Big Poppa
Administrator
OK I just thought I would toss out a few unwritten things about visiting a bbq team at a comp....especially if it is a team that you want to root for that you met on a forum....
1. First and biggest rule...... Do not enter into a camp/tent/ kitchen on the morning of the comp. This is the number one party foul....(In Sac I had one person, a new forunite, come during pork and I told them to please come back later after the comp and they came back in the middle of the brisket turn in.) This is when you need the most concentration, privacy and focus. In a perfect world all the food comes off exactly how you wanted it and when you wanted it....the truth is that you are usually administering bbq cpr to at least one turn in....
2. Don't "Shig" That is when you try to find out just how and what ingredients or techniques the team is using. Teams can tell. If you do pick up something dont relay it to the public on the internet.
3. If there is a drape or a tent or a trailer do not enter it without an invite. When we are behind the drapes we are usually seasoning, mixing or talking schedule or strategy.
4. Bring Donuts. Ok you dont have to especially now that Im on a diet but Sparky brought a box of the best donuts going!
I know this all sounds a little intense but it really is the way to make the most friends at a comp......
1. First and biggest rule...... Do not enter into a camp/tent/ kitchen on the morning of the comp. This is the number one party foul....(In Sac I had one person, a new forunite, come during pork and I told them to please come back later after the comp and they came back in the middle of the brisket turn in.) This is when you need the most concentration, privacy and focus. In a perfect world all the food comes off exactly how you wanted it and when you wanted it....the truth is that you are usually administering bbq cpr to at least one turn in....
2. Don't "Shig" That is when you try to find out just how and what ingredients or techniques the team is using. Teams can tell. If you do pick up something dont relay it to the public on the internet.
3. If there is a drape or a tent or a trailer do not enter it without an invite. When we are behind the drapes we are usually seasoning, mixing or talking schedule or strategy.
4. Bring Donuts. Ok you dont have to especially now that Im on a diet but Sparky brought a box of the best donuts going!
I know this all sounds a little intense but it really is the way to make the most friends at a comp......