BBQ-Brethren goes into battle 4/4-4/5

[Bigmista]

Thom Emery and I will go into battle this weekend as BBQ-Brethren.com in the Palm Desert Country Club IBCA BBQ Cookoff. We'll be cooking four meats in the wind and heat. This is also a People's choice contest so we will be handing samples out to the public during the contest.

Wish us luck!

[DeanC]

Good luck, take lots of pictures. Who is supplying the smoker?

[Sledneck]

Good luck, take lots of pictures. Who is supplying the smoker?
Im guessing Spicewine. Is thom actually cooking with you or just pushing SW's?

[Fatback Joe]

Best of luck!!!

[Ron_L]

Good luck, guys!

[Arlin_MacRae]

Kick butt, gentlemen, and take no prisoners!

[Bigmista]

Im guessing Spicewine. Is thom actually cooking with you or just pushing SW's?

We're a team. We're cooking together. We will cook briskets and in a Spicewine, ribs in a UDS and chicken in a kettle.

True Brethren style!

[Bigdog]

We're a team. We're cooking together. We will cook briskets and in a Spicewine, ribs in a UDS and chicken in a kettle.

True Brethren style!

Sounds like a deadly team. Kick some butt, boys.8-)

[MrSmoker]

Good Luck Brothers,you make us proud.

[Brian in So Cal]

Hey, Wait a minute. Were in that contest also. How about some of that love for the team I am cooking with. Notley Q.:grin:

Will be using WSM's and a Kettle. Aren't we still Brethren style?:rolleyes::biggrin:

[Westexbbq]

Good luck all, have fun.
(heck of a team! good going.)

[Sledneck]

Hey, Wait a minute. Were in that contest also. How about some of that love for the team I am cooking with. Notley Q.:grin:

Will be using WSM's and a Kettle. Aren't we still Brethren style?:rolleyes::biggrin:That is my competition arsenal so i am rooting for you! Sorry mista we exclusive Weber folk have to stick together

[Bigmista]

Hey, Wait a minute. Were in that contest also. How about some of that love for the team I am cooking with. Notley Q.:grin:

Will be using WSM's and a Kettle. Aren't we still Brethren style?:rolleyes::biggrin:

You might be brethren style but we are competing as the national team BBQ-Brethren.com.

[MilitantSquatter]

Good Luck boys !!!!!!!!!!!

[bbqbull]

Good Luck to all who are competing!

[ThomEmery]

Im guessing Spicewine. Is thom actually cooking with you or just pushing SW's?

Hey I resemble that remark
Its a Home game for me
Lots of my Trash Co. Customers there
Kyle is welding a new Charcoal Basket as I post

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Best of luck to you. I'm looking forward to seeing loct of Pics.

[wnkt]

Go Get Em!.....if the pron is any indication...you should clean up!

[Dustaway]

good luck Guys

[chinesebob]

Good Luck!

[TOPS BBQ]

Go 'em guys!

[wlh3]

Give them heck guys. Best of luck to ya:icon_bigsmil

[Nitrofly]

Best of Luck guys..
have a great time :biggrin:

[Yakfishingfool]

Kick butt for the team!!!!

[Bigmista]

This is gonna be weird because they have strange turn-in times. Gonna throw everything off.

[Sledneck]

This is gonna be weird because they have strange turn-in times. Gonna throw everything off.
What kind of weird?

[ThomEmery]

1AM Smoked Pickles 2 AM Fried Bananas 12 Chicken 2 Ribs 230 Pork 300 Brisket
The organizer is a Chili Guy

[Smokin' Gnome BBQ]

Best of luck!!!! we are all there in spirits (or beer) with you!!!

[Professor Salt]

WTF? Smoked pickles? Fried bananas? April Fool's is over.

[SmokeWatcher]

Kick some arse!!

[Bigmista]

They got the times straightened out now. Much better.

12pm 1/2 chicken
1pm Pork Spare ribs
2pm Pork
3pm brisket

[ThomEmery]

Just a lil splainin made it clear
And all is good

[Norcoredneck]

We're a team. We're cooking together. We will cook briskets and in a Spicewine, ribs in a UDS and chicken in a kettle.

