The Meat Cartel

Jay and myself sat down and caught up from a few busy weeks of life and bbq.

We sat down with Kevin and Stacey with T Squared BBQ to discuss their plans for this year.

We sat down with Dan Wright head pit master of Take it Easy BBQ competition team.

We sat down with Frank to discuss how the SLBS started to the present day.

We sat down with Chuck to discuss his role with the SLBS. Listen to the end the KCBS,SLBS, and CCBS has been called out to a challenge.

We sat down with Dayton Holloway dt.bbq_archery and talked about cooking Tri tips and waygu steaks.

We sat down with Danny V and his son Dom to talk about there competition bbq journey.

We recorded a podcast at the SCA worlds in Ft. Worth Tx. Kaleb Green, Laura Green, Jason Faust, and Landon Lingle

We sat down with some folks from Popeyes Chop House. Which is a destination restaurant in St. Rose IL.

Justin Ketrow of Two Pigs and a Smoker joined us on the podcast to discuss what the 2024 bbq comp schedule looks like.

We sit down with David Ernst of Ernst Family Farms. They are a farm to table farm that raises Cows, Pigs, and Beefalo. They also use regenerative farming practices to eleimante the use of chemicals on the crops.

We sit down with Chef Josh and discuss his career as a chef and what he's up to these days. He shared a lot of his knowledge and passion for cooking along with some great tips to up the average cooks game.

We sat down with Ali and my wife Jessika to discuss the judging side of competition bbq and SCA steaks

We sat down with Mike, Nicole Mulkey and Kevin Suttles and discussed there results from last year and there plans for 2024

Jay , Scott, and Myself shoot the breeze about a little. Of everything.

We sat down with 3 members of the CCBS to discuss what 2024 has in store for the orginization

We talk about the most popular cuts ordered around the holidays

Jay and Kyle discuss the results of the first gun season in Illinois. Also some new products coming out to the public soon.

We talk about end of year results for BBQ and the coming weeks at the Meat shop.

Week 2 of deer processing with Kyle and Jay

We discuss deer processing with Kyle and Jay

We sit down with Jason Halterman of Can Country Outlaw and Brian Peyton of Meat Me in St. Louis to discuss competing at the Royal

Part 2 We sit down with Bill Heyen from Triple H and Jordan Kirkpatrick from Janky Leg to discuss the Royal and the rest of the year

Part 1 We sit down with Bill Heyen from Triple H and Jordan Kirkpatrick from Janky Leg to discuss the American Royal.

We sit down with Jason Halterman of Can Country Outlaw and Brian Peyton of Meat Me in St. Louis to discuss competing at the royal

We sit down with the Three Stooges Backyard BBQ team. They compete in CCBS and SLBS

Traci and Brady join us to talk about Laps for Leaps and we recap our Trekking for CDH comp.

We sit down with Chris Schafer of Heavy Smoke and discuss comp bbq and running a successful restaurant.

We sit down with Chris Schafer of Heavy Smoke and discuss comp bbq and running a successful restaurant.

Kyle, Jay, and Myself discuss all the things happening at our Trekking for CDH comp.

We sit down with Dave Korte and talk about how the meat shop started and its growth over the years

We sit down with Gary Korte to discuss collecting and making maple syrup

We sit down with Jordan Kirkpatrick part 3

We sit down with Jordan Kirkpatrick part 2

We sit down with Jordan Kirkpatrick of Janky Leg BBQ.

Jay and Kyle talk about a few livestock auctions they attended recently.

Shawn Hogg joins us to talk about 4H and 4H livestock. We also discuss his dairy cow operation.

Shawn Hogg joins us to talk about 4H and 4H livestock.

In this episode we read some of the listener submitted questions and answer them as best we can.

Join us this week as we sit down with Marty Plute, Scott Wessel, and Brady Riechmann to discuss SCA steaks and combine derby's. .

Amanda and Rachel join us to tell us what CDH is and give details about our event in September.

Join us for part 2 of our interview with Bill Heyen from Triple H BBQ

We sit down with Bill Heyen from Triple H bbq

We sit down with Scott Wessel who is a local farmer in our area and discuss calf to cow operations and row crop farming.

On this episode we discuss the benefits of buying meat in bulk and if there is a cost savings.

Special Guest Marty Plute joins us to discuss the hidden cuts of meat that many people may not know about.

Favorite meats to grill in the summertime

Discuss all things competition meat from selecting to trimming to cooking.

Come along with us as we discuss all things meat and running a successful butcher shop.