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This was their 4th year, and our 4th year competing, at the Smokin' Brew BBQ competition in Parker, CO over Labor Day weekend. The organizers do an amazing job and it just gets better every year. This year 53 teams showed up to compete for bragging rights and prize money, including four first time competitors. As the defending champions from last year there was no pressure at all as people kept stopping by asking if we were going to do a repeat. But you cook the best you can and the rest is in the hands of the judges. The judges favored us again this year. We finished 10th in chicken, 4th in ribs, 10th in pork and 5th in brisket to take the Grand Champion honors again this year. This was a back to back win with our last contest in Red River, NM.
Congratulations to all those who got a call, especially Stars & Stripes BBQ for taking Reserve and Backdraft BBQ for winning People's Choice for the 4th year in a row. |
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Friday, 24 August 2012 19:29 |
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On August 28 we competed in the Lone Star BBQ Society sanctioned cookoff in Red River, NM. Red River is in the northern part of the state northeast of Taos. It is a picturesque ski town nestled at 9,000 feet elevation in the Sangre de Christo mountains. It is a beautiful setting for a BBQ contest.
We squared off agains 30 other teams in the "Texas rules" cookoff. We usually cook in Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned contests. The LSBS rules are different, scoring and judging are different, and there are only 3 meat categories instead of the four seen at KCBS contests. In Texas contests there is no pork shoulder category, only chicken, spare ribs and beef brisket. Out of the 31 teams competing only 3 were from New Mexico. Most were from Texas and a few from Oklahoma.
This was our third year competing at this event and our Pitmaker BBQ Vault smoker came through for us again. The previous two years we finished third overall. This year we were 6th in chicken, 5th in ribs, 1st in brisket (for the second year in a row) and took the Grand Champion honors. Grand prize was a discada cooking stand from DISC-IT in Albuquerque. Congratulations to Wayne Ratliff, Ready Yet, for Reserve Champion. We were the only two who finished in the top 10 in all 3 categories.
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Friday, 24 August 2012 17:30 |
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Bear Paw Products, maker of the popular pork shredding tool, has announced that a new and improved Bear Paw is hitting the market. Introducing the "Grizzly". Available now at select BBQ shops and retail outlets as well as Amazon.com on-line stores.
Even though Bear Paws are widely recognized by Pitmasters and World Champions as the best tool for pulled pork, and has passed the rigorous tests to become recommended by America's Test Kitchen, Bear Paw has been working behind the scenes to go from good to great. They have developed an FDA approved, proprietary nylon material that is harder, denser, stronger, tougher, more heat-resistant and will stay sharper in use. Named the "Grizzly", it comes in a sleek black color with "Bear Paws" engraved on the handle to serve as a strong grip surface. These are REALLY tough. These awesome 'Paws work with a heat deflection temperature rating upt to 400 degrees and with a new patent to boot they have exceeded every customer's needs. With this new product targeted to the BBQ market, the brown color is being replaced by the black. So, if you have a previous version it's time to upgrade. They also work for all kinds of kitchen uses including handling turkeys, hams, roasts, large fruit and vegetables, and for tossing salads and pastas. They are a necessity in every kitchen as an extra set of hands for unique uses.
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 August 2012 17:41 |
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Friday, 15 April 2011 20:08 |
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The following sites advertised on The Smoke Ring but never paid. We advise against ordering from or doing business with the following companies. If they scammed us they may scam you!
Oil Lift - www.oillift.net - We gave this company ample opportunity to pay and spoke with them on the phone several times but they refuse to pay for the service we provided.
The Fatwood Company - This business was not an advertiser but was a ring member site. We have received numerous complaints from people who have ordered from The Fatwood Company, www.fatwoodonline.com The site has been removed from The Smoke Ring and we recommend that you do not order from this business.
DB Entertainment. They have a number of different websites under the following URLs, www.bbq1.com, www. sodabarsystem.com, www.dbec.us, www.neoncentral.com.
Cafe Press BBQ Shack - www.cafepress.com/bbqshack - Not affiliated with The BBQ Shack, www.TheBBQShack.com
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