True Brethren style!

That is my competition arsenal so i am rooting for you! Sorry mista we exclusive Weber folk have to stick together

Considering Sleds past performance might want to rethink cooker for the chicken, or is more technique?:biggrin:

[swamprb]

Good Luck!

[Sledneck]

Considering Sleds past performance might want to rethink cooker for the chicken, or is more technique?:biggrin:This year i am using a hibachi

[Midnight Smoke]

Good luck to you.

[Bigmista]

Car is packed. Leaving work at 1pm headed to Palm Desert.

[K I N G P I N]

Best of luck you two. Make us proud!!!!

[icemn62]

Good Luck, lucking forward to hearing how much fun you guys have.

[Dr_KY]

Not a single one of you fellas need any luck it's the competition that needs a prayer against you!!


Bring us home something shiny or green brothers and try not to spend too much at the casino.

[tonto1117]

Have a great time guys and best of luck!!!

Fear the Pig!!!!!

[hcarter]

Good Luck. Wish I could be there, but...well...I'm in Ohio so....Have fun, be safe, good luck.

[Bigmista]

I'm taking the camera and the video camera. This is our first sanctioned event this year.

[Dr_KY]

Give a wave as you pass Bob Hopes house on the hill.

[ThomEmery]

I am off
Got to go 2 miles to get to this one

[chromesporty]

Good Luck, Guys!

[JD McGee]

"Good Luck"...to ALL the Brethren!!!

[Rub-A-Dub]

GOOD LUCK BRETHREN!!!!!!! My the BBQ gods smile on your ribs and butts. :) Wish I could go but team is busy :( Win one for the BRETHREN!!

[Sylvie]

Bigmista, I know you are gonna miss me. Who is gonna make you wash the dishes and clean up your mess? Good luck.

[BowtieBill]

First comp for the new Spicewine.
Good luck boys.

Hey Neil, maybe you will learn some Thomisms and learn to understand Thom posts, and you can teach the rest of us.:biggrin:

Have a great time.

Bill

[Jester]

Good luck Thom and Bigmista! Looking forward to seeing pictures and video from the event.

[Smokin' Gnome BBQ]

WELL? how did you do?

[Professor Salt]

WELL? how did you do?

BigMista called, on his way home from the contest. He and Thom kicked some a$$ for the Brethren National Team! They've set a high bar for all of y'all cooking under the National Team banner.

Grand Champion
People's Choice
4th Place: Pork
3rd Place: Chicken
1st Place: Ribs
1st Place: Brisket

Pr0n is forthcoming, to prove it all happened.

[big brother smoke]

First comp for the new Spicewine.
Good luck boys.

Hey Neil, maybe you will learn some Thomisms and learn to understand Thom posts, and you can teach the rest of us.:biggrin:

Have a great time.

Bill

Now thats funny!

[Professor Salt]

Brethren Team NotleyQue (NotleyQue and Brian in So Cal combined effort) took second place in People's Choice. They actually tied for points with BigMista and ThomEmery, but got beat out in the brisket category tiebreaker.

NotleyQue results:

2nd Place People's Choice
5th or 6th? place: chicken
8th place: ribs
5th or 6th? place: pork
2nd place: brisket

[big brother smoke]

On the phone with Mista now, he is bubbly!
I think he is going to do some deglazing:biggrin:

[Professor Salt]

WELL? how did you do?

First time competitor Harry Soo took Reserve Grand Champion. Not sure if Harry is a Brethren, but congratulations for an amazing result anyway!

For you lurkers and wanna be competitors out there sitting on the sidelines, this is proof that you can go out and kick some butt. You won't ever find out what you can achieve unless you jump in and do it.

[MilitantSquatter]

Congrats to all but special congrats to Mista & Thom for bringing home the GC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome News....

[ThomEmery]

Great day
This contest was won by my Son last year
Really nice working with Neil
The Spicewine Kicked a$$
We backed it up with Neils UDS

[Sawdustguy]

Great job Thom and Neil! I am proud of you guys.:eusa_clap:biggrin:

[slat]

Great finish guys. Thanks for making us proud.

