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BBQ Competitions: The Winning Secret to Selecting Meats

BBQ Tips

Release Date: 03/20/2025

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BBQ Tips

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Competitive pitmaster Christie Vanover has more than 75 top 10 calls under her belt. In today's BBQ Tips Podcast, she shares what she looks for when selecting her competition chicken, ribs, pork and brisket. Tune in and learn her secrets to help improve your stats on the circuit. 

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Snake River Farms Brisket: https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/5bEZ7o
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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.