
HowToBBQRight
Welcome to the HowToBBQRight Podcast with Malcom & Rachelle Reed. Here we talk all about our weekly YouTube recipes, what we’re grilling at the house, tips and tricks for grilling and our competition BBQ contests.
Latest episodes

Sep 13, 2019 • 1h 2min
Competition Chicken & Starting a BBQ Food Truck
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk with Eric Lee from Fire Dancer BBQ about his winning Competition Chicken Recipe (4:18), his competition cooking timeline (9:03) and how he met Malcom over beer and Fire Ants (0:41). Then we talk BBQ Food Trucks! (21:32) Eric talks about how he created his rubs (22:20), the license and regulations to starting your own food truck (24:53), and the strategy behind selling out of BBQ each day (32:56). Then we quickly talk about The American Royal that’s happening this weekend (53:08).

Sep 6, 2019 • 1h 20min
Drum Smokers
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk with Mike Brinkman from Uncle Pookie Smokers about drum smokers. We talk about a delicious Buffalo Chicken Sandwich recipe from SwineLife this weekend (4:00) and the Competition Chicken Recipe for next week (5:14). Then we talk about the first drum smokers we made (11:49) and what’s the difference between a burn barrel and a smoker (17:14) why they are so simple to use (20:51) and why you don’t need to worry about leaks (24:31). Then we talk about how to fire up a drum smoker (28:50), what charcoal we use in our drums (31:53) and the cheapest heat diverter out there (37:32).

Aug 30, 2019 • 1h 17min
Old School BBQ Contests & Football
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, Malcom talks about his Spicy Chicken Slider recipe (2:10) and smoking whole chickens (3:15). Then Malcom’s long-time friend and old Killer Hogs teammate, Justin Weatherly stops by to talk about their Fantasy Football draft (3:57) and why Malcom is always the host of the draft (8:48). Then Justin tells about cooking with Malcom back in the old days (14:04) and how competition can break you down (33:10). Then we talk about Football Foods (41:40) and what can go wrong when you smoke a pork loin (42:54). Next Malcom and Justin can’t help but talk about Football and why they are Vikings Fans (54:54).

Aug 23, 2019 • 1h 15min
Char Siu Recipes & Gauges, Thermometers and Temp Probes
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk about planning for Malcom’s Fantasy Football Draft Party (2:04) and how he doesn’t have a plan for his Labor Day Recipe (8:10). Then we talk about what is Char Siu (9:01), his idea to substitute pork belly for this recipe (10:48) and how he would use a thinner pork chop (12:01). We talked about Malcom’s love of Jolene (17:22) and why everyone should admire their pits (18:03). Then we talked about gauges (28:25), Wired Thermometers (32:38), Hand-Held Thermometers (48:00), Infrared Guns (58:04) and Pit Control Devices (1:00:43).

Aug 16, 2019 • 1h 7min
Grilled Chicken Pitas & Malcom’s Favorite Things
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk about the HowToBBQRight App (6:05) and the Steak Contest we cooked last weekend (9:16). Then we talk Grilled Chicken Pitas (11:49), how to serve these pitas for dinner (13:40) and what we did with the leftovers (16:30). And in honor of Malcom’s birthday, I asked him about his favorite foods, restaurants and grills (29:10).

Aug 9, 2019 • 1h 13min
Grilled Red Snapper & Filming YouTube Videos
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we jump right in and talk about cooking Red Snapper on the grill (0:34), other fish you can substitute (4:43) and why to cook it with the skin on (5:44). Then we talked about why the Vortex is perfect for fish (17:07) and cooking fish on other grills (20:03). Next we talk about our YouTube videos (23:00) and how Malcom gets ideas for his recipes (27:05). Then we reminisce about getting our business started (42:58) and some disasters we had while filming recipes (47:28).

Aug 2, 2019 • 1h 5min
BBQ Gadgets
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk about what we’re cooking this weekend (1:14), our thoughts on the new show, BBQ Brawl (3:21) and the Steak Contest we’re cooking next weekend (8:27). Then we talk about our weekend at Code 3 BBQ (11:05) and spending time with Sweet Baby Ray himself, Dave Raymond (14:12). Then we make a plan for our whole hog cook this fall (20:04) and the square drum smoker I want to buy Malcom for his birthday (17:29). Then we talk all about BBQ gadgets (24:17) and the new pellet grill attachment we found this weekend called The Heat Wave (24:24).

Jul 26, 2019 • 1h 2min
Fishing & Cooking Seafood on the Grill
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we’re heading to Code 3 Smoking on Main (1:15) and planning to eat at A Fine Swine BBQ (4:58). Then we talk about deep-sea fishing (6:53), eating seafood in LA (Lower Alabama) (10:10) and The Wild Orange boat (19:24). We talked about the Fish Tacos we cooked for dinner Tuesday night (21:19), why Crab Legs are the best on the smoker (33:20) and smoked shrimp (36:21). Then we talked about the fish recipes Malcom screwed up (43:33) and how not to overcook lobsters and scallops (52:02).

Jul 12, 2019 • 56min
BBQ Vacation & Cooking Steaks with a Reverse Sear
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk about our vacation and visiting New Orleans (1:52), Destin (5:05) and our adventure in Panama City Beach (7:11). Then we talk about the Rib Licker Steak Contest we’re cooking this weekend (16:28). And Malcom explains why he has a Fantasy Football pre-draft party (18:19) and cooking steaks in a monsoon (19:52). Then we talk about Reverse Sear (29:00) and when to use the reverse sear technique (31:09) and how to do it on a pellet grill (34:50). We debate if reverse sear has the same flavor (39:45), how easy it can be (41:02) and if a Caveman Style Steaks are any good (41:30).

Jun 28, 2019 • 1h
Barbecue Chicken & July 4th Cooking
This week on the HowToBBQRight Podcast, we talk about cooking Old School Barbecue Chicken (5:19), how we remember eating Chicken Plates growing up (7:14) and how many beers it takes to cook barbecue chicken (14:53). Then we talk about the sides – Barbecue Beans (20:30) and how Michael grew the cabbage we used for our Southern Cole Slaw (27:05). We talked about our July 4thmemories and on that included Mark Chesnutt (42:28). And talk about what to do – and what not to do – when reheating meat for serving this July 4th (46:10).