You’ll often find Kent telling tales of his travels at western heritage festivals - and his talent for storytelling even earned him the Best Cowboy Humorist and Storyteller of the Year award by the Academy of Western Artists. Kent and Shannon also spend their time traveling the country, sharing their distinct way of life wherever they end up. Together they operate the Red River Chuck Wagon Cooking School, where twice a year students can try their hand at living like a cowboy by sleeping in teepees and cooking grilled steaks and chops, or whatever else Kent cooks for real cowboys from his chuck wagon. Kent Rollins lives in Oklahoma with his wife, Shannon. It won’t come as much of a surprise either that Kent is a fan of cast iron skillets and dutch ovens. cast iron wood stove he affectionately dubbed “Bertha”. Kent Rollins cooks on a refurbished 1876 Studebaker chuck wagon, which was manufactured before the company even made cars. Kent also shares recipes, cooking tips, and stories about the cowboy way of life on both YouTube and Instagram. Designed to last a lifetime, Rollins has crafted hearty chicken pot pies, thick steak frites, creamy white chicken chilis, spicy baked bean casseroles, and more, with Berthas hefty, 385-pound steel body. Kent has been on shows like Throwdown! With Bobby Flay, where Kent took home victory over Bobby with his chicken fried steak. The centerpiece of Kent Rollins cowboy cooking style is a handmade wood-burning stove named Bertha (per Kent Rollins). Though Kent still lives and cooks much like a cowboy, his popularity in the modern world has only increased. He soon bought a chuck wagon to begin cooking for ranches before expanding into cowboy catering.Īs the rest of the world developed technology and products to make cooking easier, Kent stayed true to the cowboy way of life and still cooks on an antique Studebaker chuck wagon that was manufactured in 1876. Kent started his career with his uncle, guiding and feeding cowboys and outdoorsmen in the wilderness of New Mexico. Kent has been cooking for nearly 40 years and is best known for preserving a historic way of life.
Just don’t call him a chef, because “you can’t get full-on fancy”. Kent Rollins is a cowboy, a cook, a storyteller, and a humorist.
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