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We had a great time at the second Kick in the Butt BBQ
contest in Florence, CO. Cindy Cox and her team did another outstanding
job this year organizing the event, squeezing 38 teams into the
beautiful Pioneer Park. The contest ran very smoothly and I can't think
of a single thing I would suggest as an improvement. The fall weather
was beautiful and it's always nice to be in a grassy, tree shaded park
instead of an asphalt parking lot. The entertainment was great with a
nice lineup of bands playing on Friday and all day Saturday.
Unique trophies are given for 1st and 2nd place
in each category, as well as Grand Champion and Reserve Champion. The
trophies are handmade miniature oil derricks celebrating Florence's
distinction as the site of the first oil well ever drilled west of the
Mississippi River. This year we were fortunate to bring one home, the
1st place trophy for Ribs. We also finished 4th in brisket and 8th
overall.
Congratulations to Ryan from Backdraft BBQ for
his first ever grand championship. He was competing alone with only his
dog Kuma to provide support. Congratulations also to Parrothead Smokers
for Reserve. Full results are available on the Rocky Mountain BBQ Association website.
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 20:03 |
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It was a picture perfect day on Sept. 11 in
Grand Junction, CO as 49 teams gathered at the 2010 Pork & Hops
Challenge. Skys were clear and the temperature was in the upper 70s.
Competition was fierce as some of the top competition BBQ teams in the
country were there
to compete for a piece of the $20,000+ in prize money. The venue is one
of the best of any contest in the country, located in a beautiful,
grassy, tree shaded park.
We were more than a
little nervous competing in this field of seasoned BBQ cooks since this
was only our second time to cook on our brand new Pitmaker BBQ Vault
smoker.
We just picked it up in Houston two weeks before and
cooked on it once at a contest in Parker,CO. We shouldn't have been
nervous, though, because the insulated BBQ Vault smoker chugged right
along through the chilly night. The BBQ Vault came through for us and we
placed 9th in chicken, 6th in ribs, 5th in pork, 5th in brisket and 3rd
overall. Congratulations to 4 Legs Up for winning Grand Champion for
the 2nd year in a row, and McFrankenboo BBQ, who came all the way from
Phoenix, for their Reserve Champion finish. Click here for more pictures
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 19:50 |
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We competed in our first Lone Star Barbecue
Society sanctioned cookoff in Red River, NM on Aug 21. Red River is
located in northern New Mexico just north of Taos. It is 8,800 feet
elevation so that had to be takend into account for the cooking times.
The event was located in a
beautiful, grassy park in the center of town. There was also a CASI
sanctioned chili cookoff, a New Mexico Green Chili state championship
cookoff, and a music festival organized by Larry Joe Louis. We were
entertained all day Saturday, starting at 9 AM, by an excellent array of
musicians, many from the local area. The weather was perfect, sunny and
mid-70's during the day but the 42 degrees at night was a little
chilly.
We placed 3rd in chicken, 7th in
ribs and 5th in brisket. We didn't place in the top 10 in either of the
chili categories. We never entered a chili cookoff before so we really
had no idea what the judges are looking for in a chili.
The event was a lot of fun, in a
beautiful setting. We'll definitely plan a trip back next year. If you
want to get out of the August heat and enjoy some beautiful mountain
weather and scenery, you can't do better than Red River.
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