Barbecue Base

Barbecue Base


Latest Episodes

Nick Borland the Woodfire Maestro is here!
March 16, 2023

Join us for an epic chat with Nick Borland about his love (and your next love!) of woodfired cooking. We learnt so much and shared some great laughs with Nick, including an epic guilty pleasure!We also catch up with the legend Mike Molony in the Hawkes

Big Moe Cason!
March 03, 2023

Come on in as we welcome Big Moe Cason to the Base! Not one to miss!Plus NoelThanks gives you all his secret onions...salad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mile Marker 66 are on the BBQ highway
February 16, 2023

This week we welcome back Matt Flanagan from 2022 National RGC's Mile Marker 66! We chat Superbowl, going on a competition run in 2022, Trailers and find a few dark secrets about him!Plus Noel gives you his chimichurri recipe and we round up all the la

2022 was just More Better...
February 02, 2023

National BBQ Champions for 2022 and NZ's best known TV BBQ judge join us for this show - Jared MacDonald and Mikey Led! We chat everything More Better, Whole Hog and Cooks on Fire with the boys, before turning up the heat with some quickfire questions - c

Shaun and Alia Branson - Cooks on Fire winners!
January 19, 2023

Welcome back to Season 4! And what a way to kick off with Cooks on Fire winners Shaun & Alia Branson. Come hear about their journey, what's changed and the secrets to the Caveman cooking style you saw on the show! Plus all the regular news and Noel gi

The Christmas Special Live - The Podcast!
December 21, 2022

If you missed our livestream show, didn't see it on FB and just wanted it right in your ears...well, you're in luck! Here it is!Jampacked with all the action you'd expect and guests like Matt Melville, Carl Grainger, Amber Merlo and The Cook Cartel!Yo

Everything you ever wanted to know about wood with Urban Lumberjack's Matt Grace!
December 01, 2022

Wood is a critical part of the BBQ experience and if you want the best in NZ, you need to be talking to Urban Lumberjack! And luckily for all of you we have Matt Grace, the Urban Lumberjack himself joining us in the studio!  Also Noel's Ham Glaze in time

Four Monkeys are in the House!
November 17, 2022

This week we say g'day to Aussie legend, Daniel Barrett. Fresh off kicking all our backsides at Mania, taking home GC on both days, we catch up to chat with Dan about his first cooks, what makes him so hard to beat at comps and all his advice for the back

Don't mention Eggplant to Cooks on Fire's Greg Hart!
November 03, 2022

We're joined this week by Greg Hart who has just competed on TVNZ's Cook's on Fire! Many of us already know him as one of the promoters of the Tai Tokerau Competition and sometimes member of Team BBQ War. We also chat our thoughts on episode one of Cooks

BBQ WAR Took on the American Royal!
October 19, 2022

Ever wondered what it's like going to the biggest BBQ competition in the world with over 500 teams? Well, Wayne and Jeremy are here to tell you.Plus Wayne's foolproof Pork Belly Method and Noel's top tips for getting smoke into that gas bbq!#getitinyo