Contest Announcment Smoke on the Water - North Alabama

big piggin bbq · Jun 25, 2012

gmfire21 said:
will do. are you thinking about competing or just attending?

i will be competing....

RX2006JE · Jun 25, 2012

sloss furnace is august the 18th

hogzillas · Jun 25, 2012

As RX said it's Aug 17-18th this year. They've been having some problem w/ getting the website updated but they've been emailing most all people who're on the judges or competitors lists from years past.

gmfire21 · Jun 25, 2012

big piggin bbq said:
i will be competing....

great. do you already have the entry forms? if not, email me
gmvfd@yahoo.com and i can email them or get contact info and bring them to ya in grant. last count was up to 15 teams so far.

big piggin bbq · Jun 26, 2012

gmfire21 said:
great. do you already have the entry forms? if not, email me
gmvfd@yahoo.com and i can email them or get contact info and bring them to ya in grant. last count was up to 15 teams so far.

i have them and have 2 others that will be signing up too so far...

mike101prf · Jun 26, 2012

sloss has some of the dumbest rules, so we are out of it for the next three years
the other contest sounds fun

gmfire21 · Jun 26, 2012

mike101prf said:
sloss has some of the dumbest rules, so we are out of it for the next three years
the other contest sounds fun

do tell ?? hope none of our rules scare ppl away. we are new to this, only rule we have had a buncha flack about is no gas grills. we are sticking to charcoal/wood only and i have never seen so many people whine and cry. i just tell them sorry. haha

gmfire21 · Jun 26, 2012

big piggin bbq said:
i have them and have 2 others that will be signing up too so far...

thats great. we really appreciate the help. all the procedes go to our volunteer fd and relay for life.

gmfire21 · Jul 5, 2012

team count rising. nearly 1/2 full already. thanks everyone

twinsfan · Jul 5, 2012

Also, might be too late, but expand the Kids Que program. As a junior, I'm gonna skip it or enter the adults if it's something pointless like burgers. Add shortish cook items like ribs and chicken for kids, if you want that category to be taken seriously. Good luck though!

gmfire21 · Jul 8, 2012

twinsfan said:
Also, might be too late, but expand the Kids Que program. As a junior, I'm gonna skip it or enter the adults if it's something pointless like burgers. Add shortish cook items like ribs and chicken for kids, if you want that category to be taken seriously. Good luck though!

thanks. will look at that next year.

gmfire21 · Jul 17, 2012

hogzillas said:
You also might try going by Stokin the Fire at Sloss in Aug this year & speading the word to some of the teams there. You might pick up a few that don't know about your contest but there's bound to be a couple that already know about it & are considering it.

would love to go to this event, already have a bbq fundraiser that day in guntersville.

Gowan · Jul 17, 2012

twinsfan said:
Also, might be too late, but expand the Kids Que program. As a junior, I'm gonna skip it or enter the adults if it's something pointless like burgers. Add shortish cook items like ribs and chicken for kids, if you want that category to be taken seriously. Good luck though!

I'm curious about this post. Why do you think burgers are "pointless" for Kids Que? I thought the motive behind Kids Que was to encourage youngsters to cook something on a grill that wasn't too intimidating, and burgers seem like they would be accessible to even the youngest kids.

I'm not busting on you here, just wondering why you think this way as an organizer considering adding Kids Que to an event next year.

gmfire21 · Jul 26, 2012

CivilWarBBQ said:
I'm curious about this post. Why do you think burgers are "pointless" for Kids Que? I thought the motive behind Kids Que was to encourage youngsters to cook something on a grill that wasn't too intimidating, and burgers seem like they would be accessible to even the youngest kids.

I'm not busting on you here, just wondering why you think this way as an organizer considering adding Kids Que to an event next year.

i agree, we thought burgers were good for the kids to get familiar with the cooking process.

gmfire21 · Jul 26, 2012

team update : was at 20, now down to 16. boo

gmfire21 · Aug 7, 2012

update : we now have room for RV or camper spots if needed. must be self sustaining, no power or water at rv sites.

gmfire21 · Aug 30, 2012

hey all. we still have room for more teams. entry deadline is now october 1st. thanks

big piggin bbq · Sep 17, 2012

how much are the rv spots?

VineyardSwinesBBQ · Sep 18, 2012

gmfire21 said:
yeah i cant pull up alabama bbq trail either. we do have the event listed on facebook. it on
Friends of georgia mountain vol. fire/rescue page, or you can find it from my facebook page. (brandon brown) .

as far as locals running the event. well that would be me. i already have about 10 judges, looking for several more. we will have score sheets and make formal winner announcements on the stage before the free concert. right now we are accepting teams, but my question is, are we starting too early for an october event?

The Alabama BBQ Association website is www.alabamabbqassociation.com. I definitely think it would be worth your time to try and get Smoke on the River on the Trail. It will also probably bring in more backyard teams too since only the competitions on the trail contribute to teams' overall state standings.

big piggin bbq · Oct 10, 2012

anyone here going to this? i am

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