Next Smackdown/Cook Off Ideas Wanted….

[texastweeter]

Game animal/fish
turkey
Mudbug
Meat and three
taco
casserole

[Bad Hat BBQ]

Ditto on the GAME NIGHT!

[Murdy]

Tri-tip?

[barelfly]

What about a copy cat cook off. Find something on the interwebs from one of your favorite cooks, chefs, etc. cook it up and post a photo of the copied cook plus yours. Up to you if you want to change it up slightly.

call it a copy cat cook or who done it better

[Panhead John]

Well, y’all know I would just lie about it…..😂

[WayneT]

Bump

[Jim White]

How about a cook to pay homage to one of our earliest barbecue memories? For example, my dad's specialty with his Hasty Bake was kebabs with a mix of steak, ham, pearl onions, pineapple and peppers. Given the flavors I remember, he might have even marinated the beef in something like Dale's. And, if it was a family gathering, there was also a chub of bologna cooked separately for ease of chewing for my grandfather (and I'd steal some of that, too, since it was so good).

So, anyway, a cook that brings back memories of some of your earliest barbecue memories. Maybe a specialty from a parent, a grandparent or other extended family or friend. Maybe even from a local barbecue joint you frequented when you first got the taste for cue. But let's dredge those memory banks and cook a tribute to them.

Edit to add: of course, a big part of the value of this approach will be the stories to go along with cook.

[WayneT]

As much as I like this idea, I’m not about to waste time and charcoal to cook a prime T-bone to a piece of gray shoe leather. My dad’s heart was in the right place but his doneness preferences were lacking. 😉

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I can totally overcook some chicken and soak it in sauce... for old times sake

[Huskee]

All great ideas above.

I offer the idea that eventually, not right away, we need to do a dessert cookoff. Rule that at least 1 ingredient needs to be grilled (or smoked).

[WayneT]

Our illustrious Pit Member and culinary artiste extraordinaire, SheilaAnn has the right idea. GMTA.

Tomorrow, I’ll start a post distilling all these great ideas into a poll. We can vote on them for a week then choose the two highest vote getters for the next smack downs. Anyone who votes for my idea will receive ‘special’ recognition. Anyone voting for Panhead John ‘s idea will receive ‘special’ insults.

If you haven’t already posted your idea, now is the time to make your voice heard, before the poll opens. (See what I did there?) 🤔😏

[Panhead John]

That’s a good idea Wayne, choosing the next 2 cook offs with this poll. I’m assuming we’ll do the most popular cook off idea this Labor Day weekend? Which would be September 1-4. The next available month would be October. Our chili cook off was in November last year and there’s strong interest in doing it again this November too. December is our Secret Santa so nothing competes with that! Just a reminder……

P.S. It looks like my stir fry idea was a smash hit!…..🙄

[texastweeter]

Possum soup, or squirrel stew?

[LA Pork Butt]

Road kill or fresh? LOL

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I'd be down for a strangest cook smackdown... I have a strange cook planned for this weekend if weather allows, I enjoy my strange cooks because usually I have to adapt multiple recipes to get what I'm after on the smoker, and I end up learning a ton about the ingedients/culture/etc.. of the cook

For example, I'm still working on a recipe for low and slow cookies... if I were a baker I'd likely have nailed it by now, but every attempt I get closer to a perfect product, it's been a fun personal journey if not always edible

[Panhead John]

3/16 CL……

[DennyWoo]

I didn't read through all the posts, so maybe this was already mentioned, but on a similar thought, what about a cook that shows off a dish that is well-known/famous in the area you live in or grew up in? This wouldn't be a smackdown per se, but it would put out a lot of new dishes for the Pit to see.

[Panhead John]

That option is in the poll that WayneT started if you’d like to vote on it. It’s called Regional.

[Old Glory]

How about Cook Book Cook Off

Each entry will be submitted to be part of a Pit Cook Book. You submit the cook and the recipe. We then compile them into a cookbook or sticky the thread for future reference?

[Panhead John]

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/misc-or-general-food-discusison/1452956-next-smackdown-poll

Thanks for all the great ideas folks! WayneT has started a poll with the most popular suggestions so far. Vote for your favorite idea in the link above.