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AZBarbeque Events => Upcoming Events => Topic started by: ddog27 on March 13, 2006, 06:57:49 am
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The 1st City of Taylor Sweet Corn Festival and Arizona State BBQ Championship.
When: Sept 02, 2006
Where: City Of Taylor Rodeo Grounds. Taylor Arizona
What: Four meat cookoff. Brisket, Pork, Ribs, and chicken. Bring your own meats.
Contact: Aaron Shreeve
480-329-8728
nightwish@cox.net (preferred)
This event will be held on the rodeo grounds in Taylor. The event also has the fireman games, classic car show, crash up derby, and parade. You can camp overnight and alcohol is permitted however this contest is in conjunction with Taylors sweet corn festival so please keep a low key on the alcohol consumption once the event starts on Saturday. Anyone who cant abide by this will be asked to leave. They are making an exception so that we can drink so lets don't abuse it. We will be setting up on gravel and it does rain that time of year but for the most part it doesn't get muddy and the rain is generally brief. They also hold the fireman games during this event so bring your fire extinguishers. More than likely they will be asking us about them. I haven't decided what entry fees and prizes are going to be yet, but they will be of state championship caliber.
If you are interested in helping put this on please let me know. I need CBJs and anyone who wants to get out of the heat in Sept. to help run a contest. I need all the help that I can get. Also please let me know if you think you will compete. The more I know about how many teams I have the easier this will be to pull off. I also might be limited to the number of teams that I have space for so it will be first come first served. I hope that I can meet the requirements to make this contest a qualifier for the Royal and the Jack. I hope that this contest is alot of fun for everyone and provides a nice escape from the Valley heat.
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I am planning on competing in this one. I might need some helpers if my buddys flake out on me like they did for the Hoof and Foot contest. Anyone interested in maybe helping?
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DDog, this sounds like a fantastic event. It is the weekend after we get back from our Annual Guys Camping Trip, so I will have to check with the boss to see if I can come out and play, but it certainly is something I would love to attend.
Where is Taylor, Arizona?
What categories are you planning on cooking in? All of them?
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Taylor is just up the road from Show Low. I will be there, haven't decided on competing yet. Think I just may. I will be teaming up with Aaron getting organized and trying dig up sponsors in the white mountain area.
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That does sound appealing. If I can't come to help compete with you guys, I will at least come to say "Hello" and check it out. I really want to help out though.
Ddog, what type of sponsors are you looking for? We might be interested in doing something to help out. I also have a core group of sponsors depending upon where the event is and what type of exposure it will bring.
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I think you should both compete in this contest! I have done 2 BBQ contests and I am totally hooked. It is fun to meet all the other BBQ teams and the competition aspect makes it challenging! But if we want to have more BBQ contests in AZ we need to have as many teams as possible there.
Plus Sept 4th is Labor day. So that weekend is a three day weekend and you are already up in northern AZ! Nice!
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:D There you go Ddog, upsell....upsell.. ;D
I agree with you, we do need to get more people active in these events to make them a success. I will let you know here in a few weeks (By the end of April) if we will be able to compete, this should give us enough time to check the logistics and check with the boss ::)
Off subject a bit, what is required at competitions like this for the rigs? Water tanks, Sink, etc. ???
I have heard different requirements and would like to know so we don't get ticketed.
Thanks,
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No they are not that strict. They might require that you have a wash basin for clean up and a fire extiguisher. Also your smoker has to use wood or charcoal only during the contest. But then again the final rules for this one have not been posted yet so this is only my thoughts. ;D
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Great, thanks for the info. Why would we cook with anything other than wood or charcoal??? It's a BBQ cook off, not a Grilling cookoff ;D Just my $.02
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Great, thanks for the info. Why would we cook with anything other than wood or charcoal??? It's a BBQ cook off, not a Grilling cookoff ;D Just my $.02
I know you know that but some people do not understand the difference between BBQing and grilling. I know I have explained it to people a bunch of times! ;D
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DDog,
I e-mailed Aaron last night and asked him to log on and post some more details about this event. I would really like to compete in this event. Hopefully we can get all our ducks in a row here in the next few weeks and commit to it.
Any idea how many teams are currently registered?
