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Team Blues Hog shocked the BBQ world in 2022 by winning what many consider the biggest prize in competition BBQ - Memphis in May’s Grand Championship - by cooking Whole Hog hot and fast on an oversized Gateway Drum Smoker. Next week, the Blues Hog team returns to Memphis with a target on its back, traditional low-and-slow pitmasters ready to take aim. That’s fine with Tim Scheer. The team captain and owner of Blues Hog joins us on Episode 210 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast for a Memphis in May preview. Tim explains that the preparation for 2023 Memphis in May began only a few days after last year’s title celebration as he began planning the breeding schedule for the trio of hogs he’s taking in the bid to repeat. Also, a Hall of Famer has been added to the team. Check out our conversation with Tim to find this legend’s identity.

Also, there’s a great new book on the market called “Butcher on the Block: Everyday Recipes, Stories and Inspirations from Your Local Butcher and Beyond.” Author Matt Moore joins us to talk about the book, which shares stories, coveted family recipes and expert tips from a dozen butchers around the globe who share their experiences and knowledge. Find the book anywhere books are sold and enjoy as both the written and visual content is outstanding. 

Meanwhile, co-hosts Lyndal and Steve review their cooking weeks and talk a little sports. 

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Have a great BBQ week and thanks for listening! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

Today on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we’re welcoming a special guest, Mark Williams from Swine Life BBQ (00:27). Y’all have GOT to go to the Metairie Crawfish Festival, where it’s all you can eat (03:23). Malcom wants to go day-drinking to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (09:18). He also celebrated the holiday with a delicious new Smoked Birria Taco recipe (13:00). Mark gives the raw details on how he’s smoking Whole Hog these days (19:50). What do you have to do to set up a pit for Whole Hog cooking (32:55)? How long can a Whole Hog rest (36:53)? Should you be running your pit “dirty” during competitions (42:13)? Cooking in poor weather conditions can be a challenge, but Mark shares exactly how to work with your surroundings (45:38). What kind of feedback is constructive to Competition BBQ teams, from judges (52:22)? What ancillaries are Killer Hogs entering in at Memphis in May (56:12)? This is how to make BBQ Nachos for almost a hundred people (1:04:46)!

In this week’s HowToBBQRight Podcast, We are BACK IN BUSINESS for Season 6 (0:33)! Super Bowl weekend is FINALLY here (2:22). During the break we had some MOUTH WATERING foods (3:30). Malcom clears the air about having “canned” turnip greens for New Years Day (5:43). I FINALLY convinced Malcom to put Blue Plate on his cornbread (07:25) Duck meat is TRULY a hidden gem of meat (8:28). Malcom recreated his Walmart prime rib for Christmas and it was TO DIE FOR (12:06). Malcom’s Deer Summer Sausage recipe is coming along quickly (15:12)! I can’t stop thinking about our upcoming Birria Taco Recipe (17:54). Malcom smoked a Whole Hog on Outlaw’s new smoker “The HAWG” (24:54). I ask Malcom all about his new Grilla Grill Chimp He’s been using here lately (34:53), and why he always keeps his grill open when he lights them (39:30). We take a deep dive into FireBall’s recent controversy (41:05). Over the break, someone sent us a WHOLE GALLON of Blue Plate Mayo (44:44). We start a NEW weekly segment of answering YOUR community questions (49:53). Malcom gives the rundown of how he would cook up some Chicken Tacos for a large catering event (50:20). How should you go about cooking MULTIPLE dishes all at one temperature (55:48)? Finally we close out with how Malcom would cook a DELICIOUS Elk Roast (59:40)!

On Episode 160 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast, we visit with a pitmaster who’s carving his name as one of the all-time greats and another who’s just getting started in a big way.

