The Bite Meat Podcast
John Lopez and America’s Greatest Pitmasters bring you the ultimate barbecue experience with tips, stories, and insights for everyone—from casual weekend grillers to seasoned pitmasters. Presented weekly by Texas Star Grill Shop, The Bite Meat Podcast features in-depth interviews and expert advice from the most respected figures in the barbecue world. Tune in to elevate your grilling game with the best in the business.
Episodes
* How Wagyu separates itself from others.
* Everything it takes to get from ranch to table.
* The passion and process it takes to deliver the highest-quality beef.
* Hurdles, pitfalls and how R-C Ranch's footprint continues to grow.
* Smokin' Hot Tip: Getting your pulled pork perfect.
Logan Glenn of Space City Barbecue is living the dream -- his dream. Perhaps it is yours, too.
* How to get started
* Hurdles, pitfalls, things you perhaps did not know
* Building relationships and taking your passion to another level.
* Smokin' Hot Tip: New pit or grill for Christmas? How to break it in
* A multi-time champion, Doug digs deep with tips, techniques and his approach on a steak that has been called the perfect steak.
* Plus, exactly what can you do with a Traeger?
* Doug's taking over the BBQ World
* When and how to baste and brush sauce.
* A fascinating look at how Traeger went from regional phenomenon to an eponym for all things pellet grill.
* The science and muse behind Traeger and staying on top
* Wait, what? New products and technology on the way, including tailgating Traegers
* Smokin' Hot Tip: The versatility and popularity of griddles
* He left a leading financial firm to follow his passion: Cooking and hunting.
* Matt Bolus went from helping his mom cook spaghetti in the kitchen to the London Cordon Bleu culinary school and opening his own 404 Kitchen in Nashville.
* Along the way, he's always relied on open-fire and his roots: Exotic and wild game and perfecting the craft. He shares the story.
* From shoveling charcoals on the Appalachian Trail to the top of the culinary world, Chef Gephart shares his story and innovative techniques that could change how you do barbecue.
* "White, red brown is how we throw it down."
* Why field-to-table inspires and instructs
* Smokin' Hot Tip: When and what to inject
* Gozney Pizza Ovens founder Tom Gozney went from completely lost in and out of rehab, to the top of the industry.
* Tom and CEO Denny Bruce share the journey, along with how despite pizza being a worldwide phenomenon no one ever filled a giant hole in the market until his innovative oven came along.
* Also ... taking your kitchen outside, making cooking more accessible and a Smokin' Hot Tip on which spices fit which meats best.
* EGGtoberfest, what puts the "ultimate" in ultimate cooking and versatility
* The remarkable story of how it spawned the "Egghead" movement
* Expanding horizons and possibilities, plus the unique approach for keeping it at the top of the kamado-style game
* Recipes and things you didn't know were perfect to make in BGE
Flat-out some of the best barbecue advice and tips you will hear, from:
* Pinkerton's Barbecue's Grant Pinkerton
* Truth Barbecue's Leonard Botello
* The Pit Room's Michael Sambrooks
* Killen's Barbecue's Ronnie Killen
* How a backyard cook became one of the most influential pitmasters in the game
* The versatility of that pit you have in your backyard
* Taking the intimidation out of cooking barbecue and holiday meals
* Holiday tips on turkey and "double-smoked" ham
* Erin Feges of Feges BBQ -- one of Texas Monthly's Top 50 BBQ restaurants -- joins the podcast to dig deep on various aspects of barbecue sauces:
+ When and how using them can complement meats
+ What "Alabama" white sauce, vs. vinegar-based, vs. tomato-based, vs. mopping sauces can do for various proteins
+ And of course, we answer the question of, "does great BBQ really need sauce?"
* World Champion pitmaster Danielle "Diva Q" Bennett goes in deep on the best ways to brine, prep and smoke the best turkey you'll have.
* It's not just about the meats. What backyard pitmasters can learn about expanding their cooking horizons.
* Getting the best bark, cooking through Beryl and what pellet grills really can offer.
* Aaron Franklin, Truth Barbecue's Leonard Botello, Netflix BBQ star Sloan Rinaldi and The Pit Room's Michael Sambrooks' weigh in.
* Does the pit matter? What spices? Techniques?
* Plus a Smokin' Hot Tip on how to make your tailgate party stand out.
In this episode of the Bite and Meet podcast, we sit down with the legendary pitmaster Ronnie Killen of Killen's Barbecue. Ronnie shares his journey from growing up in a family where cooking was a love language to becoming a renowned figure in the world of barbecue. He discusses his culinary education at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu and how it expanded his understanding of cooking techniques.
Ronnie offers insights into the nuanc...
John Lopez dives deep into the world of barbecue, focusing on the intricacies of whole hog cooking and the allure of exotic meats. With insights from barbecue legends like Jess Pryles of Hardcore Carnivore and Grant Pinkerton of Pinkerton's Barbecue, listeners are treated to a wealth of knowledge on techniques and flavors that elevate pork to new heights.
Join Erin and Patrick Feges, known for their mastery in whole hog barbecue, a...
* How to know what style pit or grill fits you best
* The details that make a big difference in cooking
* Why the griddle and pellet grill markets are exploding
* Getting over the intimidation of slow-smoking
* Smokin' Hot Tip: Best prep and tools for your pit or grill
* The risk/reward of the live-fire method
* Meat Mythbusting
* Perfect steaks and the "just keep flipping" approach
* Fire sourcing the right way
* Best advice for cooking on a spit
* With BBQ in her family for more than 100-years, Sloan Rinaldi finally dove in at age 50. She has since become one of barbecue's biggest stars
* How diving into true craft barbecue techniques can make your food stand out
* A unique approach to turning out succulent and consistent chicken
* A mustard binder on brisket? Yes. Here's why
* What it's really like going through the Chopped and Netflix BBQ Pit Master experiences
You will love Sunny Moody's story and rise to the top of the barbecue game.
* Healthy ... barbecue? Yes.
* Turning a crossroads into a crown
* Melding different regional techniques into great barbecue
* The perfect steak, from a World Champ.
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