BBQ contest winner

jjirons69 · 10-19-2008, 08:30 PM

Some background - my dad and I have been competing 2-4 times a year for about 18 years now. We have only cooked at local competitions within an hour of his home in SC (Hemingway, Dillion, Kingstree, Mullins). It all started with a tradition of cooking pigs for Thanksgiving and Christmas for both sides of my family, which we still do. We use hickory and oak wood and cook with the coals. No gas cooking. We feel the old way tastes best. We make our own sauce, which is vinegar/tomato/pepper-based, with some brown sugar and assorted spices. We've won every place, some multiple times, and have gone home empty handed more times than not, but have never won until this weekend. Out of 68 cooking teams, we took home the giant trophy and $2000. It's always a good time, with drinks and cigars, plus a gracious helping of fellowship with family and friends. It took us a while, but we got it!

To quote a passage from the Almanac Ripper sent me - "A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce."

Friend's son, me (enjoying a Sancho Panza DM), dad

Dad prepping pig

Brother-in-law, family friend, me, friend's son, dad

It's a lot of work, with 12-14 hours of cooking and firing the coals every 20-30 minutes. A lot of cigars were blazed, with some special thanks going to papajohn67, tedrodgerscpa, walleyedad1, and BD Strummer. Little sleep was had. All was enjoyed!!!

Here's to many more, pops!!

10-19-2008, 08:35 PM

Very cool. I cooked a pig over a pit all night once when I was a kid. It was a lot of fun to stay up all night keeping the fire going. All the work made it taste even better when we were done.

av8tor152d · 10-19-2008, 08:37 PM

Grats ! looks like a blast.

dunng · 10-19-2008, 08:40 PM

Congrats! Looks like a great time was had by all!

cre8v1 · 10-19-2008, 08:43 PM

Good job, Jamie! Now we won't have to eat fast food at the herfs anymore! woohoo!!

smitdavi · 10-19-2008, 09:02 PM

Looks like fun...makes me hungry for ribs

shvictor · 10-19-2008, 09:37 PM

Congrats on the win....

10-19-2008, 08:30 PM	#1
jjirons69 Haberdasher Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jamie Location: Chucktown, SC Posts: 4,120 Trading: (94)	BBQ contest winner Some background - my dad and I have been competing 2-4 times a year for about 18 years now. We have only cooked at local competitions within an hour of his home in SC (Hemingway, Dillion, Kingstree, Mullins). It all started with a tradition of cooking pigs for Thanksgiving and Christmas for both sides of my family, which we still do. We use hickory and oak wood and cook with the coals. No gas cooking. We feel the old way tastes best. We make our own sauce, which is vinegar/tomato/pepper-based, with some brown sugar and assorted spices. We've won every place, some multiple times, and have gone home empty handed more times than not, but have never won until this weekend. Out of 68 cooking teams, we took home the giant trophy and $2000. It's always a good time, with drinks and cigars, plus a gracious helping of fellowship with family and friends. It took us a while, but we got it! To quote a passage from the Almanac Ripper sent me - "A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce." Friend's son, me (enjoying a Sancho Panza DM), dad Dad prepping pig Brother-in-law, family friend, me, friend's son, dad It's a lot of work, with 12-14 hours of cooking and firing the coals every 20-30 minutes. A lot of cigars were blazed, with some special thanks going to papajohn67, tedrodgerscpa, walleyedad1, and BD Strummer. Little sleep was had. All was enjoyed!!! Here's to many more, pops!! __________________ Somebody has to go back and get a chitload of dimes

10-19-2008, 08:35 PM	#2
okierock Guest Posts: n/a	Re: BBQ contest winner Very cool. I cooked a pig over a pit all night once when I was a kid. It was a lot of fun to stay up all night keeping the fire going. All the work made it taste even better when we were done.

10-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#3
av8tor152d Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jason Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 1,152 Trading: (21)	Re: BBQ contest winner Grats ! looks like a blast. __________________ W.O.L.F. pack member since 2002

10-19-2008, 08:40 PM	#4
dunng MassHole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: MassHole Posts: 4,719 Trading: (59)	Re: BBQ contest winner Congrats! Looks like a great time was had by all! __________________ MassHole Banter

10-19-2008, 08:43 PM	#5
cre8v1 Boobs Ahoy! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 462 Trading: (7)	Re: BBQ contest winner Good job, Jamie! Now we won't have to eat fast food at the herfs anymore! woohoo!! __________________

10-19-2008, 09:02 PM	#6
smitdavi Ambassador of Quan Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: David Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 1,434 Trading: (9)	Re: BBQ contest winner Looks like fun...makes me hungry for ribs

10-19-2008, 09:37 PM	#7
shvictor Instigator Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Lathrop, CA Posts: 2,846 Trading: (40)	Re: BBQ contest winner Congrats on the win....