brisket, Clark Crew BBQ, KCBS, MABA, Stephanie West, Tip From the Pros, Travis Clark
By Stephanie West, MABA Vice-President and “The Neck” Pitmaster for Team 270 Smokers In this month’s Tip From the Pros, Travis Clark of Clark Crew BBQ, 2015 KCBS Team of the Year and currently in first place in KCBS discusses the finer points of brisket…from the exact cut he cooks, to the method he prefers!
BBQ, BBQ in the Valley, Jamestown, KCBS, Lo' -N- Slo', MABA, NY
By Sean Moffatt, Pitmaster of Red Valley BBQ Rain, wind, threat of snow, thunder and lightning, and 37 minutes of sunshine. These were the weather conditions the 26 teams got to enjoy at BBQ in the Valley in Jamestown, NY. While the weather was having an identity crisis and was less than hospitable, the same […]
All Fired Up BBQ, BBQ, FAQue, KCBS, MABA
By Amy Overbey, MABA Board Member and Co-Pitmaster of Team Meat Coma In this first edition of FAQue, we get to know Don Schorder, Owner/Pitmaster of All Fired Up BBQ! Amy Overbey: Who is on the team? and Where are you from? Don Schorder, All Fired Up BBQ: Don Schorder, Alabama, Trish Schorder (wife), New […]
Guzzy Q, KCBS, MABA, PITS, Seth Guzman, Team Meat Coma
In this first edition of PITS, Amy Overbey and her cohorts from Team Meat Coma introduce our audience to Seth Guzman of Guzzy Q BBQ and his competition set up!
BBQ, BBQ jamboree, Fredericksburg, KCBS, MABA, Old Virginia Smoke
by Brian Walrath, MABA Board Member and Pitmaster for Brown Liquor BBQ James and Jeremy always put on a great contest and their BBQ Jamboree event is one of the marquee events on the east coast. This year they decided to remove the festival parts of the weekend and just concentrate on putting on a great […]
Ayden, BBQ, KCBS, MABA, North Carolina, Redneck Scientific
by Brian Walrath, MABA Board Member and Pitmaster for Brown Liquor BBQ Ayden is home to barbecue in the barbecue proud state of North Carolina. It’s also home to Bum’s Restaurant and Skylight Inn…two eastern North Carolina landmarks for barbecue. Now, in only its second year, the Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival […]
BBQ, KCBS, Luke Darnell, MABA, Old Virginia Smoke
by Brian Walrath, MABA Board Member and Pitmaster for Brown Liquor BBQ You may not believe this coming from me, but I met Luke Darnell over a few drinks. Since that time, we’ve grown a great friendship. He’s been there for me in some dark days and been there to celebrate some of my greatest […]
Annapolis, BBQ, KCBS, MABA, Naptown, Rockin Robyns
By Bill Wintermyer, Pitmaster Smokin Foolz BBQ Clouds, rain, bbq, and a CBJ class were in effect this weekend. Kudos to the event organizers for implementing a plan “B” just in case it rained as much as forecasted. Fortunately, the weather folks missed this time. Before cooks had a chance to fire up their smokers […]
Annapolis, BBQ, Jiggy with the Piggy, KCBS, MABA, NC, Wolf's Revenge
By LaRee Fink, Pitmaster – House of Smoke BBQ Entry Fee: $300.00 Payout: $22,750 Cook all four categories, plus People’s Choice, wings, and pork Jiggy with the Piggy is a KCBS sanctioned event and is a HUGE festival type of event. Seventy-five teams cooked this event and the weather was a mix, from beautiful to chilly, […]
BBQ, Capital Cook Off, KCBS, Lexington, Mcadoo Heights, NC
By LaRee Fink, Pitmaster – House of Smoke BBQ Entry Fee: $300.00 Payout: $15,900 Cook all four categories, plus People’s Choice, wings, and pork The Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cookoff is a sanctioned KCBS event and is a nice festival-type of event. Thirty-eight teams cooked and the weather was beautiful! The organizers, staff and volunteers were […]