Now the real fun begins! After we turned in our Anything Butt entry, we started to briefly relax, then realized it was time to get moving.  The way we figured out when to do what was to backtrack from entry … Continue reading →

Leading up to the first competition for Bucky McOinkum’s Barbecue, we’d planned out as much as we could, practiced a few times, and we were ready… but nervous a bit!  The first competition was in Carmel, IN… the Bodacious Blues-BQ … Continue reading →

I’ve been into barbecue for a relatively short time.  I got a book in June 2004 called How to Grill by Steven Raichlen.  Great book to get started!  After that, I started thinking about maybe getting into competition… To compete … Continue reading →