Ready Set BBQ Podcast

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A south Texas barbecue podcast talking anything from beginning to barbecue, stories from the backyard and competition barbecue. We are a group friends from South Texas (Rio Grande Valley) who share a passion for good food, good BBQ, and good times. Besides cooking in the backyard for most of our lives, we started competing in local cook-offs sanctioned by the IBCA.
Welcome to the ultimate BBQ experience with the Ready Set BBQ Podcast, the top-rated podcast for barbecue tips, comedy, and competition barbecue in the 956! Our expert hosts Aaron and guest share their passion for the art of BBQ and offer valuable tips, techniques, and recipes to help you master the grill. From backyard grilling to competition barbecue, we cover it all. Our fun and entertaining podcast is sure to make you laugh and learn, while keeping you up-to-date on the latest trends in the world of BBQ. Join us each week as we explore the sizzling world of BBQ, only on the Ready Set BBQ podcast! Listen now and never miss a mouth-watering episode on all your favorite podcast players.

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Ep. 30 - The Queen Returns & Brisket Finger

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09/08/21 • 50 min

In this episode I am joined by Hector, Jaime and Hiram from Los Angeles. We also welcome back the Queen of BBQ, Alma Vera. We start with out Joe review of the Jake Paul and whether we thought the fix was in. Things go off the rails when the gang predicts he will fight a donkey in his next fight. We talk about the next upcoming barbecues in the following months and which we predict we will compete in.
There is still time to enter into the context with Elda's Kitchen. We are announcing 3 winners who will each win a 3 pack of Elda's Kitchen's top selling sauces. Just tag 3 people on our post.

Jaime gives a barbecue review on a local bbq restaurant called Ace's BBQ. He orders a barbecue botana for 4 people. The botana was a pizza box filled with chips and nacho cheese topped with 3 smoked meats. He also provides a review on another local restaurant where he went to have a chicken fried steak.
I give Yuengling beer another try with their light beer offering since most of the team prefers the light stuff these days. We are still not blown away with our reviews. Hiram wants to know the best way to present brisket to someone who has not tried your brisket before. Hector's answer might surprise you. We also give a review of what we think of the snake method of lining up your charcoal in a barbecue pit. We play a game called was it a cookoff or tailgate as I present scenarios of stories and the team guesses if it was a cookoff or a tailgate.
In honor of Hector's birthday we talk about what we remember from our 21st birthdays and reminisce about the first time we drank or got drunk. Hector takes over the red carpet as he tries to play matchmaker for Hiram and Kaley Cuoco.
A bunch of joes that cook like pros!!!

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Ep. 36 - Smoke Crafters & Sausage Making

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10/20/21 • 46 min

In this episode we are on location as we do a remote podcast from Smoke Crafters Barbecue (Awesome location). I am joined by Jaime, Hector and Johnny as we sit down with our friend Jaime (Co-owner of Smoke Crafters. We start by talking a little football as we ask Jaime about his fandom between the Cowboys or Texas. Jaime argues that the Cowboys have the best offense in the NFL. Hector may beg to differ.
We then discuss the feast we just finished before recording. We had a spread of Brisket Waffle fries, brisket mac & cheese, brisket sandwiches, carnitas sandwich, brisket street elote, two kinds of sausage, bread pudding, brisket burnt ends, and an oatmeal cream pie. Food was all great. Jaime gives us a little bit of history behind Smoke Crafters. From starting as a catering business, to a food truck to a full blown permanent location. He gives our fans some tips on cooking barbecue.

We talk about making sausage. We tried the Jalapeno Cheddar sausage and an Italian sausage with marinara sauce. We ask for some advice on how we can make our own sausage and some dos and don'ts. He gives us some examples of some exotic recipes that he's played around with. We are a little surprised about how much work goes into making your own sausage.
We finish off by talking a little movie night as Smoke Crafters will on occasion host their own movie nights. He tells us about some up coming movies they plan to show during Halloween and some plans for expanding the location.
A bunch of joes that cook like pros!!!

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Ep. 2: Burned brisket and Chicken Fires!!!

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01/27/21 • 35 min

In this episode we are joined by cookoff team members Rudy, Isaac, and Jaime. We talk about the new barbecue competition sanctioning body, the Champions Barbecue Alliance (CBA). We also discuss how you wrap your Meat and reminisce about some of our first cookoffs. We introduce “Joe Tips” and ways you should and shouldn’t clean your grill.

