Just completed the Cattlemen's Ozark BBQ Challenge this weekend in our home town of Nixa, MO. and took 9TH place in Ribs. In doing so we scored better than some of our formidable competitors such as Little Pig Town, Hogzilla and Southern Smoke BBQ. Not bad.
We photographed our presentation boxes at this cook-off, a first for us, so we could look back and see why presentation scores were given by the judges. Getting meat in boxes and arranged just right with seconds ticking away to turn-in time is hectic and stressful. As a result, I photographed every box except the Ribs which took 9TH. Go figure.
It was funny, though how many competitors came by the Chain Gang spot to look at our Ole Hickory Pit convecture oven - even teams cooking on bigger Ole Hickory Pits! The guys using O.H.P's said they had heard about these cookers, but after seeing one in action, they were going to place their orders for one. By my count, there were at least 5 teams, including us, cooking on an Ole Hickory Pit cooker.
Trying to decide now whether to keep entering competitions for the remainder of 2009 or just lay low until The Royal in KC. Decisions decisions. All in all, out of 5 cook-offs Chain Gang has had two calls at the Award Ceremonies, so we're not doing too shabby.
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