Barbecue Base

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Latest Episodes

Joint Smokers in the house!
February 03, 2021

Here we go with season 2! It's great to be back and we're stoked to be starting off with some of our favourite people from the competition scene, Cam Staples and Steve More of Joint Smokers BBQ.  Check in for a great chat, recap of the latest competi

The 2020 Wrap Up
December 31, 2020

We couldn't leave it sitting on 19 episodes for season one, our OCD wouldn't allow it! So, here's episode 20 where we look back on some of our favourite moments from Season 1 including Paulie Patterson's finger eating, Ken Van Mackelbergh's BBQ ethos and

Chicken from HELL!
December 17, 2020

It's the Xmas Special! Settle down and enjoy a packed show including guests Adam Winter, Luke Seeney, Philippa Steibel, Matt Melville, Derrick Paull and Michael Cook reliving the year and reflecting on a disrupted season. Plus Noel's top Christmas cook ti

Paulie Patterson is back in town!
December 10, 2020

From whipping up BBQ in the best smokehouse in Paris, to competing at Memphis in May with Mitch Benjamin to eating other chef's fingers...strap in and come on the wild ride that is Paulie Patterson! We also recap the recent Smoke on the Coast competition

Getting fiery with Heatbeads and Smokey with the Joint Smokers!
November 24, 2020

In this episode we spend some tie talking all things charcoal with Malcolm Pearson from the iconic Heatbeads! ANZ's favourite charcoal comes to Barbecue Base!  Plus we have Philippa Steibel from Joint Smokers BBQ over to the studio to brave the Ten B

The Cook's competition episode!
November 12, 2020

Come along for a wild ride with the wild boys of NZ BBQ, The Cook Cartel! We sit down to talk everything BBQ Competition with Steve and Michael Cook who have taken the comp scene by storm this year. We also endure our hottest Ten Burning Questions yet as

In the Dog house with Clint Lindsey
October 22, 2020

This week we caught up with competitor, promoter, class host and all round good guy Clint Lindsey from Black Dog BBQ. We chatted about the competition scene, some great tips for new BBQ'ers and the many types of pits out there that you can start on. 

The Brisket Round Table
October 07, 2020

This is a special episode, don't miss it! For this one we're talking Brisket. This is an extended episode with two of the best Brisket cooks in the country. Hear all the secrets from Restaurant Pitmaster Ants Franklin and competition whiz, Adam Winter fro

Driving the BBQ Highway with Mile Marker 66 BBQ!
September 25, 2020

Hey BBQ Base fans! This week we caught up with our mates at Mile Marker 66, one of the Waikato's top teams, BBQ media entrepreneurs and all round great folk. We also talk Pork Belly, new competitions and of course...10 burning Questions! Check us out in

Bullets, Cabinets and Scorpions! All in a weekend in Napier...
September 13, 2020

A red hot show for you all, quite literally! Join us at the Westshore Beach Inn BBQ Battle, NZ's biggest SCA to date. We're joined there by Joe Hermon from Blitzkrieg BBQ who was man enough to take on the 10 Burning Questions, but this time with Trinidad