Ep. 82 - Veteran BBQ & Blast from the Past

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11/16/22 • 47 min

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In this episode I am joined by Jaime, Isaac and Rudy. We start by talking about the Dallas Cowboys who are not as all the way back as everyone thought. They lose a big lead in the 4th against enemies of the podcast, Green Bay Packers and cry baby Aaron Rodgers. Another one of our favorite was not so lucky to even have a lead as they don't event show up at home. You may have guessed it, the Texas Longhorns. Jaime gives a recap of the recent UFC fights which were surprisingly entertaining. We close out the headline with some Tom Brady talk and some more details about his super public divorce.

10:00 min

BBQ time: The Queen of BBQ shows up over the weekend with a ton of meats to cook for the Longhorn game. The game wasn't so great but the eats were. She showed up with two giant marinated sirloins steaks. Some of the biggest I've ever seen. In addition we also had some huge loaded ribs, fajitas, and bacon wrapped jalapenos. Needless to say there were plenty of leftovers. Isaac tells us about the briskets he cooked for work on his Masterbuilt charcoal gravity smoker. He give us some detail on how the smoker works and how he cooked the briskets. I also cook two briskets for a friend on my Pitmaker safe and also share some Joe tips and cooking methods. Johnny and I take Rudy to GW BBQ for Veteran's Day,. It was his first time there and he was blown away by the food quality and serving portions. Johnny and Alma cook for a local election party.

25:00 min

Rudy gives us a lesson on Cryptic creatures, no not Crypto which is just as scary as of late, but creatures like Dog Men, Warewolves, Chupacabras and other legendary creatures that have scared people for many centuries.

35:00

We close out talking about some local election results which quickly takes a trip down the rabbit hole and we end up talking more about the nastalgic memories of how we used to listen to and buy music. It's a blast from the past for those that grew up in the 80s and 90s.

A bunch of joes that cook like pros!!!

GW BBQ & Catering

BBQ | United States | GW's BBQ Catering Co. (gwsbbqcatering.com)

Smoke Crafters BBQ

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Law Office of Hector Hernandez
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Ep. 132 - 10,000 Strong & St. Patty's Day BBQ

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03/20/24 • 46 min

Welcome back to the Ready Set BBQ podcast, your go-to destination for the latest and most exciting happenings around the world! In this episode, we talk about Space X, Mike Tyson vs Logan Paul, 4 day work week, St. Patrick Day bbq and Oscar recap.
0-20 mins: Headlines/Joe Talk

Space X: Elon launches the largest rocket ever out of the RGV. We wonder if we ever really went to the moon.
Tyson vs. Paul: Some new rules may or may not be tied to this fight this summer.
4 Day Work Week: A new bill could change the work week to 32 hours with the same pay as 40 hours. Really hoping for this one to happen
March Madness: I ask the guys if they still care about March Madness and it's evident we don't watch much college basketball anymore.

20-40 mins: BBQ Time

World Steak Championship: As we record this episode Alma is in Fort Worth competing for the World Steak Championship. We'll have a recap episode when she returns.
St. Patty's Day BBQ: We talk about celebrating St. Patrick's day and the difference between the RGV and LA. I list some St. Patty's day BBQ cuisine and think that maybe we'll try our hand at a few of these.
Drinks: We talk about some popular St. Patty's day drinks and Hiram gives us a better idea of how they are made.
10,000 downloads. We hit a milestone of 10,000 downloads since we started the podcast

40-50 mins: Oscars Recap

Oscars: Hiram talks about the Oscars result and a new book he started to read about Matthew Perry.
Birthday Wishes: We wish some of our friends and sometimes podcasters, Nick and Isaac a Happy Birthday.

A bunch of joes that cook like pros!!!

