Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke Podcast
Chris Sedenka
4.9from 36 ratings
- 160
- Episodes
- 1
- Transcribed
- 36
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 28K
- YouTube views
About Pitmaster, an Old Virginia Smoke Podcast
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.
- Publisher
- Chris Sedenka
- Category
- arts · business · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 18 Aug 2020
- Latest episode
- 12 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
1 of 160 episodes have a transcript.
12 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
06/12/26 - Taste is King - Tillman Nelson
4 Mar 2026
03/04/26 - The Organizer - Jeremy Garrett
10 Feb 2026
02/10/26 - The BBQ World Cup - Shannon Pruitt & Scott Erdmann
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06/12/26 - Taste is King - Tillman Nelson
Published 12 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I don't change anything. Just trying to get used to the judging and the way things shake out the past few contests, it's been up and down. It's been interesting for sure. What do you think the biggest differences are between doing a Florida Barbecue Association event versus a KCBS event? I think it's just the taste score is taste, which I don't want to give away too many of these. Some of these guys should know this already, but I'm going to say it anyways. Taste is king, as we know in KCBS, where in FBA... tenderness is actually a little heavier than taste weighted wise. So that's the first one. […]
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- Tillman Nelson
- Bill Gillespie
- David Moore
- Brian Corbett
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- YouTube views
- 27,509
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 61
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 82
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