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ABC News
20-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- ABC News
US-style meat smoking spices things up for Aussie weekend barbecues
Most weekends, Callan Buchholz wakes up early, not for a morning run or yoga class, but in pursuit of the perfect smoked brisket. The 35-year-old lives in Rockhampton, central Queensland, a region regarded as the beef capital of Australia and renowned for its bull statues and meat-related experiences. He has joined the growing trend of weekend barbecue enthusiasts converting from the traditional Aussie barbie to American-style smoking. It's a mouth-watering method increasing in popularity both for the challenge and the cost. "You can definitely feed a lot of people in one sitting and have food for days left over," Mr Buchholz said. Mr Buchholz said it was his wife, Ashleigh, who got him into the culinary art of meat smoking. "I turned 30 and I'm not into golf nor history so my wife bought me a meat smoker," he said. "Since then, I think I've had about 15–20 mates travel with me on the journey the last few years, which is cool. Meat smoking involves a slow, low-temperature cooking approach over direct heat from wood or charcoal that tenderises the meat and develops a unique smoky taste. It requires skill and technique, but also, time and patience. "There's a few more elements at play than a traditional Australian barbecue," Mr Buchholz said. "The prep that goes into the meat and the planning is all part and package of it." Adelaide's Luke Leyson is a butcher but not just any butcher. He's captain of the Australian Butcher Team. Mr Leyson said the rising trend of meat smoking had resulted in increased demand for certain types of meat. "It's definitely translated into retail butchery," he said. "The cuts that are used in these low and slow methods aren't your ones that you would normally come across, so as butchers we've got to move with the times as well. "That's the best thing about these food trends. As long as we can educate ourselves and keep on top of them, it's great for us to then help out our consumers to be able to cook the perfect meat on the weekend." As the nation grapples with a cost-of-living crisis, Mr Leyson said a big weekend cook-up could also be more cost-effective. He said a 12-hour smoked beef brisket was a new twist on the Sunday roast. "It's almost like that little take on your Sunday roast where you'd cook a big roast and then it would carry over into the start of the week for cold cuts." Butchers across the country are also getting in on the backyard-cooking trend. Mr Leyson said beef, pork and lamb were the most popular choices of meat when it came to smoking. "It's kind of hard not to get into the trend especially when we've got to have a knowledge of how to cook it as well so we can translate that to our customers. "When you're thinking low and slow you think of ribs and pork ribs is a good place to start." Is the traditional Aussie backyard barbecue under threat from a meat-smoking culture? According to Australian celebrity chef Matt Golinski, there's still a place for both. He said the low and slow style of cooking had taken off in Australia in recent years. "It's become a huge thing now for amateurs and professionals and the teams that you see getting around the countryside with their big smokers and entering in competitions is an amazing thing," he said. "It is an art form and the guys that get really serious about it, they understand the science of it. "The temperatures are hugely important and there's the purists who will only smoke with certain woods, so there's a massive variation in the way you can achieve an end result." The highly regarded Sunshine Coast-based chef said the reward of cooking and eating smoked meat offered a unique and intensely flavoured experience. "You can really create magic," he said. "It's also that anticipation as well and you have to be patient enough to wait for it to be ready and once it is, it's worth that wait."
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Buchholz stunner: Trace Johnson, son of former Gators QB Doug Johnson, transfers to California's Santa Margarita
The Gainesville area's most impressive football powerhouse will look drastically different next season. Buchholz QB Trace Johnson shocked the local preps scene Friday afternoon by announcing he was transferring from Gainesville to Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles. SMCHS is a college prep school has a dominant athletic program. Its football team is coached by Carson Palmer, who was hired earlier this year. Palmer attended the school in the mid-1990s before attending USC from 1998-2002. Advertisement In LA, Palmer won the Heisman Trophy in 2002. He was selected first overall in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Palmer played 15 seasons in the NFL for the Bengals, Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals and was selected to the Pro Bowl three times. Johnson leaves after starting for Buchholz for two seasons. He filled the shoes of Mr. Florida Creed Whittemore before the 2023 season and led BHS to a 23-5 record and back-to-back region titles. Buchholz quarterback Trace Johnson (12) passes during the first half of an FHSAA 6A Semi Final against Osceola at Citzens Field in Gainesville, FL on Friday, December 6, 2024. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun] Known for his cannon of an arm and quartet of great receivers – Justin Williams, DJ Hicks and Keil McGriff – Johnson threw for over 6,300 yards and 64 TDs in his two years as a starter. His 3,522 yards this past season ranked 4th in Florida and 1st in Class 6A. Advertisement His departure creates an interesting QB situation for the back-to-back-to-back-to-back state semifinals. Andrew Whittemore, son of head coach Mark Whittemore, was the backup last season. He attempted just seven passes for 17 yards in 2024, though. McGriff started at QB for Newberry in 2022 and 2023, where he led them to the postseason both seasons. McGriff, though, has four D1 offers – all at receiver. He transferred to Buchholz to play the position over QB. Bobcats spring practice is expected to begin around late April or early May. Noah Ram covers Gainesville-area high school sports and University of Florida athletics for The Gainesville Sun, and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at Nram@ and follow him @Noah_ram1 on X/Twitter. This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Buchholz QB Trace Johnson, son of Florida football's Doug Johnson, transfers
