1st KCBS Backyard BBQ competition

[RonB]

Good luck and have tons of fun. And if you have an Amazing Ribs shirt or t-shirt, don't forget to wear it...

[RonB]

I think an extremely sharp knife, (non-serrated), would be a good place to start.

[SierraBBQGuy]

I have entered the Backyard division of the Silicon Valley KCBS Contest for a number of years now, it’s tri tip and chicken. We have a blast, even won 1st place tri tip once. Lots of great people. Have fun!

[Pirate Scott]

Sounds like fun! Good Luck. I am sure you will do well. I don’t want to Hijack your Thread but I have a question about Competition Ribs. How do you get them them to slice so nicely? When mine are Probe Tender they do not slice, they shred.

[jfmorris]

Yes I am pondering doing the same thing - there is a "shadetree" category in the local KCBS sanctioned event in May with chicken and ribs only. $200 to enter. I may not do it this year, but certainly will at some point.

i need to work on beefing up the legs and wheels on my offset, or get a PBC or something more portable, to be ready for something like this, I guess the Weber and SNS are always an option.

[HawkerXP]

Sounds like fun. As expected, we require pictures and a full report.

[Mr. Bones]

I wish y'all th very best of luck, brother, an hope that ya have big fun in th process!!!!

[Steve R.]

I hadn't really given much thought to the idea of competing, but I found out yesterday that there will be a Backyard competition held in little ol' E'town, in conjunction with the "BBQ, Blues and Bikes Festival" in May (https://bbqbluesfest.com/). It is getting to be a bigger deal each year, and now they are adding a competition to the mix. The required meats are ribs and chicken. A friend/neighbor has some limited competition experience and is really good with chicken, so... challenge accepted! We will team up and see how it goes, but the idea of being judged by folks who actually know what they're doing really appeals to me.

My buddy has already sent me a link to another backyard comp in August, so this might become a new variation on my hobby.