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Butcher BBQ Podcast

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Butcher BBQ podcast will help you get ahead of the curve on learning for any grill lover. Host David Bouska has 34 years in the meat business, inductee in the Oklahoma BBQ Hall of Fame, along with being a 2 time World BBQ Champion. He teaches you his unique way of understanding the world of competition and back yard grilling. He shares his knowledge on his products along with many quests that are friends in the business, retail store owners, fellow cooks, and restaurant owners. All sharing their fun and informative travels in the BBQ lifestyle.

Location:

United States

Description:

Butcher BBQ podcast will help you get ahead of the curve on learning for any grill lover. Host David Bouska has 34 years in the meat business, inductee in the Oklahoma BBQ Hall of Fame, along with being a 2 time World BBQ Champion. He teaches you his unique way of understanding the world of competition and back yard grilling. He shares his knowledge on his products along with many quests that are friends in the business, retail store owners, fellow cooks, and restaurant owners. All sharing their fun and informative travels in the BBQ lifestyle.

Twitter:

@ButcherBBQ

Language:

English

Contact:

4052053270


Episodes
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Oklahoma Archery talks with Jack Shaw

9/17/2025
Jack Shaw is fresh off his State 900 Championship round with a blistering 892/900 score in the youth division. We pick his brain this week on the Oklahoma Archery Podcast about shot execution, different styles of archery and his gear set up. Jack shoots indoor, 3D and anything that moves in the hunting woods and explains his plans and practice routines on the way to becoming a professional archer. Catch up with one of the best up and coming archers with the Boys from Oklahoma! #oklahomaarcherypodcast #hnhshootingsports #summitbowstrings #cooperheatandair #mathewsarchery #goldtiparrows #truballaxcell #scottarchery #tacvanes #beestingerstabilizers #trosperarcheryclub #archerytraditions #3darchery #indoorarchery #archeryshootersassociation #oklahomaasafederation #triplecarchery

Duration:00:56:03

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Butcher BBA talks about the Jack Daniels BBQ Contest with Christie Vanover

9/3/2025
We will cover some of the most asked questions we both get from first timers to the Jack Contest. Along with some of our tips for the contest.

Duration:01:11:42

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Butcher BBQ visits with Mike Davis of Lotta Bull BBQ

8/26/2025
When you hear the name Mike Davis you know its Lotta Bull BBQ and I always think of his wrapped RV pulling in the parking lot. 6 time world bbq champion. You better listen because you don't know what will come up.

Duration:00:55:51

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Butcher BBQ talks with Luke Darnell - Team Old Virginia Smoke

8/20/2025
Luke and I catch up and we just let the chatting go its own way. We may talk secret black magic bbq or just simple how to stuff. We don't know. We do dive into cooking at the Jack, and preparing for that. I didn't realize the musical love he has and it is brought up also. #butcherbbq #brisketbasket #oldvirginasmoke 

Duration:01:02:44

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Butcher BBQ Kicks off the podcast with Tommy (the Cuz) Houston

8/7/2025
Its been a couple years but its time to get started again. Tommy and I talk old cookers and friends. Love the conversation and running the roads with guys like him. Give us a listen and smash the like button.

Duration:01:35:25

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I talk with Larry & Karen Orton owners of Orton"s House Seasoning-Season 2 episode 8

7/7/2023
I went into this with some scripted questions. The passion and love these two have for their product changed all that. They don't come from a competition back ground, rather from necessity. They built their own play book on launching the brand and still doing it the Orton way today. I know you will love hearing this story because I loved asking about it.

Duration:00:56:43

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Interview with Glenn Drake-Season 2 episode 7

6/28/2023
Back doing an interview. We talk with Glenn Drake, a brand ambassador for Butcher BBQ. I wanted to show everyone that our ambassadors are not all comp cooking teams. Glenn is a family man with a career while having a passion for grilling. His favorite thing to cook is dinosaur beef ribs. When he got to talking about them I was made of questions. I left nothing unturned so you will know how to cook them. Also he takes a jab at a friend of his that recently bought a flat top cooker.

