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Quetorials

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I love cooking the primitive way, with just wood and a fire. I've been fascinated and inspired by it since I was a boy.

After 35 years of meddling with fires trying to conjure up the next best cook, I stumbled upon a larger purpose. I realized my "why" was less about the end product and MORE about the spiritual pilgrimage of primitive style cooking.

The enjoyment of prepping wood, getting a fire going, establishing a coal bed... I love being entangled by the many challenges within a cook and that process became the gift I didn't know I needed. The theater of primitive style cooking is simply magical, carrying with it a therapeutic value that can only be measured by my genuine joy of cooking.

Along the way my inspiration led me to launch Primitive Pits (2015), Workhorse Pits (2019), El Bandido Grills (2022) and The Wood Fire Mercantile, all now on one campus in beautiful Cleveland, Georgia.

The Quetorials Podcast is a hodgepodge of my inspiration, fascination, tips of wood fire cookery. I hope you enjoy!

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S1 · E108
Yesterday · 31 min
Sausage 1010 With Chef(fery)
We got an email asking about sausage so why not make a whole episode about it. Class is now in session and in this episode Jordan walks us through his process of making sausage.
S1 · E107
Thursday · 28 min
The Pain Points of The Offset Smoker
There are recurring pain points that happen to beginners with the offset. We want to know about them.
S1 · E106
November 3 · 25 min
The BBQ Influencer In 2027
There's a lot that goes into being a good influencer, and especially if you're a good BBQ influencer. This week we talk about what we want to see in BBQ Influencers content and how they should present themselves.
S1 · E105
October 30 · 27 min
Build The Perfect BBQ Backyard Patio
What is your list?
S1 · E104
October 27 · 25 min
Going From The Backyard To The Big Stage
If it sounds simple, sometime's it isn't. The deciding factors that take your BBQ from the backyard to the commercial sector.
S1 · E103
October 22 · 24 min
The Battle For Optimal Airflow In An Offset Smoker
When it comes to the offset, elite BBQ can be cooked with simple variables. It's the over complication that makes delivering consistent BBQ difficult. In and out airflow for this episode.
S1 · E102
October 20 · 28 min
Cooking Grates For BBQ Make A Bigger Impact Than You Think
The grates serve a purpose. Today we squash.
S1 · E101
October 15 · 20 min
Smoking BBQ With Charcoal Isn't Recommended, Here's Why
I see a lot of content where people are actually smoking barbecue with charcoal. Let's dive in.
S1 · E100
October 13 · 20 min
Episode 100! What Is Probe Tender
We've made it a year and 100 episodes. We're about probe tender and today we discuss just what that is.
S1 · E99
October 8 · 31 min
"Babysitting" The Offset Smoker
Cooking with a stick burner is all about staying with your fire. TO exit elite BBQ or to have an opportunity to exit great BBQ, you have to keep all the senses dialed in. So why have we coined the term "babysitting" and today we define just what all this entails for cooking with an offset stick burner.
S1 · E98
October 6 · 46 min
What A Bad Fire In The Offset Smoker Teaches Us
A bad fire may teach us more than any singular thing in cooking with an offset. Today, we talk through just the amount of information we can learn with a bad fire.
S1 · E97
October 1 · 29 min
Our Appeal Of The Stick Burner
Today we dive into one of the most important conversations which should create a divide amongst the BBQ community. That is the appeal of a stick burning cooker. Some want to cook the old ways and some want automation and ease of use. Which are you?
S1 · E96
September 29 · 38 min
The Inspiration Behind The Tools For Live Fire Cooking
A discussion about the true inspiration of today's live fire cooking tools.
S1 · E95
September 24 · 35 min
Cooking BBQ With All Five Senses Is Better Than Any Toolset
Cooking BBQ with a stick burner is all about using your senses and understanding tools are more of a detriment.
S1 · E94
September 22 · 30 min
Cooking A Whole Hog On An Offset Smoker?
One thing we've seen around the Internet is the whole hog being cooked on an offset smoker. It sounds like a plausible idea, but is it?
S1 · E93
September 17 · 36 min
Ash Is Your Friend In An Offset Smoker?
Jordan and I got to swapping cooking notes in October 2024 and the topic got on to ash and how it helps the rate of fire. Probably the biggest trick in stick burner cooking.
S1 · E92
September 15 · 32 min
Does Winter Interrupt Cooking BBQ On An Offset Smoker?
We have heard a lot over the years about a "BBQ Season" and it just doesn't make sense with an offset smoker, so lets dive in.
S1 · E91
September 10 · 33 min
Is The Texas Style BBQ Boom Over Outside Of Texas?
My counterpart left me solo today and I just decided to dive into what is fresh in my brain. A little commentary about the slow down of Texas style BBQ joints opening outside of the state along with a framework that is getting dialed in to help that slow down.
S1 · E90
September 8 · 33 min
The Pellet Smoker's ONLY Innovation
We won't tread much in the waters of pellet smokers, but we did today to clear up some noise in the pipeline.
S1 · E89
September 3 · 35 min
Are We Overthinking The Flavor Of Smoke For The Offset Smoker?
It was the ole Internet comment pool that inspired today's podcast. We are always being shown posts from the guys and gals in the shop, so we're running with a discussion of smoke needed to make great BBQ. Are We Overthinking The Flavor Of Smoke For The Offset Smoker?

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