sandos this past August. You remember him, right?? His name is Craig Barr and his case against Popeye's is going to trial! Buckle up! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers

The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less Oct 25, 2019

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Episode 95 What’s on tap: Taking you back to October, 20 2015 – Segment one of the show is a BBQ Round Table - Chad Warren, Bill Minnihan and Robyn Lindars. In the second part of the show, Daniel Vaughn also stopped by to talk about being the Texas Monthly BBQ editor and also about the Jack Daniels competition event. As always, if you would like to hear something specific on an upcoming show, please send Jon Solberg and email and let him know what you desire!! (jonATthebbqcentralshowDOTcom)ENJOY!! Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP!!! Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 10/20/2015 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

Embedded Correspondents Talk Subway Brisket vs. Arby’s Brisket!! FIGHT!! Oct 24, 2019

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(October 22, 2019 - Hour 2) In the 2nd hour, I will be joined by my monthly contributors for the ever popular "Embedded Correspondents" segment. Tonight we weigh in on WFC 2019, breakdown fast food brisket sandwiches, talk about the terms sponsorship/sponsored, chat about social media and MAYBE us men weigh in on if women in the industry are hurting each other more than helping each other. BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Smithfield Butchers BBQ Green Mountain Grills

Jackie Milligan is WINNING EVERYTHING – Max Good Talks Stainless Kamado Cookers Oct 22, 2019

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(October 22, 2019 - Hour One) The World Food Championships wrapped up this past weekend. Joining me to recap their time in Dallas is Jackie Milligan. Her team had quite a successful trip to include winning the EAT barbecue portion of the BBQ contest, 3rd overall in the IBCA portion of the BBQ contest, winning the Firewoman Challenge and taking 8th overall in the BBQ finals on Sunday...WOW!! Looking forward to getting the complete breakdown! Also on tap for tonight, I catch up with the Keeper of The Flame at Amazingribs.com, Max Good. There is a new Kamado style cooker hitting the market and it's coming in at nearly $7,000! Who is making it and what are the initial thoughts? Max will answer all tonight! BBQ Central Show Sponsors! The BBQ Guru Big Poppa Smokers Smithfield Butchers BBQ

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