Our Plowboys BBQ YardBird rub is now available at Alewel’s Country Meats in Warrensburg, MO. Alewel’s is a sponsor for our Pork Pullin Plowboys bbq team. Randy Alewel and his staff are wonderful people who know their business. The impressive display of awards in their store says it all.
Stop by Alewel’s Country […]

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63 Teams
Ribs - 9th place
Brisket - 10th place
Overall - 16th place
This was a semi solo competition. Randy stayed home for this one. Friend Andy Groneman joined me to assist with cooking and running boxes. For the most part, we followed the Plowboy recipes and methods, but Andy several of his tips and […]

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Last year my family bought our first camper. We used it a dozen times last year and four times already this year. The next four weekends will be spent in the camper. Sometimes its for a BBQ contest. Otherwise, we are getting away as a family. You could say that we instantly got the outdoor […]

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Pork - 3rd place
Overall - 17th out of 34 teams

This was our fifth year cooking the Rotary Cookoff at Marshall, MO.  Ron and Jill Philips of Blue Springs cooked with us.   Ron and Jill are KCBS Certified BBQ judges and are completing their Master Judge process.  To be a KCBS Master Judge, you need to […]

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This dessert is a family favorite and is so easy to make.  The hardest part is waiting one hour for it to bake.  The most amazing part of the dessert is the topping which is just a dry cake mix.  Its one of those creations that makes you wonder who thinks of these things, but […]

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As thunderstorms roll through KC area and much of central midwest the Traeger 075 is rolling along with a packer brisket finishing up and two racks of pork spare ribs going on at 11-11:30a. All of it is going to Michael’s teachers who have family in from out of the country that wanted to try […]

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We recently made the switch in our home kitchen to bamboo cutting boards. They seem to be the new thing because you see them everywhere. They are beautiful with the contrasting light and dark wood. Are they all form, or is there some functional benefits to these trendy little items dressing up […]

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