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Ep. 23: Father’s Day Gifts & 3500 Calories

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06/25/21 • 45 min

Episode 23!! We've got a full house and I'm joined by Isaac, Johnny, Rudy, Jaime, and my brother Hiram virtually from LA. We start by talking about what we got for Father's day and how it's not as glamorous as Mother's Day. John takes a Ferris Bueller's day off and treats himself. We made some steaks prior to recording the podcast getting ready for the Texas Cook'em High Steaks in Edinburg., We talk about a local Whataburger and how someone found maggots in their meat. We debate whether this really happened or was it an attempt to go viral. I voice my opinion on Show Parking and why so many people in the Rio Grande Valley have to back up their truck into every spot closest to the store.
We talk about what our ideal dinner outing would be for Father's Day. Options include steakhouses, seafood botanas, pizza, and more. Hiram gives us an example of an LA outing for brunch. We talk a little High Steaks Cook'em. Hiram talks about what Chris Helmsworth (Thor) eat s in a day to get in super hero shape. He gives us a breakdown of his 3500 calorie a day diet. Jaime walks a fine line trying to join Charles Barkley in the cancel culture. Hiram pitches his idea to be the next Mexican Thor.
We play a little Family Feud style game where the guys guess the top Father's Day gifts from 2021. Again the guesses are way off and the answers will surprise you. Rudy keeps guessing different items of clothes. I give a breakdown of what the same list looked like in 2013. We talk a little Mickey Mouse operation and end the podcast with some controversial Batman and Catwoman talk.
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Ep. 115 - Surf n Turf & Hollywood Hills Party

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09/06/23 • 46 min

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We are back to the skeleton crew with as Jaime and Hiram join me to discuss some of the latest headlines. It's football season as we prepare to watch week 1 of college football. We talk about the weekend's games and then dive into some NFL talk with a surprising trade by the Cowboys to pick up Trey Lance from the Niners. I ask the guys who their GOAT quarterback is after an interview with Joe Montana reveals his own best QB. We also get into some boxing and celebrity fights coming up between traditional and nontraditional fighters.

20:00 mins

BBQ Time - I tell the guys about a new twist on surf and turf that I tried out. I saw this on Jess Pryles's page and used all of her products for this. I tried the new Hardcore Carnivore sausage links with shrimp on a skewer seasoned with her Hardcore Carnivore seasoning. Super fan Eddie likes what I did and did his own level 100 twist on this dish. Totally one upped me on this one. Jaime gives some props to Juniors as we tried their fajitas for the first time. Solid selection with very little effort and no added seasoning. Hiram tells us about a Gucci party he attends in the Hills for the second year in a row. You'll have to tune in to hear about the spread they had along with live music and views of the Hollywood sign in the hills. I talk about practicing some ribs as the American Royal cookoff nears.

33:00

Hiram tells us about the writers' strike and how we probably won't get episodes of our new shows in the fall. Taylor Swift is coming to the AMC theaters in October so now everyone can watch the Eras concert. We've got Labor Day Weekend coming up. We talk a little bit about the acceptable distance for someone to smell you when you are wearing cologne.

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Palmer Drug Abuse Program - McAllen

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Ep, 98 - Huge Weber & Not So Sunny Cali

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03/22/23 • 46 min

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In this episode Jaime and I welcome back Hiram from Los Angeles. All the guys are remote tonight on a rare Taco Tuesday as we decide to put out another episode for our fans. This time all of us have had a chance to catch up on the Chris Rock Netflix special. We agree that most were just waiting for the 5 mins that he talks about Will Smith. Banks are going under, and JP Morgan Chase makes a costly error buying bags of rocks for over millions of dollars. Tik Tokers are now eating dog food to meet their body building protein gains. Hiram goes to a Laker game and is now a private suite guy moving forward. The new movie about how the Jordan shoes came to be and Matt Damon is not playing Michael Jordan. Hiram gives us the low down on Taylor Swifts new tour as I bring up a class at UT Austin that just breaks down her lyrics.

1:00 min

BBQ time. I give a product review about the 26" Weber Kettle. My brother brings his over so we can grill some wings. We were able to cook 50 wings at one time with this awesome pit and it stayed super-hot the whole time. Tune in to get a Joe Tip from my brother Eric on how to properly cook wings on the Weber kettle. We have the Harvest Christian Academy cookoff this weekend. This one is in Edinburg and will have over 100 vendors at the event. I ask the guys if they have had deep fried ribs before as I've been seeing lots of videos lately about this new trend.

