Bakersfield BBQ Competition May 2011

This was the first competition I have done solo which means cooking all the four meats (chicken, ribs, pork shoulder and brisket) myself. Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship 2011 proved to be a fantastic experience in that the judges scored me (Four Q) a 3rd in pork, 8th in chicken and a 10th in brisket for an overall 5th place out of 43 teams competing. (We won't talk about the ribs.)

3rd Place Pork trophy and certificates for 8th chicken and 10th brisket. Note the size of that 3rd place trophy -huge.

Cooking on two 18 in WSMs, one 22 in WSM and a Weber Kettle

Four Q Site

Shamless photo of me taken by me

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