[Sledneck]

Congrats!

[backyardchef]

Way to go fellas!

[Irrad8]

Congrats to BigMista and ThomEmery (way to represent) and to NotleyQue and Brian in So Cal. Cant wait to see some pix.

[Big Mike]

Outstanding job guys, way to go!!!!!

[Dustaway]

Congratulations GUYS

[Bigdog]

Congrats Neil and Thom. Here's a cold one for ya buddy:
14549

[Plowboy]

Way to go, guys!!!!!

[Jeff_in_KC]

Awesome job, Neil and Thom!! Congrats on a great weekend!

[Sylvie]

Congrats to all who took a walk in this one but a special congrats to Neil and Thom for GC and Harry for RGC on his first comp. Can't wait to meet you harry.

[BBQ Grail]

Excellent! What a start!

Congrats Thom and Neil!

[Dr_KY]

OH YA!!!!!!!!!!! Reading that gave me a chill, Fantasitc job brothers.

[beerguy]

GREAT JOB! And what a day for Jay and the boys at Spicewine also. Cant wait for some pics.

Congrats to BigMista and Thom and all who walked.

[Pig Headed]

Talk about getting off to a good start! Is this the start of a dynasty? Congrats guys.

[MrSmoker]

Congrats Brothers,thats a hard act to follow.:-D

[wlh3]

Congratulation guys on the GC! Way to go.:icon_bigsmil

[bbqbull]

Congrats to my Brethren Brothers..........wohooooooooo!

[smknwhlswife]

On the phone with Mista now, he is bubbly!
I think he is going to do some deglazing:biggrin:

Boy that sounds familiar!!!!!:mrgreen::mrgreen:

Congrats guys!!! That is AWESOME!

Andy will be posting later (has to do some yard work before it rains today and then all week).

It is great to have 2 GCs in the same weekend!

[BowtieBill]

Way to go Thom and Neil. Datta boys go all around for all those who took a walk.

Man, can't wait for Wishland in two weeks. See you all there.

Bill

[Roo-B-Q'N]

Way to go Neil and Thom! Great showing and what a bar to have raised for the rest of the season. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

[Solidkick]

Great job guys! Can't wait until we see some pictures!

[Kevin]

Congratulations to all. Hey Mista, I knew you just needed a little Emery help to get you over the top. LOL.

[NotleyQue]

Congrats to Thom and Neil.
It was a great contest, and Brian and I had a blast.
Peoples Choice rules, it is so fun to do and the extra cash is nice.

When a customer came back and handed you the ticket that said your BBQ was the best, that was the best part.

Neil cooked some good Brisket, when I tasted it I knew he had beaten me.

[Brauma]

Awesome job, guys!! You done us proud!!

[Yakfishingfool]

Great job guys! SUUUUUUUWEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Fear da Pig!!!!!!!

Hey Vinny, I'm feeling the pressure now :)

[CTSmokehouse]

Grand Champion
People's Choice
4th Place: Pork
3rd Place: Chicken
1st Place: Ribs
1st Place: Brisket

Wow! Congrats!

Thats Greaaaaat!!!!!!!!

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

[Westexbbq]

How cool is that!
The bar has been raised indeed!
Nice going all around!

[Smokin' Gnome BBQ]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!fear The Pig!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrSmoker]

No Pictures? Didn't happen:confused:

[Smokin Gator]

Awesome job guys... you all made us proud!!!

[SP]

Way to go Thom and Mista. Guess I need to get on trying that rub. and sauce.

[ZBQ]

OUT FARKING STANDING!!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

MAJOR congrats Thom and Neil!!:-D:eusa_clap

[Bigmista]

It happened and I can prove it!!

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bigmista/Palm%20desert/PalmDesert08093.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bigmista/Palm%20desert/PalmDesert08043.jpg



You can see the rest of the pics here:

http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bigmista/Palm%20desert/?albumview=slideshow&start=40

[BBQ Grail]

Why is Thom so clean and...we'll you're not?

