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We have picked our next competition, this time leaving the comfy confines of REAL barbecue (eastern NC of course!) and heading a bit west to Kings Mountain, NC.

It is time again for the 16th Annual Firehouse Cook-Off, scheduled this year for April 20 & 21. This year promises to be a great event again as we are a State Championship event. Along with being sponsored again by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, North Carolina Governor has proclaimed this year’s event to be the

North Carolina Firehouse Barbeque State Championship
The winner of this year’s event receives an invitation to the American Royal Barbecue Contest and will be eligible for the Jack Daniels Invitational Contest. Sites will be awarded in the order applications are received.

http://www.kmfire.com/bbqcookoff.htm

TNT has invited me to help him with a catering event this weekend and our menu is going to be our standard 'cue competition fare...but spicier, I'm sure. So it will be good to dust off the grills and do a little practice. If anyone is near Kings Mountain (west of Charlotte) in April, come join us and eat some 'Cue!

Cool! Good luck to you all!

I expect to be in Foscoe that weekend - the 19th is OzzieDaughter's 30th birthday. We've got a party to plan!

Dang! We'll be at Mom's in Chesapeake, VA, that weekend.

Oh, well. Vibes starting now!

I have friends who live in Kings Mountain. They are retired from their careers at Duke. I'll send them over to see you all and cheer for you in the competition.

Keep us posted! What will ya be cookin'?
Love, Ima

Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Keep us posted! What will ya be cookin'?
Love, Ima

Same as always and then some. We have to cook pork, ribs, brisket and chicken. And like last time there will be an "anything butt" competition, meaning anything but those 4 categories. There is also a dessert competition that we will enter. Mmmm...grilled cake.

Fantastic! You guys need anything, please let me know. I'm assuming you guys will cruise down the night before. If so, we're about 45 minutes from Kings Mountain, you and Tim are welcome to crash at our place the night before. If you want to stay near Kings Mountain, let me know if you need a recommendation. If anything, Kelly and I would love to have you over for dinner. There's a really great, family-owned wine and beer store down the road from us too.

Look forward to coming out either way!

Miles wrote:Fantastic! You guys need anything, please let me know. I'm assuming you guys will cruise down the night before. If so, we're about 45 minutes from Kings Mountain, you and Tim are welcome to crash at our place the night before. If you want to stay near Kings Mountain, let me know if you need a recommendation. If anything, Kelly and I would love to have you over for dinner. There's a really great, family-owned wine and beer store down the road from us too.

Look forward to coming out either way!

Ymm, beer!
Thanks much for the offer, but I'm sure we'll do as we did last time and camp out. DukePA however stayed in a hotel so she could probably use any info.
Last time we setup Thursday night, woke up to meat inspection and then started cooking for the anything butt competition, so having everything up and ready by the morning was a big plus. And we got to watch the people set up who were stragglers. It's pretty fun to see some of those grills set up, they are huge.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:Keep us posted! What will ya be cookin'?
Love, Ima

Same as always and then some. We have to cook pork, ribs, brisket and chicken. And like last time there will be an "anything butt" competition, meaning anything but those 4 categories. There is also a dessert competition that we will enter. Mmmm...grilled cake.

Ymm, BBQ ram chops.

I sent off our application last week and we are now listed on their website. I was sent an updated list with the teams they have so far. Total they are hoping to have at least 50. Here are the folks we are going up against as of now, some of these folks were at the Rocky Mount competition.

Serial Griller-------------------------------Yorktown,VA
Bubba & Son BBQ-------------------------Shelby,NC
Bald Hawg---------------------------------Simpsonville,SC
Two Old Men and a Grill------------------Bessemer City,NC
GB's BBQ-----------------------------------Tavares,FL
Quenivorous-------------------------------Del Rio, TN
Bubba Jacks BBQ--------------------------Indian Trail, NC
Pop Pop's Chicken & Pig------------------Charlotte,NC
Big On The Pig-----------------------------High Point,NC
Bubba's Backyard BBQ --------------------Alexis,NC
Sauced! BBQ-------------------------------Charlotte,NC
Rocky Top Barbeque----------------------Jonesborough,TN
Pit Dog Barbecuer's-----------------------Asheville,NC
Big Mo From AHO-------------------------Blowing Rock,NC
True Blue Cue Crew-----------------------New Bern,NC
Up In Smoke-------------------------------Rock Hill,SC
Flame Master G's BBQ --------------------Mount Holly,NC
Chatham Artillery BBQ--------------------Savannah,GA
Smoke This--------------------------------Hickory,NC 28602
B.S. Pitmiesters---------------------------Boiling Springs,SC
The Smokehouse Mafia------------------Taylorsville,NC

Two Old Men and a Grill

Good luck, boys and girl! Smoke 'em dead!

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I sent off our application last week and we are now listed on their website. I was sent an updated list with the teams they have so far. Total they are hoping to have at least 50. Here are the folks we are going up against as of now, some of these folks were at the Rocky Mount competition.

