Cooks and Contests ...

Past Years
2007 / 2008 / 2009
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2011

Febuary 11/12 Kansas Winter Q, Great Bend Ks
March 11/12 NKC State Championship, North Kansas City (St Patrick's Day Weekend)
April 29/30 Smokin in the Creek, Sugar Creek Ks (Kansas City)
May 20/21 Great American, Kansas City
June 24/25 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle, Lenexa Ks
July 3/4 Whiting 4th of July BBQ
  15/16 BBQ'loo & Blues too, Waterloo Ia
 

16/17 Laporte City Ia
Aug 5/6 Smoke on the Prairie, El Dorado Ks - CANCELLED
  20/21 Maddison County BBQ Shootout
Sept 3/4 All American BBQ, Ames
Sept/Oct sept 30 / Oct 3 American Royal, Kansas City Ks
   
   
 2010      
9 contests and 5,300 miles

As our contest tour comes to an end for the year and I look back at all of the laughs we had over the hot summer on the smoker. I'm reminded of the new additions to the trailer that made life a little easier. I’m reminded of the new friends we made from across the US. And we’ll always tell the stories of eating the “QUAD” at Cotham’s Mercantile, the Blue Angles stopping by our site, the addition of team shirts, the hundred degree heat and Randy trimming his first brisket. But most importantly in our old age we were able to recoup from the hangovers, a cut finger, someone swallowing a chicken bone and the swarm of killer bees. We survived all that and no one was seriously hurt.

We did not win any contests again this year but we did receive calls in all four categories as well as our first call at the American Royal. Moreover our skills continue getting better in that our ability to reproduce consistent results is easier and it is not as much of a guessing game. Both our chicken and ribs scores were averaging over 160 before poor scores at the Royal. And getting back to the basics in pork and brisket yielded us respectable numbers in our last contests. So the team is not without optimism going into the winter.

We were also able to do several fun cooks this summer. They were highlighted by our participation in BBQ for the Troops at Ft Des Moines. And we drove to Parker Colorado to cook for my Aunt and Uncle’s “Porsches and Pastries” party.

It truly was a great 2010 with a lot of laughs from spending time with good friends. If you see me at home smoking meat this winter in my coveralls and winter hat, stop and chat awhile.

 

March 19/20 USA Barbecue Championship  North Little Rock, Ar
April 30/1 - Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO
May 21/22 – Great American, Bonner Springs KS
June 25/26 – Great Lenexa BBQ Battle, Lenexa Ks
July 16/17/18 Waterloo & La Porte City
August

20/21 Smoke on the Prairie. El Dorado, Ks
September 3/4 All American BBQ Bash, Ames Ia
25 Porsche's & Pastries, Parker Co (Private Party)
October 1/2 31st Annual American Royal Barbecue Kansas City, MO

2009
    March 13th      North Kansas City Missouri State Championship
     May 1st            Apple Blossom BBQ, St Joe Mo
     May 21st          Great American, KC
     June 6th            Great Pork BarbeQlossal, Des Moines
     June 26th          Great Lenexa BBQ Battle, Lenexa KC
     July 18th            Red White & Que, Bellevue Neb
     July 25th            Private Party @ Camp Dodge
     Oct 1st              American Royal, Kansas City

2008
    Lenexa
    Bellevue
    American Royal

2007
    Lenexa
    Bellevue

2006
    Lenexa