36 Teams
Overall - 6th
Pork - 3rd
Brisket - 8th
An average contest in size, but not in competition.  Of the current top 50 teams in the country, ten were at this contest.  Placing in any category at this one was going to take some skill.  In talking with the other teams, they all recognized this fact.  I […]

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For my dessert entry this weekend at Kurzweil’s Fall Fling BBQ contest, I made pumpkin dump cakes. Followed the same basic dump cake approach, but used pumpkin pie filling instead of fruit pie filling. I made them in small personal cups. They were delicious, but presentation wasn’t up to par with some of the amazing […]

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48 Teams
2nd Overall (Reserve Grand Champion)
1st Sausage
1st Ribs
2nd Pork
Andy and I teamed up once again for the River City Roundup in Omaha, NE.  The contest was organized by our friends, Tom and Char Manhart.  We got to see some of our friends from Nebraska once again.  The weekend was great fun and the contest was […]

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Without a doubt, this is the best dog I’ve ever had… hands down.  If I owned a restaurant, this would be on the menu tomorrow.  It was so good, that I’ve had them again for the last three meals.  Now I’m out of green chili.  Damn!!
The Dog
Nathan’s All Beef Hot Dog
Two strip bacon
Green Chili
Shredded Cheddar […]

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Using the ground CAB brisket, we grilled up some burgers for Sunday supper.  They were topped with our new Bovine Bold Rub.  Delicious!

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This Shepard’s Pie is made with ground brisket trimmings.  When we cook for competitions, we do a lot of trimming on our briskets to get them to cook just how we want them and fit in the turn in box.  From the American Royal contests, I brought home six lbs of brisket trimmings from Certified […]

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Grill Innovations contacted me asking if I’d try out their Grill Plate. It amounts to a heavy piece of aluminum used as a deflector plate on a gas grill. Their Web site says to not to use on a charcoal grill, but I can’t see why not.

The bottom of the plate has a second piece […]

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