2009 Butt to Butt & Chest to Chest Champions

Mar

Dr BBQ’s Mac n Cheese Soup

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Recipes & Cooking

After having a bowl of Campbell’s condensed cheddar cheese soup, I knew I could find something better that I could make from scratch. Through the search, I found Dr BBQ’s Mac n Cheese Soup. This is a recipe from Ray Lampe’s (aka Dr BBQ) NFL Gameday Cookbook. Ray is a friend and fellow competition BBQ’er. […]

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Feb

Blue Ribbon Baconfest - Des Moines, IA

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Plowboy Gear, Rubs

The 2nd Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, IA begins this weekend. The day long tribute to bacon kicks off at 10am today with bacon bloody mary’s and caps off with a 3:30p bacon eating contest. Though the agenda contains lectures such as “Baconology part II”, it looks more like an opportunity to […]

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Feb

2009 Contest Schedule

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Competitions

Andy Groneman, Randy Hinck and I are putting together the 2009 Pork Pullin Plowboys contest schedule for 2009. It is certain that jobs, sponsorship and funds will determine how many contests we get to do this year. Andy, Randy and I will cook the GAB Invitational together. Randy and I will be back for our […]

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Feb

Yardbird Bulk at BBQ Addicts

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Plowboy Gear, Rubs

BBQ Addicts is now selling 5 lb bags of bulk Yardbird Rub in their new online store. Plowboys BBQ is the first product line available a the new BBQ Addicts store.

Bovine Bold rub is also available in bulk through BBQ Addicts.

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Feb

BBQ Addicts: Monthly Rubdown

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Plowboy Gear, Rubs

BBQ Addicts, creators of the famed Bacon Explosion, are starting a Monthly Rubdown. The first Rubdown features Plowboys BBQ rubs. We’ve hooked them up with some shirts and coozies for giveaways to their buyers and readers. BBQ Addicts will be selling Plowboys Rubs as their first products in their online store.

We are very excited to […]

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Feb

Fried Ribs - Appetizer Contest

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Competitions, Recipes & Cooking

This weekend I competed at the Kansas Winter Q in Great Bend, KS. Friday night was an appetizers contest. Out of 28 entries, this one came out in 7th place.
The inspiration came from my friend and fellow competition BBQ cook Clint from Long Island, NY. Clint has a great blog and comes up with a […]

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Feb

KCBS Team of the Year: 5th in Pork

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Competitions

The 2008 BBQ season was, in a word, amazing. I got to cook with my friend Andy Groneman and my friend and brother in law Randy Hinck. So many memorable moments. Randy and I tore up the Great American BBQ contest placing in Chicken, Ribs, and Pork (4th) in the invitational and brisket (11th) and […]

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Feb

Bovine Bold Bolognese

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Recipes & Cooking, Rubs

It is no secret that our Bovine Bold rub is my ground beef seasoning of choice. During the 14 months it took to create the final formula, all I cooked with Bovine Bold rub was brisket. It wasn’t until after it was on the shelves that I learned what a great ground beef rub it […]

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Feb

A One Pot Dish… Thing

Posted by Todd M Johns Published in Recipes & Cooking

Often during weeknight cooking, I tend to look at what I have and put it together. Not necessarily creative and definitely not high end cuisine. I tend to look around the pantry for things I like and think, “I wonder what that would be like together?” Tonight was such an odd creation. A cross […]

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Feb