Shaun and Alia Branson - Cooks on Fire winners!

He's just crucshed the SCA at Smoke on the Coast and come 12 months into his comp BBQ career so we thought what better time to catch up with Meatloaf's Ciaran Murphy for a chat about all things comp BBQ!  Get it in your ears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's got 1.8M Tiktok followers and is closing in on a million Instagram fans and has just released his new BBQ Cook Book, and Noel is fanboying - Tony Ramirez pops in to say hi!  Plus Noel gives his top tips for Cowboy Butter and even a bit of boil in the bag action! All of this and we round up the latest happenings from the NZ BBQ scene - don't miss it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the OG Aussies and a regular vistor to our shores, it's Jye Healey from Smokeface Grillahs giving you all the competition tips he's amassed over the years! This is not one to miss! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us for this special episode where we hand the keys to Barbecue Base over to some epic ladies of the NZ BBQ scene. Philippa Steibel (Joint Smokers) is your host with Alia Branson (Black Label Barbecue) and Heather Flanaghan (Smoking Oak BBQ) joining her to chat about all things NZ BBQ. It's a great listen! But first, Noel and Alex recap the latest happenings and Noel gives you his top tips on Braai!  #getitinyourearsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the best hugs you'll get from the Far North, Barbecue BOI's Jamie Urwin stopped by to unload 8 years of competition knowledge on us! He's a veteran of The Twisted Pits and Barbecue BOI so he's seen it all!  Get this in your ears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we welcome back friend of the show, Matt Melville from Rum & Que and we've challenged him to give all his backyard knowledge to you!  Matt gives you the cooks you should try as a beginner, one up, intermediate and expert backyarder and then answers some listener questions, so much good stuff in this one!  Plus, Noel's top tips on Lamb leg and we round up all the latest happenings too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off a redemption cook at Meatstock, Blood Sweat and Beers' Adam Manukau joins us to chat about how one of the OG party teams hangs about and what they changed after a recent disaster!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you are keen on hosting your own BBQ festival or competition - this is the episode for you! Join us as Ken Van Mackelbergh and Steve More take us through what it's like to put on the Fired Up BBQ Festival (Kerikeri) and Smoke on the Coast (Whangateau) from start to finish!  Plus get Noel's top tips on Oyster blade and we catch up all the happs on the local and international scene! Get it in your ears! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we welcome the self-professeed Pirate of BBQ, Norm Kete from Meat Maurauders onto the base to chat all things competition and we can't resist chatting a little bit about his latest pit - The Hurt Locker!  Get it in your ears!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jody Harris & Dirk Mullins are the people behind the tearaway success of the Rib Cookoff Association. They join us to tell us about that and why they're bringing it to New Zealand.  Plus Noel gives you his top tips on smoked chicken breast and brining plus all the other news and round ups from the NZ BBQ world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.