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AZBarbeque Events => Upcoming Events => Topic started by: BBQCZAR on May 10, 2008, 12:33:00 pm
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BBQ Bullies will be there,we should arrive about noon on friday :) Looking forward to this one again,it was a good time last year :)
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It is not CBBQA ToY
so only two Calif teams
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No events outside of California can be ToY now, correct??
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We are going to give it a go. This will be our first event outside of AZ. Looking forward to it.
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No events outside of California can be ToY now, correct??
That is the rule for 2008
Best Five in State
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Newbie..Dead Meat from Havasu making plans to be there, hope to meet all of you there and introduce ourselves!
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We'll be there...it's gonna be hot!
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Hey Jay,
Come on by our space, there will cold beverages. let' say I will save you a coke and oh, can you say JACK!!!
See you guys and anyone else at Boulder Soon.
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Still debating about competing at this one, trying to figure out the finances, but we might still take a drive up if we don't compete. Sounds like a great contest..
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Mike,it is a great contest,well organized and good people and teams there last year.This is one contest that I said that I would return to,just because it was so well put together :)
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We'll be there. Heading over on Thursday to get some gambling in before all the work starts on Friday morning.
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Set to Judge this one...what's the arrangment's there? I understand no camping in the area...hotels, I presume?
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Whiskey will be there...crossing fingers that surgeries wont keep us back again>>> this is a great event>had alot of fun last year>>.it was officially our first competition
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I'm looking forward to this one, I missed it last year! Somebody please turn down the thermostat for Friday and Saturday --
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It will be a hot one,temps around 100-105 deg :'(
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Time to break out them thongs a string bikinis!! WooHoo!!
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Time to break out them thongs a string bikinis!! WooHoo!!
oh,no........... :'( :( :'( :(
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Just a reminder from last year.......
2007 Results at Boulder City
Overall Rankings
Grand Champion -- QN4U
Reserve Grand Champion -- Hombre
Third Place -- BBQ Bullies
Fourth Place -- Otis and the Bird
Fifth Place -- Sug’s Shack BBQ
Sixth Place -- Oink County Cookers
Seventh Place -- All Hogs Go to Heaven
Eighth Placed -- Britts Barbecue
Ninth Place -- Whiskey Ranch
Tenth Place -- BLQUE Cuttin Edge QN
Chicken
First -- QN4U
Second -- BBQ Bullies
Third -- Whiskey Ranch
Ribs
First -- Hombre
Second -- Oink County Cookers
Third -- Long Island Porkers
Pork
First -- Sug’s Shack BBQ
Second -- Britts Barbecue
Third -- Smokin’ Hot Sistahs
Brisket
First -- Otis and the Bird
Second -- BBQ Magic
Third -- QN4U
Anything Butt
First -- All Hog’s go to Heaven
Second -- Gourmet Grills -One Smoke Over Line
Third -- QN4U
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Great, thanks Jay,
Now I have this image of Tim in a thong wresling with Vince to get the Modesto Belt. WWF style. ;D
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Time to break out them thongs a string bikinis!! WooHoo!!
Looks like a change in weather. Isolated thunderstorms, breezy, and highs in the mid 70's. Beats the hell out of 104.
I would still like to see the string bikini rule stay in place. ;)
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Yeah,I saw the weather changes today .Jay,what has been your experience at comps,if it rains do they generally go on as planned anyway ? I would hate to drive all the way up and find out it is cancelled. >:( I will be keeping an eye out on the weather reports as it gets closer ;)
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Boy are you (we) spoiled. Have you ever heard stories from Kansas City. Man, I think they had 4 weekends in a row of rain, lightning and wind this year. But it's just like football, ya play no matter what. It's all part of the game. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
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Boy are you (we) spoiled. Have you ever heard stories from Kansas City. Man, I think they had 4 weekends in a row of rain, lightning and wind this year. But it's just like football, ya play no matter what. It's all part of the game. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
LOL ! Thats what I kinda figured,we will be prepared to do it no matter what !
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24 Participants as of this morning:
BBQ Bullies. Chief Cook: Tim Hoffman. Phoenix, AZ
BBQ Magic. Chief Cook: Marty Gibson. Tempe, AZ
Oink County Cookers. Chief Cook: Rex Root. Mesa, AZ
One Smoke Over the Line. Chief Cook: Ken Hunting. Phoenix, AZ.
