BBQing with Britt was made because I am smoking four large pork butts for 45 people this weekend for the super bowl. Over the last four years, I have found a passion for grilling and smoking foods. I have smoked brisket, beef ribs, pork butt, pork loins, pork ribs, cream cheese, boiled eggs, mac n’ cheese, and the list goes on and on. I will walk listeners through recipes step by step so they can make the recipes in their homes. This podcast is all about easy recipes that beginners and experienced smokers or grillers can use. Each week the listeners will have a new meat, vegetable, or side dish that I will walk them through in a thirty-minute or less podcast.
I chose to start the podcast out with the sound of a smoker opening, and the sound of a grill being scrapped to start the sounds out with things you should or word hear for this type of podcast. I also added the sounds of wood burning in the smoker in the background throughout the introduction of the show. For a show where we are talking about smoking and grilling, I thought that was a nice touch to hear. I also added the sound of someone preparing food as the background noise, it gives the feeling that I have already started getting ready and am continuing to prepare for the start of the show. I liked all the sounds mixed together because there are many components to smoking or grilling. Often times we are using cast iron pans, burning wood in the smoker, or preparing side dishes to go with the meat. These sounds mixed together gave all those elements wrapped in one.
Audio Files:
Campfire Crackling by Sounds for You
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Sound: Metal Panini Grill Lift and Close Squeak Hinge Rattle by Lolamadeus
Free use license under Pixabay
Wood Burning Stove by Richwise
Free use license under Pixabay
Free use license under Pixabay
Hi Brittany,
I love the idea for your podcast. I have never smoked meat before and your podcast made me want to give it a try. The overall tone of the podcast was laid back and made the listener feel comfortable. The podcast is providing helpful information in a fun way. The different cooking and kitchen sounds really made me feel like I was in the kitchen with you.
I think this podcast would be great for anyone who loves food or cooking. This is a very specific topic (BBQ), but I think with the variety of recipes out there, you would have a lot of content to cover. If you were looking for greater appeal and a larger audience, it might be better to include other cooking styles outside of BBQing.
Overall it was a great preview for your podcast concept. The only suggestions I would have is for you to obtain a better microphone for less staticky audio and to leave less “dead-air” gaps between your talking and sound effects.
Hello Brittany! Love that you chose BBQ as your podcast topic and that picture is making me hungry! I enjoyed the volume of your voice and how clear that recording was. I do think the intro sound effects were a little hard to make out, especially at the end. It wasn’t totally clear whether it was accidental noises picked up on a recording or if it was a BBQ-ing sound effect. But I don’t BBQ often (just eat it!) so that could be my own lack of expertise. I also think your graphic would have been more successful if you chose a different color for the font or placed something behind it to make it easier to read. Some of the dark lettering gets lost in the dark background.