Off To Memphis In May- World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest
The World BBQ Cooking Contest is held at Memphis’ Tom Lee Park on the banks of the great Mississippi River. I’m writing this from Memphis as I’m here for my annual Father-Daughter bonding trip as we...
View ArticleCongrats to Sweet Swine O Mine BBQ Team for Winning Grand Champion: Memphis...
Congrats to Sweet Swine O Mine who won Grand Champion at Memphis In May this year. I’m feeling really proud of my good friend and GrillGrrrl contributor, Blake Marcum, whose team won Grand Champion of...
View ArticleThe Sanctioning Bodies of Competition BBQ: The Law of BBQ Land
Sanctioning Bodies of BBQ set the guidelines for a BBQ competition and can vary by region. This photo is only a sample of all the sanctioning bodies of BBQ there are in the US and world. Introducing...
View ArticleBBQ Pitmasters Season Premier Tonight: My Interview with Myron Mixon,...
I chat with Myron Mixon about what’s new in Season 5 of BBQ Pitmasters. Plus, a giveaway of his newest cookbook Everday Barbecue. Is everyone stoked to watch the season premier of BBQ Pitmasters Season...
View ArticleWhat type of smokers are the competitors using?
A Stumps gravity fed smoker is one of the more popular smokers on the bbq circuit. When spectators come up to us at competitions they are always overwhelmed with the variety of smokers it takes to...
View ArticleSmokin’ in the Mountains: The Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival In Tryon, NC
Bubba & Son trucked it up the mountain on June 14th-15th weekend for the 20th annual Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival in Tryon, NC. Fortunately this event is only 50 miles away from the house, so...
View ArticleScoring Q and Drinking Brew: Winning First Place in Pork Shoulder at Memphis...
Scoring Q and Drinking Brew By Blake Marcum “SWINE O’ MINE!” Inside my head were two thoughts. One, did he mean Sweet Swine O’ Mine? Two, did he just mess up reading out the name of the Grand...
View ArticleKCBS Competition Turn-in Boxes: Unbelievably Easy!
Chicken Turn in box on a nice “putting green” of parsley. Wow, what a crazy month of competition BBQ! We competed in three cook-offs (two KCBS and one SBN). We had some highs, 10th in chicken out of 94...
View Article“Scoring Q and Drinking Brew”, Lesson 5: BBQ Ain’t Always Pretty, But It Is BBQ
Scoring Q and Drinking Brew By Blake Marcum After cooking at the grand show that is the Memphis in May World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest, it’s a fun time to go back to smaller competitions....
View ArticleEmbrace the Moistening Power That is, BUTTER!
Butter is the key to keeping meat moist on the Competition BBQ Circuit. If you ever go to a BBQ competition (and I highly recommend you do) it is very likely that you are going to see squeezable butter...
View ArticleOff To Memphis In May- World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest
The World BBQ Cooking Contest is held at Memphis’ Tom Lee Park on the banks of the great Mississippi River. I’m writing this from Memphis as I’m here for my annual Father-Daughter bonding trip as we...
View ArticleCongrats to Sweet Swine O Mine BBQ Team for Winning Grand Champion: Memphis...
Congrats to Sweet Swine O Mine who won Grand Champion at Memphis In May this year. I’m feeling really proud of my good friend and GrillGrrrl contributor, Blake Marcum, whose team won Grand Champion of...
View ArticleThe Sanctioning Bodies of Competition BBQ: The Law of BBQ Land
Sanctioning Bodies of BBQ set the guidelines for a BBQ competition and can vary by region. This photo is only a sample of all the sanctioning bodies of BBQ there are in the US and world. Introducing...
View ArticleBBQ Pitmasters Season Premier Tonight: My Interview with Myron Mixon,...
I chat with Myron Mixon about what’s new in Season 5 of BBQ Pitmasters. Plus, a giveaway of his newest cookbook Everday Barbecue. Is everyone stoked to watch the season premier of BBQ Pitmasters Season...
View ArticleWhat type of smokers are the competitors using?
A Stumps gravity fed smoker is one of the more popular smokers on the bbq circuit. When spectators come up to us at competitions they are always overwhelmed with the variety of smokers it takes to...
View ArticleSmokin’ in the Mountains: The Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival In Tryon, NC
Bubba & Son trucked it up the mountain on June 14th-15th weekend for the 20th annual Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival in Tryon, NC. Fortunately this event is only 50 miles away from the house, so...
View ArticleScoring Q and Drinking Brew: Winning First Place in Pork Shoulder at Memphis...
Scoring Q and Drinking Brew By Blake Marcum “SWINE O’ MINE!” Inside my head were two thoughts. One, did he mean Sweet Swine O’ Mine? Two, did he just mess up reading out the name of the Grand...
View ArticleKCBS Competition Turn-in Boxes: Unbelievably Easy!
Chicken Turn in box on a nice “putting green” of parsley. Wow, what a crazy month of competition BBQ! We competed in three cook-offs (two KCBS and one SBN). We had some highs, 10th in chicken out of 94...
View Article“Scoring Q and Drinking Brew”, Lesson 5: BBQ Ain’t Always Pretty, But It Is BBQ
Scoring Q and Drinking Brew By Blake Marcum After cooking at the grand show that is the Memphis in May World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest, it’s a fun time to go back to smaller competitions....
View ArticleEmbrace the Moistening Power That is, BUTTER!
Butter is the key to keeping meat moist on the Competition BBQ Circuit. If you ever go to a BBQ competition (and I highly recommend you do) it is very likely that you are going to see squeezable butter...
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