***Welcome to the OFFICIAL Throwdown Lounge! Kick Back and Enjoy General Throwdown Banter, Ask Questions, Share Ideas & Suggestions!***

I’ve been meaning to launch this for a while now, as it creates a space for us to interact and discuss off topic content away from Throwdown entry threads.

Anything Throwdown-related that is constructive is welcome. In particular, this is the perfect place to throw your suggestions in the hat for upcoming monthly special Throwdowns.


So let’s get the party started! What would you like to talk about?

ronbrad62 said:

Can I kick it off? Do I need any special camera equipment to take outstanding photos like most of you guys do or are there any tricks you'd care to share?

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That's three questions! :doh:

For #3, behold the The *OFFICIAL* Throwdown Photography Tips Thread in all its glory! All your answers and more will be found here:


https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96575

You mean "Show us Your Wurst? Is this a suggestion, or are you planning to keep waiting around for it? :wink:

So let's get a little focused here and see what we can come up with for contenders for the May Special Throwdown. I'd like to have it narrowed down to 3-4 categories for us to vote on, so put some thought to it. If we get more than 4 formal suggestions, Matt and I will pick the ones we think are the best fit for the vote. Then we'll put it to to a vote on Monday, April 19th.

As least that's the idea. :mrgreen:

Here's how we typically decide these:


Because the SPECIAL Throwdowns lasts an entire month, the category should be fairly broad, and repeatable since we allow multiple entries on these.
Don't repeat a category we've already done in the last 12 months.
Look to past monthly special Throwdowns for ideas or variations on popular favorites.
Come up with something completely different!

Bill-Chicago said:

May is for May-O


Anything Mayo, could be an option

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Hmmm. We've definitely not done that before! I see a potential rash of mayo slathers...

ronbrad62 said:

As for ideas for TD's, I have two:
1) MSU- don't follow a recipe, make it up as you go along and see what you come up with.
2) Cook something that you have never cooked before or were intimidated by. We all like to learn new things, right?
3) Bonus category- Since May is Mother's Day month, cook your mom's favorite dish, or your wife's, in their honor.

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All good ones, Ron!

We've sort of done an MSU type Throwdown like this in the past with the "Four Ingredient Challenge" Throwdown, but that was before MSU became widely known:

https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219049

We haven't done it since 2015, so perhaps a new and improved version:

"The MSU Four Ingredient Challenge" is in order! This one is definitely going on the list. :thumb:

16Adams said:

I’ve not entered nor voted a TD in quite a while. I’ll readily confess that I’m not really up on the TD culture. I’ve always thought it would be interesting if a Brethren could win once (maybe twice) per calendar year, then those Brethren would cook against each other 12th month for Grand Smoke.

Positive: I think more Brethren would enter more often, many different Brethren winners and more Brethren voting regularly
Negative: some Brethren will not like this at all and will be pissed.

As said above, I’ve no desire to enter today nor in the future, but a bunch of different winners with a Grand Smoke finale sounds interesting. To me, anyway.

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[FONT=&quot]Adams, nice to see you here, and thanks for chiming in! [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]As to your suggestion, we sort of had something like that several years ago, but we found that placing restrictions and narrowing it down to a single Throwdown "Master" started to take the fun out of it for a lot of people. Throwdown participation also dropped considerably as well. While we thought it a good idea, in reality, it didn’t turn out as we had hoped. My experience here after doing this for almost 10 years is that the less restrictions we place on who can enter Throwdowns, the more participation we seem to get.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]When I first started participating in the Throwdowns, there was certainly a group of established regulars, just like there are today, as with any subforum here. I felt a little out of place at first, but the great thing is that I felt welcome immediately and began to enjoy the camaraderie that Brethren offer so generously. One of the great things about this forum is that members here are among the most helpful and friendly I’ve found. The Throwdowns are no different, and all are welcome.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I'm not sure why you no longer vote or enter Throwdowns, but I do hope you'll stick around a while…[/FONT]