2011 ZBQ
This was our first contest, the one that started it all. After a few months of cooking at home on our Weber Smoky Mountains Paul suggested we try out hand at competing. There was a local contest in Rhode Island, so we thought we would give it a shot. (It was also the last contest in RI for six years, so I guess it was good timing that we caught it.)
We tried to prepare by reading books, making checklists, cooking 'que, and doing a full competition style run through. We had high expectations, but soon learned just how good pro competition teams are. It was, however, a lot of fun and we would return.
Ocean State Spring BBQ Kickoff
| ZBQ Results | Warwick, RI | |
| May 20-21 2006 | Overall: 14/21 | |
| Chicken: 20/21* | Ribs: 14/21 | |
| Pork: 13/21 | Brisket: 13/21 | |
| KCBS Link | ||
*Hint: Don't cook whole chickens for KCBS
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Chris and Paul practice ribs on the WSM -
Nick and Linda show off their braces -
The sun breaks over the beautiful...pavement -
Chris and Paul find that a night tending the smokers does not improve their appearance -
The Anchormen, Rhode Island's first competition team. Ray Depot helped ZBQ get started. -
Paul checks on the ribs -
Lisa and Bob relaxing -
Bob's doing something to a chicken. We aren't sure what. -
Paul gives our last turn in to Kathi Dakai -
Ann and Maria enjoy that Rhode Island classic - Del's Frozen Lemonade -
Paul and Chris -
Bob shows off the ribs -
Pulling pork is a family affair -
Maria and Nicholas with their grandfather Bob -
Nick, Maria, and Paul turn in the pork entry -
Bob preps the brisket -
Our first team watching a barbeque awards ceremony. -
The winners. We had no idea who these guys were. (It's "I Smell Snoke!!!" out of Malden, MA. We would go on to see them winning a lot of these things.) -
Checking the scores
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