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JD

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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 Pit

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107 episodes

  1. The Pain Points of The Offset Smoker 28:16
  2. The BBQ Influencer In 2027 25:46
  3. Build The Perfect BBQ Backyard Patio 27:55
  4. Going From The Backyard To The Big Stage 25:25
  5. The Battle For Optimal Airflow In An Offset Smoker 24:45
  6. Cooking Grates For BBQ Make A Bigger Impact Than You Think 28:21
  7. Smoking BBQ With Charcoal Isn't Recommended, Here's Why 20:11
  8. Episode 100! What Is Probe Tender 20:00
  9. "Babysitting" The Offset Smoker 31:47
  10. What A Bad Fire In The Offset Smoker Teaches Us 46:59
  11. Our Appeal Of The Stick Burner 29:53
  12. The Inspiration Behind The Tools For Live Fire Cooking 38:44
  13. Cooking BBQ With All Five Senses Is Better Than Any Toolset 35:52
  14. Cooking A Whole Hog On An Offset Smoker? 30:40
  15. Ash Is Your Friend In An Offset Smoker? 36:10
  16. Does Winter Interrupt Cooking BBQ On An Offset Smoker? 32:43
  17. Is The Texas Style BBQ Boom Over Outside Of Texas? 33:24
  18. The Pellet Smoker's ONLY Innovation 33:35
  19. Are We Overthinking The Flavor Of Smoke For The Offset Smoker? 35:26
  20. We Dove Deeper Into Fire Management 34:50
  21. A Scam Happening With BBQ Restaurants That Affects Quality 31:09
  22. Exactly How The BBQ Platter Got So Expensive 33:08
  23. Part 2 Why The Stick Burning BBQ Crowd Are Certain Types Of People 47:08
  24. Stick Burning, Offset Smokers Attract A Certain Crowd / Are You One Of Them? 29:04
  25. A Totally Rogue Discussion On What City Needs Central Texas BBQ 28:51
  26. Are You Scared Of The Offset Smoker? 40:30
  27. The Common Myths About Offset Smokers 29:44
  28. What The Elite BBQ Joints Have In Common 36:04
  29. Is It A Lot Of Work To Cook On An Offset Smoker? 35:15
  30. Capacity verses Quality when it comes to loading the BBQ smoker 45:16
  31. Great Hospitality Can Only Get You So Far In A BBQ Restaurant 33:25
  32. Kansas City vs Texas BBQ / The last debate for us! 43:48
  33. When A Mistake Makes A Gem In BBQ 28:12
  34. Do You Struggle Deep Into A BBQ Cook? 32:04
  35. Fire Grates For Improving Fire Management? 32:00
  36. Six Hour And Under BBQ Cooks 30:46
  37. The Coveted Dino BEEF ribs! 29:29
  38. Backpedaling About Competition BBQ 39:19
  39. What is the worst BBQ advice you keep hearing? 39:02
  40. Expand Your Knowledge For GREAT BBQ / We Discuss Guests 33:23
  41. Cooking For 40 Using A Backyard Offset Smoker 39:29
  42. What Happened To July 4th? 33:11
  43. What You Need To Know If You Want To Get Into Offset Cooking 28:48
  44. Bad BBQ in the backyard happens because of this... 32:02
  45. The Best Tray In BBQ? 36:47
  46. The Great Debate On BBQ Sauce And It's Role In BBQ 40:36
  47. Do You Have To Babysit An Offset Smoker? 34:57
  48. How To Navigate White Acrid Smoke Flowing From Your Offset/ You Don't Want It 32:17
  49. BBQ Criticism Hits HARD! 29:00
  50. The Trouble With Cheap Offset Smokers 29:00