138 episodes

Welcome to Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke Podcast. Each episode, OVS Pitmaster Luke Darnell will deconstruct world-class pitmasters to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use at home in your backyard and in the competition BBQ world. This includes morning routines, habits, tricks, and much more. Find out what’s challenged the world’s best pitmasters, how they handle adversity, and where they turn to for advice and counsel. You won’t want to miss this very entertaining, educational and totally different BBQ podcast.

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Welcome to Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke Podcast. Each episode, OVS Pitmaster Luke Darnell will deconstruct world-class pitmasters to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use at home in your backyard and in the competition BBQ world. This includes morning routines, habits, tricks, and much more. Find out what’s challenged the world’s best pitmasters, how they handle adversity, and where they turn to for advice and counsel. You won’t want to miss this very entertaining, educational and totally different BBQ podcast.

    05/20/24 - A New Champ - Dennis Bowman

    05/20/24 - A New Champ - Dennis Bowman

    On this episode of Pitmaster, we talk to Dennis Bowman of Bowman's Butts & BBQ, a great young man who just won his first Masters GC in Kannapolis. 

    • 39 min
    05/09/24 - The LEGO Pitmaster - Harry Soo

    05/09/24 - The LEGO Pitmaster - Harry Soo

    On this week's edition of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke Podcast, we go for a ride with Harry Soo from Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ, a legend in the BBQ world.  Harry has great info on mindset, thought processes, and a lot of life lessons.  This is one of the most fun and insightful podcasts I've ever done.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

    • 53 min
    04/23/24 - Chasing Bourbon & Friends - Chris Salsberry

    04/23/24 - Chasing Bourbon & Friends - Chris Salsberry

    Chris Salsberry from Fred Vegas Smokers has been cooking all over the country this early season.  He's chasing "Bourbon and Friends" and having a blast with competition BBQ.  This is a great podcast with a lot of tips on cooking in different parts of the country, and for making sure BBQ is fun.  You don't want to miss this one.

    • 59 min
    03/11/24 - The GOAT's - Darren Worth and Brad Leininger

    03/11/24 - The GOAT's - Darren Worth and Brad Leininger

    On this episode of Pitmaster, we have a conversation about GOAT Status with two of them, Brad Leighninger with Gettin' Basted and Darren Warth with Iowa Smokey D's.

    • 31 min
    03/01/24 - The Pork Shanks - Brian Corbett

    03/01/24 - The Pork Shanks - Brian Corbett

    The Pork Shanks - On this episode of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, Luke talks with Brian Corbett about their weekend together at the King of the Farm contest in Iron Station, NC, and how sometimes one meat can go completely haywire - and how to fix it.

    • 34 min
    02/02/24 - Our Friend, Dmitry Feld

    02/02/24 - Our Friend, Dmitry Feld

    In this episode of Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke podcast, Luke is joined by Bill Gillespie from Smokin Hoggz and Jared Huizenga from Insane Swine to remember Dmitry Feld.  Dmitry was the organizer of the Lake Placid I Love BBQ festival, member of the 1980 Soviet Union Olympic Team, integral part of USA Luge, huge participant with the Shipman Youth Center, and generally one of the best human beings we've ever met.  The world recently lost Dmitry to leukemia.

    • 29 min

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