After all the rising waters and rumors and confusion… Memphis in May BBQ Championships has a new location, but it’s still going to be one hell of a contest. They just released the new map last night. You can view it at http://www.memphisinmay.org/assets/1600/tiger_lane_site_map.pdf We are going to be S-219 and I’m pretty happy with our new spot. I’m a little …
Hamstock 3rd Annual BBQ & Music Fest
Another upcoming BBQ contest for the folks that are interested. I just received this email the other day… Hamstock is coming! Downtown Ridgeland presents our 3rd Annual BBQ & Music Fest. Benefitting Adam’s Project to help build a state of the art handicapped-accessible playground in Freedom Ridge Park. Bring the family out for Greater Jackson’s premier BBQ and Music festival. …
Extreme Times Call For Extreme Measures
With Memphis in May Bbq fest only 3 weeks away the contest lies in peril. As you probably know the contest is held on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River. Memphis is recording record high river levels not seen in over 80 years, and the park is in danger of flooding. Towns north of Memphis are being evacuated and …
Southaven Springfest 2011
Southaven Springfest is one of those BBQ contests where all the big boys show up. Lots of past Memphis In May Champions are always there… and it is where almost every big MBN team goes right before the big show. Because of other obligations, this was the first year my team, The Killer Hogs didn’t compete in Springfest, and I …
Up-Coming Competition BBQ Contests
updates on a few up-coming BBQ contests
Checklist of Supplies For Competition BBQ Contests
Find the list of supplies you need for every competition BBQ cooking contest
Live Chat about Competition BBQ
I’m about to do a Live Chat with the Grilling With Rich website… and I’m pretty excited about it. I’m guessing that we will be talking a lot about competition BBQ, so if you interested… make sure you join us! http://www.grillingwithrich.com/chat Malcom Reed Connect on Facebook Follow me on Twitter Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Find me on Google+ Follow …
WMBBQF Competitor’s Invitation #Competition BBQ
KCBS BBQ Competition for Competition BBQ Cooks
KCBS Time Line and Cooking Schedule
KCBS Cooking Time Line to keep you on schedule when you are at a KCBS BBQ Cooking Contest.
Cooking Ancillary Contests
Ancillary contests are small “side” contests at BBQ Cooking Competitions. They include Beef, Chicken, Seafood, Deserts, Hot Wings, Exotic, BBQ Sauce… the list goes on and on. But there are a few things you need to know before you start competing in Ancillaries.
It’s Officially BBQ Season
Well it’s finally time to get in the competition mindset. Last week I took our application down to the Memphis in May office personally to enter the Killer Hogs in the 2011 World BBQ Cooking Contest at Memphis in May. This will be our 6th time competing at Memphis in May and it always gets me excited. The entry fee …
Building A Blind Box
Building A Blind Box When building a blind box for Competition BBQ Contests – Specifically for KCBS BBQ Contests, Here is the steps that I take to build the best-looking blind box… I like to “pre-build” my boxes on Friday night so I can concentrate on the Meat Saturday morning. To do this I start with fresh green leaf lettuce …
It’s BBQ Time Again…
As soon as the holidays are over, it’s time to start planning for this up-coming BBQ season. Right now, The Killer Hogs are already looking at the calendar and deciding which contests we want to enter this year, we are getting our application ready for Memphis in May, we have started scheduling a few weekend practices and we make a …
Finals Presentation @ MBN Sanctioned BBQ Cooking Contest
With the MBN competition BBQ circuit, you have to actually present your BBQ to the judges along with turning in a blind box. In the preliminary round, every team is visited by 3 separate judges – which visit your tent one at a time. You need to explain your cooking process to the judges and let them sample your BBQ. …
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 …