I know this post is a little late but things have been crazy this month. I wanted to share our results from our 2nd full KBCS competition. We learned a lot at our first competition, made a few changes and it really paid off for us.
The competition was held at Raystown Lake in PA. If you ever get the chance to visit I highly recommend it. It is a beautiful area. Once again we went up against some of the top teams on the East Coast and even two teams from BBQ Pitmasters (3 Eyze BBQ and DivaQ). DivaQ was one of two teams from Canada.
We had a great time and we are definitely addicted to the world of competition BBQ. We finished 11th overall out of 23 teams and got calls in 3 out of 4 categories. We were just hoping for one so this was a huge accomplishment for us. We could have been in the top 5 overall but we totally botched our brisket and that really hurt us in the scoring. But considering this was our 2nd competition we couldn't have been happier with the results.
Setting up shop. We had perfect weather. Low 70's during the day and 50's at night.
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We were right across from 3 Ezye BBQ and DivaQ. 3 Ezye ended up as Grand Champion.The guys from 3 Ezye were great and were more than happy to help out the rookies. Even though after the competition they told us we are cut off from the help because of how we did...lol
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Here is our 7th Place Chicken. Going to go a little lighter on the sauce next time.
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8th Place Pork. The pork turned out great but we worked the meat a little too much when adding the sauce and it got just a bit mushy. But still got good scores.
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8th Place Ribs.
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Our 16th Place Brisket. I almost didn;t even post this picture. We got caught up with other stuff and it was WAY over done. But the burnt ends were great and probably saved us from being dead ass last in brisket.
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Our last competition of the year is next weekend in Mt. Airy, MD. We are going to make a few more small changes and hopefully finish in the money this time!
Bryan
WTG Bryan
Its all looks great and congrats ;D
Good job guys...
Everything looks great.
Congrats!!
Good job Bryan! Heck you'll smoke em next time!
You climb up another couple of notches and you will forget you know US!
Congrats Bryan and Crew!
Hellofajob!
Awesome!
Quote from: classicrockgriller on September 30, 2010, 06:09:28 PM
You climb up another couple of notches and you will forget you know US!
Yeah... before you know it, Bryan will
mixin' with Mixon...
"Monkeys? Turtles? Hillbillies? Puhhhhh-leeeeeease.... SECURITY!!!!"Great Job, Bryan! ;D
Nice Job!
Way to go Bryan! Proud of ya!
Great job Bryan. Who cares where you end up as long as your having fun enjoying food family and making new friends. That is what makes it all worth it.
Good Job Brian! Get 'em next time. Chicken and Ribs looks money!
good job and good luck on the next one
Nice. Very impressive presentations.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM,
Very interesting report and great photos.
Keep it coming. I will compete vicariously through your efforts.
Good luck on the next one.
Pachanga
It's all impressive and a great job. Won't be long before you're on the tube as one of the great Masters. Keep up the good work!
Way to go Bryan.
Next year --- "The Jack"
Nice job Bryan, I wanted to go but had a nephews birthday party I was told I had to go to.
Raystown Lake is a great place to go, I been there a few times fishing, Striper up to 40 pounds, I think the record was over sixty pounds, Five pound smallies, lake trout and even some salmon but they are rare. Its over 100 feet deep in places and when it was built they left the trees standing, so when trolling for stripers and lakers you can only go so deep or you are in the trees. Give the fish lots of deep cover. I have never been there in the fall, but I bet its great when all the leaves change color. :)
Congrats! Nice job.
Quote from: hal4uk on September 30, 2010, 06:16:08 PM
Quote from: classicrockgriller on September 30, 2010, 06:09:28 PM
You climb up another couple of notches and you will forget you know US!
Yeah... before you know it, Bryan will mixin' with Mixon...
"Monkeys? Turtles? Hillbillies? Puhhhhh-leeeeeease.... SECURITY!!!!"
Great Job, Bryan! ;D
No chance! How could I forget the place where I got my start :)
Great job and congrats Bryan. Looks like you're getting well tuned up for the next one.
Great job!