270 Smokers, BBQ, Jack's Old South, KCBS, MABA, Tip From the Pros
By Stephanie West, MABA Vice-President and “The Neck” Pitmaster for Team 270 Smokers Tracy Mixon and Bill Wheeler came to the world of competitive bbq by different paths, however what they value in the BBQ world is the same. Listen to their story & hear their own tips for pitmasters in the MABA Tip of […]
4:20 Q, BBQ, Covington, KCBS, MABA, VA, Wolf's Revenge
By Edward R. B’Que The Covington Cork and Pork Festival 2017 is in the books. David “BB” Bryant and his team once again did a stellar job getting teams to his event. These folks treat BBQ teams like royalty. They supply an Italian dinner on Friday night that is delivered to your site by a […]
BBQ, KCBS, MABA, Rocky Top Barbeque, VA, Wise
By Captain Chaos Greg Cross of Chillin’ and Grillin’ in the Glades was up against a wall this year. Jamestown, TN planned a contest the same weekend as his contest and he had to make a decision. Greg made the call and moved his contest one week later on the schedule. We sure are […]
BBQ, KCBS, Levittown, Lo' -N- Slo', MABA, PA, Que for the Troops, Smoken Dukes
By Edward R. B’Que The eighth annual Que for the Troops is in the record books. Falls Township Pennsylvania throws this annual event to support the Liberty USO and they do our troops proud each year. This years’ event was spectacular with 63 Pro teams and good weather that made the teams and organizers happy […]
BBQ, Big Ugly, Chris Hall, KCBS, M&S Harley-Davidson, MABA, Shaker City
By Chris Hall, aka Big Ugly, Pitmaster of Big Ugly’s BBQ Saturday, July 15th, was a fantastic day for the 4th Annual Backyard BBQ at M&S Harley-Davidson in Chambersburg. Seventeen teams competed in ribs and chicken. There was a nice mix of teams, first time competitors and seasoned KCBS competition teams but overall a great […]
Amy Overbey, BBQ, Don't Know Jack, KCBS, MABA, PITS, Team Meat Coma
In this month’s edition of PITS, Amy Overbey and the Team Meat Coma crew feature Don’t Know Jack BBQ and see their set up!
BBQ, Hampstead, KCBS, Lutherville, MABA, MD, Porks & Rec, Towson
By Amy Overbey, MABA Board Member and Co-Pitmaster of Team Meat Coma WHO IS ON THE TEAM AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Gordon Stebbings – Lutherville, MD Justin Eckard – Hampstead, MD Luke Thomas – Towson, MD Josh Ackerman – Lutherville, MD HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMPETING? We competed a handful of times in […]
barbecue, BBQ, Brant Williams, Harrisburg, KCBS, MABA, Piggin' Whiskey
by Brian Walrath, MABA Board Member and Pitmaster for Brown Liquor BBQ Back when my wife was in elementary school, she was the only female redhead in her class. Also in her class was the only red haired boy. All of their classmates thought it was meant to be that they’d be boyfriend/girlfriend based on […]
BBQ, KCBS, MABA, Piggin' Whiskey, sam's club national barbecue tour
by Brian Walrath, MABA Board Member and Pitmaster for Brown Liquor BBQ Early June saw the return of the Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour to Harrisburg, PA. As is always the case in the Mid-Atlantic and Sam’s Club, the field of competitors was loaded. With the Sam’s event the week before in Laurel, two competitors, […]
Apex, BBQ, KCBS, MABA, NC, Old Colony Smokehouse
By Luke Darnell, MABA President and Pitmaster of Old Virginia Smoke The annual Peak City Pigfest is always a blast! Held in the quaint downtown of Apex,NC, Graham Wilson and his Rotary put on a first class contest. This year’s contest was no different, but had to deal with some massive thunderstorms that came into […]