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Not sure how many are signed up yet. Aaron has been doing the chicken with head cut off routine. I have been keeping up with reading azbbqa forums and looks to be a good turn out. Looking like a few teams from NM and CA will be there. I will be a little more in the know after we get to show low. Also if anyone has any businesses or knows any that may want to be sponsors let me know. Aaron is working on getting info packs together.
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Bear, Have Aaron get me a few of those info packs, I will send them on to some of our great sponsors to see if this would be something that interests them.
Depending upon what levels of sponsorship, we would be willing to do something too in order to promote this fantastic web site as well as our grills.
Let us know some more details.
Thanks,
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We are planning to be there We will compete Looking forward to the deal
Probably go with the Big Drum Smoker The Klose is too dang big to put in the Toy Box
looking forward to hangin with you guys.
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They just made a website dedicated to this event.
http://www.taylorcornandque.com
How cool is that???
Hope to see a lot of you up there for this event. Even if you are not planning on cooking, let's give a strong AZBarbeque showing and show everyone what a great group of BBQers we have here.
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Hey all, here is a write up on the Taylor, AZ State BBQ Championship over Labor Day weekend. Let us know if you are planning on coming up. We are trying to put together a team for the event, if you are interested in competing, let us know.
Hope to see you all there..
http://azjournal.com/pages/news/2006/June06/061406BBQ.html
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Got room on the team for one more?
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Sure Thom, that would be awesome... Let me know.....
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We could cook one meat each makes it very easy
Could we do the whole contest on the AZ Smoker?
How is the smoker at doin high temp for Chicken Skin?
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Thom, yea, we could do the whole contest on our cooker, no problem. We can crank up the temp to get the skin crisp, that shouldn't be a problem at all. ;)
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Well whos in?
I have been workin on my Yardbird
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Me and Cindy Bear of course are in. We need a catchy name and stupid outfits though.
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If we gunna all each pick one meat or whatever, anyone got dibs on da ribs? We gunna have to brainstorm for the anything goes....shhhhh....it will be a secret.
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Me and Cindy Bear of course are in. We need a catchy name and stupid outfits though.
As long as we all aren't dressed up as Circus Midgets, we should be OK... ;D
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I got it. We could wear the website logo thongs!!!
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I got it. We could wear the website logo thongs!!!
Chunk-N-Dale's BBQ Team....LOL That would go over real well... ;D ;D ;D
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Wouldnt kill this SC fan ta be a Sun Devil Smoker
Or Better AZ Barbeque Smokers
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circus midgets smokin mimes
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Sounds interesting ::) ::)
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Them damn mimes wont be silent once they hit about 185 and ya go ta foil em
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Well are we a go Boys? I count 3 team members
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Thom, Yea, we are a "GO" Bear and I talked yesterday while we were moving him in. We think it sounds like a great idea. I will fiill out the paperwork and get it in....
Should be a great event!!
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i wonna be on a team sniff sniff ::) ::) :'(
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You Boys been working on your turn ins?
I am doing a mock contest Aug 4 in So Cal
Free deal at a mountain RV park
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You are one busy man!!!
We will see what we can do..
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Are you guys looking for anyone else for your team? It looks like I might not be able to do the contest on my own because all my helpers can not go. I can go if I was part of a team. So what do you think?? Any more openings? I am good at ribs and chicken. Let me know!! ;D ;D ;D
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We have 5 now thats really a big team
But lets see if someone cant make it
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Ddog, that would be awesome, Like Thom said though, let's see if someone won't be making it from our team and if not, then we would love to have you part of our "All Star" Team. ;)
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You guys already have 5 people. I thought I read that you only had 3. Oh well. Let me know if you have anyone drop out and I will jump into action!! ;D ;D ;D
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Dog My Son Kyle cooks and so does Cindy Bear, Michael,Bear and Myself
Michaels son Kyle may be our runner
But things change
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i could always use a partner ::)
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Dog My Son Kyle cooks and so does Cindy Bear, Michael,Bear and Myself
Michaels son Kyle may be our runner
But things change
How about if I am the offical beverage and food taste tester? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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i could always use a partner ::)
Do you need someone to cook with you in Taylor? Were you planning on competing?
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CS has a post up a bit saying he wants to be on a team...sniff sniff. There's 2 than for a team.
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I met with Tex-A-Que (Patrick) yesterday and he will be heading up to Taylor. Right now, it's just him and his wife on a team, so he possibly might be up for expanding his team, especially since he will be breaking in his new Diamond Plate Grill up there. ;)
Check with him if you guys are interested, that would be a great team as well. ;D
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He is looking for team members? Or we might be able to talk him into it?
