[dwfisk]

I like oldbill's ideas 'cause that's the way I cook and the way I like BBQ to taste but I don't mind any of the hardware or gadgets somebody uses to cook with. In the end it's how good the BBQ tastes and that's a very subjective thing. Personally, I like my uninsulated RF stickburner, but I've had some pretty darn good BBQ (by my definition of good) from a pretty wide range of pits. I like oldbill's notion of comps showing off old school styles and would take it a step further: go back to "regular" meat products. For example if you are gonna have chicken in a comp; make it a bone-in whole or 1/2 bird cook. But hey, that's just my $0.02.