This is the very first episode of Season Five. This season covers the 2019 Australian Competitive BBQ Circuit and includes recordings from some of the biggest and best festivals from all over this beautiful wide brown land of ours. In short, I'm going to be spending the year flying, driving, eating, walking and talking my way around Australia and I'm bringing you along for the ride! I'm kicking things off a bit early this year and hitting the ground running at the Kondari BBQ Festival on Australia Day. The Kondari Hotel is in Hervey Bay on the Central Coast of Queensland, and I was there competing on my friend Anthony's team, Black Bark Barbecue. True to form, Australia Day lived up to its reputation - it was hot. Really, really hot. We had two 3 by 3 metre marquees up. The one in front was open, and it was 45 degrees in the shade. That's 115 Fahrenheit for our American listeners. The back tent was our camp kitchen, and with three walls up to keep the dust off the proteins, it was 55 degrees, or 130 Fahrenheit. Despite this, the competition was even hotter, but I'll save that for a surprise. Before we get started, I'd like to let you know that my new ebooks are now available on the website. There is the second edition of my well-loved '27 Lessons Learned from Competition BBQ' and also the deliciously new 'Bacon Manifesto'. The 'Bacon Manifesto' includes what you need to know about making bacon at home and then some incredible recipes to give you an idea of what to do with it. I'd also like to invite you to join us at the Smoking Hot Confessions Community on Facebook. If you're looking for a BBQ group full of open-minded people who just love to help each other out, the Smoking Hot Confessions Community is a great place to continue the conversation. Finally, however you're listening to this episode, please subscribe, rate and review the show. It really helps me spread that BBQ love. So without further ado, grab yourself a chicken rib and pale ale and turn your aircon up to 11 and join me as I melt in the hot Aussie sun at the Kondari BBQ Festival!

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