FBA Starke,FL contest ,just out of curiousity

I'd guess everyone is taking the rest of the month off,getting ready for the KCBS at Felda for New Years.

There is usually a group of local cook/vendors that will show up around that area,that we don't see much-but would be surprised to see a pellet muncher.

I'm not sure Jack, but last I heard they had 37 teams, and it could be higher.

The official count is now 41, and they have capped it off... Not bad for this first year contest...

Kevin,better watch prisonchef.

He may have an unfair advantage,since that is the state prison and they are desperately seeking judges for the cookoff.

I guess it would only be fair to have Prison Population be judges at KCBS events since we've all been ROBBED by them at one time or another

This is FBA,but the same logic might apply.

I think it'd be a great idea to put the prison population in as judges! They are hungry and unbiased. It would be a great rehabilitation project!
But the ones that made it to the state prison are probably unhappy with Jack. So, it wouldn't be an advantage for us at all.
Peggy

come to think of it last i heard several culinary arts students at hastings youth academy had "graduated" to the big house in raiford.
if they are being used as judges all i can say is "thank god for double blind judging" as i am sure the ones i flunked will remember me with less than fond memories.
it was a fun 4 years though teaching in that setting as my students were armed with knives and the guards were only armed with their hands
jack

kevin,
41 teams is great news!!!!!!!
i hope it will mean more contests in this area of florida as a result!!!!!
and it is good for the fba also!!!!!!!
looking forward to seeing you this weekend
jack

A contest in that area of Florida will draw alot of teams, if the entry fee is reasonable.. The Lake City contest historically has one of the highest entry fees and they still draw 40 teams.

I would bet that contest (Lake City) would be well over 50 if they brought their entry fee down.

I'm thinking in Starke they will re-think how they do things next year.. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them go over 50 teams next year.

See you this weekend...

They'd have to get us out of that Lake City schoolyard ,in the ghetto,to have the room.

If they moved to that old airfield,they could draw a lot more still.

ghetto???!!!! peg would have no problem with that as she would just bring her uzi.
seriously though (and she really does own an uzi) we would love to see more contests in north florida.
ocala bill warned us about the ham jam thing and how they treated competitors there so we have always dusted that one off.
jack

congrats to kevin of homebbq.com!!!!!!!!!!
great win!!!!!!!!!!!
jack
ps. the exhaust stacks on your fec is a work of art!!!!

so, results???

Here you go:

20th Annual North Florida Antique Engine Cookoff - Starke, Florida
December 9-10, 2005
27 teams, 100% FBA certified judges
New FBA Master Judge - Gerianne Lutz
FBA Reps - Cheryl Fishel, Toni Holbrook, Chuck Ray

Grand Champion: HomeBBQ.com - 747.88332
Reserve: Woodhouse Grill - 741.91667

[Overall]
3rd - Kick the Tire, Light the Fire - 736.33332
4th - Smoke & Spice - 733.86667
5th - Gator Grates - 731.29998
6th - Prime Time Smokers - 721.83331
7th - The Dixie Boys - 718.46667
8th - Buzzard's Bait BBQ - 716.29998
9th - Jacks Old South - 715.36667
10th - Munchees Smokehouse - 712.61667

Chicken
1st - HomeBBQ.com
2nd - Jus Fer Fun
3rd - Kick the Tire, Light the Fire
4th - Smoke & Spice
5th - Junkyard Dogs
6th - Blue Sky BBQ
7th - Florida Boys
8th - Woodhouse Grill
9th - Black Creek Smokers
10th - Smokin cracker BBQ

Ribs
1st - Smoke & Spice
2nd - Gator Grates
3rd - HomeBBQ.com
4th - Junkyard Dogs
5th - Woodhouse Grill
6th - Prime Time Smokers
7th - Kick the Tire, Light the Fire
8th - Papa G's Porkers
9th - Road Dog Cook Team
10th - Jacks Old South

Pork
1st - HomeBBQ.com
2nd - Big Daddy Butt Rub
3rd - Woodhouse Grill
4th - Jacks Old South
5th - Buzzard's Bait BBQ
6th - Hogoholics
7th - Gator Grates
8th - The Dixie Boys
9th - Kick the Tire, Light the Fire
10th - Rebels

Brisket
1st - Prime Time Smokers
2nd - Road Dog Cook Team
3rd - Kick the Tire, Light the Fire
4th - Gator Grates
5th - Woodhouse Grill
6th - Jacks Old South
7th - Smokin Cracker BBQ
8th - Florida Boys
9th - The Dixie Boys
10th - Black Creek Smokers

BTW, great jog Kevin!

Thanks John for the results.

How did you to Prisonchef, wasn't sure what your team name is, Greyhounds?

quote:

Originally posted by RibDog:
[qb] BTW, great jog Kevin! [/qb]

Was he running?

LOL

Yeah, great job Kevin, too bad I couldn't volunteer to help since you were looking for volunteers, would be good to work on a first place team.

Congrats!

So I was never meant to be a proofreader. I can think of worse things. LOL.

Just shows we read what you type.

You a darn good cook and a heck of a JD volunteer. Don't worry we'll proof read for you. I certainly get enough help with that.

Russ

smokinokie,
we went to this contest just have have fun.
peggy once again held the family honor up with her chicken. she always uses jack's old south as her gauge and came in 5 places ahead of them. granted this is not myron's best catagorey but hey she feels use the best as a gauge and go from there.
myself i tweaked everything i normally do just to see where the judges were at versus the people we gave food to. went with a little of the mustard sauce in the beef. judges were so so but the visitors we had coming around liked it. had two locals asking about how to do brisket and gave them my times and temps and what i used and they just wanted more mustard sauce so what the heck told them about this forum for the recipe.
we had a grand time!!!!! even though this was a first year contest we could not have asked for anything more from the organizer. only complaint i have is the FBA should throw out one low score just like all subjective sports do!!! kind of makes me think that next year we will do kcbs just to see since we have memeberships in both organizations and they do throw out the low but that we will decide later.
jack
and if you want to see something make kevin send pics of the exhaust stacks he has added to his fec's. they are really something to see and really pretty

Thanks for the details Jack.

Congrats Kevin & Clara.

Looks like you didn't need much help,after all.

See ya'll at Felda

Thanks guys... And John I didn't have to jog at all..

By the way, those exhaust stacks Jack is referring to came from Joe (Tn.Joe)

Yeah I am still waiting those stacks from Joe. I think you got them my mistake Kevin. I will come over and get them this week.

Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us

Joe said he's making you one...

Joe is a good man.... Thank Joe


Craig
FireHouseBBQ.us

The Starke contest was so much fun!
I do wish I could win a trophy for chicken!
Kevin upheld the pellet honor!
We had a lot of entertainment with the antique tractor motors. They sound like a popcorn machine popping one huge kernel at a time. We got a few tractor parades which were a lot of fun.
It was plenty wet, swampy in spots, but the organizers tried really hard to get us all to dry ground. We had nice restrooms.

I just want to win a chicken trophy! I can't figure out what the judges want.

Peggy

I hear the frustration Peggy... Chicken used to be a hit or miss category for me before I got the FE's..

It was the only category I could not cook consistently on the Lang.. Now, hopefully it looks like those days are over. We have been in the top 5 with chicken almost every time out since, including 2 first places... I hope I didn't jinx myself.... Anyway send me an email with what your doing and I will see if I can help you a little..