Okay, so the JB Halos mom and pop BBQ team have been practicing, timing, tasting for the HAVABBQ competition for the last three weekends. Our first 'New B' competition and today we find out we can't use our propane smoker?? I logged onto the KCBS site, but cannot find information about this...can anybody verify?
Thanks,
JB Halos 'panicking slightly and almost stressed' LOL
You read correctly, you can only cook on wood or charcoal. No gas is allowed for cooking food in KCBS competitions.
From the KCBS website:
Rule 6) "Fires shall be of wood, wood pellets or charcoal. Gas and electric heat sources shall not be permitted for cooking or holding. Propane or electric is permitted as fire starters, provided that the competition meat is not in/on the cooking device. Electrical accessories such as spits, augers, or forced draft are permitted. No open pits or holes are permitted, except at the election of the contest organizer. Fires shall not be built on the ground."
You can view all of the KCBS rules by clicking the 2nd download here>>>>
http://kcbs.us/downloads.php