This past weekend was Memphis In May. It’s the biggest contest we do each year – by far – and it takes us weeks to prepare… not to mention an entire week out there setting everything up, cooking catering for private dinners and lunches and just entertaining in general. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it is a …
Another Grand Champion! Might just do a little hollerin’
This past weekend we cooked in Ashland, Ms at their Southaven Sprinfest KCBS contest. And we scored another Grand Champion Win! And it feels good… real good… makes me want to do a little hollerin’ We got off to a bit of a rocky start. Had some problems with our truck, showed-up late and got a spot full of fire …
The Money Muscle… and all the other sections of a Pork Butt
Several people have asked me “where is the money muscle?” and “where do I pull the turn-in meat from a pork butt?” So I decided to take a few pictures – and shoot a short video – to explain where the money muscle in pork butts really are. These cross sections pictures will help you understand exactly where I’m getting …
It’s Confirmed: Memphis In May
I was happy to check the mail and find the official Memphis in May World Championship team packet. We’re still waiting on the official map, so we can see if we were fortunate enough to draw a river view spot. This is the first year we applied for one, and hope to have a great view from atop our booth. …
Next on the BBQ Agenda: Kennett Jaycees Barbecue Cooking Contest
Our next contest coming up is the Kennett Jaycees BBQ Contest in Kennett, Missouri. We’ve cooked this contest before and loved it. There is plenty of space, lots of trees for shade – and the best part is that it’s in April instead of July. We had planned on going to the KCBS cook in Pelahatchie, MS but I found …
Tupelo, MS Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel – Grand Champs!
Wow what a weekend we had. My team, Killer Hogs, took home 1st place chicken, 3rd place ribs, 8th place pork, and overall Grand Champion. We’re still very excited about this win. There were 88 teams trying to bring home the gold, and Waylon and I pulled it off. Here’s an article from the North East Daily Journal I can’t …
Tupelo BBQ Duel : First BBQ Contest of the Year!
This weekend The Killer Hogs will be rolling into Tupelo, MS for the first BBQ contest of the year. This is a KCBS cook – and I’ve been told that BBQ Pitmasters will be there filming. The Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel is going to be a tough contest. I’ve heard there will be around 80 teams there – including …
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
After a short one week break for my son’s second birthday, we’re off to cook at another KCBS contest. This time we’re traveling to Jonesboro, Arkansas to cook in the Downtown Jonesboro Bbq Festival. This was a last minute decision for us. We were wanted to cook in Corinth MS this weekend, but unfortunately the contest filled up before we …
The BBQ Rub. Review
Got a new review for The BBQ Rub. Check it out … and then try the rub for yourself. Grilling With Rich’s Review: For this week’s Barbecue Sauce and Rub Review, we are going to review “The Rub” by Killer Hogs BBQ Competition Team. We had a chance to meet Malcom the pitmaster from Killer Hogs at Memphis and May …
Injecting Pork Butts at KCBS BBQ Cooking Contest
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Practicing for KCBS
All weekend long I have been working to get in the KCBS mindset. After MBN and Memphis In May it’s a big change… but I am looking forward to it! I have cooked ribs, 2 briskets and 2 batches of competition BBQ chicken the past few days… and I can’t wait for this weekend! I am looking forward to cooking …
Best BBQ Rub… ever
One of my competition bbq brothers ordered a 3lb. package of The BBQ Rub. He wrote me back a few days later and asked if he could order 9lbs. of The BBQ Rub. because he said it was the best rub he had ever tried… ever. Awesome. And you need to try it too. www.killerhogs.com/thebbqrub.html Malcom Reed Connect on Facebook …
Memphis In May Videos – Just Posted!
We tried to take as many videos at Memphis In May as we possible could! But there was a lot going on this past weekend – a lot of pride and prize money on the line – and (in between all that) a lot of libations being consumed… And we just got most of them posted to our HowToBBQRight YouTube …
Watch My Interview With “Grilling with Rich”
On Friday at Memphis in May this past weekend, Rich stopped by for an interview and got a tour of our set-up on Tiger Lane this year. You can watch this great interview at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14675835 Check it out! It’s a great interview! And make sure you check-out the Grilling with Rich website. He got a lot of great interviews this …
Memphis In May Results
We had a great year this year… our lunch catering went great. We meet a lot of new people and a lot of our friends finaled. We finished 14th in shoulder, and we were pretty happy about that. Don’t get me wrong… we wanted to grand the whole thing (and we won’t keep trying until we do). But out of …