Check this out! Heck, BBQ competition might have a playoff system before college football?
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Hey Cal,
There's one close to me, Traverse City, that's only about 5 hours, maybe Qnorth will show up, I think he is in Glen Arbor, that's a stone throw for him. Who knows, Maybe you can judge their.
There's one close to me, Traverse City, that's only about 5 hours, maybe Qnorth will show up, I think he is in Glen Arbor, that's a stone throw for him. Who knows, Maybe you can judge their.
got ta take a shot
quote:There's one close to me, Traverse City, that's only about 5 hours, maybe Qnorth will show up, I think he is in Glen Arbor, that's a stone throw for him.
Actually near Bellaire, 20 miles NE of Traverse. But I hope to drop by the competition.
Look there guys, your region was the 1st to sell out. Betcha didn't think Traverse City was right in the middle of Que country? I did see on the KCBS sight that 477 teams signed up for the Sams comps in the 1st 24 hours...cool!
Let the games/comps begin!!!
Let the games/comps begin!!!
We got in on the Evergreen Park, IL contest.
Good luck Don! Hope you and your brother cook well that day and find some good tables.
Talking about tables...looks like Sonja and I will be judging the regionals in Fort Worth ,Tx for region 2. Hope to get to taste some AWESOME entries!!! We will also hope to see some walks from the CS Forum members?
Unlike a lot of judges, we make sure we stick around and give all the fine cooks a hand at the end. They deserve it,IMO.
Talking about tables...looks like Sonja and I will be judging the regionals in Fort Worth ,Tx for region 2. Hope to get to taste some AWESOME entries!!! We will also hope to see some walks from the CS Forum members?
Unlike a lot of judges, we make sure we stick around and give all the fine cooks a hand at the end. They deserve it,IMO.
The first Sam's Club competition is this coming weekend. Three teams I know w/ FEC's are Route 66, Toys 4 BBQ'n, and us Little Miss BBQ. Best of luck to all teams that are taking part in this series.
Congrats to the teams that walked and those that advanced in the 1st Sams contest in Gilbert,AZ.
Ran across this U-tube of the contest. For you comp cooks that don't get to judge much, I would encourage you to take the time to watch the last part of it. It will give you a great insight of the inexact art of judges and judging. LINK
Ran across this U-tube of the contest. For you comp cooks that don't get to judge much, I would encourage you to take the time to watch the last part of it. It will give you a great insight of the inexact art of judges and judging. LINK
We were lucky enough to cook the first Sam's Club contest and missed qualifying by 4 points. Many lessons were learned though and we ended up with a 1st in Pork, 2nd in ribs, and 9th overall. My tip of the day is don't ever stray from what's working. Our chicken has been top 5 in the past two contests and we ended up with a 149 this time due to a couple of changes.
The event was ran really well and it was definitely a different atmosphere. I think everyone was hoping to advance and you could tell that people were taking it very seriously. Other than the weather being cold and rainy, it was an exceptional event.
The event was ran really well and it was definitely a different atmosphere. I think everyone was hoping to advance and you could tell that people were taking it very seriously. Other than the weather being cold and rainy, it was an exceptional event.
Scoot cooked really well, so did Darren of Smokey D (Using a FEC 100). Me, well I too played with some changes and they bit hard.
The cooker is great, but sometimes the user makes the mistakes.
Congrats to all that walked.
David
The cooker is great, but sometimes the user makes the mistakes.
Congrats to all that walked.
David
Looks like we have one regional done.
Congrats to all that advanced to the nationals.
Tom, does it surprise you to find Smokin' Triggers toward the top of the list? Some things never seem to change with age.
Congrats to all that advanced to the nationals.
Tom, does it surprise you to find Smokin' Triggers toward the top of the list? Some things never seem to change with age.
Well, region one is over and there was some really tough competition out there in Vegas. Congrats to those moving on since they are all extremely worthy of it. We didn't do too well, but we learned more than a few tricks that were picked up by talking to and being around that level of competition.
Sam's Club really did a spectacular job with the contest and we had a great time. Best of luck to all that take part in the upcoming contests.
Sam's Club really did a spectacular job with the contest and we had a great time. Best of luck to all that take part in the upcoming contests.
Well Sonja and I just got home from Ft Worth, I reckon this makes the second regional done. I just wonder who's idea it was to judge in Ft Worth in the middle of July? At least they had a big box fan in the tent that was placed in the concrete parking lot, oh well!
Does it surprise anyone that I sampled more over cooked meat than in any other contest that I've judged so far, the cooks were trying their hardest to be perfect in conditions that were less than perfect? With that said, man what a bunch of fine cooks at this contest...I had no sample that was average,far better then that. It truly was a pleasure and honor to help out the fine cooks.
Got to visit with forum member Smoke'N Ice before the contest, that was cool!
Sam's Club did an excellent job and the Reps were very professional. Good luck to those that earned their way to the finials, what a competition that will be!
Does it surprise anyone that I sampled more over cooked meat than in any other contest that I've judged so far, the cooks were trying their hardest to be perfect in conditions that were less than perfect? With that said, man what a bunch of fine cooks at this contest...I had no sample that was average,far better then that. It truly was a pleasure and honor to help out the fine cooks.
Got to visit with forum member Smoke'N Ice before the contest, that was cool!
Sam's Club did an excellent job and the Reps were very professional. Good luck to those that earned their way to the finials, what a competition that will be!