It's been a while since I posted and two competitions have passed since then. The first competition was in Taylor back in September. We basically got skunked. No awards or final tables with the exception of my wife's beans making final table. My brother had some awesome ribs and it shocked us that he didn't even place. My brisket was very good, but very good is not ever enough. It has to be out of this world, so I thought maybe it will make final table. The chicken was a disappointment. I have made better and we expected no results from it. Of course, it was a fun time and my brother cooked with a barrel while I used the WSMs.
The next cookoff was in Kyle at the Fair and Music Festival (formerly Kyle Fair on the Square). Many teams and we did a lot better. This time the ribs took 4th place and the beans placed 3rd. We all thought that the brisket was awesome but they only called out the top five and didn't let us know the rest of the order. Chicken was once again so-so. I just seem to not be able to produce the awesome chicken I had back in Shiner. It'll come, I know it. We broke out the trailer pit for this competition and my brother is a firm believer that the pit makes a difference in our cooking. Maybe it helps, who knows. Our cook site also took 4th place so we ended up with three new trophies to add to the case. It seems like I may not be able to do another competition until the spring time, but I have some bbq gigs coming up and I que all the time anyway.