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On today’s episode of the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we start off by discussing final preparations for the Water Tower Festival, in which we are hosting a BBQ competition (00:26). Malcom then talks about his awful experience with the Paqui One Chip Challenge (02:50). There is a new trending TikTok challenge called “Sleepy Chicken” (05:16). Go to Sam’s Club if you want good deals on meat (08:25). We go more in depth with the Water Tower Festival BBQ competition (10:26). What does it take to organize a BBQ competition (13:55)? We provide even more information on our scoring and judging system for the competition (19:27). Where should you source your meat for a BBQ competition (27:02)? Is providing meat a good or bad thing as an organizer? Does it follow “Chell Law” (31:20)? Does price increase in meat or bringing our own meat affect participation in competition (36:17)? The judging part of a BBQ Competition can be super chaotic (37:22)! How do you get sponsorships (40:57)? Why are One-Day BBQ Competitions ALWAYS the best (43:42)? What doesn’t work on those little Hawaiian Rolls? Now we know breakfast certainly does (44:33). These new Udder Condiment Dispensers are… uncomfortable (53:44). Kevin from The Butcher Shoppe has won ANOTHER award (56:24). Should a Pork Butt be cooked fat side up or fat side down (57:03)?

I’m not going to lie - this is a total fanboy episode for me. Mark Lambert is a goliath in the BBQ world. Firstly, he’s a ridiculously successful competition BBQ pitmaster. He’s a 6 time World Champion, 4 time Memphis in May World Champion, and 2017 American Royal World Champion in Ribs. He’s also the founder of the powerhouse rub, sauce and distributing brand Sweet Swine O’ Mine. You know who I’m talking about - we’ve literally all had a bottle of his rub in our cupboard. I think I have three in there right now actually. 

But Mark is so much more than just a champion competition BBQ Pitmaster. He’s an entrepreneur, a visionary, and in short, an inspiration. His work extends beyond his BBQ competition successes and his business that have grown from that. He’s also a philanthropist - he’s a cornerstone member of the one and only Operation BBQ Relief and most recently Steaks 4 Sheepdogs. He’s always looking for ways to give back to the communities that have supported him so much. 

In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Mark and I get into: 

• Why his Pit Barrel Cooker is his favourite BBQ (5:02)
• His work with Steaks 4 Sheepdogs (9:46)
• His experiences at Memphis in May 2021 (16:42)
• When and how to scale a competition BBQ team into a BBQ business (26:00)
• How to be successful with the right BBQ Business Mindset (44:13)

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Lukas Armstrong is back! And he’s better than ever. Now sporting the new competition bbq team moniker of The Jacks Creek BBQ Team, Lukas is wasting no time in 2021, taking full advantage of all border openings and lockdown restrictions to get to as many competitions as possible to make a play for the top position in this year's competition BBQ circuit in Australia. 

Just in case there are some of you who don’t know Lukas, he is one of Australia’s best BBQ Pitmasters, having travelled all over this great country competing in every low and slow barbecue competition he can find and wowing judges with his smoked brisket and bbq ribs. Now he’s adding Steak Cookoff Association competitions to his repertoire, mastering the SCA Steak and serving up many an incredible ribeye steak. 

In this Ep of the show we get in to: 

• The changing of the team name from Rolling Smoke BBQ to The Jacks Creek BBQ Team (6:35)
• The disaster that befell him at Smokin’ in the Downs (14:19)
• His entry into the world of competitive ribeye steak cooking (27:50)
• The truth behind ‘String Gate’ (32:42)
• Tips and tricks for streamlining your competition barbecue preparations and experience (41:24)

Barbe Con is coming soon - stay tuned for the confirmation of the date in July. 

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This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk about cancelling BBQ Contests – including Memphis In May (1:40) and Malcom’s brilliant solution to Football Season (3:00). Then Malcom remembers how difficult it is to get ready for a BBQ Contest (7:33) and the new “Rona Rules” for BBQ and Steaks Cooks (9:00). Then Malcom talks about sourcing and trimming meat for a BBQ Contest (14:11), explains exactly what a “Money Muscle” is on a pork butt (16:47) and raves about a Wagyu Eye of Chuck Steak from the Butcher Shoppe (19:19). Malcom tries to connivence me to cook his competition chicken (31:25), what it took to get the new BBQ Trailer ready (42:56) and Malcom’s Competition BBQ cooking timeline and procedures (47:55).