Recent content by Matt Dalton

Who's excited for this one?..I can tell you I sure am and I'll begin to practice a few new things especially with the chicken..the judges are in for a treat this year as we will only have two whole chickens to get our samples from..which in turn forces us to be creative and test our skill by...

Congrats to BP on his brisket win yesterday scoring a 180..which for those that don't know is a perfect score(all judges giving 9's)like a 300 in bowling...great job buddy!

On to Bakersfield this weekend..62 teams and where it started for us..safe travels see you there BP and James.

I'd like to wish a fellow BPS team member Scott Nelson of Pig Skin BBQ good luck this weekend..BP is helping him out and I hope you both have a great time.

Looking forward to Ca's biggest comp yet..I think it's around 70 teams and the best in the state will be in attendance...looking for a strong finish from both BPS and LCQ..see ya there!

Candy just took home RGC in Jeff City!!..great job against a very stout field..also congrats to Scott and Katie of Pig Skin for GC.

Good luck this weekend to all who are cooking..I heard it's supposed to rain.

I cooked these ribs for a party awhile back..I think I showed these pics to BP already but I wanted to show the rest of you guys what kind of color and look judges look for in ribs..the rub was plowboys yardbird and another rub mixed..set to smoke for an hour then ramped up to 275 for another 3...

Ok so as the season winds down and were all starting to get the itch to get to another comp I'm sitting here cooking a bunch of meat for a party and watching more pitmasters on tv(again!)..It got me thinking watching all these nice boxes..how about playing a little game..I'll show you mine if...

Ok Sterling now I know it's just the lil ol CBBQA your favorite Association..J/k LOL.. but we just took the lead by 26 points..last three comps 2nd,2nd,3rd..all cooked on the MAK 2 star..the season is not over yet but!!!..just a testament to how bulletproof that workhorse is!!...thanks again...

Congrats to Kim and Andy!..first place pork 78 teams and GC!

This will be the second cook on the new 2 star..I'm precooking a few butts and briskets tomorrow..just wanted to get a few pointers from you all and see how you guys do yours..we cook mostly on the whole hog but I don't want to fire it 2 days in a row if I don't have to..thanks.

Here are few cell pics of some extra ribs we had in the freezer..the bones were to long and crooked and i couldn't wait to try it out..used cherry a big thank you to all of the great people from BPS!!!!