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I'm pretty sure he is looking for team members. This is going to be his first competition and doing it alone is not as much fun as doing it with a team, especially with you and Ron, that would make a pretty strong team.
We will see if Aaron can put you guys next to us and we can share laughs... ;D
Contact Tex-A-Que and see what you guys can arrange. ;)
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Michael Can we get your Son as our runner?
My Son Kyle has been asked to run for QN4U.
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Yup, he is a good runner.
So, your son will not be on our team now?
Just checking for the registration form.
Thanks, I'm really looking forward to this one.
Did you determine what size space we need total? Your 5th Wheel, my truck, our cooker and the tables. Just let me know.
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Th 5th wheel is 32 foot with Pick up what 45 foot
Maybe Aaron can get us next to QN4U
Yea Kyle will be running for them Hes done that
a number of times
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I will request it when I send in the registration, hopefully 1st part of next week. ;)
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You want some cash from me?
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Nope, we will be the AZBarbeque team, so AZBarbeque will sponsor it...
You can buy some of the beer though... ;D ;D
Actually, I will have each of us buy the meat we will be cooking as you know what you like to cook.. Sound Good???
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That will work
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You guys are killing me! The AZBBQ team gets to compete and they only have to pay for meat?? What if we put together a team and call it the AZ Barbeque team # 2. Can we get the same deal? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D
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Nope, we will be the AZBarbeque team, so AZBarbeque will sponsor it...
You can buy some of the beer though... ;D ;D
Actually, I will have each of us buy the meat we will be cooking as you know what you like to cook.. Sound Good???
That works.
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I'm pretty sure he is looking for team members. This is going to be his first competition and doing it alone is not as much fun as doing it with a team, especially with you and Ron, that would make a pretty strong team.
We will see if Aaron can put you guys next to us and we can share laughs... ;D
Contact Tex-A-Que and see what you guys can arrange. ;)
How can I get in touch with Tex-A-Que??
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PM'ed you...
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Ron, wrong contest, the Hawaii Trip is the Lake Pleasant IBCA Contest.
Hey Bear & Thom, do we want to do the "Anything Butt" Entry too?
Here is what I have so far:
Thom - Chicken
Bear - Ribs
Mike - Brisket
Cindy - ???
???- Pork Butt
??? - Anything Butt
Kyl - Runner...
Let me know if this is good.. That anything butt sounds like an interesting category... :D
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Ron, wrong contest, the Hawaii Trip is the Lake Pleasant IBCA Contest.
Hey Bear & Thom, do we want to do the "Anything Butt" Entry too?
Here is what I have so far:
Thom - Chicken
Bear - Ribs
Mike - Brisket
Cindy - ???
???- Pork Butt
??? - Anything Butt
Kyl - Runner...
Let me know if this is good.. That anything butt sounds like an interesting category... :D
So you don't have anyone to cook the pork butt.....Hmmmm..... I think I know someone who cooks a good pork butt......Hmmmm...... ;D ;D ;D
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ok well if i win i will go to hawaii then >:D butts are my specialty >:D
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Cindy was thinking of her Thai hot wings for the anything butt.
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This calls for a anything but teleconference
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wife's cheescake has 2 1st places under its belt ::)
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Ron, wrong contest, the Hawaii Trip is the Lake Pleasant IBCA Contest.
Hey Bear & Thom, do we want to do the "Anything Butt" Entry too?
Here is what I have so far:
Thom - Chicken
Bear - Ribs
Mike - Brisket
Cindy - ???
???- Pork Butt
??? - Anything Butt
Kyl - Runner...
Let me know if this is good.. That anything butt sounds like an interesting category... :D
So you don't have anyone to cook the pork butt.....Hmmmm..... I think I know someone who cooks a good pork butt......Hmmmm...... ;D ;D ;D
So my offer to cook pork butt was.....denied! :'( :'( :'(
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So, if we added you and Ron, you doing the Pork Butts and Ron doing the dessert, that would make 6, but we would all have one item to do..
I kind of like it. My son probably won't be able to make it as he has school on Friday, so if we bounced him off and added you two... Hummmmm..
Guys...Thoughts???