Otis and the Bird BBQ Team. Jay and Monica Benedict, Mesa, AZ
Rhythm 'n QUE. Chief Cook: Vincent Carrocci. Scottsdale, AZ
Toys 4 BBQ'N. Chief Cook: David Rosol. Anthem, AZ
Whiskey Ranch BBQ. Chief Cook: Thomas Duncan, Jr. Gilbert, AZ
All Hogs Go To Heaven. Chief Cook Steve Madaule. Lancaster, CA
Papa's Smokehouse BBQ. Chief Cook: John Scott. Morongo Valley, CA
BBQ JACKS. Chief Cook Jackie Compton. Henderson, NV
Big T's Barbeque. Chief Cook Anthony Whitehead. Pahrump, NV
Harrell & Drew Barbeque. Chief Cook Al Harrell. Winnemucca, NV
Hickoryhead Smoked Meats. Chief Cook: Stephen Bankhead. Las Vegas, NV
Old Volks BBQ. Chief Cook Jack Heilman from Henderson, NV
Ozark Mountain BBQ. Chief Cook: Wm B. Miller. Boulder City, NV
Popes Back Yard BBQ. Chief Cook Kenny Pope. Boulder City, NV
Sin City Smokers. Chief Cook Steve Overlay. Henderson, NV
The BBQ Nerds. Chief Cook: Paul Michels. Henderson, NV
Long Island Porkers. Chief Cook: Joe Dirks. Kings Park, NY
Dragon Smoke BBQ. Chief Cook Brian Baity. West Valley City, UT
Get Q'd. Chief Cook Steve Zufelt. Herriman, UT
Smokin' Hot Sistahs. Chief Cook Carla Hughes. Saratoga Springs, UT
Utah Smoke. Chief Cook Thomas Wooldridge. Taylorsville, UT
Doesn't it need 25 to make it a qualifier for the Jack?
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Just read on the Utah Site concerning your meat prep:
http://www.utahbbq.org/viewtopic.php?t=1279&sid=d3c62cce688e6fd247d640f11c5e778e
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Updated weather as of this morning,rain starting tomorow nite and thru sun.Thunderstorms thurs,fri,sat, highs about 75 deg.Well this should be an interesting weekend !
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Doesn't it need 25 to make it a qualifier for the Jack?
Sure does
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Just read on the Utah Site concerning your meat prep:
http://www.utahbbq.org/viewtopic.php?t=1279&sid=d3c62cce688e6fd247d640f11c5e778e
I saw that too,whats a bunch of crap is that there isn't anything at the BestDamBBQ site that tells competitors this.KCBS allows it,why not the organizers ?? >:(
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Just read on the Utah Site concerning your meat prep:
http://www.utahbbq.org/viewtopic.php?t=1279&sid=d3c62cce688e6fd247d640f11c5e778e
I saw that too,whats a bunch of crap is that there isn't anything at the BestDamBBQ site that tells competitors this.KCBS allows it,why not the organizers ?? >:(
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Well, if that's the case, Chris might just get an earfull from a lot of teams. As far as I know he has not relayed this info to any teams as of yet. They haven't even changed their website in four years. Just check out my team bio...that's from 2004. They ask for a new one every year and I give it to them. They do not communicate well.
They do state on the website: 'MEAT INSPECTION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS
All meats cooked at the Best Dam Barbecue challenge MUST be USDA-approved meat or have been purchased from a USDA-inspected source. Cookers must be able to show proof of this.'
It doesn't say you can't trim your meat ahead of time but they require proof of USDA.
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I just got off the phoen with Chris Carroll and she told me that the health dept. is really cracking down in NV after that whole needle/hepatitis thing a few months back,Chris said the whole pre-trimmed thing is mostly directed at Vendors,not competitors.Chris said she did not think there would be a problem pre-trimming meat for the comp,as long as you have the receipts to show where and when it was purchased.HOWEVER,she also said that there is a new health dept. rep that will be there and will be following the codes pretty much to a T and that things will be tight, so she CANNOT guarentee that if you have trimmed meat ,for the competition,that the health dept. will accept it.She doesn't think that there will be a problem,but things are kind of upside down there right now, and there seems to be some confusion as to what the health dept. will allow for sure.One thing she did say is that they will be checking to make sure meat is on ice and at correct temps(duh,no kidding,as usual)and that there is NO cross contamination of meats.I asked her more about the cross conatmination thing and she said that the chicken,beef, and pork must all be kept seperate from one another,especially if it is pre-trimmed,she said that if it is all together,in the same cooler, and pre-trimmed,the health dpt. may not allow it.So take it for what it's worth,Chris said they are having a pretty hard time with the health dept.this year ,but trying to work with them.Should be interesting ::)
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Doesn't it need 25 to make it a qualifier for the Jack?
Sure does
Hoochie Que is not on that list but has his money in.
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the health department has its head up its ass about species-specific coolers
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Ok, so the weather is against us and we can't pre trim, might not be able what ever, you take your chances. I can deal with that too.
Now, what is the best direction to take to get there?? If I take 93 to get there I will have to go over the Damn, is that a problem with a trailer, etc.?
Should I consider going through Laughlin on 68 and then catch 95 up???
