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Not often we get to chat with a real rock and roll axe slinger, but Sean Hurwitz, guitarist from Smashmouth, is just that! Come and hear how he finds BBQ around the world, cooks at home and other tales.
We catch up with some recent events and talk of the humble, but always tasty, Pork chop!

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It's the BBQ pirate himself, Sterling Smith from Loot n Booty BBQ! Join us for a super fun chat with Sterling about Arizona BBQ, competing at the highest level in the US and how he beat the Aussies at Lamb! 

Plus we round up the recent Smoke on the Coast, Mind if I Smoke and chat Lamb Necks and Bronto Ribs! 

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This week we sat down with the awesome Amber Merlo from @meatandmerlo. Amber talks to us about her food journey, BBQ skills and how to be insta ready in your cooks and activity!

Noel and I chat the blue GA craze and some cheaper cuts that can help you stay BBQ'ing even as price rises bite!

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One of the best steak cooks in the world is our guest today, the awesome Will Collier from DB180! Not one to be missed! Noel and Alex talk about Noel's new 375 gallon pit, judging and Noel gives you a little bit of tongue...

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They're competitors, caterers, social media channels and all round great members of our BBQ Family, Mike and Even Covich - otherwise known as Notorious P.I.T and Notorious E.V.E - stop by to talk everything from feeding a crowd, to the best Fried Chicken tips, to the shenanigans of Meatstock 2019 and 'that' chicken hand in! 

Noel and Alex recap the latest comps home and abroad and chat about that beefy goodness that is tallow. 

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They've been tearing up the comp scene in 2022 and sit atop of the standings currently after smashing all in their wake! Check in with Paul & Dave from The Chosen Q! Also, Noel gives you just the tip on the lesser known steaks and Alex gets lyrical!

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This episode we welcome the Pitmaster of Old Virginia Smoke, and one of the most sultry toned individuals in BBQ to the pod, Luke Darnell. We chat about starting a podcast in a pandemic (who would do that?!), competing all round the USA and what he's learnt from all the guests he's had on, and, if you're a listener to OVS, we turned the tables and hit him with his own quickfire questions to see ho he liked it!

Plus, news, updates and naked ribs from Noel...

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For this episode we're joined by Mr Heatbeads himself, Aber Living's Outdoor Category Specialist, Michael Denning-Kemp! We chat everything from what he loves to cook at home, through to why the price of Heatbeads rocketed up and what to do if you're a team looking for sponsorship! Plus all the usual tips, tricks and news from the world of BBQ! 

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Heres's our double header interview with Steak champ Dean Davis! He flew the flag for NZ in the recent SCA World Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. Hear how his trip and experience went - before and after!

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For this episode we were honoured to welcome Darian Kosmo, better known just as Kosmo, to the show! Kosmo is a world champion steak cook and one of the most successful BBQ entrepreneurs with his rubs, brines, injections and sauces - and now he's a podcaster too! Strap in for some of the best tips and tricks you're going to get! 

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NZ has it's first all female competition BBQ team and we caught up with them! Catch up with Charlotte, Heather & Bex on the eve of their second ever competition at Napier! All your usual favourites including news, comp updates and Noel's tips on charcoal frugality as we face the Great Charcoal Shortage of 2022! 

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Did you get into BBQ after attending a Meatstock? We'll bet that plenty of you did! Well, Jay Beaumont is the man for you to thank for these, so strap on in and let's get meaty! 

Plus all your news, Just the Tip and Cook of the week!

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We're back for 2022 and kicking off with a bang! The Smoking Meathouse's Brendan Reisima swings in to chat about what he's been up to for the last 2 years and tell us all about his opening win at the Jack Daniel's Kumeu BBQ Competition! Plus all your news, Just the Tip and Cook of the week! 

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For the last Barbecue Base of 2021 we wanted to go out with a bang so we invited the Godfather of NZ BBQ, Luke Seeney, and 2021 TOY Champ, Matt Melville from Rum & Que to come down to Smokin' Cole BBQ and give us their thoughts on the year. 

Oh, and of course we put them through their paces with a special round of "F*ck! That's hot chicken!"

Thanks for tuning in with us during the year - we'll be back in 2022!

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This week we're off to ol' Blighty, the UK, welcoming Ed Gash from one of Europe's top competition teams, Bunch o' Swines to the show. Find out about the European scene differences to NZ and what it's like to walk at the Royal and compete at the Jack! 

There's all your favourite news and catch ups, Noel dissects a new technique for Short ribs and we talk BBQ Christmas presents!

