Smokestack BBQ Supply Alexandria trip, Wrecking Crew BBQ, Smokin' Brews and 'Ques, podcast update!! Matt V braved the elements to spend a day at the Smokestack BBQ Supply store in Alexandria, MN and chatted with Alan Larrimore or Wrecking Crew BBQ, Alan was at the store to cook up delicious samples for customers and as a brand ambassador was able t…

UNQC- Smokin' Brews and 'Ques Food Trailer in Alexandria Alexandria Echo Press Winner 2022 "Best of the Lakes Area" Reader's Choice!! Jason Schmidt, Owner/Operator tells us what it is like running a food trailer in the beautiful Alexandria of Minnesota and some differences in the Twin Cities versus up north when running a BBQ business. Jason also t…

UNQC 36- Machete Boys BBQ end of year wrap-up! Listen to a great interview with this very successful KCBS and MBS Master Series team - Machete Boys BBQ Team! Matt and Torrey make it over to the home of David Ellis, pit-boss from Master Series Competition Team Machete Boys BBQ. We go all the way back to their goal of that elusive GC and hear about t…

UNQC - Smokestack Express BBQ in Apple Valley! All aboard! Welcome to Smokestack Express, the ultimate smoked meats experience! Their drive-up, take out smokehouses attached to Cowboy Jacks on the southeast corner of Cedar Avenue and County Road 42 in Apple Valley! A whole lot goes into smoking meats! It's not as simple as throwing a steak on the g…

UNQC- Bring'n Home the Bacon II 2022 What an awesome weekend! Find out who the winners were and we talked to some new faces never before on the podcast! Find out what happened again to the UNQC set up at the event. Laurie Tweten, organizer of Bringing home the Bacon II Neil Stocker from Fender Bender BBQ out of LeCenter, MN whom has had a great yea…

UNQC- EP 33 Regional BBQ profiles, LA trip for Torrey, CA BBQ. Torrey calls in all the way from LA! Out in California for work, he calls in to discuss regional BBQ styles, and how they compare to each other and we ask the question, what is California BBQ? The answer might be surprising! Conversation about wrapping up the grilling season as it gets …

UNQC- 2022 #LIVIN Festival BBQ Competition!! Oh my goodness! Matt and Torrey had a blast interviewing teams, judges and organizers of this epic Minnesota competition. This episode is a tear-jerker! You will cry from laughter and will pull at your heart strings. All for an incredible cause, mental health awareness. It's a longer podcast, so we will …

UNQC- End of Summer, How To Reheat BBQ Talk, #LIVIN Preview Matt and Torrey discuss Fall BBQ, Football season, and how to reheat your BBQ leftovers. We are excited and we discussed the #LIVIN festival that is coming up this weekend! MN TOY 2022 Qualifying Contest - Backyard SeriesThis year's event is on and we want you there! Come out and compete a…

UNQC- At the MN State Fair! Pittie Q BBQ Team. Matt and Torrey have a blast recording fun and informative interviews at the MN State Fair! We were invited to the MN State Fair by our friends at Beisswenger's Hardware & Power Equipment Jen, Troy and Jade with Pittie Q BBQ Team tell us that they have been up to in the Backyard Series of competitions,…

UNQC- At the MN State Fair! Schell's Brewery!UNQC- At the MN State Fair! Beisswenger's Hardware & Power Equipment, Saints and Sinners Rubs, Schells Brewery, Pittie Q BBQ Team, and Traeger Grills! Schells Brewery from New Ulm! Our story began long before 1860 with a man named August Schell. From his birth, his move to the States, and even co-foundin…