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BBQ Tips

BBQ Tips

Written by: Christie Vanover
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Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover, the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com and a contestant on Food Network's BBQ Brawl, shares quick BBQ tips you can squeeze into your day to help you up your BBQ game.2024-2025 Art Cooking Food & Wine
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  • How to save (or even make) money with competition BBQ
    Feb 26 2026

    Want to save a little money on competition BBQ?

    If you're staring at a pan of BBQ trimmings after a cook (especially competition practice), don't toss them. That "leftover" brisket and pork is high-quality meat, and with a quick grind you can turn it into weeks of meals.

    Watch: https://youtu.be/fcczQN2sV-E

    Recipes In This Episode
    Meatballs: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/grilled-bbq-meatballs/
    Breakfast Sausage: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/homemade-breakfast-sausage/
    Italian Sausage: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/homemade-italian-sausage/

    My Meat Grinder: https://amzn.to/4r1cyH4

    Maple Sugar: https://amzn.to/4sbjMsT

    White Vinegar Powder: https://amzn.to/4sc8lky

    Shop Snake River Farms and use code GIRLSCANGRILL to save 10%
    https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/n1DM6V

    Competition Tell-All Courses
    https://competitionbbqtips.com

    BBQ World Cup
    https://bbqworldcup.com/

    Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

    https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator
    https://shop.girlscangrill.com/
    https://amzn.to/40btkry

    Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

    Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

    Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

    Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

    Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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    Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

    Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

    GCG Merch: https://girls-can-grill.myshopify.com/

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    Follow Girls Can Grill:

    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/girlscangrill

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlscangrill

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlscangrill

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlscangrill

    X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill

    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

    About Girls Can Grill:

    Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

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    17 mins
  • American Idol for BBQ: Inside the BBQ World Cup
    Feb 12 2026

    The founders of Barbecue World Cup say they're building "American Idol for barbecue," with a $1 million prize and a plan to pull backyard cooks and seasoned teams into the same global spotlight.

    In this week's episode of the BBQ Tips podcast, Champion Pitmaster Christie Vanover sits down with founders Shannon Pruitt and Scott Erdmann to walk through the basics of the new competition, including how teams can qualify and why the top prize is set at $1 million.

    BBQ World Cup
    https://youtu.be/3U9nvuubJaw

    Shop Snake River Farms and use code GIRLSCANGRILL to save 10%
    https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/n1DM6V

    Competition Tell-All Courses
    https://competitionbbqtips.com

    BBQ World Cup
    https://bbqworldcup.com/

    Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

    https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator
    https://shop.girlscangrill.com/
    https://amzn.to/40btkry

    Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

    Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

    Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

    Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

    Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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    Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

    Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

    GCG Merch: https://girls-can-grill.myshopify.com/

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    Follow Girls Can Grill:

    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/girlscangrill

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlscangrill

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlscangrill

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlscangrill

    X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill

    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

    About Girls Can Grill:

    Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

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    44 mins
  • Goldee's Brisket: Will it work for competition BBQ?
    Feb 5 2026

    Goldee's BBQ is known for its brisket. They don't wrap it during the cook. They only wrap it when they hold it. In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, Champion Pitmaster Christie Vanover shares what happened when she tested the slow and low method to see if it could work for competition BBQ.

    See the Results on YouTube
    https://youtu.be/3U9nvuubJaw

    Competition Tell-All Courses
    https://competitionbbqtips.com

    BBQ World Cup
    https://bbqworldcup.com/

    Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator:

    https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator
    https://shop.girlscangrill.com/
    https://amzn.to/40btkry

    Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now!

    Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA

    Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko

    Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl

    Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe

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    Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/

    Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/

    GCG Merch: https://girls-can-grill.myshopify.com/

    -------------------------

    Follow Girls Can Grill:

    YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/girlscangrill

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlscangrill

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlscangrill

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlscangrill

    X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill

    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill

    Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill

    About Girls Can Grill:

    Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.

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    14 mins
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