[tonto1117]

Congratulations Thom and Neil!!! Way to go..:eusa_clap:eusa_clap8)

[spicewine]

It's not the cooker, It's the cooks who know their cookers!!

Congrats boys!!

Spice

[parrothead]

Big Grats!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ron_L]

It's been a busy weekend so I'm just catching up...

Congrats, guys! Great job!

[Bigmista]

Why is Thom so clean and...we'll you're not?

Because I gave Thom the Brethren Apron while I wore the shirt.

[icemn62]

Congrats Great Job

[butts a fire]

Way to go great showing for the brethern this weekend all around the country.

[ThomEmery]

Why is Thom so clean and...we'll you're not?

This Fat Feller learned not to wear white when cameras are around

Neil was a great teammate he likes to stay up late
While I like to get up in the early AM

[Bigmista]

I enjoyed cooking with Thom. We had never cooked or practiced together but we were able to combine our ideas and make some good BBQ.

Thanks for being a great Partner Thom!

[Coz]

Awesome job guys!

[Bbq Bubba]

Congrats guys! :biggrin:

[TOPS BBQ]

Beautiful start for the Brethren all around! Great job Thom & Neil!

[Rookie'48]

WOW!!!

Two Brethren GCs in one weekend.............."Fear da Pig!!!"

Congrats to all involved.:-D

[Hook_Line_and_Sinker]

congrats guys , Awesome way to kick of th season

[Fatback Joe]

Great job!!

[swamprb]

Congratulations Neil and Thom! I'll be expecting some of that Brisket rub!
What were the 1st Place winners cooked on? I'm betting the Brisket was on the Drum?

[Bigmista]

Congratulations Neil and Thom! I'll be expecting some of that Brisket rub!
What were the 1st Place winners cooked on? I'm betting the Brisket was on the Drum?

Actually, the ribs were done on the drum. The brisket, pork and chicken were done in the Spicewine.

We almost missed the chicken turn-in. We were trying to get set-up for the People's Choice and realized it was 10:50 (11am turn-in). We hadn't even sauced our chicken yet. So we slapped some sauce on it and threw it back in the Spicewine for a few minues. Then we grabbed the best lloking half chicken, threw it in the box and sprinted down to turn it in. Thank God for IBCA. No garnish and a 20 minute turn in window.

We made and got 3rd.

[SmokeInDaEye]

That's how to start things off with a bang! Great job, Thom and Mista!

[tony76248]

It happened and I can prove it!!

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bigmista/Palm%20desert/PalmDesert08093.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bigmista/Palm%20desert/PalmDesert08043.jpg



You can see the rest of the pics here:

http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/bigmista/Palm%20desert/?albumview=slideshow&start=40

Looks like a little sauce on them there slices of brisket. What did you use?

[HoDeDo]

Great win guys!!! Thom and Neil - way to go and a great start for the Brethren. Congrats!!!

[Dustaway]

It's not the cooker, It's the cooks who know their cookers!!

Congrats boys!!

Spice


You got that right brother :mrgreen:

[Dr_KY]

Damn that's cool. Do you fellas mind if I share those two photos with some friends over here?

[Bigmista]

Looks like a little sauce on them there slices of brisket. What did you use?

It was a blend of the Au jus with two different sauces.

[Bigmista]

Damn that's cool. Do you fellas mind if I share those two photos with some friends over here?

You are welcome to use any of the pics at my photobucket site.

[Dr_KY]

Thank you Mista. I keep telling these people we can cook in California. :)

[Bigmista]

We also found...wellI found because Thom was asleep :lol:, that it took longer than expected for the Spicewine to come up to temp using 2 long skinny charcoal baskets. Don't know if it was the baskets or the wind or the small amount of briquettes used to start the basket. I just know to allow more time from now on.

[stan]

Grats Mista and Thom! Sounds like it was a great weekend in Palm Springs for you! The brisket looked great!

Depending on temps outside and how cold the water is in the water pan it can take time to get the spicewine to temp. I am assuming you used water not sand.

[Bigmista]

Yes it was a full water pan.