08/02/2026
Friday afternoon we rolled into Hondo to the Jerry Busby Memorial Cookoff at the golf course and it was hot from the temps to the teams. As the rest of the Smoke Showing team showed up we all commented on the caliber of cooks that were there. Our first hiccup came Friday night when we went to get the beans ready and the pot insert was not in the pot, fine I guess we’re old schooling this weekend and broke out the camp stove. We finished our Friday prep and visited with a few friends. Saturday morning started and we have our rhythm rolling. We are still learning and getting the new process down, but it’s going great. Pits ran flawlessly, every protein was tracking then the second hiccup hits. We were in a finish process on one pit and didn’t have room to put the pork back in after being wrapped, luckily everything else was wrapped so it shared some time with the brisket. We were extremely excited about everything we boxed up and that’s when we got nervous… the cook was too smooth, we loved everything, the competition was fierce, we kinda joked at camp while trying to cool down about we would be happy to get a walk or two. Right before awards a mini cool front blew in and cooled it down nicely with the fresh smell of rain in the distance. Now it’s time to see how the Judges liked what we turned in.
Dessert was 7th out of 25,
The pot-less beans 🤣hit 2nd out of 32.
Chicken 7th
Ribs 32nd
pork 22nd
Brisket 🥇1st place
6th place overall out of 47 of the best cookers in the state!
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Regi-Q BBQ class is a complete game changer when it comes to bridging the gap from watching awards to walking during awards. Go take the damn class!!