Bum Notes

How It Began How does someone get into the crazy world of competition BBQ?  For me it started with a love of learning how to cook, from my youngest years I remember helping my mother or grandmothers cook in the kitchen.  From main meals for dinner to baking deserts.  In college I was on my own and experimented with cooking anything anyway I could…some good, some NOT! I’ve owned multiple grills over my lifetime, mostly gas grills.  I thought I was the king of the grill for many years.  Then I received a Masterbuilt Electric Smoker (MES) for [...]

The goal for our inaugural season was to enter 4 certified KCBS competitions, have fun and get at least a few calls.  We accomplished all 3 of those! Being new to the competition game this season was filled with a lot of trial and error and knowing what we needed to bring to a comp and what we didn’t need to bring…let’s just say our first competition in St. Joe, MO we not only brought everything and the kitchen sink, we brought the plumbing connected to the sink and the city water lines connected to the sink!  The [...]