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This week we're joined by legendary pitmaster, Wayne Muller from Muller's BBQ in Taylor Texas. Wayne is the third generation of Muller to own this OG BBQ establishment in the heart of Texas. This is a show packed with awesome info from Wayne so strap in and get busy listening. 

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For the episode we catch up with Wanlop Paunovic, the man who knows all there is to know about importing pork ad ribs and why the US ribs suit us better than local cuts. Don't miss this one! 

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He's one of the founders of the Australian Barbecue Alliance, has been to NZ 18 times in the last two and a half years and wants to help you cook better BBQ! This episode we catch up wth the man himself, Adam Roberts. We also chat all the new things going on in the BBQ world and Noel's tips on wet ageing!

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We dust off the Barbecue Base private jet and get ourselves over to KC to catch up with the one and only Meat Mitch Benjamin. Tales of competition, feeding baseball teams, opening restaurants and what happens when you break a trophy over your knee await you in this weeks show. We've also got Noel giving you all the tips you need for your Masterbuilt Gravity feed and a wrap up of the competition season both here and in the US.

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For this episode we catch up with Felina-Marie Kee from Food by Felina and learn about native ingredients, foraging and how to incorporate them into BBQ! 

We also chat about the exciting launch of Noel's www.meatmafiacollective.com and if you want to know the best way to set up your Oklahoma Joe's Bronco - then this is the show for you!

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We hop over the ditch this week to chat with one of the most well known faces of the Aussie comp scene, Jye Healey from Smokeface Grillah's. We chat everything from how to hide a BBQ from your wife to competing at the American Royal. Noel drops the secrets to the perfect crackling and anoints another lucky cook of the week! 

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One of the most recognisable teams on the NZ circuit has to be the Tank and Team BBQ War. Wayne Dil dropped by to chat about why he built a tank smoker, what it was like spending 12 weeks on the road in the US on his way to the Royal and the Jack and everything in between!

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Thanks to our show sponsors, Rum & Que and our partners NZME and Jack Daniels NZ.

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In March 2021 Matt Pickersgill from Truck Norris lost years of work in a devastating fire. But the BBQ community rallied round and now, like a Phoenix from the ashes he's coming back at ya - ready to sling even more awesome BBQ in the South Island. 

Matt Melville drops by for a little catch up at the start and all your usual favourites are inside too.

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We're super excited to bring you this monster episode! Hook yourself in for an amazing competition opportunity plus our chat with the legend that is Gettin' Basted's Brad Leigninger, reigning Team of the Year and recent Memphis in May Shoulder winner direct from Springfield Missouri! 

Not only that but the man himself, Stacey Harte drops by for some red hot fun in Ten Burning Questions! 

Not one you want to miss...

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This week we're joined by Shaun & Alia Branson, better known as Black Label BBQ! We talk everything about competition, SCA, being a promoter and find out what a Food Forest is!

Packed with all the usual stuff you love, News, Cook of the Week, Just the Tip and Ten Burning Questions - get us in your ears!

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We went on the road for this one, all the way to Grey Lynn Auckland and the excellent Smokin' Cole BBQ! Join us as we sit down for an in-depth chat with Mr Smokin' Cole himself, Croydon Cole. All with your usual, news, updates and great BBQ tips! 

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For this episode we're joined by Jono and Andrew from Smoked Out West competition team to chat about how they got started and what they've learnt during their time on the circuit! We also have a special treat for the boys with a super fiery Ten Burning Questions this week...Get it in your ears!

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Join us this week as we wrap up everything in the NZ competition world and talk with NZ's best known butcher, and member of the NZ Sharpl Black Butchery team - Aussie Butcher New Lynn, Reuben Sharples! 

As an added bonus, Reuben is not great with chilli...so...

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This is all about RIBS! We've pulled some of NZ's finest rib cooks together to give you the tips, tricks and secrets to their competition winning ribs! Shig away from Matt Melville, Brendan Reisima and Ken Van Mackelbergh! This is one to listen to again and again! 

We also chat Memphis in May, Noel talks Porchetta and the mighty Daza Skudder from Smokin' Hot Rox Chefs joins us for Ten Burning Questions!

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This episode we're joined by Troy Bilbrough, owner of Christchurch's renowned Bacon Bros, Shaka Bros and soon to be open microbrewery, Beers. We recorded most of this at the recent Smoke on the Coast competition but due to a power issue we didn't finish our original Ten Burning Questions, so Troy graciously agreed to come back and take on the Dragon again with us! 

