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BBQ Journey

3/30/2013

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A few days ago, I was thinking about my journey from barbeque enthusiast to  Master CBJ. My best friend Herb convinced me to take the class and we were off!!  The process didn't take very long as we decided to try to finish our trip  "together."

We both hit a few contests our first year, having started a  little late in the season. Herb judged couple more than I did.  Our second  season we both judged 26 or 27 contests in a whirlwind of a summer.  This made  it possible for both of us to finish Very early in our Third season, but only in  our 15th or 16th month of judging! At the beginning of the year Herb  needed to judge one contest and I needed to judge two.  We both needed to cook with a team and take the test.  We cooked on the same team the same night and had a blast.  We took our "Master Test" at about the same time, (and HERB  scored a perfect score!)

We both think back and wish that we'd have tried it in ONE SEASON!!  We would have had to double (Sat/Sun) several weekends, but I'm certain we could have judged 30 in one year.  Either way, we're both excited to be "Masters" and have slowed down quite a bit, especially with the economy playing tug-o-war with our resources, but we really  feel like we had a great time.

To those who have welcomed Herb and me into the bbq community, I appreciate the friendliness and look forward to many more years together.  

On a final note, I'd love to hear if anyone has actually finished 30 contests in just one season.  Anyone?
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Herb
3/30/2013 09:46:16 am

That was a busy period of time judging all those contests. We have met some really cool people in this endeavor. Really talented cooks and judges. Competiton BBQ is one of the coolest hobbies anyone could get involved in during the summer here in Iowa.

Think about it. We get to eat FREE BBQ made by the most talented cook in the USA and reward those who make us happy at the judge table. Helping teams cook now and then is a blast, too.

We had a blast doing out Master cook with Tom and Char Manhart (Omaha, NE). I enjoyed cooking with Kyle Brown (Iowa Outlaws) and of course Bubba & Sabrina Knapp (Bubba-Q's). All very talented cooks and we learned a lot about how to make competition BBQ.

The season is about to begin again and now I can't wait! :-)

Herb
Publisher,
BBQ Critic

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Don
4/21/2013 08:30:55 pm

Interesting article to me because I am just starting out on my BBQ judging journey. This next weekend I will be judging my first event and hope to follow it up with many more. No way I can do more than 10 events this summer but I will do what I can, when I can. This article inspires me to move forward with earnest.

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    Williamsburg, IA - KCBS Certified Master BBQ Judge and will soon be competing as Mikey Knuckles BBQ. Judged 40+ contests. Trained in 2008.

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