Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 92: Randy Watson, Todd Smith

11/18/20 • 60 min

On Episode 92 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we get some pointers on grilling steak and smoking Thanksgiving turkey from chef Randy Watson from the popular website BBQGuys.com. Randy, who’s based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was a high-end chef before joining BBQGuys.com, which is one of the fastest growing businesses that provides outdoor living products like smokers, grills and accessories, outdoor kitchens, patio furniture, and more. Randy was a great first-time guest and we definitely plan to have him on again and tap into his open-fire cooking knowledge.

We also talk it over with Todd Smith from Smoking Butt Heads BBQ out of Spartanburg, South Carolina, newly minted winner of the KCBS World BBQ Invitational. Todd tells us about overcoming a competitor’s nightmare (when you drive nearly 1,000 miles and the 8 pork butts you have all go bad), his championship cook in Kansas, the team’s history in BBQ and the Smoking Butt Heads restaurant.

Thanks to our sponsors/marketing partners who make the fun possible: Blues Hog, Royal Oak Charcoal, The Butcher Shoppe, The BBQ Central Show, Affordable Income Tax & Payroll, DDR Fabrication, Colaw RV and The BBQ League. Special thanks to Vietti Marketing Group and In the Garden of Eden for supporting our competition efforts.

NOTE: We are starting to compile show sponsors for 2021. Please let me know if you would like to join the fun at [email protected]

Have a great BBQ Week! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

NOTE: We are starting to compile show sponsors for 2021. Please let me know if you would like to join the fun at [email protected]

Have a great BBQ Week! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

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Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 91: Chiles Cridlin, Hugh Munro

This week on the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast, we talk to a veteran pitmaster who’s been one of the nation’s best for several years on the KCBS circuit and a newcomer who just completed his first year.

Chiles Cridlin of Wolf’s Revenge BBQ out of Henrico, Virginia, chats about a variety of topics. After three consecutive top-10 finishes in the KCBS Team of the Year race, Chiles was 20th in the just-completed season and is off to the KCBS Invitational this weekend. Also a member of the KCBS Board of Directors, he discusses some new twists coming to the comp scene in 2021, and as a Smithfield brand ambassador he offers some tips for backyard cooks about meat selection.

We also visit with Missouri’s Hugh Munro, a former professional drag racer who now gets his adrenaline rush cooking BBQ. Hugh's Ambition Que team cooked 10 KCBS contests in its first season. What were some highlights, what did Hugh learn and what advice would he give to those consideration taking the competition plunge? He tells us.

Meanwhile, Lyndal and Steve talk about their cooking week and how to celebrate the Masters in November with some Sunday-afternoon grilling plans.

NOTE: We are starting to compile show sponsors for 2021. Please let me know if you would like to join the fun at [email protected]

Have a great BBQ Week! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

Next Episode

Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 93: Matt Walker, Ken Fisher

The Thanksgiving Week edition of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show Podcast finds a menu of barbecue knowledge, leading off with one of the world’s best pitmasters.

Matt Walker of Boomerang BBQ out of Lubbock, Texas, has been top-five in the KCBS Team of the Year standings the last three years, including a championship in 2019. We visit with Matt about the recently completed, challenging KCBS season, which found Boomerang a solid fifth overall and the addition of Gateway Drums to the cooker arsenal. The 2020-21 season is of to a flying start as Boomerang took a Grand Championship last weekend in Waco, Texas.

In the COVID world in which we reside, lots of people are smartly downsizing their Thanksgiving gatherings. We find just the expert to advise us on how to do so - and still have a fabulous feast - as Ken Fisher from Date Night Doins for 2 joins us. Ken says to keep your turkey-smoking simple and also dives into what makes a good burger. Check out his website DateNightDoins.com for hundreds of recipes and product reviews.

Lyndal and Steve also preview their cooking plans for the weekend and take a two-minute-drill type of dive into the sports world.

NOTE: We are starting to compile show sponsors for 2021. Please let me know if you would like to join the fun at [email protected]

Have a great BBQ Week! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm