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Don't Drop The Tongs

by 102.5 KNIX (KNIX-FM)

Don't Drop The Tongs, A Real And Incredibly Honest Look At The Barbecue World From Two Of The Top Barbecue Pit Masters In The World Today, Kyle Matuszewski From Your Behind BBQ & Phil The Grill Johnson From Trap House BBQ.

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Episodes

  1. We Are Back...

    We are back from a week off, life got a little crazy for us all. We survived and lived to tell the story. Kyle checks in on how life at Birds & Bones is going, and the changes he has made in the first 90 days. Barrel recaps all the crazy in his life, and how busy he has been, and whats next for...

  2. Phil Is Back, And He Has A Special Guest

    Where In The World Is Phil? We Found Him, And He Brought A Special Guest. A Guest That We Have All Been Hoping To Talk With, And This Week We Finally Get The Chance To Talk With This Guest. We Hear From Phil And How He Did This Past Weekend Competing On The East Coast. He Used The Barrel Boy…

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  3. Pretty Plates Get The Dates

    This Week It Is Just Kyle And Barrel... As Phil Is Not Here.. Where Is Phil... If You Know, Please Let us Know. Barrel Checks In With Kyle On How Things Are Going, As He Is One Month In To His New Restaurant Birds & Bones. Kyle Shares What He Has Learned, What Has Shocked Him, What His Goals Are,...

  4. 2024 SCA Steak Champion Chris Lytle

    This Week We Were Joined By 2024 SCA Steak Champion Chris Lytle. Chris Brought Along Friend Of The Show Craig Carter. Chris and Craig Break Down This Year's 2024 SCA Steak Championship. Chris Shares A Shocking Fact About This Victory, Not Only Was It For The World Champtionship, But There Is...

  5. Rob Dodge Joins Us To Talk SCA World Championship

    On This Week's Episode We Talk With Our Long Time Friend, Rob Dodge. Rob Is Recently Back From The SCA World Championship. Rob Breaks Down How He Did, What He Cooked, And What He Wishes He Could Have Cooked. We Also Talk About The Most Recent Issues Involving A KCBS Event... There Seems To Be A...

  6. Bird & Bones Is Open....

    We Are Back After A Week Off, And Kyle Is Still Alive..... Kyle Tells Us All About The Opening Of His New Restaurant Birds & Bones. Kyle Shares The Emotional Rollercoaster He Has Been On Over The Past Two Weeks. He Shares The Things He Has Learned, The Things That He Has Done Right, And The…

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  7. Rob Fergolicious Joins Us

    This Week We Catch Up With One Of The True Legends, In The Barbecue Community, The One And The Only, Mr. Rob Fergolicious. Rob Drops The Tongs On Why He Is Changing And Rebranding His Very Successful Rub Line. Rob Talks About His Competion Success, And Also Shares His Pride For Proud Souls! Rob…

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  8. It Is REALLY HAPPENING!!!!

    The Day Has Finally Come, It Is No Longer A Mirage... Kyle's New Restaurant Is Ready To Open; Say Hello To Birds And Bones!! Kyle Shares All The Exciting Details On His New Spot, And The Fears And Reality He Is Facing! Kyle Is Not The Only One Sharing Exciting News, Barrel's Signature Pizza Will…

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  9. Barrel Is Sick

    On This Week's Episode We Find Out That Barrel Had Too Much Fun Over The Weekend, And Is Sick, But Unlike Phil, He Still Works When He Is Sick. We Talk About What We Made For The Big Game, Phil Drops What His Plans Are For This May. Kyle Says His New Restaurant Is Very Close To Opening, Kyle Does...

  10. You Can Now See Us!

    On This Week's Episode We Change It Up A Little, And Do Our Show From Our Homes. You Can Now Hear & See Our Podcast Each Weekday. Check Out Our All New YouTube Channel, "Don't Drop The Tongs". We Break Down Some Drama In the Rub World, We Talk About A New Video That Has Come Out That Shows A…

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  11. How Do You Make The Best Wings?!

    On This Week's Episode Kyle And Barrel Dive Deep Into How To Make The Best Wings For Next Week's Big Game. We Talk Cooking Process, Wing Sauce, Everything You Need.... And Kyle Lets You In On A Game Changing Secret For Your Wings. Barrel And Kyle Talk About The New Green Mountain Grill That You…

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  12. Everything Comes In A Bag

    On This Week's Episode, We Cover Everything From Kyle Going To His First Food Vendor Show, And The Shocking Things He Found That Come In A Bag! Kyle Is Trying Some Vegan BBQ Options For A Neighbor, And Phil Is Thinking He Should Reconsider. Barrel Teaches Kyle A Lesson About What He Can And Can…

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  13. How About Them Cowboys

    On This Week's Episode Everyone Is In Studio, And We Have A Lot To Cover. Phil Is Back From His First Competition This Year, And He Had Some Great Results, And Some Very Puzzling Results... Naturally Barrel Has Questions About The Judging, We Get Into It All On This Week's Episode. We Also Have…

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  14. We Have Seen The Future Of Barbecue

    The Gang Is All Here, Minus Someone..... None The Less The Show Goes.... This Week's Episode We Break Down All The New Barbecue Items Being Showcased At The CES Show In Vegas. Are You Ready For An Indoor Smoker, An Oven That Cooks At The Speed Of A Microwave, And An AI Inspired Cooker That Could...

  15. Happy New Year, We Are BACK!!

    Happy New Year!! The Boys Are Back, With Lot Of Stories From Our Winter Break!! We Find Out What Each One Of Us Cooked For The Holidays. Phil And Kyle, Both Cooked A Seafood Boil, But Both Did It Completely Different. Barrel Took On A Catering Gig, And Go Stuck With Additional Items To Make, And...

  16. The Episode After The Cookies & Booze Party

    On This Week's Episode We Recap Everything That Happened At Barrel's Annual Cookie & Booze Christmas Party. Things Were Wild, Many Memories Were Made, And Many Things We Are Unsure What Really Happened. Kyle Shares A Hilarious Story Of How Well He Cooks After A Night Of Partying. Phil And Barrel...

  17. Phil The Vegetarian

    This Week's Episode Starts Out With Phil Dropping A Bombshell, That He Is Considering Becoming A Vegetarian?!?! We Get In Kyle's Business About What Is Going On With His Restaurant, And What Is Going To Be On The Menu, Will There Be Brisket?!! This Weekend Is Barrel's Annual Christmas Party And…

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  18. We Survived Thanksgiving

    On This Week's Episode We Cover Barrel Cooking Turkeys On Television, And Kyle Shares How His Turkeys Went, And Phil Explains Why He Was At A Dad's Club. Kyle Had A Catering Job That Was A Ton Of Work, But In Seems He Made Some More Fans. Barrel Has A Strange Reason, For Being Happy That Kyle Is...

  19. The Thanksgiving Special

    Phil Is Back From The World Food Championship, And He Shares What He Made, And How He Did. He Also Shares The Lessons He Learned, And What He Would Do Different Next Year. Barrel Asks A Hard Hitting Question To Phil And Kyle About Their Future In Competitions, And If Recent Events Will Impact…

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  20. Phil Goes To World Foods

    We Are All Back From A Very Busy Week, Kyle Served Food To His New Favorite Town Of Florence, Phil Prepared For This Week's World Food Competition In Dallas, And Barrel May Or May Not Have Survived NASCAR. Kyle Also Learned A Very Valuable Lesson, On Who He Can And Can Not Buy Drinks For, And…

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  21. A Busy Week For All Of Us

    IT'S ALL HAPPENING!! What A Week For All Three Of Us. Barrel Is Busy With NASCAR, And The World Series. Kyle Is Busy Getting Ready For An Upcoming Competition And For Birds & Bones To Be Serving At A Free Street Festival, Where They Expect Thousands. Phil Is Busy With ???? We Are Running And...

  22. Is Kyle A Stalker?!

    This Week's Episode Is A Wild One... We Find Out That Kyle Is Stalking Someone That Could Hurt Him Very Badly. Kyle Shares A Story Of What Caused Someone To Go To The Hospital At A Wedding He Catered.... AND To Top It All Off We Talk With Brett McKinney Of B'Mackin BBQ, About His Recent RGC At…

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  23. All The Details On The All New Embers TV

    On This Week’s Episode We Talk To Carlos Bradley & Jeremy Yoder, Two Of The Founding Members Of The All New Barbeque Streaming Platform, Embers TV. Everyone In The Barbeque Community Has Questions About Embers TV, And This Episode We Attempt To Ask All The Questions We All Have Been Wondering….…

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  24. Kyle's Blown Away By Instacart

    On This Week's Episode We Find Out The Official Results From The American Royal. We Also Share Our Reaction To The Official Announcement From KCBS About What Transpired At The Royal, And What The Future May Look Like For KCBS.. We Learn That Kyle Has Never Used Instacart, And Is Very Confused And...

  25. What Really Happened At The American Royal...

    Phil & Kyle Are Back From This Year's American Royal. We Are Also Joined By Our Friend Sterling Smith Of Loot N Booty BBQ, The Three Guys Break Down The Royal. We Find Out Who Got Calls, Who Did Not Do So Well, And We Talk About The Elephant At The Room.... "What Happened With The Results At This...

  26. Royal Week!

    This Week's Episode Is A Reduced Down, As Kyle Is At The American Royal, So It Is Just Phil And Barrel. Phil Recaps All The Action That Happened At The Competition In Ventura, As Well As The Action That Happened Away From The Competition. Kyle Has Already Arrived At The Royal And In Typical Kyle...

  27. The Week Before The Royal

    On This Week's Episode We Break Down The Upcoming American Royal, And The Upcoming Competition In California For Phil And Kyle. We Also Talk About The New Barbeque Streaming Platform Embers. Two On The Show Are Interested And Intrigued, And One Of Us Is Not Exactly Into It.....Can You Guess Who…

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  28. Man Fire Food's Roger Mooking

    On This Week's Episode We Are Joined By Celebrity Chef Roger Mooking, Of Man Fire Food. Roger Talks About His Cooking Background, His Restaurants, Behind The Scenes Stories From Man Fire Food, And Drops Some News On His New Music And Book Project! Before Roger Joins Us, We Have A Little Family...

  29. Phil Is Late, And He Smells....

    On This Week's Episode We Start Out A Man Down, Because Phil Decided To Be Late Again, And When He Does Finally Arrive, He Smells Like A Liquor Cabinet..... You Know There Is A Good Story On What Happened! We Break Down What We Are Cooking For Football Season This Year. We Break Down How We…

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  30. We Saw The Future!!

    This Week, All Three Of Us Were Lucky Enough To See The ALL NEW Green Mountain Grill! These New Smokers Are Going To Change The Barbeque World! Enjoy Our Honest Preview Of The New Must Have Smoker! We Also Recap How Phil Did At His Most Recent Contest In California, And We Found Out Why Phil…

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  31. The Man, The Myth, The Legend.. Kevin Bludso

    This Week's Episode Is A Very Special One! We Recorded This Episode Late Last Week, When A True Legend In The Barbeque Game Became Available, James Beard Award Winning Chef, Kevin Bludso. Kevin Bludso Lets Loose And Has An Honest, Funny, Colorful And Insightful Conversation. Kevin Explains How We...

  32. Happy Birthday To US!!

    This Week's Episode Is A Very Special One.... It Is Our Birthday! We Began The Podcast One Year Ago, And Somehow We Made It This Far. We Appreciate Your Support Over The Last Year! To Celebrate Our Birthday, We Took The Show On The Road To Our Home Away From Home... BBQ Island. Please Enjoy This...

  33. Phil The Grill, The King Of Flattops!

    On This Week's Episode We Cover A Ton Of Different Topics.. Phil And Kyle Are Competing This Weekend, And Kyle Has Very Stern Advice For Phil. We Talk About Some Of The New BBQ Shows On TV, And Kyle Is Triggered By Something On One Of The Shows. Phil Shares His Deep Rooted Issues With The Latest...

  34. Kosmo Khosravi, The Founder Of  Kosmos Q

    On This Week's Episode We Talked With Kosmo Khosravi, The Founder Of Kosmos Q. Kosmo Shares His Story From His Very Humbling Beginning, To The Massive Success He Now Enjoys. Kosmo Is Very Honest About The Lessons He Has Learned, And Shares Endless Amounts Of Endless Knowledge About Prioritizing...

  35. Dom Ruggiero One Of The Most Real And Awesome Chefs EVER

    On this week's episode, we take the show on the road to to talk with Dom Ruggiero the Founder & CEO of Cast Iron Concepts, a Scottsdale-based Hospitality Group. Dom takes us on a journey, explaining his carrer from his very humbling start to being the owner and operator of two of Arizona's best...

  36. Kyle, Phil, & Pops Star On BBQ USA

    This Week's Episode Is Very Special, As BBQ USA Season Two Debuted On The Food Network Earlier This Week, And The Stars Of The Episode Were None Other Than Kyle, Phil & Pops. We Break Down The Episode, We Get The Real Stories, The Behind The Scenes Things That You May Have Missed. We Also Find…

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  37. Toilet Turkey Tacos

    On This Week's Don't Drop The Tongs Podcast We Talk With Viral Star "BarFly7777"... A.K.A. The Hotel Bathroom Chef. BarFly7777 Has Millions Of Views On His Videos, He Has Been Featured All Over The World. We Have Many Questions, And BarFly7777 Answers Them All!!! This Is Guaranteed To Be An…

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  38. Mr Worldwide Is Back

    Phil Is Back After His Tour Of The Country! Phil Shares Some Great Stories, Also Attempts To Explain What He Was Wearing On The Podcast. Phil Talks About Some New Things He Has In Works, That Will Be Hitting The Shelves Soon. Kyle Is Back From The Famous Dave’s Competition In Long Beach, And He...

  39. PIZZA PIZZA

    On This Week's Episode We Talk About Phil Being On The TODAY Show, And What A Big Honor It Is For Phil. We Talk About Barrel's Attempt At Trying Some New Texas Style Ribs, And His Attempt To At Injecting A Pork Shoulder. Kyle Gives An Update On How Birds & Bones Is Coming Along, And How His Pop…

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  40. Kyle Vs. The Council

    This Week, Kyle Updates Us On How Birds & Bones Is Coming Along, And What Happened When He Went To The City Council Meeting. Kyle's Social Media Post About Birds & Bones, Ruffled Some Feathers! Barrel Goes Off Once Again About His Issues With Judges, And Presents A Hot Take On What Could Be Done....

  41. Girls Can Grill

    On This Week's Episode Of Don't Drop The Tongs, We Are Joined By The One And Only, Christy From Girl Can Grill. We Talk About Her Rise To Success, Some Her Tips And Tricks, She Shares Some Stories About Kyle And Phil, Including One About What Kyle Told Someone To Inject Their Meat With. We All…

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  42. We Are BACK... AND Phil The Grill Is The Smash Burger King

    Life Got In The Way Last Week, But We Are Back This Week!! Kyle Updates Us On How Things Are Going At His New Restaurant, And Explains Why He Does Not Like "The New Person". Phil Shares What He Has Been Doing Since He Closed The Trap House, And Why He Was Hanging With People Wearing Velcro Shoes…

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  43. The End Of An Era.....

    This Week's Episode Is Real And It Hits Hard.... The End Of An Era... But The Start Of A New Beginning....

  44. The King Of Chicken & Waffles... Mr. Larry White

    On This Week's Episode, We Are Joined By One Of The Biggest Names In The Phoenix Restaurant Industry... Larry White. Larry's Journey From Working For His Grandmother's Famous Restaurant, Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe To Being The Owner Of The World Famous Lo-Lo's Chicken And Waffles, Monroe's Hot...

  45. Kyle Can Not Tell Time

    This Week, We Learn That Kyle Can Not Tell Time! We Also Hear About Phil's Recent SCA Competition In Vegas, And You Will NOT BELIEVE WHAT PHIL DID! Phil Turned In Something, That Has NEVER Been Turned In Before! Speaking Of SCA Competitions, Is There Something Going On In The South East, OR Are...

  46. Pops Is In The House!

    On This Week's Episode, We Are Joined By A Very Special Guest.... The Man, The Myth, The Legend.... Pops! For Those Of You Who Don't Know, Pops, Is Kyle's Dad, And A Very Successful Chef In His Own Right. Pops Shares Some Of Thee Most Hilarious Stories Of All Time. We Find Out About The Time That...

  47. Phil's Warranty

    On This Week's Episode Of Don't Drop The Tongs, We Hear About The Steps Kyle Is Having To Take With The State To Open His Restaurant. Kyle Breaks Down Everything from The Application Process To The Intense Testing Process. Barrel Talks About People Hating On Him For Not Sharing A Recipe, Phil And...

  48. CHECK THAT!

    On This Week's Episode Kyle Tells Phil And Barrel That He Made A Controversial Purchase, That Sets Phil And Barrel Off. Kyle Gets Quite Defensive About His Purchase, You Can Listen And Decide If Kyle's Purchase Was Justified. Barrel Tries A New Internet Recipe, And Gives Honest Feedback On…

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  49. Phil Gets Real About The Struggle Of The Restaurant Business

    This Week We Break Down What The Impact "AI" May Have On The Restaurant Industry. Kyle Catered A Wedding Over The Weekend, That He Will Never Forget. Barrel Shares A Story About Partying With The Secret Service. We Also Get Into Our Favorite Type Of Sauces, And We Debate On What Is the Best Type…

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  50. Phil Almost Died On An Airplane

    The Gang Is All Back Together. Phil Breaks Down His Experience At The World Championship, He Shares An Honest And Real Feelings About The Heartbreak He Experienced In Dallas This Year. Phil Also Drops The Tongs On His Near Death Experience At 30,000 Feet!! Kyle Talked Barrel Into Going To Vegas…

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Don't Drop The Tongs, A Real And Incredibly Honest Look At The Barbecue World From Two Of The Top Barbecue Pit Masters In The World Today, Kyle Matuszewski From Your Behind BBQ & Phil The Grill Johnson From Trap House BBQ.

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102.5 KNIX (KNIX-FM)

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