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Competition BBQ
The excitement of cooking in a competition BBQ
Competition
BBQ has grown in popularity over the last two decades to become in many
cases both a spectacle and a source of open competition where entrants
from the locality of the event, and some from much farther afield, come
together to cook the best BBQ possible in order to win a prize.
Competition
entrants usually start to arrive at the event mid-afternoon the day
prior to the judging of the event, and pay a fee to participate in the
competition.
There is a great incentive to take part in a BBQ
competition as many of them offer prizes that reach into thousands of
dollars. Prizes aside, many of those who enter the competition do not
neccessarily do so for the money, but rather the feel of both
comaradarie and the thrill of competing against other talented BBQ
chefs.
Despite the competetive nature of BBQ competitions, the
underlying feeling at one is often quite light-hearted in nature, and
participants always end up having a great time socialising and taking
part in an enjoyable atmosphere with like-minded people. Barbecue is
fun after all, and is rarely taken too seriously which is a good thing.
The
great tradition of cooking American-style BBQ is rarely seen in a more
focussed light, with hundreds, and in some cases, thousands of entrants
and visitors from many different states of the U.S.A. resulting in new
friendships that span the globe.
Some competition BBQ's are on
such a large scale, that entrants and visitors will attend from all
over the World. Taking the Royal American competition BBQ as an
example, the prizes at stake are as high as $30k dollars, and this is
where the competition is at its most challenging for the entrants.
Of
course, not all competitions are on such a large scale, and many are
localised to smaller towns allowing budding BBQ chefs to participate in
a slightly more relaxed environment that is slightly more leisurely but
just as rewarding and enjoyable as larger ones.
All manner of
foods are cooked by the BBQ competition entrants, from pulled pork,
beef brisket, ribs, chicken and lamb. The only real neccessity for
someone who is new to taking part, is that the recipe that they intend
to use should be very well rehearsed and practiced before the day.
In
the next part of this BBQ competition article, we will take a look at
how to get involved and how to prepare your ultimate BBQ recipe for
your first BBQ competition.
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