Whistle Stop Weeknd BBQ Comp (with Q-Views).....to share the wet weekend with yall

[kathrynn]

KCBS Sponsors a State Comp here in Huntsville every year on the 1st weekend of March.  I was a helper on the non--comp side and did get to smoke foods.  I also got to help with some of the prep of the comp stuff.  We didnt place this year....but I had a total BALL!  Have never been around a comp before ....and I got my feet wet...Literally.  We had almost 4 inches of hard rain starting about 10pm Friday night and it stopped about 2:30 on Saturday.  The whole place was a muddy mess.  But ...the pro area is on a parking lot...the Amateurs were in a muddy sloppy grassy area.  They were mucked up over their ankles.  Here are some pics!

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a monster Meadow Creek smoker...and yes...I did get to smoke chicken and some other things on it...after the comp food were turned in.

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We did ABT's....the these cute girls helped me finish them.  We smoked them in my smoker

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some of the Prep stuff...the Big Guy is Ben..the pitmaster of the weekend.

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more preps

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My set up for cooking for over 100 folks that would be stopping by...and for the workers

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We even had fried catfish and bass for the weekend.

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Here is some of the set up areas

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Some of the Guys in the "shade tree" behind us...their Smoker was named Bertha and was huge

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Some of the helpers

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Chicken time in the prep area

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View of the Beast and the traeger

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Had a blast....I do have some more pictures.  Just need to load them.  This was a blast....and I swear we were talking about making an ark outta some pallets that were there! 

Thanks for looking!

Kat

 

[bbqbrett]

Glad you had fun.  Are you planning on doing competition cooking yourself?

 

[kathrynn]

Glad you had fun.  Are you planning on doing competition cooking yourself?

A bunch of the folks there told me that I need to.  I have my 2 best friends..(.Pam and Gail)....that are willing to do Comps with me.  Pam is a member here.  We are trying to come up with names for a 3 gal team.  We want something that has a catchy name...but isn't nasty.  Needs something with Southern Stuff in it.

Kat

 

[rabbithutch]

The name HAS to be GRITS!

Girls Raised in the South!

Thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like a great time was had by all!

 

[kathrynn]

The name HAS to be GRITS!

Girls Raised in the South!

Thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like a great time was had by all!

LOL....that would be a good one....just dont wanna get into Copyright trouble....that would not be fun....but maybe a spin on that!  SeenRed came up with Southern Belle-BQ....liked it too.

We did have fun...just wish we had placed.  Saying "We"....cuz...I was on the fun side...watching and doing my own thing.  Happy I got to play with the "big boy toys"...and show that a girl could smoke too!  (Just needed help raising the doors on the Meadow Creek....too tall and too heavy for me!  I am a shorty!

)

Kat

 

[aeroforce100]

A bunch of the folks there told me that I need to.  I have my 2 best friends..(.Pam and Gail)....that are willing to do Comps with me.  Pam is a member here.  We are trying to come up with names for a 3 gal team.  We want something that has a catchy name...but isn't nasty.  Needs something with Southern Stuff in it.

Kat

Heart of Dixie GRITS

 

[kathrynn]

A bunch of the folks there told me that I need to.  I have my 2 best friends..(.Pam and Gail)....that are willing to do Comps with me.  Pam is a member here.  We are trying to come up with names for a 3 gal team.  We want something that has a catchy name...but isn't nasty.  Needs something with Southern Stuff in it.

Kat

Heart of Dixie GRITS

I like that one too!  We do live in Dixie!

Kat

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Very cool, Glad ya had fun smoking. Gotta love them Meadow Creek smokers.

 

[seenred]

I don't know how I missed this last night, looks like a blast!

Thanks for shaing the pics, Kat!

Red

 

[bbqbrett]

A bunch of the folks there told me that I need to.  I have my 2 best friends..(.Pam and Gail)....that are willing to do Comps with me.  Pam is a member here.  We are trying to come up with names for a 3 gal team.  We want something that has a catchy name...but isn't nasty.  Needs something with Southern Stuff in it.

Kat

You definitely should.  A friend and I have done a couple of comps and it was a lot of fun.  Too bad the only one I know of that we could do this year was cancelled. 

Not sure on a name for you but if I think of something I will run it by you.

 

[bama bbq]

Kat,

Looks like fun.  I had a buddy in the comp as well.  He did the brisket for his tam which placed 54 of 64 but said he will do it again in a minute.  I went a bit farther south to the big race weekend where we same a LOT of rain as well.

As far as your team name: Sweet Heat.

 

[kathrynn]

Kat,

Looks like fun.  I had a buddy in the comp as well.  He did the brisket for his tam which placed 54 of 64 but said he will do it again in a minute.  I went a bit farther south to the big race weekend where we same a LOT of rain as well.

As far as your team name: Sweet Heat.

Ben placed a bit lower over all than your bud.  He did his best in ribs at 38.  But...what the hey!

We have a name tho!  Cotton Piggin' BBQ...and my daughter is drawing up the logo....she is adorable...and a bit sexy too (meaning the Piggie in the logo).  BUT I do like Sweet Heat!

Kat