Serial Griller-------------------------------Yorktown,VA
Bubba & Son BBQ-------------------------Shelby,NC
Bald Hawg---------------------------------Simpsonville,SC
Two Old Men and a Grill------------------Bessemer City,NC
GB's BBQ-----------------------------------Tavares,FL
Quenivorous-------------------------------Del Rio, TN
Bubba Jacks BBQ--------------------------Indian Trail, NC
Pop Pop's Chicken & Pig------------------Charlotte,NC
Big On The Pig-----------------------------High Point,NC
Bubba's Backyard BBQ --------------------Alexis,NC
Sauced! BBQ-------------------------------Charlotte,NC
Rocky Top Barbeque----------------------Jonesborough,TN
Pit Dog Barbecuer's-----------------------Asheville,NC
Big Mo From AHO-------------------------Blowing Rock,NC
True Blue Cue Crew-----------------------New Bern,NC
Up In Smoke-------------------------------Rock Hill,SC
Flame Master G's BBQ --------------------Mount Holly,NC
Chatham Artillery BBQ--------------------Savannah,GA
Smoke This--------------------------------Hickory,NC 28602
B.S. Pitmiesters---------------------------Boiling Springs,SC
The Smokehouse Mafia------------------Taylorsville,NC

Ya know what makes me laugh? Serial Griller!

I wonder if they have a way to cook oatmeal on the grill: Cereal Griller!

CathyCA wrote:

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I sent off our application last week and we are now listed on their website. I was sent an updated list with the teams they have so far. Total they are hoping to have at least 50. Here are the folks we are going up against as of now, some of these folks were at the Rocky Mount competition.

Serial Griller-------------------------------Yorktown,VA
Bubba & Son BBQ-------------------------Shelby,NC
Bald Hawg---------------------------------Simpsonville,SC
Two Old Men and a Grill------------------Bessemer City,NC
GB's BBQ-----------------------------------Tavares,FL
Quenivorous-------------------------------Del Rio, TN
Bubba Jacks BBQ--------------------------Indian Trail, NC
Pop Pop's Chicken & Pig------------------Charlotte,NC
Big On The Pig-----------------------------High Point,NC
Bubba's Backyard BBQ --------------------Alexis,NC
Sauced! BBQ-------------------------------Charlotte,NC
Rocky Top Barbeque----------------------Jonesborough,TN
Pit Dog Barbecuer's-----------------------Asheville,NC
Big Mo From AHO-------------------------Blowing Rock,NC
True Blue Cue Crew-----------------------New Bern,NC
Up In Smoke-------------------------------Rock Hill,SC
Flame Master G's BBQ --------------------Mount Holly,NC
Chatham Artillery BBQ--------------------Savannah,GA
Smoke This--------------------------------Hickory,NC 28602
B.S. Pitmiesters---------------------------Boiling Springs,SC
The Smokehouse Mafia------------------Taylorsville,NC

Ya know what makes me laugh? Serial Griller!

I wonder if they have a way to cook oatmeal on the grill: Cereal Griller!

See post #3242 on Ymm, Beer thread and the discussion from around April 1 and 2, 2010 on that thread, too. ;)

Is anybody else planning on going? This is my back yard y'all so it would be fun to catch up with anyone and everyone.

Miles wrote:Is anybody else planning on going? This is my back yard y'all so it would be fun to catch up with anyone and everyone.

I went and cheered for them when they were grilling in my back yard. You'll have fun visiting with our TBCC!

CathyCA wrote:

Miles wrote:Is anybody else planning on going? This is my back yard y'all so it would be fun to catch up with anyone and everyone.

I went and cheered for them when they were grilling in my back yard. You'll have fun visiting with our TBCC!

And you brought good luck!

CameronBornAndBred wrote:

CathyCA wrote:

Miles wrote:Is anybody else planning on going? This is my back yard y'all so it would be fun to catch up with anyone and everyone.

I went and cheered for them when they were grilling in my back yard. You'll have fun visiting with our TBCC!

And you brought good luck!

I don't know about that. I brought my camera. I enjoyed a few samples of the TBCC's fare, and it was just plain old fun to visit with you all.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:I sent off our application last week and we are now listed on their website. I was sent an updated list with the teams they have so far. Total they are hoping to have at least 50. Here are the folks we are going up against as of now, some of these folks were at the Rocky Mount competition.

Serial Griller-------------------------------Yorktown,VA
Bubba & Son BBQ-------------------------Shelby,NC
Bald Hawg---------------------------------Simpsonville,SC
Two Old Men and a Grill------------------Bessemer City,NC
GB's BBQ-----------------------------------Tavares,FL
Quenivorous-------------------------------Del Rio, TN
Bubba Jacks BBQ--------------------------Indian Trail, NC
Pop Pop's Chicken & Pig------------------Charlotte,NC
Big On The Pig-----------------------------High Point,NC
Bubba's Backyard BBQ --------------------Alexis,NC
Sauced! BBQ-------------------------------Charlotte,NC
Rocky Top Barbeque----------------------Jonesborough,TN
Pit Dog Barbecuer's-----------------------Asheville,NC
Big Mo From AHO-------------------------Blowing Rock,NC
True Blue Cue Crew-----------------------New Bern,NC
Up In Smoke-------------------------------Rock Hill,SC
Flame Master G's BBQ --------------------Mount Holly,NC
Chatham Artillery BBQ--------------------Savannah,GA
Smoke This--------------------------------Hickory,NC 28602
B.S. Pitmiesters---------------------------Boiling Springs,SC
The Smokehouse Mafia------------------Taylorsville,NC

Updated list...now totalling 41 teams

Applewood Barbecue
Big E's BBQ
King Cooking
County Line Que
A Taste Of Carolina
Bobby Q and Carla Too
Picken' Porkers
Redneck Scientific
Sue E. Pigg
Cue The Music
Fire House Grill
Checkered Pig
Uncultured Swine
Holy Smokes
Frog Hair BBQ
Bite Me BBQ
Pack-A-Smokes
V-Que
Good Ol' Boys
Midnight Burn

Heh heh! Sue E. Pigg. I love that name, too!

Here's a contest the members of TBCC ought to enter:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/18/ ... sauce.html

The prize is only $100, but that will buy a lot of beer.