Backyard competition. What do I need?

pne123 · 09-01-2010, 11:19 PM

Myself and a bunch of friends are planning a backyard competition. I think we will have 5-10 smokers. We are thinking of doing ribs and tri-tips. Pretty much anything goes. Judging just best taste. We will have our friends and family will bring sides and just be a party. Figure have everyone vote for a people choice winner and contestants can not vote for themselves. We are going to setup in my backyard so we have water, elec, shade from the trees and my wife told rent a port-a-potty. Besides plates, toothpicks, silverware and booze what else will i need for something like this? obviously i have no experience. I do have an outside fridge for everyone to use.

Smokesman · 09-02-2010, 02:58 AM

So your talkin a party with a bit of throwdown between friends. Been there done that and it is fun and exactly the way my bbq partner and I decided to start cooking together competitively. Your probably already thinking this but setup a common prep area and pantry and let the cooks just have at it. Fire up the smokers at the same time and everyone can just pick and choose.

Harbormaster · 09-02-2010, 07:04 AM

You might want to have a canopy and some prep tables outside.
Metal trash can for to dump ashes in. Fire extinguisher.Trash bags.
Convenience stuff.

pne123 · 09-02-2010, 02:57 PM

thanks prep tables are a good idea and ash disposal. did not think about that for the ones traveling to my back yard.

KC_Bobby · 09-02-2010, 03:08 PM

Are the voters going to know who cooked what or will the voting be blind?

pne123 · 09-02-2010, 03:13 PM

Since it for fun I think they can just go to each person get a sample, write their favorite on a piece a paper and drop it in a bucket. thinking more of a party than a serious comp. the ones actually competing will be trying to win and all the friends/family are familiar enough w/ everyone that we will not have any ballet stuffing.

sitnfat · 09-02-2010, 04:02 PM

sounds fun I wanna do something like this when it cools off..Keep us posted on how it turns out

Captain P.J. · 09-02-2010, 07:43 PM

All great ideas!! I will suggest coolers and towels. Coolers can be used for, oblivously cooling, but also for holding meats that are finished with the towels to insulate the cooler. Have fun and post some pictures!

pne123 · 09-02-2010, 11:05 PM

good ideas. thanks. cools off? it was 113 here last week. truck registered 127 when i came out of the store. we are going to do it the first part of oct. the weather should be mid-low 70's. I will post pix.

brewerjamie15 · 09-03-2010, 09:38 AM

As long as there is beer, I'd be happy. However- people may need to bring their own chairs. I don't know if you use a chimney for coal starting, but you might want to designate an area for guys to fire those up. I know I don't just set mine on the driveway (new concrete) so I use an area I set up with bricks.
Oh, and beer should be there too.

pne123 · 12-15-2010, 04:35 PM

I had my backyard BBQ competition. It was a great time but of course we had a torrential down pour all day. We broke the record rain fall for a 48 hr period but that did not stop us. As promised here are some pix.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=563273&id=775885152&l=a3c86ba0d5

09-01-2010, 11:19 PM	#1
pne123 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-06-08 Location: Redding, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Backyard competition. What do I need? Myself and a bunch of friends are planning a backyard competition. I think we will have 5-10 smokers. We are thinking of doing ribs and tri-tips. Pretty much anything goes. Judging just best taste. We will have our friends and family will bring sides and just be a party. Figure have everyone vote for a people choice winner and contestants can not vote for themselves. We are going to setup in my backyard so we have water, elec, shade from the trees and my wife told rent a port-a-potty. Besides plates, toothpicks, silverware and booze what else will i need for something like this? obviously i have no experience. I do have an outside fridge for everyone to use.

