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Iowa State BBQ Championship 2022

ALTOONA, IA (BBQCRITIC.COM) - BBQ Critic judges first competition of the year at the Iowa State BBQ Championship in Altoona, IA. The food at our table was absolutely fantastic. Porkrastinators wasted no time winning the Grand Champion​​. READ MORE...
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Smoketoberfest 2021 in Ottumwa, Iowa

OTTUMWA, IA (BBQCRITIC.COM) - Judging the 4th Annual Smoketoberfest in Ottumwa, IA was a last-minute decision, and not a minute too soon. The event was in need of judges and I was happy to be one of them.
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State Center 21st Annual Rose Festival BBQ Comtest

STATE CENTER, IA (BBQCRITIC.COM) -  The Rose Festival BBQ contest is the longest running KCBS BBQ contest in Iowa. I have a long history of judging (and cooking) at this event and it was an honor to be back..

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Myron Mixon with BBQ Critic
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Guy Fieri with BBQ Critic
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Tuffy Stone with BBQ Critic

BBQ CRITIC FEATURES

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The Grill Works Rib Class attracts passionate lovers of BBQ

MARION, IA (BBQCRITIC.COM) - The Rib Class at The Grill Works in Marion, IA attracted a large crowd of BBQ lovers eager to learn how to cook ribs. Cedar Rapids-based BBQ competition team, BAMBQ, did a fantastic job teaching the 3-2-1 method for smokin' up pork ribs.Read story...
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Dave Compton the most universally loved person in BBQ

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (BBQCRITIC.COM) - ​It has been almost one year (December 19th, 2020) since my friend Dave Compton passed his earthly test and graduated to Heaven.  I feel blessed to have known him, and Dave's contribution to barbeque is a wonderful story to tell...
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​William Shatner says my chicken is "delicious"

RIVERSIDE, IA (BBQCRITIC.COM) - I appeared with Shatner in his realty TV show called Invasion Iowa (filmed in Riverside, Iowa and aired on Spike-TV back in 2005). I recently found a letter he sent to me saying how much he and his wife loved my chicken dish. How did all this come about? Read the story...

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