Non KCBS Contest Near KC
Last year one of the local RV dealerships held two BBQ contests at their location: Nationwide RV in Grain Valley. Just talked to the sales manager today at the local Sports Show today. First event this year will be mid to late March. The second one will be in the fall.
I was able to do their second event last year. They go by their own rules and way of doing things. The entry fee is $100. They provide all the meat. You can't bring your own, you must turn in everything, and you can't take any meat with you. The reason for this is that they serve all of the meat to customers. They use the event as a promotion and customer appreciation. Only thing you bring is a gallon of beans. Sauce is not allowed. No garnish is allowed. Box presentation isn't necessary as you'll understand in a second. You get a half pan and a full sized aluminum pan for each entry. The pieces you want judged go into the half pan. Each category is judged by 10 people that are pulled at random out of the crowd. 10 different people are pulled for each entry. The pieces to be judged are placed on small plates and given to the judges. They neither get to see the entry box nor pick their own pieces. This is why presentation of the box isn't necessary. Way different than KCBS, but kinda fun once you got used to it. I didn't know the rules until I showed up. I would have come prepared with different recipes had I known. Entries were... Spares Chicken quarters loin brisket beans The first event had 17 teams. Second event had 28. About half were KCBS teams. The rest were backyard guys. No overall GC or RGC was even announced or scored. Payouts were for top three in each category: 1st - $600, 2nd - $350, $3rd - $150. |
Wanted to also add that this is a good contest for RV/Camper owners. You get a LOT of room to set up. They put you out in a hay field behind the dealership. They don't have RV hookups, though. Half or more us had generators.
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Sounds like a crap shoot, but could be fun. nice pay out. Judges out of crowd is crazy but what a wicked spin to things. I still think this would be fun.
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Several of us KCBS cooks showed up thinking we'd school these backyard guys and come home with a bunch of money. We'll, we did school most of the backyarders, but split a lot of the money between us. I hit fourth in chicken which paid nothing and tied for 2nd in brisket with one of the MoKan Meatheads... I lost the coinflip. So I spent $100 to get $150.
The contest is three miles from my house, so it was great for me. |
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I could have my Camper serviced at the same time I guess.... They are the local KZ dealer to boot. :rolleyes: |
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Andy, you could even come home with that new toy hauler with the beds for the girls.
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Ron must have sliced his brisket across the grain! :lol: :twisted:
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Late - March - don't forget about the Kookers Kare Charity Smokefest in Sugar Creek on the 23rd and 24th. |
Kim has to combat my "great ideas" at least once a week :twisted:
If I get my hauler sold, I have a triple axle Holiday Rambler in the wings :wink: We were really close to owning two:shock: The fact she puts up with all my crap is just daily affirmation that love is blind!!! |
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We are signed up for Kooker's Kare again this year. Is it too late to be a sponsor and get our logo on the shirts for 2007? If not, what does it take to do that? |
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We are not doing the T-****s this year...That was a 10th anniversary thing.
Appreciate your thoughts though. Bring some some "extra" money to the KCBS banquet. Kookers Kare will have two raffles - 1 for a GoodOne (model 30 I think) smoker and another for a bunch of stuff, including a smal BGE, a Dale E. Jr. Gas Can cooker (?), and a Margarita machine!! See Ya Saturday |
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We will have the raffle at the event in March and would really appriciate any donations for the baskets. We'll talk at the banquet.
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