Tonight, we get loaded up and ready to go to Fairbanks, IN, for Q For The Kids, our sixth competition.
We’re pretty excited about this one; we just took Dr. BBQ’s class last month, and we think we have a shot to place better than we have in the past. There are some great teams going, but we’ve cooked against most of them before. Whether we win or not, we’ll have a great time.
I have my project plan all set, and our checklist is being worked. I used a form of the checklist on the Smokin’ Guns BBQ website. Here’s our project plan (click on it to see it full size; it should be readable):
I’ll post results after we get back… hoping to see Bucky McOinkum’s Barbecue listed several times!!!
Best of Luck and have a great time.
I like your schedule. Linda and I have been using a schedule and checklist based on the Smokin’ Guns information for several years. It works. We’ve tweak after almost every event. It’s not so much that we will follow it to the minute, but it’s a guideline if we’re ever wondering, “What should we be doing now?” or “What’s next?”
Brian, another thing I’m learning more and more is to not pay attention to anyone else when you know your cooker and what you need to do. Just because no one else is putting brisket on at 5:30 doesn’t mean I shouldn’t if it I think that’s when they need to go on. You have to learn to trust yourself a bit.