#364 - Aaron Franklin on FRANKLIN SMOKE
Books on Pod with Trey Elling
English - September 26, 2023 11:11 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBooks Arts health fitness business lifestyle entrepreneur marketing entrepreneurship interview wellness nutrition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Legendary BBQ pitmaster Aaron Franklin chats with Trey Elling about FRANKLIN SMOKE: WOOD. FIRE. FOOD. Topics include:
Why he decided to complete a "trilogy" with this book (2:20)
Turning what you love into a career (3:22)
Aaron's willingness to share his "secrets" (4:00)
How he has evolved with cooking brisket (7:05)
What got him interested in the science of cooking BBQ (9:59)
Recalling his restaurant's fire in 2017 (11:45)
Why he loves about his for-home Franklin Pits (14:33)
Aaron Franklin respects wood, specifically post oak (16:42)
Tannins and firewood (19:05)
Cutting wood (20:30)
Cooking with fire (23:15)
Aaron's smoke sensitivities (27:23)
Spending less time cutting meat for lunches (29:27)
Uptown Sports Club (30:28)
Is his next restaurant going to be a taco place? (33:41)
The whole Branzino recipe in FRANKLIN SMOKE (38:35)
"Hot n' Fast" brisket (39:55)
Reverse searing (41:04)
Favorite places to grab meat to cook at home (46:14)
Austin's current food scene (48:08)
How Aaron would cook humanely harvested human (51:20)