First Time BBQ Competitor.

[FireMan]

Well, this is goin to be exciting. When & where is yer first event? I know you will be quite busy, but a few pics would be cool! Welcome, keep cookin & have fun!

[Steve R.]

Welcome to the Pit, and best of luck to you!

[bbqLuv]

Glad you are on board, Hello from NW Oregon.
For advice, remember, "Quitters never win and winners never quit!"

[Murdy]

Welcome to the Pit from the Upper Midwest! Good luck with your endeavors.

[RiverJeff]

Hello from Nebraska, Best of luck! Keep the pic's coming be sure to share receipts. Don't forget to show equipment your working with!
Welcome!

[Mark V]

Welcome to the Pit. I would recommend becoming a judge and judging a few events. You will find out better what the judging criteria is, plus you will see more of what other competitors are doing. You will also hear a lot more of what judges think about the entries. That would answer a lot of questions, give you ideas, and let you know more of what you can do to score higher.

[T-bone]

+1. I'm a KCBS judge and fully agree with Mark V. Also, I know a good number of team pitmasters who credit a big part of their successes to knowing how judging works and judging a couple of competitions a year.

[ofelles]

Welcome from the California Delta.

[HawkerXP]

Welcome to the Pit!

[Old Glory]

Welcome aboard from North Shore MA! Good luck in your competitions!

Hope to see some pics from the competition trenches and some of your regular cooks in the Show Us What Your Cooking thread.

[Northern lights smoke]

What route are you starting out at? There is kcbs pro division and a kcbs backyard division. We do the backyard and that is what I would recommend. In backyard you only do two meats, ribs and chicken. Pro, you are looking at a large investment and you must do 4 meats, chicken, ribs, pork butt and brisket. The meats can get very expensive in pro. Also, most have big trailers and some use four different smokers for each protein. Entry fees are much higher in pro but both divisions are judged by kcbs judges. I would recommend going backyard for a year or two and get use to everything. There are a lot of comp bbq shows on Amazon prime. Watch them and go to you tube to see competition chicken and ribs, see how some do them. You will be surprised how you cooked catering and the things done in competition. Feel free to dm me if you want to talk more and good luck!

[Alan Brice]

Welcome fr Cincy Ohio!

[TripleB]

My advice.....become a Judge first. You'll get a great idea on what they are looking for and also walk around the events and pick up tips from the pit masters. Besides judging does not cost you anything .

[CandySueQ]

100% agree here! I did this, it does help.

[RichieB]

Welcome from Western Massachusetts.

[Stuey1515]

Welcome from Oz, you will like it here

[MsTwiggy]

Welcome from Seattle, WA! Very exciting for you to be taking on this challenge. I've already learned more than I ever knew about competition BBQ reading the comments on your Introduce Yourself post. Good luck man!! Life has taught me that you can achieve your goals if your are committed to them and are ok with failing sometimes. Mindset!! ?🥩💪?💯🏆🎟🥇?🥩💪?💯🏆🎟🥇🏆 🙌🏻