Starting to Practice

Well, with the weather here in upstate NY being so good, my team mate and I decided that it was time to get cracking on getting ready for our first comp. We are doing a single-entry event in May, which will be ribs. Since my team mate has never cooked ribs in the low and slow style, I ran through what I did, and used a couple of rub combinations, so we could decide on the flavor profiles. This weekend, we have practice #2, and not only that, we will be practicing on the smoker I bought just for competition.... A 22.5" WSM!!

As my boss said to me yesterday as we talked about it.. now that I bought the smoker.. there is no turning back now!! We plan on doing a KCBS event next summer!!

You all have been good influence on me for sure, and my wife, friends, and family are reaping the benefits.... Thanks everyone!!

you never know.. we might do one of the mid-late summer comps.. ;-)