Category Archives: Competition

Newly Sanctioned Ohio Competition! – Date Changed

As of this morning, I heard from Jim Emig of Jim Dandy’s BBQ that their competition in Cincinnati is now officially sanctioned by the KCBS!!!

The comp will be on September 22 and 23, which is a Saturday/Sunday competition. Turn ins will probably start a bit early so people can get home at a decent time. I’ve read stuff on people wanting this set up, so it will be worth a try!

Look here for more info; email me at cmcadams@buckymcoinkumsbbq.com for more info if you want. I spoke with Jim this morning, and he said they’re hoping to have a judging class put together for the end of August, too.

Ohio comps… Gotta love it! Continue reading →

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Dr. BBQ’s Competition Class

Last weekend, Mark and I pulled the smoker up to Detroit, MI, for Dr. BBQ’s Competition BBQ Class. The class was very much oriented toward Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) competitions, and Ray (Dr. BBQ) certainly has the background to talk about comps!

The class ran from 3:00 PM on Saturday until about 2:00 PM on Sunday, with set up starting at noon on Saturday. The weather couldn’t have been better. Highs in the low 70s, low in the high 40s overnight, clear and gorgeous. The class was held at an engineering/manufacturing firm, and John Ford, the owner, has a GREAT pellet smoker inside, with a fantastic kitchen, so we did the classes inside mostly, taking the food outside to cook. Continue reading →

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Meat, glorious meat!

On the startup of Get Your Grill On, the editor, Robert Fernandez, has asked for photos of meat. I thought about what post to send him pictures from, and I decided it would be a good time to just go through the last 10 months and pull out some good ol’ meat photos… So here they are! Continue reading →

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End of our sophomore year

I was up early this morning, and I realized that Mark and I have just finished our sophomore season as competitive barbecuers. Well, I don’t know how competitive we are, but we at least helped me one comp a Jack qualifier! I thought this was a good time, though, to reflect on the last couple of seasons and how things have changed. Continue reading →

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October’s almost gone

Here I am at the end of October. This is the month I tell people shows why Ohio is a great place to live… The fall colors are great! Living in the woods means I get to see a lot of color, and this year is one of the best recent years to do some leaf viewing.

October is also really busy for us. It’s great weather to be out, so we do a lot. Every weekend seems to fill up, almost too much. Luckily, we have a couple of weekends to relax between now and the holidays starting. It’s also been a tough October for me, with Woody gone. He always liked the turn in weather, and I just have great memories of spending time with him at this time of the year. If anyone reading this has a dog, especially a lab, make sure to spoil them a little extra for me this week! Continue reading →

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Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festvial

Last weekend was our 5th competition, in Nelsonville, Ohio… The Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival. This was our latest competition season-wise, and Friday night was COLD!!! We made due, though, and got through the night to end up with a great Saturday with 60+ degree temps and gorgeous fall colors everywhere around.

One thing that’s different about this comp is that there’s no other festival going along with it, so it’s nothing but teams that show up to cook. And our biggest contribution was to be the 25th team to allow the winner to be eligible for next year’s Jack Daniels competition. Other than that, we pretty much blew it, but, most importantly, we had a great time cooking bad food! :) Continue reading →

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One more comp!

Tomorrow morning we take off for Nelsonville, Ohio, for the Ohio Smoke Meat Festival!!!

It’s possibly going to be raining, so we’re not leaving until about 10:00 am, which should get us there about 12:30. We’ll have time to set up and prep well before the 6:00 PM Cook’s Meeting.

After last weekend, this cook should be a breeze! Just joking, really. Continue reading →

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Into October

We just finished with the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival. I haven’t heard how many people were there, but it was pretty packed, and the weather was PERFECT for a festival! I got there on Saturday at 7:00 AM, and it was crowded by 8:00.

We didn’t do as much business as we’d hoped, but we did at least cover our costs and then some. Mostly, we learned a lot. For instance, we now know that we can get over 400 lbs of meat on our cooker at one time! We did most of the cook using nothing but wood, which was also a great learning experience. Regulating temps with wood is a bit different than with charcoal, I think. Continue reading →

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Competition judging reflections – VERY long!

My wife and I have now used our judging certifications for the first time! We judged the Madison Ribberfest KCBS sanctioned barbecue competition in Indiana. The good news was that all the judges were certified judges, which, from what I hear, isn’t very common. The bad news (not really that bad) was that some judges didn’t show (or call even), so we had to do an extra entry per category.

Last week, I posted some of my preconceptions, so I thought I’d just reflect on those to see how right or wrong I was, and I’ll add some more observations afterwards. Continue reading →

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Competition judging preconceptions

his weekend, I’m, most likely, going to be judging my first KCBS competition. My wife and I got our certifications in January, and we’ll be using them finally! I thought I’d kind of document what my thoughts are going into the experience, then compare them next week after having done the judging for real.

Just like any new experience, it will be interesting to see how right or wrong my preconceptions are after this weekend! Continue reading →

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The week of August 14, 2006

This week in blogging… Great start, huh? I thought I’d do a blog preview of the week, to keep me focused and hopefully keep my readers’ interest!

Carnbbq First off, I submitted my tomato pie entry to “Carnival of the Recipes – The BBQ Edition”, and it got included! This is a feature that can be hosted by just about anyone, but pulls together a topic of recipes. The tomato pie is included in the side dish part of the entry. I’ve submitted another entry for an upcoming “Carnival of the Grill”; if it makes it, I’ll post about that, too.

Later this week, I’ll have some info on salmon. I have generally cedar-planked salmon recently, but I hot smoked some really great salmon, and I’ll talk about salmon in general for outdoor cooking.

I’ll also have my next installment of updates on how I’m doing diet-wise. Already, I’m noticing a difference in how my pants are fitting!

And I’m preparing for my first judging experience at a KCBS event. My wife and I will be going to Madison, IN, this Friday to judge Saturday. The only thing that will change that is whether I can leave my dog overnight… Woody’s having some issues, and I have to be comfortable leaving him with a friend that will come over to watch him. We’ll see how he’s doing later in the week before I make up my mind. Continue reading →

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