Excited for this weekend

adolpho · Posted: Sep 28 2006 Post subject: Excited for this weekend

I'm all jacked up since I haven't been to a comp since June. I had to pass up some LSBS and IBCA events in July and August because it seemed like something always came up to prevent me from attending. Now I'm going to Taylor's SPJST Hall BBQ cookoff this weekend!!!!!
It may not be sanctioned, but I just look forward to going out and enjoying the weekend of cue and family.

There are so many tips about how to present, slice, sauce and whatever for KCBS, MIM and other governing bodies of BBQ competitions. What kind of tips do you have for those non-sanctioned events that only require one show piece and 25 bite size pieces? We're talking only brisket, chicken and ribs. I plan to use bite size pieces from the thigh of the chicken, debone the ribs and cut up, and maybe pieces from the point of the brisket since it tends to be juicier. What do you think?
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SmokinOkie · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 2078

If you're doing the bite size pieces, cuting them up, you might season them a little more after cutting.

When you cut a chicken thigh into pieces some stuff will rub off/fall off, etc.

Do this. TRY a piece of the cut pieces. If they need tweaking, then tweak before handing them out.

have FUN and tell us how it went.

3970010 · Posted: Sep 28 2006 Post subject:

Wow, good luck to you. I never heard of bite size pieces for cookoffs in Texas. Thats interesting.

dustaway · Newbie Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 74

good luck

adolpho · Posted: Oct 02 2006 Post subject:

Well, no awards this time around. Our team made final table on chicken and ribs out of 69 teams. The "bite size" pieces for turn in was different, but that was no excuse for our results. I knew we turned in good chicken and ribs, so making final table out of that many teams was satisfying. The brisket was ok and could've been better, just one of those days on the brisket. Didn't do anything different, but tasted different...you know what I mean?

Overall, we had a good time and even tasted smoked cabbage, for the first time, from our neighboring competitor. I don't remember the recipe (he told me, but I was busy filling my mouth up), but I think I know how he did it. That was some good eats!!!
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