BBQ Tips Christie Vanover
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Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover, the girl behind one of America’s top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com and a contestant on Food Network’s BBQ Brawl, shares quick BBQ tips you can squeeze into your day to help you up your BBQ game.
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BBQ tips for creating competition pork butt that wins
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
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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.
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Struggling with tenderness scores on competition ribs? Try this technique
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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Butcher’s Knife: https://amzn.to/4aWIg0r
Boning Knife: https://amzn.to/3PXIZq3
Scissors: https://amzn.to/4b1bZp8
Injector: https://amzn.to/3U6tb5F
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.
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Judging, prepping and cooking tips for competition chicken
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/
Supplies mentioned (affiliate links):
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.
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Marcio Borguezan shares how to trim a whole hog
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. -
Top BBQ finds from the 2024 National Hardware Show
Pitmaster Christie Vanover explored the 2024 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas to find what’s new in the outdoor BBQ and grilling space. Check out her top finds and the new outdoor appliances that will be released soon.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Flammkraft Grill: https://bbqguys.sjv.io/756EVY (affiliate link)
Kenmore Retro Portable Gas Grill: https://kenmoregrill.com/product/permasteel-2-burner-retro-portable-gas-grill/
Cuisinart Outdoor Wok: https://www.cuisinart.com/shopping/outdoor-grilling/
Mack’s Fyers: https://macksfryers.com/#products
Bradley Raven Smoker: https://www.bradleysmoker.com/
MEAT!: https://www.meatyourmaker.com/
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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. -
How to smoke ham using any type of grill or smoker
If you’re smoking a ham this Easter, tune into this week’s episode of the BBQ Tips Podcast. Pitmaster Christie Vanover walks you through how she selects, seasons and smokes a ham on a charcoal, pellet or gas grill. Plus, she includes her recipe for a perfect versatile glaze.
Links mentioned in this episode:
How to smoke on a gas grill: https://girlscangrill.com/bbq-tips/wood-chip-foil-pouch/
Orange-glazed ham: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/grilled-ham/
Aluminum half pans: https://amzn.to/3IIgBUL
Basting mop: https://amzn.to/3vi69jJ (affiliate links)
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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.