Big Poppa
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OK pretty damn fun weekend even if the venue stunk and was dusty....Got to listen to Matt from left coast talk on and on about his food....he was like a grandpa....HAHAHAHA
Seriously let me set this up....I think Left Coast has like 7 or 8 Reserve Grands and no grands in the last year.....If we didnt win it I wanted these guys to....
So chicken......WE get second.....They get first (both cooked on a MAK....3 out of the top four chicken teams were MAK's) WE get 5th in ribs.....they get 4th.....(keep in mind I dont go to awards...I was already 300 miles away when the awards happen.....we dont get a call in pork they do.....brisket comes....ask matt...he is the best brisket cooker alive.....they dont get a call.....We get first.....sounds close right? Except we got a 33 out of 41 in pork....just hammered.....
Grand Champions Left Coast
Big Poppa 8th....
Im teasing Matt a lot here but am very serious about how happy I am for them.....I want the advil franchise for banning, ca. GREAT JOB!
But bbq is a funny game and we are learning what Chris Lilly has told me....Johnny Trigg...it is a fickle and unpredictable game....thats why I love it so much.
I am very happy with the weekend....we cannot cook enough or are good enough to be in the top...we tried last year and cooked 16 contests that qualified....only got to throw 6 out...came in 39th overall...What I realized is that a team like us has to cook for the trophy but really each week has to have the goal of improving in their individual category....so we did that in Chicken Ribs and Brisket.
Seriously let me set this up....I think Left Coast has like 7 or 8 Reserve Grands and no grands in the last year.....If we didnt win it I wanted these guys to....
So chicken......WE get second.....They get first (both cooked on a MAK....3 out of the top four chicken teams were MAK's) WE get 5th in ribs.....they get 4th.....(keep in mind I dont go to awards...I was already 300 miles away when the awards happen.....we dont get a call in pork they do.....brisket comes....ask matt...he is the best brisket cooker alive.....they dont get a call.....We get first.....sounds close right? Except we got a 33 out of 41 in pork....just hammered.....
Grand Champions Left Coast
Big Poppa 8th....
Im teasing Matt a lot here but am very serious about how happy I am for them.....I want the advil franchise for banning, ca. GREAT JOB!
But bbq is a funny game and we are learning what Chris Lilly has told me....Johnny Trigg...it is a fickle and unpredictable game....thats why I love it so much.
I am very happy with the weekend....we cannot cook enough or are good enough to be in the top...we tried last year and cooked 16 contests that qualified....only got to throw 6 out...came in 39th overall...What I realized is that a team like us has to cook for the trophy but really each week has to have the goal of improving in their individual category....so we did that in Chicken Ribs and Brisket.