BBQ Tips Christie Vanover

Pitmaster Christie Vanover has talked a lot about barbecuing at hotter temperatures. She finds the best way to do that is on a drum smoker. In this week’s BBQ Tips Podcast she shares the pros and cons about four drum smokers she’s cooked on and which one she likes best. 
 
Links mentioned in this episode:
Pit Barrel Smoker: https://homedepot.sjv.io/q4Mv7N 
Oklahoma Joe’s Bronco: https://girlscangrill.com/product-reviews/oklahoma-joes-bronco-pro-drum-smoker-review/ 
Gateway Drum Smoker: https://bbqguys.sjv.io/AWZQbN 
Hunsaker Smoker:https://girlscangrill.com/product-reviews/hunsaker-drum-smoker-review/ 
 
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About Girls Can Grill:
Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl.
 

We are down to our final KCBS competition meat. Pitmaster Christie Vanover has shared her winning BBQ Tips for chicken, ribs and pork. Now it's time for brisket. Brisket is the one meat in a BBQ competition that if you can nail it, you have a really good chance at being grand champion.
 
Links mentioned in this episode:
Proud Souls BBQ Class: https://www.proudsoulsbbq.com/bbq-classes 
How to separate the point and flat: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips/separate-brisket-point-and-flat/ 
Injecting: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips/brisket-injection-tools-recipe-and-technique/ 
Seasoning: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips/how-to-season-brisket/ 
How to fake a smoke ring: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips/how-to-create-a-smoke-ring-on-meat/ 
What to do with trimmings: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips/brisket/ground-brisket/ 
Beef tallow: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/beef/how-to-make-beef-tallow/ 
 
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Snake River Farms Brisket: https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/NKW06N (use code GIRLSCANGRILL to save 10%)
Injector: https://amzn.to/3U6tb5F 
Aluminum Half Pans: https://amzn.to/3W9t0ZW 
Thermapen One: https://alnk.to/8iS059U 
Gravy Strainer: https://amzn.to/3y7fyeW 
Slicing Knife: https://amzn.to/3Wi43M1 
Spice Grinder: https://amzn.to/3UpbApK 
Basting Brush: https://alnk.to/7M7J9CK
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About Girls Can Grill:
Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl.
 

Pork butt is pitmaster Christie Vanover’s number one KCBS meat category. In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, she goes over the judging rules and shares her winning secrets for competition pork. 
Links mentioned in this episode:
Competition Pork Butt Recipe: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/competition-pork-butt/ 
 
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Blues Hog Tennessee Red: https://amzn.to/3UxeKJc 
Cherry Apple Habanero Glaze: https://amzn.to/3xVbCy8 
Thermapen One: https://alnk.to/8iS059U 
2-pound Loaf Pans: https://amzn.to/3xYVuLH 
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About Girls Can Grill:
Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl.
 

Tenderness seems to be what gets everybody tripped up in the KCBS rib category. We always hear the phrase fall-off-the-bone ribs. That is not good in a competition. In a competition, that's considered overdone. The challenge is finding the balance. In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, pitmaster Christie Vanover shares her process for competition BBQ pork ribs. 
Links mentioned in this episode:
Competition Prep + Timeline: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips-podcast/judging-prepping-and-cooking-tips-for-competition-chicken/ 
Competition Chicken Prep: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips-podcast/how-a-champion-pitmaster-preps-for-a-bbq-competition/ 
How to trim ribs for competition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHdK-EU6icw 
Hanging Ribs: https://girlscangrill.com/competition-bbq/hanging-ribs-on-a-drum-smoker-for-competition-bbq/ 
3 Ways to Cook Competition Ribs : https://girlscangrill.com/competition-bbq/three-ways-to-cook-competition-ribs/ 
 
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Boning Knife: https://amzn.to/3PXIZq3 
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Brownulated Sugar: https://amzn.to/3UlAHux 
Thermapen One: https://alnk.to/8iS059U 
Basting Brush: https://alnk.to/7M7J9CK 
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About Girls Can Grill:
Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl.
 

After judging a recent barbecue competition, Team Girls Can Grill is back at the pits. In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, pitmaster Christie Vanover shares what she learned about judging chicken and how she preps and cooks her competition chicken thighs.
 
Links mentioned in this episode:
Chicken Trimming Video: https://youtu.be/37FICIDgtCQ 
Competition Chicken Recipe: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/competition-chicken-thighs/ 
Chicken Schmaltz: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/chicken/schmaltz/ 
 
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Shears: https://amzn.to/4aM37U0
Gloveworks Gloves: https://amzn.to/4cLslUt
Boning Knife: https://amzn.to/3PXIZq3 
Mini Loaf Pan: https://amzn.to/3UdRG0X 
2-Pound Loaf Pan: https://amzn.to/3Jkqf01 
Butter Shaver: https://amzn.to/43XsAYC 
Cocktail Forks: https://amzn.to/43VI27B 
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About Girls Can Grill:
Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl.
 

In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, world champion Marcio Borguezan of Hog Addiction shares how to trim a whole hog for live fire cooking.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Hogs for the Cause: https://hogsforthecause.rallybound.org/2024/HogAddiction
 
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About Girls Can Grill: 
Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl.