Cleveland, TN comp pics

Uncle Buds BBQ · 07-28-2012, 06:17 PM

Wow...what a day! As a judge we saw AWESOME turn in's. Scores will be close!!!!

Sweet Smoke was there!

This is a trailer made out of 2'x4's...yes a wooden trailer with a fire breathing smoker on it.

Uncle Buds BBQ · 07-28-2012, 06:22 PM

Uncle Buds BBQ · 07-28-2012, 06:28 PM

bookie · 07-28-2012, 06:30 PM

Thanks for the Pics

Twelvegaugepump · 07-28-2012, 06:39 PM

Wow, great pics. I love to see the diversity in setups.

Uncle Buds BBQ · 07-28-2012, 06:42 PM

Uncle Buds BBQ · 07-28-2012, 06:48 PM

I think the initial plan was for 45 teams. Well that grew to 61 so we were PACKED into the room........It was 60 degrees in there when we started but by ribs we were all sweating!!!!

Uncle Buds BBQ · 07-28-2012, 07:17 PM

Ok...if you made it this far you get to read my contest review!!!

1. No "chicken lickers"! I watched for em'.

2. We filled out comment cards. The reps were real good about saying they were not mandatory but if you give a score of 6 or lower...help the team out and fill out a card.

3. The 6 chicken entries that hit our table were GREAT. 5 were thighs and 1 was drums. Thighs were all bone in with skin. All had bite through skin and the taste was right on. 5 thigh boxes had 6 pieces per box and 1 had 9! Yes, they were small pillow of chicken. I detected Blues Hog on 2 entries. I'm not saying BH scores down...just noting it for those that have been saying BH is over used.

The drums were arranged in a spiral pattern alternating legs facing in and out. It was moist, with great skin but the taste wasn't WOW. All of us afterwards said taste cost him a perfect score.

4. Ribs were great over all. We got to judge 7 entrees!!!! All turn ins were spares...no baby backs. Most were 4 over 4 bones. One was 3 of 5 bones...don't do that! It takes away from appearance. A full box just looks better. 4 had great tenderness but 2 were not there.

All were sweet and 2 were a little on the spicy side.

5. Pork was just OK. 3 entries were money muscle, bark, and pulled. 2 were MM and bark...and one was bark and sliced. 3 tasted great...rich pork with some smoke.

6. Disappointed in the brisket entrees. All were slices and 2 boxes had burnt ends. One of the burnt end boxes weren't any different than the slices so it didn't change his score from me. The other burnt end was "heaven"! I usually try the slice first...then form any opinion on the score in my mind...then try the burnt end. This BE took his score from a 8 to 9. It was awesome.

Had a good time and all of the cooks I talked to said it was a great contest. Till next time.

Twelvegaugepump · 07-28-2012, 07:31 PM

Thanks for this review. With my first judging comp coming up, it helped me get an idea of what is coming and also has me stoked. Thanks, great info and great pics.

porkingINpublic · 07-28-2012, 10:14 PM

Some big names at this comp. who won?

Pack-A-Smokes · 07-29-2012, 07:36 AM

Looked like a great comp. We wanted to go so bad seeing it was only 3 hours down the road, but too many other things going on. Thanks for the pics and the review!

blake · 07-29-2012, 08:49 AM

I so wanted to make this my first competition (in the backyard division), however I could not get out of an out of town work trip that put me back in Cleveland way too late to prep. Next year is what I keep whispering to myself.

Thanks for the pics. Here is the local newspaper write-up:
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/...e=main_article

mikerobes · 08-04-2012, 08:12 PM

Thanks for the pics and review by Uncle Buds We came down from Michigan and really had a great time. See ya'll next year

Shiz-Nit · 08-05-2012, 07:45 PM

Thanks... VERY cool pics indeed!

tyotrain · 08-05-2012, 08:20 PM

Great review thanks for posting

07-28-2012, 06:17 PM	#1
Uncle Buds BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 1	Cleveland, TN comp pics Wow...what a day! As a judge we saw AWESOME turn in's. Scores will be close!!!! Sweet Smoke was there! This is a trailer made out of 2'x4's...yes a wooden trailer with a fire breathing smoker on it. __________________ Dave Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ Last edited by Uncle Buds BBQ; 07-28-2012 at 08:10 PM..