I have not made this trip before, so what has worked in the past??
We will be on the road Friday morning around 7:30 or so??
thanks
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The Dam gets pretty crowded over Memorial weekend. We just go through Laughlin. You avoid the security checkpoint before the Dam that way too.
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thanks Jay,
That was what I was thinking, I think I will go through Laughin.
Funny you mentioned Hoochie Que, Mike just took the GC at a small event in Utah (non sanctioned and 16 teams). He admires your abilities, as he has stated several times on other forums and is warming up for the up coming Utah event that you and I think Vince are going to??
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We all admire Jay's abilities. I hear he can dance too!
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We all admire Jay's abilities. I hear he can dance too!
Don't forget air guitar!! ;)
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I just got off the phoen with Chris Carroll and she told me that the health dept. is really cracking down in NV after that whole needle/hepatitis thing a few months back,Chris said the whole pre-trimmed thing is mostly directed at Vendors,not competitors.Chris said she did not think there would be a problem pre-trimming meat for the comp,as long as you have the receipts to show where and when it was purchased.HOWEVER,she also said that there is a new health dept. rep that will be there and will be following the codes pretty much to a T and that things will be tight, so she CANNOT guarentee that if you have trimmed meat ,for the competition,that the health dept. will accept it.She doesn't think that there will be a problem,but things are kind of upside down there right now, and there seems to be some confusion as to what the health dept. will allow for sure.One thing she did say is that they will be checking to make sure meat is on ice and at correct temps(duh,no kidding,as usual)and that there is NO cross contamination of meats.I asked her more about the cross conatmination thing and she said that the chicken,beef, and pork must all be kept seperate from one another,especially if it is pre-trimmed,she said that if it is all together,in the same cooler, and pre-trimmed,the health dpt. may not allow it.So take it for what it's worth,Chris said they are having a pretty hard time with the health dept.this year ,but trying to work with them.Should be interesting ::)
Pretty soon you won't be able to cook the different meats on the same cooker. That's where the cross contamination will happen moreso than the ice chest.
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Anyone else going up on Thursday besides me?
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Pretty soon you won't be able to cook the different meats on the same cooker. That's where the cross contamination will happen moreso than the ice chest.
Can you imagine the level of frenzy a Turducken competition would cause?
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Anyone else going up on Thursday besides me?
We had been considering it in order to take the CBJ class but I think we're going to do the Payson CBJ class instead. Friday is our arrival day.
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I heard that the Health Dept. isn't just going to be checking temperatures in food bearing ice chests but also using test strips to check for the PH of the melt in each ice chest. This could raise all kinds of havoc depending on where you get your ice. Be sure to have your drain spigots clear during the inspection period.
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Gotta love the --" let's save them from themselves " troops. If you can't cook all your meats in one cooker, can 2 cooks share a cooker for pork?
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Not according to KCBS rules.
But we're good with that -- we're already equipped with four species-specific cookers. (http://www.divaherself.com/funny/shiner.gif)
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Well since the weather looks like it may be bad,I got the wife and daughter a room at a local hotel,heck it's only .36 miles away, Walking distance and looks nice.At least they will get a warm good nite sleep ;)There are 2 or 3 close enough to the comp that you could almost walk to if anyone needs a place.
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Hey Tim, can you get me one too... ??? ;D ;D
Good luck to all the AZ Teams going out there this weekend, wish I was going to be joining you, second year I have not been able to make this one. Hopefully next year.
Have fun and take lots of pictures.
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I heard that the Health Dept. isn't just going to be checking temperatures in food bearing ice chests but also using test strips to check for the PH of the melt in each ice chest. This could raise all kinds of havoc depending on where you get your ice. Be sure to have your drain spigots clear during the inspection period.
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I heard that the Health Dept. isn't just going to be checking temperatures in food bearing ice chests but also using test strips to check for the PH of the melt in each ice chest. This could raise all kinds of havoc depending on where you get your ice. Be sure to have your drain spigots clear during the inspection period.
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Yeah Tim, what idiot would fall for that?!! ;)
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No one I know.
Of course, there was that phone call I got yesterday afternoon...
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My newbie team just got in under the wire at Boulder and apperently I made the 30th team....hope to meet up with those who are going...got lots to learn!!
Dave Q
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Drive safe everyone and we'll see you in Boulder City!
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Good luck to everyone! Let's bring another trophy back to AZ!
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Although its pretty much done now good luck to all, wish I coulda went but Mr Bill Collector called and told me it was best to work this weekend for some reason.
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Congrats to Otis & The Bird for GC, great Job, way to go. Automatic Jack Draw.
Congrats to Tim and BBQ Bullies for Reserve GC, this is their first Reserve. It won't be long before they have their first GC.
Great job to everyone out there. CONGRATS!!!
We will post full results once we have them.
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Congratulations