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Weekly Firecast Episode #6 – Essential Grilling Tools Special with iGrill and Easy Grilling Products

Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #6 - Essential Grilling Tools Special with iGrill and Easy Grilling ProductsThe Audio Weekly Firecast with Scott Roberts:

Episode 006 -Essential Grilling Tools Special with iGrill and Easy Grilling Products

What do YOU need to help your barbecuing and grilling adventures go smoother? Scott interviews both Christopher Allen of iGrill, a high tech thermometer that outputs info via a mobile app, and Brian Toebben of Missouri’s Easy Grilling Products, a company that produces motorized rotisserie and rotary rack equipment that fits inside your BBQ smoker. Afterwards, Scott lists his top 10 accessories he cannot live without when he has an outdoor cookout. The review of the week is a trio of scrumptious hot sauces from Firefly Hot Sauce.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• iGrill
• Easy Grilling Products
• Firefly Hot Sauce (Passage Creek Farm)
• Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire
• 2GuysTalking Podcast Network

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What Are Your Favorite Defunct Hot Sauces and Brands?

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It’s inevitable in just about any business niche, and there is certainly no exception in the world of fiery foods: flux is constant, and change happens on an almost daily basis.

For chileheads, one very noticeable piece of evidence for this, is that certain hot sauces disappear, or worse, entire companies go out of business.

In the case of the former, it’s usually the obvious case that a particular product did not sell very well.

When it comes to the later, it’s far more complicated to pinpoint why companies up and fold. For vast majority of the cases, it’s that the budding sauce makers have to contend with the stress of having full-time jobs, families, various other extracurricular activities, and quite honestly, having the headache of trying to bankroll a brand new spicy foods company and trying to find time to promote it. Often they actually lose money trying to get their business off the ground. So it’s either sacrifice all their time and money with their other career (that actually pays the bills) and family, or quit. As much as it hurts us hot sauce fanatics, it’s just the cold, hard reality of the world.

So what are YOUR favorite sauces and companies that are no longer available? What are the ones you sorely miss? Let everyone know about them in the comments section below!

Weekly Firecast Episode #5 – Interview with Chef Bud Selmi of Sizzlin’ Sauces

Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #5 - Interview with Chef Bud Selmi of Sizzlin' SaucesThe Audio Weekly Firecast with Scott Roberts:

Episode 005 -Interview with Chef Bud Selmi of Sizzlin’ Sauces, Plus Chilehead Reviewer Ryan Graub

I talk with Chef Bud Selmi of Sizzlin’ Sauces about his award-winning lineup of fiery products, and review seven of his hot sauces, tapenades and garlic relishes. Later, fellow “Missouri Boyz” reviewer Ryan Graub and I chat about chile pepper growing, the chile heat race, chile flavors and the state of the hot sauce industry.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Sizzlin Sauces Website
• Sizzlin Sauces Facebook Page
• Sizzlin Sauces Twitter Page
• :finn Slide Guitarist Soundcloud Page
• RG’s Sauce Reviews
• 2GuysTalking Dexter Podcast

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Weekly Firecast Episode #4 – Interview with Neil ‘Bigmista’ Strawder of Bigmista’s Barbecue

Weekly Firecast Podcast Episode #4 – Interview with Neil ‘Bigmista’ Strawder of Bigmista’s BarbecueThe Audio Weekly Firecast with Scott Roberts:

Episode 004 -Interview with Neil “Bigmista” Strawder of Bigmista’s Barbecue

A discussion with Neil ‘Bigmista’ Strawder of Bigmista’s Barbecue. We talk about his BBQ roots, his favorite meats, his TV appearances on TLC’s BBQ Pitmasters and CBS’s The Ultimate BBQ Showdown, and he even shares some dating tips out of his book! Plus, I review Backyard Grill’s Gnarly Knucklebuster Hickory Habanero Sauce.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Bigmista’s Barbecue
• Neil Strawder’s The Secret to Her Heart – The Dating Man’s Cookbook For Him to Get Her
• Bigmista’s Facebook page
• Bigmista’s Twitter page
• Bigmista’s YouTube channel
• Backyard Grill/Backyard Texas Sauce
• 2GuysTalking Dexter Podcast
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Weekly Firecast Episode #3 – Interviews with Ed Currie & Pepper Joe, and Brian & Marilyn Meagher of Hot Sauce Daily

New Audio Weekly Firecast Podcast - Double Feature Interview with Ed Currie and Pepper Joe, and Brian & Marilyn Meagher of Hot Sauce DailyThe Audio Weekly Firecast with Scott Roberts:

Episode 003 – Double Feature Interview with Ed Currie and Pepper Joe, and Brian & Marilyn Meagher of Hot Sauce Daily

First, I speak with Brian & Marilyn Meagher of HotSauceDaily.com and HotSauceWeekly.com, and discuss briefly the history of their site and podcast, what they think of hot sauce reviewing in general, and attending fiery foods events. Then I chat with Ed Currie of PuckerButtPepperCompany.com and Pepper Joe of PepperJoe.com about the release of the HP22B Chile Pepper AKA the Carolina Reaper Pepper, which is a contender for the Hottest Chile Pepper in the World. Plus, I review Captain Thom’s Thai Monkey Sauce.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Hot Sauce Daily
• Hot Sauce Weekly Podcast
• Pucker Butt Pepper Company
• Pepper Joe
• Rippin Red Wing Sauce
• Big Fat’s Hot Sauce
• Volcanic Peppers
• Captain Thoms Chili Pepper Company
• Chilli Pepper Pete
• Blue Marble Radio

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