smknwhlswife
is Blowin Smoke!
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2006
- Location
- Kansas City, KS
I think one thing to take seriously before taking a class is how much the teaching reflects the kind of Q you do. For instance, I plan to take the Plowboys/ Butchers class primarily to get some tips on how to get the most out of the FEC. If you cook with a stickburner at high temps them maybe a class taught by Mike Davis or Myron Mixon would be better for you. In addition some classes give you a look into the complete cooking process (rubs, injections and everything else). Some will only give you help on techniques - but they won't give you specific help on flavors etc.
So, what do you need/expect to learn?
You also might want to do your homework on what type of cookers the "Teachers" have cooked on. You might get more for your buck. There are a number of them that cook on different types of cookers. Just because they use 1 type for competition doesn't mean that is the only type they have knowledge on.