We had a pretty good day for our first backyard comp of the year. Cooking with an old friend that has been bitten by the bug, Lord help him.
This unsanctioned backyard comp used 95% KCBS certified judges & went by KCBS standards. The organizers used local "celebrity" judges, who were mostly local elected officials, but we didn't know who they were. This might explain our one crazy chicken score we received! This comp was only for ribs & chicken, as are most BY comps, although I have competed in some BY events that you had to cook all four
We learned a lot and I think we can do well this year. We plan on practicing another cook in a week and we may end up competing on my friends Lang 60" Deluxe instead of a Traeger & a Rec Tec. Nice to have options to choose from.
I overcooked my chicken because I was worried about my ribs getting done on time. I didn't follow my chicken time line to the letter, and that cost me with somewhat dry chicken. Lesson learned.
Here are pics of our turn in boxes and our awards. Not a bad start to the season, as we finished fourth overall out of 24 teams. I still want to do better and I know we can. And we will!
Rib box. Note to self - don't try to cram the box so full.
Chicken box.
Hardware... Sort of. They only gave out trophies for First Place in categories & GC.
