Hello from KC!

[jac7676]

I have been smoking on a Green Egg for about 6 years now. I started following Meathead's recipes probably 4 years ago and just recently got the book and my free membership. I felt like I got pretty good at BBQ and entered a friendly low key competition last summer with a few friends on my team. I was in charge of the brisket entry. We won the competition and my brisket won the category. We may have gotten big heads after that because this summer we entered a KCBS (Kansas City Barbecue Society) sanctioned competition. Although we felt like our entries were better than most of the other entries we sampled we got almost dead last in the competition. My goal for the next few months is to determine if I want to pursue competition BBQ or just enjoy my own style at home.

[MBMorgan]

Welcome to the Pit! And you'll find some serious ceramic chefs around this place ...

[Jerod Broussard]

Welcome!!

A guy I met on the net set up a NICE rig for competing. First comp they entered was a sanctioned 75 team comp and placed 3rd overall. They were stoked. They then entered a local 25 team comp and placed 23rd.

[CeramicChef]

jac7676 - welcome to The Pit and welcome to The Obsession!

We're having a little discussion on the finer points of Kamado Cooking under Grills & Smokers => Charcoal => Kamados. We'd love your input and knowledge. Stop by and join in the fun! Thanks in advance. We look forward to your posts, especially the ones with pics!

[fuzzydaddy]

Welcome to The Pit jac7676. It's great to have you here and thank you for your support. +1 to what CeramicChef said.

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See you around The Pit!

[LA Pork Butt]

Welcome to the Pit and the Kamado community.

[Nate]

Welcome from Indiana.

[DWCowles]

Welcome jac7676

[Danjohnston949]

jac7676, Welcome to The Pit! You are Now Enrolled in the BBQ Univ! Attendance is Mandatory! I think Backyard BBQ is a Whole Different Beast Than Competitive Cooks! I haven't figured out More Than That? I think I am Going to Give A Wack at It Next Week End? A Small Town Charity Event!
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[jharner]

Welcome to the pit, enjoy the Wikipedia of BBQ.

[Lake Rat]

Welcome Jac! I'm also from KC and cook with a ceramic (Kamado Big Joe). You will find the members of AR very helpful and eager to share their extensive knowledge. Happy smoking!

[Mitchl]

Welcome jac7676 from California. Looking forward to some stories and pictures.

[Spinaker]

Welcome to the Pit! We are happy to have you.

[Huskee]

A belated welcome to The Pit jac7676! Bummer on the KCBS competition results, but congrats on winning your other one. Competition is all about pleasing judges, and judges vary and can be fickle. I used to have a desire to compete, but it's faded. I'd rather keep it fun and rewarding by cooking for family & friends than make work out of it and risk it losing its appeal. Anyway, thanks for joining up with us.