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Let me know if you both are still interested and we will add you to the group. DDog, you got the Pork Butt, so you are with me on the overnight smoke... ;)
It's like the Dream Team of BBQ here... ;D Should be a fun one, that's for sure. If this group can't have fun, there will be something seriously wrong.... :o
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Let me know if you both are still interested and we will add you to the group. DDog, you got the Pork Butt, so you are with me on the overnight smoke... ;)
It's like the Dream Team of BBQ here... ;D Should be a fun one, that's for sure. If this group can't have fun, there will be something seriously wrong.... :o
Count me in! I am very interested! I will make my killer pork butt!! Yeah!! ;D ;D
We can stay up all night and swap ASU football stories!! ;D ;D
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Very Cool sounds like a winning bunch to me
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Sounds good to me.
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sniff sniff i want to put my hands on some butts too... :'(
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So what time is everyone going to show up on Friday September 1st? ;D ;D
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Don't know yet, but probably around 1 or 2 pm.... Got the ASU game the night before, depends upon how early I can get up, packed and going... ;)
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Goin out Thurs using I 40 Be there sometime Friday
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I was planning on showing up at around 2 or 3 as well. How many people do we have coming total??
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On our team, we have 5 or 6.
Thom,
Bear,
Cindy (Bear's Wife)
me
DDog
and possibly my son Kyl as our runner, don't know yet, but possibly... ;)
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Who is doing What
On the smokers?
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Thom - Chicken
Bear - Ribs
Cindy - Anything "Butt"
DDog - Pork Butt
Mike - Brisket
Sound right??
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Looks good to me! It looks like an All Star team! Should be a lot of fun!! ;D ;D ;D
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I sent in my entry form yesterday. I hope to get there mid day on Friday. I look forward to seeing you all there.
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Awesome, looking forward to cooking with you. I did ask Aaron to put us next to you so we could all hang out together and share a few beers through the night. ;D
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hay all im back might have to hitch a ride to this one :'(
just bought a townhouse $$ tight..... can't wait for lakepleasent my bday present to my self lol
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So it looks like everyone is showing around 2:00. So that means that we need to bring food for Dinner on Friday. Then Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday. Right?
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Yup, although I think Lunch will be our leftovers from the categories.... ;) At least I hope so... ;D
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I was thinking the same thing. A great big BBQ lunch sounds awesome!! ;D ;D ;D So what should we do for dinner and breakfast?
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Some steaks would be fantastic for Dinner and I'm up for Biscuits and Gravy for Breakfast...
Thoughts???
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That sounds great to me!! ;D ;D What does everyone else think?
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Sounds like fun
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Sounds good to me. I'll bring the baby grill too and do up some mountain eggs and diced taters to go with the biscuits and gravy. I will be trimming the ribs to st. louis cuts so we will have rib tips for snacking and I may as well make up some abt's
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You may as well ;D ;D ;D
You had me at ABT's.... ;D
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Oh man!! I can hardly wait! The food is going to be so good!! ;D ;D
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this sounds great..all of us from whiskey ranch are coming..if there is anything we can do to help let us know...look forward to finally meeting everyone..
tom
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Tom, that's great, looking forward to seeing you out there.
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where does everyone get there meat?I am a buyer through shamrock...and several other suppliers
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I already got my brisket through the organizer of the event, he runs a bar/resturant and got some wholesale for me. The rest of my team is just picking up their own. Typically I go to Costco or Sams though.
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I usually go to Sams Club. They usually have pretty good stuff there at good prices. ;D
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Just got the approval from my boss. I have Friday Sept 1st off. (Caught her in a good mood! ;D) So I guess I will be heading up as soon as I can get out of bed!! I am excited to get up there and smoke some butts!! ;D ;D ;D
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After the game the night before, you might not be up too early... ;D
It's going to be a fun weekend, that's for sure...
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Just mixed up a whole bunch of rub last night! Getting everything ready for the contest! ;D ;D ;D
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Derrrr...just moved this over...don't blame Bear =P was me!
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Re: OFFICIAL Lake Pleasant BBQ Cook-off Topic
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Errr...its me ...Ess, Cindy again, dunno why Bear is always signed on even on my puter HA! but anyhoo...a question for you regarding the competition, and my wings.