07-28-2012, 06:22 PM	#2
Uncle Buds BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 1	__________________ Dave Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ

07-28-2012, 06:28 PM	#3
Uncle Buds BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 1	__________________ Dave Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ

07-28-2012, 06:39 PM	#5
Twelvegaugepump is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-21-11 Location: Menasha, WI Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Wow, great pics. I love to see the diversity in setups. __________________ KCBS Certified Judge Weber Gasser Weber 18" circa 1965 2 22" Weber Silvers and 1 22" Weber Gold King Pig UDS Tejas Charcoal 2452 Grill, 28" discada Char Griller King Kamado 1 Smokey Joe and 1 Mini WSM Currently building a 22' Portable Kitchen www.bullybbq.com

07-28-2012, 06:42 PM	#6
Uncle Buds BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 1	__________________ Dave Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ

07-28-2012, 06:30 PM	#4
bookie Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-20-11 Location: Salem, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the Pics

07-28-2012, 06:48 PM	#7
Uncle Buds BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 1	I think the initial plan was for 45 teams. Well that grew to 61 so we were PACKED into the room........It was 60 degrees in there when we started but by ribs we were all sweating!!!! __________________ Dave Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ

07-28-2012, 07:17 PM	#8
Uncle Buds BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-04-09 Location: Marietta, GA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 1	Ok...if you made it this far you get to read my contest review!!! 1. No "chicken lickers"! I watched for em'. 2. We filled out comment cards. The reps were real good about saying they were not mandatory but if you give a score of 6 or lower...help the team out and fill out a card. 3. The 6 chicken entries that hit our table were GREAT. 5 were thighs and 1 was drums. Thighs were all bone in with skin. All had bite through skin and the taste was right on. 5 thigh boxes had 6 pieces per box and 1 had 9! Yes, they were small pillow of chicken. I detected Blues Hog on 2 entries. I'm not saying BH scores down...just noting it for those that have been saying BH is over used. The drums were arranged in a spiral pattern alternating legs facing in and out. It was moist, with great skin but the taste wasn't WOW. All of us afterwards said taste cost him a perfect score. 4. Ribs were great over all. We got to judge 7 entrees!!!! All turn ins were spares...no baby backs. Most were 4 over 4 bones. One was 3 of 5 bones...don't do that! It takes away from appearance. A full box just looks better. 4 had great tenderness but 2 were not there. All were sweet and 2 were a little on the spicy side. 5. Pork was just OK. 3 entries were money muscle, bark, and pulled. 2 were MM and bark...and one was bark and sliced. 3 tasted great...rich pork with some smoke. 6. Disappointed in the brisket entrees. All were slices and 2 boxes had burnt ends. One of the burnt end boxes weren't any different than the slices so it didn't change his score from me. The other burnt end was "heaven"! I usually try the slice first...then form any opinion on the score in my mind...then try the burnt end. This BE took his score from a 8 to 9. It was awesome. Had a good time and all of the cooks I talked to said it was a great contest. Till next time. __________________ Dave Pitmaster and KCBS CBJ

07-28-2012, 07:31 PM	#9
Twelvegaugepump is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 08-21-11 Location: Menasha, WI Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks for this review. With my first judging comp coming up, it helped me get an idea of what is coming and also has me stoked. Thanks, great info and great pics. __________________ KCBS Certified Judge Weber Gasser Weber 18" circa 1965 2 22" Weber Silvers and 1 22" Weber Gold King Pig UDS Tejas Charcoal 2452 Grill, 28" discada Char Griller King Kamado 1 Smokey Joe and 1 Mini WSM Currently building a 22' Portable Kitchen www.bullybbq.com

07-28-2012, 10:14 PM	#10
porkingINpublic is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-30-11 Location: Beebe, ar Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some big names at this comp. who won? __________________ Jacks Old South single door unit Traeger Junior Old Country (Bandera Clone) UDS BLACK Thermapen "Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire" Exodus 12:9

07-29-2012, 07:36 AM	#11
Pack-A-Smokes On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-13-11 Location: Johnson City, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looked like a great comp. We wanted to go so bad seeing it was only 3 hours down the road, but too many other things going on. Thanks for the pics and the review! __________________ Todd Lang 60DX 22.5 WSM x2 'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban

07-29-2012, 08:49 AM	#12
blake Got Wood. Join Date: 09-24-08 Location: Cleveland, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I so wanted to make this my first competition (in the backyard division), however I could not get out of an out of town work trip that put me back in Cleveland way too late to prep. Next year is what I keep whispering to myself. Thanks for the pics. Here is the local newspaper write-up: http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/...e=main_article __________________ ECB and Weber 22.5" Silver

08-04-2012, 08:12 PM	#13
mikerobes Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-11-11 Location: Durand,MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the pics and review by Uncle Buds We came down from Michigan and really had a great time. See ya'll next year __________________ Smokin' In The D BBQ Team Durand,MI Southern Q Gravity Fed Cabinet Smoker Sometimes It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission I like to sit down and have a quiet beer, then several noisy ones

08-05-2012, 07:45 PM	#14
Shiz-Nit is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 03-06-10 Location: kentucky Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks... VERY cool pics indeed! __________________ Bluegrass Southern Smokers - Catering & Competition BBQ Team- BBQ Naked & Toast Your BunZ

08-05-2012, 08:20 PM	#15
tyotrain is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-09-12 Location: Madrid, NY Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Great review thanks for posting __________________ LOCKED-N-LOADED BBQ TEAM Sponsored by SummerHaven Pools, spas, fireplaces and grills www.locked-n-loadedbar-b-q.com Backwoods Maze XL Green Egg Large Green Egg Backwoods G2 Party 22.5 WSM BBQ Guru