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July 3, 2023

So many words of wisdom from this man... 🔥 #shorts

And even more on the full episode with Big Perm of @zillaspitbbq1495! Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep65audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/DR6yxDbhAeA The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next…

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June 30, 2023

Continue to reintroduce yourself!!! Love this takeaway from Big Perm of @zillaspitbbq1495 #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep65audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/DR6yxDbhAeA The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 29, 2023

How Hard Work and Doing Something You Love Pays Off w/ Big Perm of Zilla's Pit BBQ

Kurt talks with Big Perm, Pitmaster of Zilla’s Pit BBQ (@zillaspitbbq1495) out of Nashville, TN, about how he got his start in BBQ, why he got into catering, what happened when he realized he was making just as much in catering as he was in his actual job, plans to…

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June 26, 2023

What BBQ classes have taught you the most? #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep64audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/nseLNRxMOOE The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 23, 2023

What types of things should people look out for when purchasing a smoker? #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep64audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/nseLNRxMOOE The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 22, 2023

Dedicating Yourself to Learning & Having a Beginner's Mindset w/ Logan Chesnut, Small Batch Barbecue

Kurt talks with Logan Chesnut, Pitmaster of Small Batch Barbecue (@smallbatchbarbecue9811 ) out of Clarksville, TN, as he records the podcast at the very competition where he got his start in 2019 about being inspired by BBQ Pitmasters, being approached my a BBQ restaurant for help with marketing, his cooker…

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June 19, 2023

How much effort are you putting into create one-on-one relationships? #shorts

Great stuff from @EliteBBQSmokers Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep63audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/S8gTeUaPmmQ The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts,…

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June 16, 2023

Recognize what role you play in the whole - try new things to get new perspectives #shorts

So much great stuff from @EliteBBQSmokers on this episode! Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep63audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/S8gTeUaPmmQ The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us…

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June 15, 2023

Seeing BBQ Competitions from All Perspectives w/ Jason Hardee of Elite BBQ Smokers

Kurt talks with Jason Hardee, Pitmaster and Owner of Elite BBQ Smokers out of Conway, SC about how he got started in competition BBQ by finding a milk vat cleaning out his dairy farm barn, getting into making smokers, why he made the choice to move from SCBA’s to KCBS,…

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June 12, 2023

What are your thoughts? Should judges be diversified? #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep62audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/MjYZxf1TZbw The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 9, 2023

What kind of mindset do you have when competing in BBQ competitions? #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifeep62audio Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/MjYZxf1TZbw The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 8, 2023

Budgeting, Getting Crafty and Going All In w/ Erik Mengel of Trash Panda BBQ

Kurt talks with Erik Mengel, Pitmaster of Trash Panda BBQ out of Roland, IA about how he got started from a cookbook his mom gave him, where the name Trash Panda comes from, what Iowa BBQ means, Erik’s specialty bacon wrapped pizza rolls, his cooker set up, going into backyard…

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June 5, 2023

First time hearing this on The Barbeque Life! Great ideas, what are your thoughts? #shorts #kcbs

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps5 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/UIQorgieKsw The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 2, 2023

What can we do to continue to grow competition BBQ and ensure a future of the sport? #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps5 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/UIQorgieKsw The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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June 1, 2023

Part 5 of 6: KCBS Judge Seating Program Series w/ George DeMartz of Twisted Pear BBQ #kcbs

On the fifth episode of the KCBS Judge Seating Program Series, Kurt talks with George DeMartz, Pitmaster of Twisted Pair BBQ out of Raleigh, NC, who is also a part of the CBJ & the Rules Committee, about how his humble beginnings in BBQ, his experience in leadership roles within…

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May 30, 2023

We all love BBQ, we all want to have fun, and we all want contests to be fair! Agreed? #shorts #kcbs

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps4 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/EyhWzI1VjyY The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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May 26, 2023

You gotta judge what's in the box! Thoughts? #kcbs #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps4 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/EyhWzI1VjyY The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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May 25, 2023

Part 4 of 6: KCBS Judge Seating Program Series w/ Mark Gantt, KCBS Master Judge #kcbs #bbq

On the fourth episode of the KCBS Judge Seating Program Series, Kurt talks with Mark Gantt, Master Judge in KCBS, judging for about eight years, out of Conover, NC, about how he got started in BBQ, what he thinks BBQ competitors should know, the importance of community and comradarie, Mark’s…

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May 23, 2023

How important is appearance scoring to YOU? #shorts #kcbs

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps3 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/dUf_mq5zjYY The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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May 20, 2023

😂 Gotta know your cuts of meat! 🍖 #shorts #kcbs

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps3 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/dUf_mq5zjYY The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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May 18, 2023

Part 3 of 6: KCBS Judge Seating Program Series w/ Ercole Chila of Uncle Pigs Barbeque Pit #kcbs

On the third episode of the KCBS Judge Seating Program Series, Kurt talks with Ercole Chila, Pitmaster of Uncle Pig’s Barbeque Pit about how he got started 12 years ago during a friendly competition with his brothers, getting 9 Grand Champions out of 28 contests, his smoker set up, his…

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May 16, 2023

"You can't go and sit with your five best buddies every week" #shorts #kcbs

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps2 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/8Fls0e2UCVw The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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May 12, 2023

Angel tables vs the tables of death #shorts

Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://bit.ly/thebbqlifejsps2 Watch the full podcast episode here: https://youtu.be/8Fls0e2UCVw The Barbeque Life is Powered by @HoundHogsBBQ Follow and connect with them here: https://houndhogsbbqsupply.com/ Use code BBQLIFE to save 10% on your next order! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook! Apple…

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May 11, 2023

Part 2 of 6: KCBS Judge Seating Program Series w/ Mark Gibbs of Checkered Flag 500

On the second episode of the KCBS Judge Seating Program Series, Kurt talks with Mark Gibbs, Pitmaster of Checkered Flag 500 out of Fawn Grove, PA about starting BBQ at the height of BBQ Pitmasters in 2012 thinking “I can do this”, bought Myron Mixon’s cookbook, cooked over 170 contests,…

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