Helping Other Teams Cook?

Burk504 · 04-17-2011, 07:51 PM

I have a crazy hypothetical question. If a teams cooker broke or some other weird situation occurred in the middle of a comp where they could finish one or all of their meats, is it legal for another team to assist by lending space in their cooker?

There was some discussion about this at Salisbury this weekend and I thought you guys could resolve it for me.

MilitantSquatter · 04-17-2011, 07:55 PM

It's against current KCBS Rules

http://www.kcbs.us/pdf/2011_Rules_an...12-10-2010.pdf

3) Each team will be assigned a cooking space. Pits, cookers,
props, trailers, motor homes, vehicles, tents or any other
equipment (including generators) shall not exceed the
boundaries of the team’s assigned cooking space. All
seasoning and cooking of product shall be done within the
assigned cooking space. Teams shall not share an assigned
cooking space or cooking device.

Finney · 04-17-2011, 08:01 PM

What Vinny said. ^^^

Dan - 3eyzbbq · 04-17-2011, 08:45 PM

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Didn't read fully

Cue's Your Daddy · 04-18-2011, 11:18 AM

I do think a team can borrow another smoker from a team but the pitt has to be moved into the other teams space.

Lake Dogs · 04-18-2011, 11:23 AM

^^^ What they said. It's more than just KCBS. Most sanctioning bodies have same/similar rules.

jrbBBQ · 04-18-2011, 09:39 PM

I was wondering about that as well... Lets say I have an extra UDS or kettle and a team next to me had a catastrophic failure of thier cooker. As long as we aren't cooking our product on the same cooker, could I lend them anything extra I wasn't using? I've only been to two contests and everyone I've met have been great people, I think it'd be a shame if they couldn't finish the competition after all the work that everyone puts into thier product, even if it beats me.

Bunny · 04-18-2011, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cue's Your Daddy

I do think a team can borrow another smoker from a team but the pitt has to be moved into the other teams space.

You can absolutely borrow a teams smoker that is not in use by another team. But you CANNOT use space on another team's pit.

Bentley · 04-19-2011, 01:00 AM

I know in Fairfield in 2004 sprinklers came on in the middle of the night. Blew the Traeger 075 out! Promoter had his big ole Evil Stick Burner, a Austin I think. He let me fire it up...Took 1st in Ribs and 2nd in Pork that contest I believe, 33 teams and I got 35 in Brisket...1st and last time I have ever cook a competition without pellets!

ParkAvenue_2 · 04-19-2011, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burk504

is it legal for another team to assist

Although you can't lend out space in your cooker, there are many instances where a cook team can help out another team if they run into some kind of cooker related trouble.

For example, we have re-routed electricity from our site to a neighbor's site when they blew out a fuse and their pellet feeder quit working due to no juice.

We've also borrowed electricity from neighboring teams and borrowed a generator from another team at different times.

This kind of help is pretty common, and something you should expect to find at almost any contest.

crd26a · 04-19-2011, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ParkAvenue_2

Although you can't lend out space in your cooker, there are many instances where a cook team can help out another team if they run into some kind of cooker related trouble.

For example, we have re-routed electricity from our site to a neighbor's site when they blew out a fuse and their pellet feeder quit working due to no juice.

We've also borrowed electricity from neighboring teams and borrowed a generator from another team at different times.

This kind of help is pretty common, and something you should expect to find at almost any contest.

I've helped out and been helped out at contests, its just one of the things you do. If a team was struggling or had issues, I'd do everything I could, but couldn't lend them any cooker I was using for my meats. I think most teams would understand and wouldn't raise a fuss, but its really designed to keep a team from entering more than once

04-17-2011, 07:51 PM	#1
Burk504 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-01-09 Location: South Riding, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Helping Other Teams Cook? I have a crazy hypothetical question. If a teams cooker broke or some other weird situation occurred in the middle of a comp where they could finish one or all of their meats, is it legal for another team to assist by lending space in their cooker? There was some discussion about this at Salisbury this weekend and I thought you guys could resolve it for me. __________________ www.facebook.com/smokisporkis - UDS, Bandera, ECB

04-17-2011, 07:55 PM	#2
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: soon to be in Mooresville, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's against current KCBS Rules http://www.kcbs.us/pdf/2011_Rules_an...12-10-2010.pdf 3) Each team will be assigned a cooking space. Pits, cookers, props, trailers, motor homes, vehicles, tents or any other equipment (including generators) shall not exceed the boundaries of the team’s assigned cooking space. All seasoning and cooking of product shall be done within the assigned cooking space. Teams shall not share an assigned cooking space or cooking device. __________________ Vinny 22" WSM & Kettle Former owner: Jambo, Klose BYC, Med. Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL & (2) Med. BGE's, (2) 18" WSM's

04-17-2011, 08:01 PM	#3
Finney is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-15-09 Location: Salisbury, NC & Savannah, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What Vinny said. ^^^ __________________ Iron Pig BBQ - www.IronPigBBQ.com - "Reverse Sear" info on website

04-17-2011, 08:45 PM	#4
Dan - 3eyzbbq is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-10-07 Location: Owings Mills, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Deleted- Didn't read fully __________________ Dan Hixon - Pitmaster 3 Eyz BBQ www.3eyzbbq.com Cooking Class June 8-9 (details @ http://3eyzbbq.com/rubsales.htm) Extreme BBQ Trailer, Backwoods Competitor, Backwoods Party, WSM, Traegar 124, Yoder YS640 Thanks to our sponsors: The BBQ Guru, Grizzly Coolers, The Ingredients Store (FAB), Yoder Smokers, 1st Mariner Mortgage, Big Poppa Smokers (Elite Team)

04-18-2011, 11:18 AM	#5
Cue's Your Daddy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-13-06 Location: Ronkonkoma, Long Island Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I do think a team can borrow another smoker from a team but the pitt has to be moved into the other teams space. __________________ Paul GOTHAM CITY GRILLERS BBQ TEAM "Cue's Your Daddy! BBQ TEAM" KCBS Certified Judge Custom built Smoker Trailer Big Green Egg/2 WSM/4 Webber Kettles Webber Gasser Pitts & Spitts

04-18-2011, 11:23 AM	#6
Lake Dogs Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-14-09 Location: Lake Sinclair, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	^^^ What they said. It's more than just KCBS. Most sanctioning bodies have same/similar rules. __________________ Hance - Lake Dogs Cooking Team - MiM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook Lake Sinclair, GA (strategically about an hour from everywhere)

04-18-2011, 09:39 PM	#7
jrbBBQ Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 03-01-11 Location: Mcleansboro, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was wondering about that as well... Lets say I have an extra UDS or kettle and a team next to me had a catastrophic failure of thier cooker. As long as we aren't cooking our product on the same cooker, could I lend them anything extra I wasn't using? I've only been to two contests and everyone I've met have been great people, I think it'd be a shame if they couldn't finish the competition after all the work that everyone puts into thier product, even if it beats me. __________________ "Rural Route BBQ competition team"

04-19-2011, 01:00 AM	#9
Bentley Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-14-07 Location: Eden After the Fall Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I know in Fairfield in 2004 sprinklers came on in the middle of the night. Blew the Traeger 075 out! Promoter had his big ole Evil Stick Burner, a Austin I think. He let me fire it up...Took 1st in Ribs and 2nd in Pork that contest I believe, 33 teams and I got 35 in Brisket...1st and last time I have ever cook a competition without pellets! __________________ Certified Master Judge #5382 What is best in life? "To crush your BBQ opponents, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

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