Hatfield and McCoy Comp

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Bossy J's BBQ

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Hey guys just letting you know BBQ Comp has started. Wish me luck :). We are smoking 2 racks of baby backs and as many pork buts as your cooker can hold. What's wired is the butts are boneless and only 2 1/2 lbs a piece. I'm going up against huge refrigerator style pits so I'm feeling a little small. GC is 1k so I'm excited too.
 
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Bossy J's BBQ

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Roger that Big Poppa=). I'm using your rubs so I think it'll give me an advantage. It's 2 am we got 16 butts on the 1 star. Crazy amount. All is well. Only 5 ppl competing. Very small comp but I'm having a blast. Cooking like I cook at home. Only one guy here that has competed in big time BBQ comps. Trying to stay awake=)
 
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Bossy J's BBQ

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Ran into a brick wall at the 6 hr mark. Huge stall from IT of 115 to 125. Freaked me out. I was sitting on 125 with 3 1/2 hrs to go b4 turn in. Not foiled. Butts were tough as sandpaper. Had to cheat and wrap them at 126 and cranked up the heat a little. We'll a lot. Happy ending though. Butts finally felt tender around 200 to 202 at the 8 hr mark. Pulled em and FTC
 
scooter

scooter

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It's all about making adjustments on the fly if necessary and rolling with the punches. Hopefully you took pics. Would love to see them.

Good luck!
 
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Bossy J's BBQ

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Ok I'm home now. Comps over. No sleep for 36 hrs, but I'm good. Is it like this at every comp heh. Second place overall($250) plus peoples choice award($500). Not to bad=). Had a good team and thanks to you guys for the advice, encouragement and confidence to do it.
 
scooter

scooter

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Yeah, it's like that at every comp but the higher you place in the comp, the less you will care! :)
Congrats on your RGC!!
 
Meat Man

Meat Man

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Wow way to get it done. You must have had those butts stacked one on top of the other. I'm not surprised you had trouble, that's a lot of meat on a one star.
 
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