You hear a lot of people describe their ribs as ‘falling off the bone.’ But if your smoked ribs ARE falling off the bone – then all you have is pink mush on a stick. If you are a competition BBQ cook, then already know that you can get a REALLY bad score in tenderness if your ribs are too …
Why Your BBQ Is Not Consistent
I have cooked competition BBQ for over 10 years. I have experimented with every process and procedure under the sun and I have perfected my methods… but there is one factor in BBQ that you simply cannot plan for… The Quality of Your Meat The biggest factor in BBQ is the meat. If you have a bad cut of meat, …
Smokin’ Aces BBQ Championship 2010
We had a great contest in Tunica, MS a few weeks back. The weather was nice, all the big teams showed up… and we took home a nice trophy and check. We cooked Whole Hog and Shoulders and made finals with our shoulders. The competition was pretty tough, so we were pleased. There was several Memphis In May Grand Champions …
Pictures from Galax, Va
While we were in Galax, my camera broke. So the only pictures I took were with my phone. I do have a lot of good video on trimming a whole hog I am uploading today… so I will have those posted on the website real soon. I wish I had more to show, but this is it… I will be …
Winning In Galax, Va
Just got back from one of our favorite BBQ Cooking Contests in Galax, VA where we brought home the 1st place in Whole Hog and the 2nd place in Shoulder. Malcom Reed Connect on Facebook Follow me on Twitter Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Find me on Google+ Follow me on Instagram Have a Question About This Recipe? Connect with …
Great Resource For BBQ Information
One of the best resources out there that I have found for BBQ information – especially Competition BBQ – is The Pickled Pig forum. This guy goes into amazing detail about cooking procedures, blind-box building and everything else you could possibly need. If you have the time – check The Pickled Pig forum out! Malcom Reed Connect on Facebook Follow …
KCBS Desoto Shrine Club
This past weekend we cooked at another KCBS contest in Hernando, MS – Desoto Shrine Club. We got a 2nd place call in chicken, a 5th place call in pork and a 6th place overall. This contest is a nice, shady contest… a great local contest for anyone who is interested. But there is one thing I have to say …
Grill Adventures and The Killer Hogs
Collin at GrillAdventures.com just wrote a great article about the Killer Hogs and posted it on his website. Make sure you hit this link, scroll down to the bottom and read the article he wrote. And while you are there – check out his website, it has some really good information. Malcom Reed Connect on Facebook Follow me on Twitter …
Getting Started With Competition BBQ
I often have people email me and ask for advice about getting started cooking in BBQ contests, and this is what I always tell them… The first thing I would recommend you doing is going through judging school… it will give you that edge over everyone else who is just starting out because you will know exactly what the judges …
Waygu Beef Brisket
After talking to one of the guys who just took grand at a KCBS contest this past weekend, I finally decided to give the Wagyu Beef a try. This is my first Wagyu Brisket. My buddies on 10 Bones BBQ and Sweet Swine O’ Mine both have been cooking these briskets and have great things to say. The Wagyu Brisket …
Harry’s BBQ Shop
While I was in GA this past weekend, I checked-out a few BBQ restaurants in Athens, GA. Harry’s Pig Shop and Jot Em Down BBQ. If you are ever in Athens, then I would strongly suggest to skip right over Jot Em Down and head straight to Harry’s Pig Shop. Their BBQ is the real thing… they were smoking, they …
Brenau BBQ Championship
This past weekend I judged an MBN contest in Gainesville, GA called the Brenau BBQ Championship. It was a great little contest for anyone interested in competing in it next year, I highly recommend it. I am even considering it myself for next year. The campus was nice, the people were friendly and the contest was small… but it still …
Spare Ribs for KCBS Contest Practice
The other weekend we practiced our KCBS entries, we practiced our times and tried out a few new rubs and sauces. Normally we cook loin-back ribs, but this weekend we decided to cook St. Louis Spares. We were very happy with the way these turned out – and we plan on entering this same recipe this weekend. Check out the …
BBQ Chicken Videos
I practiced my BBQ chicken recipe last weekend – getting ready for some up-coming KCBS contests – and I recorded the entire process. I tried out a few new rubs and sauces and just tweaked the times and the recipes. Check out these How To BBQ Chicken videos at my website by clicking the link… www.howtobbqright.com/bbqchickenvideos.html The Smoking Guns rub …
How To Trim A Brisket
We finally got some videos uploaded this week and added to the website. We just added a new page “How To Trim A Brisket”. We walk through the exact steps to trim a beef brisket for a KCBS competition in 5 short videos. Check out the new page at www.howtobbqright.com/trimabrisket.html Everything you need to know about trimming a beef brisket …