Duration:00:38:16

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Chatting out Loud - Season 2 episode 6

6/21/2023
My guest that was to be on, had an emergency so you get me chatting about the American Royal, ways I am hearing to use our chicken brine, stupid news, and recap of the contest we did following our prep on the last podcast.

Duration:00:15:20

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Follow Me Prepping during a competition week Season 2 - episode 5

6/1/2023
This was fun documenting my week leading up to a comp. I get asked this so I thought I would just talk as if I was writing in my diary. We cover trimming meat, making injections, my comp trailer, and even where I messed up the end of the week.

Duration:00:21:43

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Interview with Curt Wallace - Season 2 episode 4

5/18/2023
I sit down with one of the hottest bbq cook teams on the circuit today, Curt Wallace with team Smoked and Furious. He has won 5 Grand Championships this year. He started cooking 2 seasons ago. Everyone can learn from how he approached the game of comp BBQ to help themself.

Duration:00:50:04

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Interview with Nick Long - Season 2 episode 3

5/11/2023
Nick Long is a friend of Butcher BBQ and one of our Brand Ambassadors. He has been cooking for a long time and approached cooking in a different way. He now host a YouTube channel so we dip our toe in what he does with that. Its not a long podcast weather was not making this easy for taping. So sit back and enjoy.

Duration:00:22:37

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Listener Questions and Where I am going this week - Season 2 episode 2

5/4/2023
I open the show talking about a store I will be at his weekend. Then I dove into 3 great questions I get asked. I start off with our Brand Ambassador program, what it cost me and how would you get on it. 2nd question is what are the flavors and differences of the Bird Booster Injections. The final thing I talk about is when is the proper time to slice my steak or brisket.

Duration:00:26:48

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BBQ Phosphates-What it does for BBQ Cooking /Season 2 episode1

4/28/2023
It has been way to long since we did a podcast, now its time we get started again. This show we will talk about phosphates and what they do for BBQ cooking.

Duration:00:12:36

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Preseason cooking and test cooking with myself - episode 056

3/30/2022
I go over my off season cooking for testing and a special summary of a test cook I did on a comp brisket. I will tell you my thoughts on the outcome and how I did the test so you can be a judge for yourself.

Duration:00:23:26

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Interview with Top Gun BBQ - episode 055

2/28/2022
I talk with pitmaster Dan Jacobellis from Top Gun BBQ. Dan gets into why he chooses to do what he does for cooking. He is a 2nd generation Chef and instructor at a culinary institute. So Dan dives into BBQ while making sure texture, tenderness, and flavor are elements to remember his food.

Duration:00:43:14

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Interview with Robby Royal - episode 054

1/13/2022
First podcast in quite some time and no better person to talk with than Robby Royal. We talk about up coming classes, any winter season practice cooks that have went on, and just catch up on events.

Duration:00:35:39

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Interview with Jed Lirette-episode 053

9/29/2021
In this podcast I get to chat with the Senior Brand Ambassador from the Jack Daniels Distillery. We talk about the the World Championship BBQ contest coming up and so much more the the distillery offers and has for you to visit all year.

Duration:00:51:55

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Cooks Corner #3-episode52

5/20/2021
In this episode I talk with a cook out of Florida that has done all his homework and is asking the next level questions. We also get into my thoughts on the way for test cooking.

Duration:00:52:06

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Interview with Christopher Wells-episode050

3/17/2021
I am honored to have Christopher on our show. He is a world renowned instrumentalist. That has played on many many records in his life time. His passion for BBQ is mirrors his passion for his music. We dive into the one cook that he just hasn't mastered. That is brisket cooked on a Weber kettle.

Duration:00:52:01

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Cooks Corner #2-episode049

3/3/2021
The first Cooks Corner was so well received and other cooks have asked for my thoughts on the way they cook. So here is the second one. I was honored to talk with Sam Dodson and answer some of his question on cooking.

Duration:01:05:35