Mason Dixon BBQ Services Turkey & Tailgate Boot Camp

[clb239]

I attended Mason Dixon BBQ Services Turkey & Tailgate Boot Camp on Saturday, 10/15/22. It was a great class.

After we cooked and ate breakfast we received a demo on how to prep and season a whole turkey. Then we went and prepped our own 12-14 lb turkey. Once ready we had our choice of almost every style of smoker. While the turkeys cooked the staff gathered groups to prepare and cook a wide variety of tailgate style foods, Mississippi Ribeye (bologna chub) sandwiches, crack chicken sliders, three different shotgun shells, several desserts. In total 20 - 30 different dishes were cooked. After the turkeys were finished we received a demo on how to carve a turkey and then carved our turkeys.

This is my third Boot Camp that I have attended and all of them have been excellent. Lots of good food, knowledge is gained not just from the staff but from the other attendees as well.

The only downside is the amount I spend in the store during class. This one was around $200. Last time was over $400, I bought a GMG Trek at the class. I am planning to attend the Ribs & Chicken Boot Camp next year...

Here are few pics...

My finished Turkey:




Tyler doing the prep demo:


Tyler doing the carving demo:

[RonB]

Sounds like a lot of fun.

[clb239]

RonB their classes are definitely worth the trip.

[FleetingSmoke]

That looks awesome. I so want to do one of those.

[CandySueQ]

I love those folks, both the MD and PA stores. My one fly-in contest was the Iron Man at the PA store. I flew in to Baltimore, rented a car and drove up to Greencastle, stopping at a grocery store along the way for what I didn't bring with me. Eric at Mason Dixon supplied a 22" WSM to cook the meat I brought up from Arkansas in a cooler. It was a cool and rainy weekend. Minimal meat was allowed. 7 pieces of chicken, 1 rack of ribs, 1 pork butt and 1 brisket. Crisis of the event was locking myself in the rental car! Thanks to Mike Callaghan and his crew, they got me out of the car and supplied me with hot tea. I was very proud of my 10th place in ribs. I've not done that again!

[Starsky]

I attended Mason Dixon BBQ Services Turkey & Tailgate Boot Camp on Saturday, 10/15/22. It was a great class.

After we cooked and ate breakfast we received a demo on how to prep and season a whole turkey. Then we went and prepped our own 12-14 lb turkey. Once ready we had our choice of almost every style of smoker. While the turkeys cooked the staff gathered groups to prepare and cook a wide variety of tailgate style foods, Mississippi Ribeye (bologna chub) sandwiches, crack chicken sliders, three different shotgun shells, several desserts. In total 20 - 30 different dishes were cooked. After the turkeys were finished we received a demo on how to carve a turkey and then carved our turkeys.

This is my third Boot Camp that I have attended and all of them have been excellent. Lots of good food, knowledge is gained not just from the staff but from the other attendees as well.

The only downside is the amount I spend in the store during class. This one was around $200. Last time was over $400, I bought a GMG Trek at the class. I am planning to attend the Ribs & Chicken Boot Camp next year...

Here are few pics...

My finished Turkey:




Tyler doing the prep demo:


Tyler doing the carving demo:

I've never seasoned a turkey with that much rub. I'm curious, was it heavy on salt?

[clb239]

Starsky We made a rub slurry to go under the skin and then a light to moderate on the outside of the skin. The skin was a little salty but the skin didn't come out that great anyway. The meat itself had a really good flavor to it.

[bbqLuv]

Tx u 4 post.