Greater Hickory Smoke

[dxesmkr]

May 27th and 28th
Hickory, NC

Willy T.

[Solidkick]

LOL, you must have been putting this here while I was answering your other post!

Go Get 'Em Brother!!

[dxesmkr]

Packed up and ready to roll first thing in the morning!!!!!!!! :D

Willy T.

[chad]

Have a good weekend!

[dxesmkr]

Awesome contest.41 teams.We had a blast.Man, we cooked alot of BBQ this weekend. Had to bring the big cooker outta competition retirement. I think we ended up cookin: 56 peices of chicken,18 rack of ribs,10 Boston Butts, and 14 briskets. I think I've met my Memorial Day cookin' quota :D .
We finished good in two catergories(Ribs 6th & Brisket 9th),and not so good in two(chicken33rd & Pork 26th).Finished Overall 20th.The chicken has got me stumped.Went back to the recipe we used to finish in the top ten with.Pork I can't get the flavor.Just tastes bland (to me).Gives me something to work on :D .

Got a friend to enter amatuer division.He cooked like a pro and finished grand champion in amatuer.I better look out :D he might be with the pros before long.

Here's the results:

Chicken

1 Mtn Magic Country BBQ
2 Texas Rib Rangers
3 Piggin & Grinnin BBQ
4 BBQr's Delight
5 Kick Back Cove Racing & BBQ
6 Checkered Pig
7 Lake Wylie Smokers
8 Late Night Whiskey Smokers
9 BS Pitmiester
10 Kp's Cowboys Cookers

Ribs

1 Smokin Oakies
2 Home on the Range BBQ
3 Smokey Mtn Smokers (tn)
4 Kings Cooking
5 Old School BBQ Team
6 Willy T's Dixie Smokers
7 Governor's BBQ
8 Whoop-de- Que
9 Lazy Bones
10 Big Green Eggomaniacs

Pork

1 KP's Cowboy Cookers
2 The Woodhouse Grill
3 Chat-n-Chew BBQ
4 Checkered Pig
5 Late Night Whiskey Smokers
6 Governor's BBQ
7 Marshall/Firebonz
8 BBQr's Delight
9 Courtney's BBQ
10 Piggin & Grinnin BBQ

Brisket

1 Smokin Oakies
2 Big Show Grillin Team
3 Sue E Pig
4 Lazy Bones
5 lake Wylie Smokers
6 Smoky Mtn Smokers (tn)
7 Ceckered Pig
8 Kick Back Cove Racing & BBQ
9 Willy T's Dixie Smokers
10 Mtn Magic Country BBQ

Grand Champion

Checkered Pig

Reserve Grand Champion

Smokin Oakies

Backyard BBQ Champion

Smoke Junkeez


Willy T.

[The_Kapn]

Willie,
Sounds like a great event.
Some big names there to keep ya company :lol:
I see WoodHouse was there. Did you get a chance to say HI to Mike? Great Guy.
Congrats on your Ribbies and Brisket.
Why so much cooking--vending or just really, really hungry? :wink:

TIM

[icemn62]

Congrats on a great time and contest.

[dxesmkr]

Willie,
Sounds like a great event.
Some big names there to keep ya company :lol:
I see WoodHouse was there. Did you get a chance to say HI to Mike? Great Guy.
Congrats on your Ribbies and Brisket.
Why so much cooking--vending or just really, really hungry? :wink:

TIM

Didn't talk to Mike.Kinda just hung out in my area.Shot the breeze with Tim from Swamp Sauce most of the weekend.He was across from us.
We cooked the extra meat for some of our sponors.Galaxy Foods is outta Hickory.Those guys really love briskets and ribs :D .

Willy T.

[Solidkick]

A great showing brother! You'll get the chicken down before you know it! Congrats on a great weekend!

[Bellybro]

Good job! Any day smoking is a good day!

[Neil]

Sounds like you had a good time, congrats on a fine outing. Did you happen to meet the team from Piggn & Grinnin? There is a BBQ joint here by that name that has competed in the past. I've never been there but have had some of their pulled pork and brisket. Pretty good stuff but I like mine better.

[dxesmkr]

Sounds like you had a good time, congrats on a fine outing. Did you happen to meet the team from Piggn & Grinnin? There is a BBQ joint here by that name that has competed in the past. I've never been there but have had some of their pulled pork and brisket. Pretty good stuff but I like mine better.

Talked with the guy(don't remember his name) some Thurs. night in a group of other people.Saw his mother ridin' around alot (in her custom golf cart). :D Good people.

Willy T.