The 5-Hour BBQ Plan to Feed a Crowd
BBQ Tips
Worried about running out of food at your next party? Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover has a five-hour BBQ plan that delivers juicy pulled pork and brisket without the stress. Plus, plenty of tips for serving it up right. Links in this Episode: Full Recipe: Coleslaw Recipe: Recipe Video: Aluminum Half Pans: Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: ...
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What Grill Should You Buy? Take This 7-Question Quiz
BBQ Tips
There are so many grills out there: pellet, gas, charcoal, electric. It can be overwhelming. Champion Pitmaster Christie Vanover has created a quick quiz that matches you with the perfect grill based on your cooking style. Here’s how it works: ❓ Answer a few easy questions ✅ Get your Grill Match instantly Take The Quiz: Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: ...
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Burger Bootcamp: Build a Better Burger
BBQ Tips
Think you know how to grill a burger? Not so fast. From picking the right meat to building it like a boss and feeding a crowd without losing your cool, this is Burger bootcamp. Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is breaking down the rookie mistakes and the secret upgrades to bring your burgers to legendary status. Burger Recipes: How to turn brisket into ground beef: Bacon Jam: Burger Bootcamp Essentials: Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday...
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BBQ Brawl: What It’s Really Like Being on Food Network
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Ever wondered if the drama, the pressure and the ticking clock on BBQ Brawl are as real as they seem? When pitmaster Christie Vanover joined Season 4 of Food Network’s BBQ Brawl, she stepped into a whirlwind of fire, flavor and fast decisions. With Season 6 now heating up, she’s sharing the behind-the-scenes scoop on everything viewers don’t see but desperately want to know. Recipes Christie Made on BBQ Brawl: Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak...
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KCBS vs. SCA: What It Really Costs to Organize a BBQ Competition
BBQ Tips
Have you ever thought about organizing a barbecue competition? Two of the most popular sanctioning bodies are the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and the Steak Cookoff Association (SCA). Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover has organized both. In today's BBQ Tips Podcast, she shares the real costs and key differences, so you can decide which route fits your goals. Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: ...
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Trimming Competition Chicken Thighs With Girls Can Grill
BBQ Tips
In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, champion pitmaster Christie Vanover shares her step-by-step technique for selecting and trimming chicken thighs for a BBQ competition. Follow her through the full process. Equipment: Grilled Chicken Thighs: Smoked Chicken Thighs on a Ninja Grill: Competition Chicken Thighs: Schmaltz: Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: Competition BBQ Scores Log...
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Scheels BBQ University: Briskets, Belief and Big Breaks
BBQ Tips
In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, champion pitmaster Christie Vanover shares some keys to her business success: taking risks, surrounding yourself with people you can trust and having faith. Find out how this philosophy recently paid off for Girls Can Grill. Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: Scheels BBQ University Tutorials Brisket: Pork Butt: Baby Back Ribs: Producing BBQ Rubs: Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: ...
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I won $5,000 with this burger recipe
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I competed at the 2025 National Hardware Show Celebrity Cookoff in Las Vegas and won $5,000 with this burger recipe cooked on a Monument Grills. In this week's BBQ Tips Podcast, I'm going to show you exactly how to make the Thai Inspired Cheese Stuffed Slider with Thai Basil Mint Chimichurri and Spicy Mayo. Full Recipe: Girls Can Grill Rubs Buy her new books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: Prefer to watch this...
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What Is Wagyu Beef And Why It's the Choice of Champions
BBQ Tips
When selecting beef, there are so many terms: select, choice, prime, angus, wagyu. It can all be rather confusing. In this BBQ Tips Podcast, Christie Vanover of Girls Can Grill explains what wagyu beef is and why it's the choice of champion pitmasters. Save 10% on Snake River Farms wagyu beef with code GIRLSCANGRILL Girls Can Grill Rubs Buy her new books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: Prefer to...
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Set Up Your Competition Cook Site Like a Pro
BBQ Tips
One key to being successful in competition barbecue is having an organized cook site. Today champion pitmaster Christie Vanover shares the different sections of her cook site and how she sets it up. Links in This Episode: Packing List: Competition Equipment I Use: Girls Can Grill Rubs Buy her new books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Quick Grilled Dinners: Holiday Grilling: Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: Prefer to watch this podcast? Subscribe to the Girls...
info_outlinePitmaster Christie Vanover loves entering the dessert category in BBQ competitions. She usually takes first place with a perfect score. But she made one critical error when competing at the Jack. Find out what that was and how to avoid it at your next competition.
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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.