09-02-2010, 02:58 AM	#2
Smokesman Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-20-09 Location: Cincinnati, OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	So your talkin a party with a bit of throwdown between friends. Been there done that and it is fun and exactly the way my bbq partner and I decided to start cooking together competitively. Your probably already thinking this but setup a common prep area and pantry and let the cooks just have at it. Fire up the smokers at the same time and everyone can just pick and choose. __________________ Matt Schneider - "The Smokesman" - Velvet Smoke BBQ & Catering KCBS Certified BBQ Judge #54767 Weber Smokey Mountain 22 & Superior Smoker SS1 [B][COLOR="Red"]"To BBQ is human, for swine is divine!"[/COLOR][/B]

09-02-2010, 07:04 AM	#3
Harbormaster Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-14-06 Location: Wyocena, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You might want to have a canopy and some prep tables outside. Metal trash can for to dump ashes in. Fire extinguisher.Trash bags. Convenience stuff. __________________ Clark My Boys: Joseph (EI); Andrew (EE); Daniel (EE) My Toys: 10 WSMs (B, C, DH, DA, EZ, DZ, EO, DU, DR, EE/DU mutt); Brinkman Cimmaron; Chuckwagon Cooker; 22.5" OTG (DT); Two 22.5" Bar-B-Kettles; One 18.5" Bar-B-Kettle; Smokey Joes (A, K); Genesis Silver C (DU); 3 WGAs (EZ, DE, N); 3 SJPs (DT, DU, DR). "For when democracy becomes tyranny, those of us with rifles still get to vote"

09-02-2010, 03:08 PM	#5
KC_Bobby Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: Gardner KS Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Are the voters going to know who cooked what or will the voting be blind? __________________ Boondoggle BBQ Country Smokers 450 Weber Smokey Mountain 18" Proud KCBS Member & Certified Judge

09-02-2010, 07:43 PM	#8
Captain P.J. Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 06-15-10 Location: Menomonie, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	All great ideas!! I will suggest coolers and towels. Coolers can be used for, oblivously cooling, but also for holding meats that are finished with the towels to insulate the cooler. Have fun and post some pictures! __________________ Extreme BBQ Trailer, Backwoods Competitor, 2- 22.5" WSM, 22.5" & 18.5" Weber kettles, 2 Smokey Joe's, Blue & Red Thermapens, KCBS CBJ, Captain PJ's BBQ

09-02-2010, 02:57 PM	#4
pne123 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-06-08 Location: Redding, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thanks prep tables are a good idea and ash disposal. did not think about that for the ones traveling to my back yard.

09-02-2010, 03:13 PM	#6
pne123 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-06-08 Location: Redding, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Since it for fun I think they can just go to each person get a sample, write their favorite on a piece a paper and drop it in a bucket. thinking more of a party than a serious comp. the ones actually competing will be trying to win and all the friends/family are familiar enough w/ everyone that we will not have any ballet stuffing.

09-02-2010, 04:02 PM	#7
sitnfat is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-06-09 Location: Centerville TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	sounds fun I wanna do something like this when it cools off..Keep us posted on how it turns out

09-02-2010, 11:05 PM	#9
pne123 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-06-08 Location: Redding, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good ideas. thanks. cools off? it was 113 here last week. truck registered 127 when i came out of the store. we are going to do it the first part of oct. the weather should be mid-low 70's. I will post pix.

09-03-2010, 09:38 AM	#10
brewerjamie15 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-16-10 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As long as there is beer, I'd be happy. However- people may need to bring their own chairs. I don't know if you use a chimney for coal starting, but you might want to designate an area for guys to fire those up. I know I don't just set mine on the driveway (new concrete) so I use an area I set up with bricks. Oh, and beer should be there too. __________________ UDS, Weber Performer, 18" Weber Silver, and a Smokey Joe. (I have a human-child too)

12-15-2010, 04:35 PM	#11
pne123 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-06-08 Location: Redding, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I had my backyard BBQ competition. It was a great time but of course we had a torrential down pour all day. We broke the record rain fall for a 48 hr period but that did not stop us. As promised here are some pix. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=563273&id=775885152&l=a3c86ba0d5

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