Brad Leighninger of Gettin’ Basted, three-time KCBS Team of the Year, is leading the standings again in 2022. But next week, his focus will be on Memphis in May as he returns with Tim Scheer to the legendary contest as Team Blues Hog. The duo took home the Pork Shoulder world title a year ago and now they’re taking on Whole Hog in their Hot and Fast style on Gateway “Mega Drums.” Brad tells us about the latest challenge, while also discussing his non-desire to chase a fourth KCBS Team of the Year ring.

We also welcome first-time guest Derek Johnson of Sweet Dixie BBQ out of southeast Georgia. Derek is only in his second year as a KCBS Master Series competitor, but he’s proven a quick achiever, recently earning his first Grand Championship at the BBQ Boogie & Blues in Calhoun, Georgia. Derek tells a great story about missing his flight to the Hot and Fast class in Missouri taught by Brad and Tim, then driving 13 hours overnight to get there.

Co-hosts Lyndal and Steve also discuss their cooking plans for the weekend and offer some Kentucky Derby food ideas and race picks.

A big thanks to our great sponsor/marketing partners who make Season 4 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast possible: Blues Hog BBQ Sauce, Royal Oak Charcoal, The Butcher Shoppe, Iowa BBQ Store, Fergolicious BBQ, Affordable Financial Services, Arkassippi Smoke Live and The Arkassippi Combo, Pro Technology Solutions, Vietti Marketing, In the Garden of Eden and Marty “Sign Man” Prather and Domino’s.

We still have room for a couple of more sponsors. Contact me at lscranton755@gmail.com for more info. Have a great BBQ Week and thanks for listening! #SmokeEmIfYouGotEm

The gents go on the road to one of the "Mecca's" of BBQ, Lexington, NC. Their first stop was at Lexington BBQ AKA Monks. Here's what they learned;

• What makes Lexington BBQ different than Eastern NC and Texas.
• Why pork shoulder became the meat of choice
• Who are the major players in the Lexington BBQ game.
• When to take your meat off the smoker.
• How many pounds of pork get cooked per day? When you learn this in relation to the amount of people there are in the city of Lexington you will be shocked!
• Where to put the dip versus the sauce?

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As the legendary Sam Jones said, "That's some good fuckin' BBQ!" Max and Matt got to chat with the champion of the  Discovery Plus Channel's Moonshiner's Smoke Ring BBQ competition. Here's what the guys learned;

• How a career in transportation and a conversation with U2's The Edge led to a career in BBQ.
• It's all about the "MOP."
• When a rehearsal dinner sets off a marriage and a business.
• Why it's important to not fall asleep when heating up your cast iron skillet.
• What inspiration a baby sitter named Grace provided.
• Why Hog cheek is delicious 

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We sat down with Wyatt and Ryan to get to know what makes their BBQ different. Here is what we learned:

• Both Wyatt and Ryan came to BBQ from white collar jobs, Wyatt was in Law school at UNC (he left the law for slaw.) & Ryan was in finance at Morgan Stanley.
• Ryan knows how to raise a hog!
• Wyatt knows how to pick a quality hog.
• We learn the definition of BBQ and all it's intricacies.
• What wine goes with BBQ?
• The reason that North Carolina is so special when it comes to food and agriculture.
• What Wyatt's BBQ in Raleigh is going to be like.

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This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast we have guests Jamie and Mark Williams from Swine Life BBQ. Malcom share his Delicious Dinner recipe (0:49) of Barbecue Pork Chops with Zucchini (4:35) and Sweet Potatoes (5:47). Then talk about cooking a "running style" Whole Hog (10:43). Mark explains how we prepped the hog (12:51), why we stuffed the hog with a cinder block (17:52), why the hog looked like he was wrapped in butcher paper (25:22) and why this hog stalled out for hours (27:55). We debated how much meat a 150lb hog will yield (32:28) then bragged about how good this “running style” hog was (33:04) and Malcom’s failed attempt at smoked hog pork rinds (34:35). Mark and Jamie share their recipes for leftover hog meat (37:09) and the boys plan for their next hog recipe (42:17).