juergenssmokehouse
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2012
- Location
- machesney park,il
what do i all need to do to do that i live in rockford,il
Friends with $ and a willingness to participate
One word of caution. Choose wisely. There are those who seem like they really will be OK, but are looking for more of a party. The best way to figure out just how into it they will be is to practice pretty often and tell them they have to be there for the practices and not just the competitions.
Can't agree with this more. My so-called teammate never came out for practices, or if he did it was only for an hour or so. The day of my practice before our first comp this year he didn't show up until the very end, AFTER the food was already out and was being eaten. For the comps, he shows up after the set up is done, and at our local event, he never came back to help clean up, even though he lived right across the street!
A a great place to start is the book "Starting the Fire" by George H. From the team Who Are Those Guys is (WATG on here)
Well written, informative, inexpensive.
Good luck and have fun
Just showing up to cook at a comp is not the way you want to do it, the fun is getting better at it, learning, sharing ideas, practicing and collecting paychecks. Competing is a lot of fun, you'll love it. Just make sure you choose wisely. I have one other guy on my team, we like it that way. I am not a fan of doing it alone, done did that already.