30:00 min

Hiram tells about the California weather on this first day of Spring. It's not so sunny in Cali as they have had rain for the past month. He tells us about the terrible driving conditions and drivers. The weather may be affecting people as I share a story about a man that charges some cops with a metal pipe. Another story involves a Brazilian model who also gets shot by the cops after a scuffle with her boyfriend.

40:00 min

I ask the guys if the Rock is still movie Viagra. Lately it seems that the Rock is not the franchise saver he once was. They guys say it's too much Rock exposure everywhere from commercials, Superbowl, XFL, movies, etc. Meanwhile Ryan Reynolds is selling companies for Billions of dollars.

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Ep. 116 - Beef Tips & Hook’em Horns

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09/13/23 • 46 min

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We are back to the skeleton crew with as Jaime and Hiram join me to discuss some of the latest headlines. It's football season as the NFL season finally kicks off. We talk about some of the highlights and lowlights of the weekend. Jaime thinks Aaron Rodgers is going to be the MVP of the season. Oh boy if only he had a crystal ball. Texas pulls off the game of the year in week 2 as the topple Alabama in a crazy exciting game. Hiram talks up Deon Sanders and all the hype train that may be real at Colorado. We wonder what's going on with Britney Spears as she goes on a posting rampage and wardrobe malfunctions in Cabo.

20:00 mins

BBQ Time - We cook up some beef ribs for the Texas game. Eric puts a little twist on them as he adds some apple habanero barbecue sauce. Game changer. We also cook up some mollejas and as Hiram how often they eat them in LA. No Surprise at the answer he gives us. Jaime still can't comprehend how vegans don't want to eat meat. Hiram tries to explain how they value living animals but some are cool with eating fish because fish are dumb and it's ok to eat dumb animals. Our buddy Jorge cooks a suckling whole pig and sends us pics. That leads to a whole conversation about cooking and eating animals with their face showing.

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We talk about ideal first date locations and where you should not take someone on a first date.
Shout out to our friends at Chillin N Grillin on their 3rd place call at the local cookoff. We then talk about plans to have a taquiza for our sisters birthday in a few weeks. Hiram wants some new boots to sport in LA. Jaime tries to convince him to get something exotic like endangered baby albino alligator skins. We think he should peacock as he is in LA.

A bunch of joes that cook like pros!!!

Melissa Bankard Famer's Insurance

Melissa Bankard - Farmers Insurance Agent in Richardson, TX

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Steak Cookoff Association

Steak Cookoff Association - Home (steakcookoffs.com)

Palmer Drug Abuse Program - McAllen

Palmer Drug Abuse Program (pdapmcallen.org)

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Ep. 101- Season 5 Vegas Baby Vegas

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05/03/23 • 45 min

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On this Season 5 premiere, I am joined by Jaime and Hiram in LA. In the first 10 minutes of the podcast, we talked about a lot of exciting things such as $0.50 tacos, Ryan Garcia vs Tank Johnson fight, Lakers vs. Warriors, and the Junk Shots NBA playoffs. Hiram gives us a recap of his weekend in Vegas where he got to see the fight in person. We also mentioned the Taylor Swift Whataburger Tweet and is customizing your order way more extra work for the employees.

15-30 mins

Moving on to our BBQ segment, we discussed one of my top briskets made with mesquite logs and how Chillin n Grilling are back. We also talked about the best BBQ spots for chicken fried steaks and the importance of social media and shirts for promoting your BBQ business.

In the 30-40 minute mark

We dived into the world of movies. We talked about the Flash movie and the old cameos that we can expect to see. We ask Chap GPT who are the top 5 Catwoman actresses from all the past Batman movies animated or live. We then expand on the best Batman, Joker and WWE divas.

Finally, in the last segment of our podcast, we talked about Tik Tok cottage cheese ice cream. We explored the unique recipe and discussed its taste and texture.

That's it for today's podcast. We hope you enjoyed listening to our conversation about sports, food, and movies. Stay tuned for more exciting discussions in our future episodes! And if you enjoyed this podcast, please don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform

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Elda's Kitchen

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GW BBQ & Catering

BBQ | United States | GW's BBQ Catering Co. (gwsbbqcatering.com)

Melissa Bankard Famer's Insuracne

Melissa Bankard - Farmers Insurance Agent in Richardson, TX

Insurance Made by You

Palmer Drug Abuse Program - McAllen

Palmer Drug Abuse Program (pdapmcallen.org)

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