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The Low & Slow Barbecue Show

142 episodes

Barbecue podcast “The Low and Slow Barbecue Show” serves up barbecue recipes, advice for smoking barbecue, and cooking barbecue stories of success - and failure! Home smokers and BBQ Pitmasters share advice - all steeped in Carolina barbecue flavor. Listen and learn how to smoke meat, the best meat to smoke, how to make Carolina barbecue sauce, and the best barbecue restaurants we love to visit - the best barbecue in North Carolina! (And maybe a few other “barbecue” places, too!) Every episode promises to share a few experiments for the next time you fire up the barbecue smoker.Barbecue meat smoking enthusiast, news journalist, and sports radio broadcaster Chigger Willard walks through the barbecue basics with guests who bring a wide variety of experiences to the barbecue world. Competitors. Restauranteurs. Fund-Raisers. Tailgaters. Moms and Dads. ALL the people who make the best barbecue share all their barbecue best.What wood do you use for meat smoking? How long should you smoke mea...

Episodes

  • · 24m

    Hungry Heroes Founder Amanda Riggan

    Today we introduce an organization created to provide barbecue and comfort at times when our community’s heroes need it most. On the heels of a law enforcement tragedy in…

  • · 23m

    Backyard BBQ Recipes for Summer Success

    Summer smoking season is fast approaching – are you ready for a weekend backyard BBQ party? You need the right meat, the right sides, and the right recipes for the world’s best…

  • · 16m

    Barbecue Ideas & Advice | Sources for BBQ Support

    Where do you turn when you’re looking for the best barbecue ideas and new recipes? What if you’re trying to find a barbecue pit stop in a foreign place? Maybe you’re looking for a…

  • · 23m

    2024 Carolina BBQ Fest Recap

    In this episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show we review the big Carolina BBQ Festival weekend in Uptown Charlotte. Find out who served what and which barbecue bites were our…

  • · 1h 12m

    City Limits Barbecue Pitmaster Robbie Robinson

    City Limits Barbecue combines the best of barbecue worlds – Texas and the Carolinas. In the process, pitmaster Robbie Robinson gets plenty of attention for his smoked meats,…

  • · 25m

    Resident Culture Brewing Pitmaster Edmar Simoes

    Resident Culture Brewing Company Pitmaster Edmar Simoes is bringing a fusion of American and Brazilian barbecue to Charlotte and the Carolina BBQ Festival. We talk with Edmar…

  • · 48m

    Lawrence Barbecue Pitmaster Jake Wood

    Lawrence Barbecue Pitmaster Jake Wood takes us to barbecue paradise at the Boxyard RTP in Durham, where they’re serving sticky ribs daily for lunch, as well as all-day offerings…

  • · 39m

    Easton Barbecue Co. Pitmaster Joel Easton

    Based in Asheville, Joel Easton serves wood-smoked meats and seafood across the Carolinas through his business, Easton Barbecue Co. He joins this episode of The Low and Slow…

  • · 40m

    Master Blend Family Farms Pitmaster Ronald Simmons

    Master Blend Family Farms President and Pitmaster Ronald Simmons returns to The Low & Slow Barbecue Show. Listen to this episode to hear how his all-gas-no-brakes approach…

  • · 42m

    Shepard Barbecue Pitmaster Brandon Shepard

    Shepard Barbecue Pitmaster Brandon Shepard joins The Low & Slow Barbecue Show to talk about his business on Emerald Isle, his barbecue experience, and the national spotlight from…

  • · 45m

    Fork Grove Barbecue Pitmaster Dylan Cooke

    Fork Grove Barbecue Pitmaster Dylan Cooke shares all the Low & Slow details about his barbecue business in Anderson, S.C., from his early start as a teenager in the pits to his…

  • · 35m

    Black Powder Smokehouse Pitmaster Keith Henning

    Black Powder Smokehouse Pitmaster Keith Henning gives us the lowdown on his barbecue businesses in Asheboro and Jamestown, where he breathed new life into a historic gas station…