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This was a special one for us. Mental Health, especially for guys, in NZ is a major priority and we've all either been touched by the Black Dog, or know someone who is battling. BBQ can be an incredible point of release and community for many of us. So, this week we sat down with Rob Dunne, Country Manager for Movember NZ to talk about what they do, how you can put yourself in a better place or be there to help a mate. We added the legend Luke Seeney into the mix to talk about what the NZBA is doing in tis space too. And of course, we put Rob through his paces on Ten Burning Questions! 

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This week we catch up with Head Pitmaster at More Better BBQ, Texas Pete's and Octopit, Jared Macdonald. He's cooked multiple times at Memphis in May with Tuffy Stone and was the Runner Up in the 2020 points chase here in NZ. We talk about building the perfect pits, getting into the food industry and of course, competition BBQ! 

We're also joined by Levi Filth from Filthy Que and soon to be Head Pitmaster at Moomoo Smokehouse in Auckland. Levi takes on our deadly triple hitter of hot sauce pain in Ten Burning Questions!

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This week we're joined by Founder and CEO of Fireboard, Ted Conrad. We geek out with him on thermometers, voice control and all things Fireboard before putting Ted through his paces with Ten Burning Questions! We also talk Brisket, KCBS TOY race and an update on #searrevolution! 

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A jam packed show for you all with one of our favourite and respected pitmasters from the US of A joining us today, Richard Fergola from Fergolicious BBQ, straight outta Kansas City! This is an interview not to be missed!

We also catch up on the NZ scene and we're joined by Chop Shop BBQ's Chris Tolcher for another round of 10 Burning Questions! 

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Top NZ BBQ judge, Carl Grainger, drops by for a chat about all things judging! Plus our usual round up of news, Noel's "Just the Tip" and of course, Ten Burning Questions!

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We were super pumped to chat to KCBS expert, Joe Pearce from Slap's BBQ. Joe is a Team of the Year top contender and one of the hardest working BBQ guys in the US. 

We're also joined by a couple of the Jurassic Pork boys, Paul and John ffor our Ten Burning Questions and a special performance from John that we know you're going to love.

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Here we go with season 2! It's great to be back and we're stoked to be starting off with some of our favourite people from the competition scene, Cam Staples and Steve More of Joint Smokers BBQ. 

Check in for a great chat, recap of the latest competition activity and of course, the return of Ten Burning Questions! 

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It's the Xmas Special! Settle down and enjoy a packed show including guests Adam Winter, Luke Seeney, Philippa Steibel, Matt Melville, Derrick Paull and Michael Cook reliving the year and reflecting on a disrupted season. Plus Noel's top Christmas cook tips for Christmas and CHICKEN FROM HELL! Our Xmas special take on 10 Burning Questions...which has to be heard to be believed!

Barbecue Base will return for Season 2 in the new year!

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This is a special episode, don't miss it! For this one we're talking Brisket. This is an extended episode with two of the best Brisket cooks in the country. Hear all the secrets from Restaurant Pitmaster Ants Franklin and competition whiz, Adam Winter from The Four Saucemen. Throw in BBQ Jesus's knowledge too and you've got one of our best episodes yet! AND we managed to get both of them to do the 10 Burning Questions! 

This is a great one so find some time, plug in and learn all you need to about Brisket!

A red hot show for you all, quite literally! Join us at the Westshore Beach Inn BBQ Battle, NZ's biggest SCA to date. We're joined there by Joe Hermon from Blitzkrieg BBQ who was man enough to take on the 10 Burning Questions, but this time with Trinidad Scorpion Chilli's! 

We also chat to Ian McKend, inventor and owner of Pro Q Smokers. 

It's a real burner for you this week!!  

Jeff Putt is the BBQ Butcher NZ. A man who knows his way around the world of butchery, importing and quality meat. We chat about picking your cuts, what to look for and what to avoid to get that premium result you're searching for. 

We also talk the NZ comp scene, Lamb Racks and of course, The Burning Questions!

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This episode we talk to the inventor of the Kiwi Tandoor, Navjot Sidhu about all things Indian BBQ, Tandoor and even a bit of history! We also catch up on Noel's recent return to competitive life at the Fire & Ice SCA in Christchurch and who couldn't go for a bit of Oxtail about now?! 

Oh, and yes, we have the 10 Burning Questions as usual for you all!   

Hey there Barbecue Baser's! This week we're joined by Shani Mare-Gregory, Pitmaster at Smokin' Coles in Auckland and half of the awesome Far-Que BBQ Team. We chat recipes, comps and what it's like being in such a male dominated world. 

We also talk Chicken, Comps and Cooks in another episode of Barbecue Base!