Bear told me that we now know the judges do NOT like hot as in spicy, and all of you who tried my wings know they are SPICY!
so I am chopping lemon grass, ginger and garlic in preparation and thinking (always a good time to think when one is chopping for hours lol) what do you guys suggest? shall I make my wings the same leaving out LOTS of the chili peppers and adding honey? this would still make them spicy (lemongrass, ginger and garlic with a wee bit of chili) but sweeter...
I need suggestions as I will be creating the *new* recipe starting tonite. Bear gets to taste test...and he is brutally honest=) The trouble is we want to be a valuable part of the team, and make the entries count, even the everything goes part=) I have a daydream that my little wings could take us up a notch if done right (or CRASHING to a firey death if done badly!!!! Eeeep)
so, suggestions welcomed =)
Oh! shall I find the recipe and paste it here? ...yup. brb....
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5 lbs. chicken wings
1 whole hand of Ginger, young is better, and Thai ginger (real hot) is even better if you can find it. Chope into tiny slivers , about 1/4" x 1" is acceptable, but smaller is better.
1 huge garlic clove, mince the whole thing, if you like garlic, chop 2!
fish sauce (yes you have to use this=P lol) this is the *salt* and you will not salt at all beyond this so use at least 1/4 cup, i use more, and YES the stink cooks off! (also called shrimp sauce, or fermented fish sauce...STOP THAT GAGGING DAMMIT!)
about 1/2 cup oyster sauce
now here is the best part!!!
6 fat stalks of lemon grass, you have to chop these down to the size of glitter, (askin bear what a better refference fer da mens would be)
ok he says ultra fine chop...
I HAVE seen in some asian markets where some ambitious asian ladies have prechopped and bottled the dry lemongrasses...get em if they exist where you live and save the chop time.
this will take you an hour at least and i chop dozens at a time and freeze them myself so that i dont have to take the time everytime i want spicy lemon grass flavor. in my freezer bag is lemon grass, teensy diced thai chilis, minced garlic, and ginger slivers just sos ya know how I do it)
2 huge heaping satay sauce dolops (also called Tuong Ot and ground chili with fried garlic, its a deep burgandy color, usually small bottles)
about 1/3 cup sriracha HOT chili sauce, this is not Mae ploy, it isnt sweet, and neither are these wings=) (also called Tuong ot sriracha)
a handfull of Thai chillis chopped fine, these are those leetle buggers that look like the xmas tree lights...yummy! if you substitute chilis you will get a different taste, but do what you like there.
now you grab a beer or 6 cause they have to marinate all night!!
I like these crispy, but they are good and hot and tasty either way.
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I think (THINK) that if I use only the garlic roasted chili, and leave out the srricca, and the other moe punchy chilis, this could be good sweet...
Thanks guys
Your everything goes Girl
=D
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I will bring the Biscuits & Gravy for Breakfast on Saturday, but who is bringing the "Greens" for the turn in containers. I just don't have the experience or time to get that together.
Bear, can you pick up enough for us?
Please advise.
Thanks,
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I'll get the greens for turn in boxes, np. Going shopping for everything Thursday afternoon. Planning on heading over bout noonish on Friday.
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Awesome, we should be there by about noon - 2 pm, probably closer to 2 pm, but just depends upon what time I get out of here...
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Going to experiment with some Chicken ideas friday night
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Aaron just posted this on the AZBBQA board:
"I am up here in Taylor. Its raining. Nothing heavy but the forcast is rain because of the hurricane in Mexico."
Looks like we need to prepare for rain! ;D ;D
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great so my tent will wash away lol
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Thunder storms all weekend. >:( >:(
http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USAZ0231?from=search (http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USAZ0231?from=search)
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Going to be an interesting weekend...
I'm bringing my 3 pop up tents, and will be sleeping in my truck, so I should be OK for one night...
Don't think I am going to stay Saturday nite too...
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Rain would complicate the cooking as well. Do you have enough of those canopies to cover us and the cooker?
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Yea, I should, plus I have 2 tarps
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Don't think rain will be much of a factor. They have tapered off the last week up here. At any rate cooker has gas assist If I am not mistaken and will be warm even if it does rain.
George????What are ya cookin??? Oh??? really??? Nothing?? that's what I thought!! Actually hope yer comin up. We need someone to babysit the circus midgets. And we need someone to sit around and supervise us. And ya better come up for next shin dig. If ya dig out. Mike knows where ya live.
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Ron & I are heading out now....
Good Luck to everyone... ;)