CMA BBQ Contest June 7-8

All,

OK - So , I'm going to finish talking about the CMA BBQ but I wanted to show proof.

Sam Davis Home BBQ contest June 14th and 15th

We will be competing in the Sam Davis Home BBQ contest this weekend in Smyrna, TN. We will be at our site around 1:00 on Sat until 4:00 on Sunday. We are really excited about competing again after placing at the CMT BBQ contest.

Some pictures from the CMT contest:

Picture of our boxes from CMT BBQ

I have displayed all of our Boxes from the CMT BBQ contest. We didn't sauce any meats at this competition. We turned in all meats dry. We scored the best overall at this event but I think that is because we went back to the way I have been cooking all winter.

The Horse Trailer

So, I want to talk about our Horse Trailer. First my brother in law is upset that I haven't said anything about us using his horse trailer and Second it seems to be a joke on the BBQ circuit about our Horse trailer. So here is the story about the horse trailer.

I ask my brother in law ( Billy Estes) if he used the horse trailer alot. He said that the floor is out but is going to be replaced before I would need to borrow for Pulaski event. So, I went the week before the event to make sure I could hook up to the trailer. Things that jump out at me - Four horse trailer and lots of rust. I thought how in the heck'm I going to back the trailer. So, Once I hooked up to the trailer --my brother in law wouldn't let me take the trailer until I could show him that I could travel around town with the trailer attached. I was nervous but I had no problems.

On the BBQ circuit the trailer is already a Legend - They want us to change our name to the 4 horsemen. Whoa...........

CMT BBQ contest results

The Team had the very first call to the stage in the meat categories. We finished 7th in Pork and I will post more information in the next couple of days with pictures.

This was a very big deal for us.

CMA BBQ Contest June 7-8

All,

Just back from Gulf Shores, Al from vacation with my family.

We are preparing for the KCBS CMA BBQ contest this weekend located at:
FROM SOUTH OF NASHVILLE: Follow I-65 North then merge onto I-40 East/I-24 West. Take Shelby Avenue, Exit #49, towards LP Field. Cross over the Gateway Bridge toward downtown. Take left onto 4th Ave South. Take immediate right onto Franklin. Go through 1 stop sign and Sports Zone entrance will be on your right.

To get an overview of the rest of the activities taking place, check out www.cmafest.com. Pay special attention to the activities in the Chevy Sports Zone, as this is the area where we will be set up.

Sundrop Notes

The Sundrop event was our first of the year. We had a practice run just two week before the contest but at the end of the practice run it becomes a big party so sometimes you are not sure how you actually done. I thought we had actually produced during the practice run call out products. I switched our process just a little bit before attending the Sundrop by trying to use the green egg to cook the butts and brisket once wrapped. This didnt work so we will return to cooking on the Horizontal smokers. We also tried to cook the ribs one hour less which didnt work for the contest. I hope to have better results at the CMA event.

The Sundrop BBQ had great people involved in the event and were extremely helpful. I can't say how nice everyone was to us during our time at the event. This was also the first time my parents attended the BBQ events. They couldn't believe the rigs most of the Pro teams have for cooking. In this event even the Backyard group has some very nice rigs. The thing is if your cooking just cook all night and enter all meats instead of just doing chicken and ribs for the backyard event.

Other notable items - We got to meet the Ulika team and spend time with PSIP again.
This was one event were the Gentleman Jack seem to be flowing. I think Robert was using it to control his pain in his back. Not sure it was working by how much was being consumed. We also enjoyed talking with people who come by the our site asking questions. Also we used my brother-in laws horse trailer to carry all of our grills. This was great to have the trailer and made it much easier.

I'm leaving on vacation for the next week so I will be back on June 2nd getting ready for CMA's.