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Everything from competition BBQ to backyard smoking and grilling.
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Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Allan Ømand Ungstrup who is a full time baconista. They talk about all things bacon.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- What exactly is a baconista?
- Is sugar the enemy?
- How did Allan get his start in bacon?
- Allan has a bacon Advent calendar
- The type of pig is very important as is the production
- However, you also need to consider your cooking method
- What happens when you feed cherries to pigs?
- Allan has written a book all about bacon – Bacon Moments of Happiness
- The book covers all aspects of bacon taste, production, and special types of bacon as well as plenty of recipes and bacon tasting tips and advice
- He has a Kickstarter launching in November 5th to fund translating the book from Danish to English
- More information can be found at baconista.dk
- He also has a Facebook page called Bacon Recipes
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Cindyloo Loo from the Big Pig Jig.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- The Big Pig Jig is on November 1 and 2
- The Big Pig Jig is looking for judges
- Find all the information about the event at bigpigjig.com
- Johnnie and Mike talk to Cindyloo about how people can become judges for the event
- What do they do with all the leftover product?
- Do some of the competitors have permanent sites?
- When do competitors get there to start setting up?
- Cindyloo Loo talks about some of the entertainment they will have at the event
- The golf tournament is the weekend before the event
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) talk about Mike paying off his debt and a future competition.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- What’s the latest on Johnny’s knee?
- What’s up with bacon wrapped pickles?
- Will they let someone snort chili pepper powder on the show?
- Has the whole pumpkin spice thing jumped the shark?
- Johnny shocks Mike with a dog collar
- Mike and Johnny talk about how they prepare chicken wings
- Should the wings just be rubbed or sauced?
- Are nachos a good football food?
- What about meatballs for a football game?
- Tacos are always a crowd favorite
- You can never go wrong with pizza
- Smoked sausage also works well for Football finger food
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Greg DiGiorgio to the studio.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- They talk about New England Pitmasters
- Greg and Johnny recount their all nighter when they first met
- Greg talks about some modifications to his smoker
- The crew talks about trimming brisket
- Greg goes into the details of the BBQ Broker
- Is there anyone who doesn’t like beef?
- What kind of Air Jordan’s does Greg have?
- When did Greg get bitten by the BBQ bug?
- How were Greg’s initial attempts at BBQ?
- Greg talks about his BBQ sauces and rub
- Find Greg on Instagram @the_bbqbroker
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Robby Royal from Rescue Smokers to the Pit.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- Robby lives in Sycamore, GA
- How did Robby come up with his team – The Rescue Smokers?
- Johnnie details many of the awards that Robby has won
- Robbie has won 31 grand championships
- He talks about his experience on BBQ Pitmasters
- Who has the accent – Robby or Johnnie?
- What was Robby’s most meaningful championship?
- Robby shares some of experiences filming the TV shows
- Was the portrayal of Robby on the shows accurate?
- Robby talks about the BBQ Champs Academy
- What kind of equipment does Robby cook on?
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike square off in an eating challenge. Who can finish this monster first?
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the boys concentrate on eating:
- Mike had a hair-brained scheme to have a contest to eat a 5 pound burrito
- There is a time limit of 5 minutes
- The burritos are from B’s Tacos in Londonderry
- Johnnie and Mike review the ground rules
- First to finish wins
- If no one finishes, whoever has the least left is the winner
- The loser gets shocked with an electronic dog collar
- Who was the winner?
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Heath Riles to the Pit.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- Heath started cooking when he was 18
- He built his own grill and went from there
- Why did Heath decide it was time to go out on his own?
- What happened to all the products he developed for Victory Lane
- Johnnie goes through all of Heath’s various award including his 70th grand championship
- How did he end up doing a commercial for Bank of America?
- What type of equipment does Heath cook on?
- In the past, Heath has done 30-35 events a year, but last year cut back to about 20 events
- How long has he been doing videos?
- Heath doesn’t mind sharing information about what he cooks
- You need to have enough experience to know what the meat should feel like
- Heath shares the story of the Traeger cake
- Heath gives some insight into how he develops his rubs
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) talk about the BBQ competition they attended as well as covering what they cooked over the long weekend.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- Johnnie’s having issues with the medical community
- How was Johnnie’s long weekend?
- What is a hangover burger?
- How did Pit Life BBQ do at the Smuttynose BBQ Smokeshow?
- Did Messy Mike’s bring how any hardware?
- What was the problem with the wing eating contest?
- What happened to Mike’s iPhone?
- What happened with The Spicy Shark hot sauce?
- How was Johnnie’s turkey?
- Mike talks about his little piggie
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Tuesday Aug 27, 2019
Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Casey Bard from Tacticalories Seasoning Company to talk about the products they make.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the crew discusses:
- Casey talks about how Tacticalories came about
- He gives a little bit of his background and how he arrived at his company idea
- They have some great names for their products: The Assault & Pepper, Bad Hombre Taco Seasoning and Dirty South among many others
- They also sell a variety of sauces including hot sauce, taco sauce and a whiskey BBQ sauce
- What is different about Tacticalories product range
- Casey believes that you don’t need to target products to specific meats or food – it’s up to you what you like
- His products are the answers to the promises he makes
- He spent 3 years developing his BBQ sauce
- Casey has 3 people in the warehouse and 7 in the manufacturing facility
- They make their blends in batches of 50
- Where is Webster, NY
- Many of their products are keto & sugar free, no additives or fillers and made in the USA
- Many ingredients have multiple grinds – course and fine
- Find the company website at www.tacticalories.com
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike talk about BBQ rubs. There’s more to it than meets the eye.
Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.
This week the boys discusses:
- Does Johnnie need a cock shot?
- Mike models the new Pit Life BBQ T-shirt
- How important does Mike think rubs are?
- What kind of rubs do Johnnie and Mike recommend
- How much do rubs suffer with age?
- How long should I leave the rub on before the meat hits the smoker?
- Do different meats require different types of rub?
- What’s the right technique for applying the rub?
Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.