2017 Fattie Contest

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Nighty night dinger.
Lol, cool pic. It was quite peaceful. Thanks for letting us plug in.

anybody who took pics please post them I was to busy trying to run this thing to take any.

Thanks the Fowlerville Pork Producers for donating the whole hog, and smoking all the fatties! They're kind of a big deal.

Thanks to the judges! 9 judges 33 fatties! This contest gets bigger every year!

Thanks to the new guys who came out. Had a great time and you all cooked some great food!

Last of the campers rolled out about noon.

Parties over!


It was a great time. I enjoyed meeting and talking with Greg. He's a wealth of bbq knowledge and very generous.

Wanted to say thank you again for inviting me to your event and I had a great time.  Meet some good people and learned alot, not to mention got to try some great fatties and learn some tips.  Appreciate all your hospitality Scott, look forward to being part of next years event if possible.
It was good meeting you and your brother Belleville. I'll be watching for more of your posts on the forum. Keep on smoking!


Crushed some leftovers from the fattie contest dinner. I didn't eat at all Saturday with the exception of a few bites of different fatties and the brisket we pulled after midnight.

Pork topped with southern slaw, dingers brisket, and some of stans beans did the trick last night! Wish I would have made a plate Saturday!

While my brisket was edible, it wasn't my best. I'll step it up next year for sure!
Was wondering about adult beverages, didn't see any Solo cups floating around. But I did zoom in on a beer or 2.

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Everyone was enjoying themselves and their drinks, But there were lots of kids around so it didn't get too crazy.
Could charge a couple dollars next year. It wouldn't hurt my feelings.

I'd be more than happy to contribute $$ next year.
I think at least a donation can.  I know this cost Scott quite a bit each year.
Agreed. I also think we should form small committees; trash wranglers, cutting board and cutlery cleaners, yard clean up crew, etc.
 
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I don't know how Scott felt, but I was the last to roll out Sunday and as I looked around found myself VERY impressed with the lack of strewn garbage trash or junk for the numbers.
I've had bigger messes after a normal Saturday afternoon BBQ.
That isn't to say I disagree with a sort of volunteer duty roster but the folks who attended were VERY considerate all on their own and did a fair job of policing their trash.

Walt.
 
As far as collections-donations go I would be more than willing to contribute. It was such a good time, I could not imagine that people would be taken aback by a small donation. I think we have all paid cover charges at bars....and that's a waste of money. I like the committee idea and I would be willing to lend my time before, during and after.
 
Thanks again everybody. While I'll never ask for more than a dish to pass donations are always appreciated. And any and all help with prep and set up the night before, or help running stuff or clean up the day of is always appreciated as well. Because of all the help Saturday cleaning up and breaking down the clean up Sunday wasn't to bad at all.

I'd just like to thank you all again. It was a blast! The biggest and best for the 5th year! Hopefully we can kick it up a notch next year.
 
Yeah it's usually way worse rings. Not sure why it didn't get a bit crazier this year. I had nothing to do with starting or keeping the fire going. Not sure who did. I know I have about 20 pallets left over. Maybe we will have a smaller get together in October or something.
 
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