Review (not mine) - QN4U BBQ House

Fellow CBBQA member Professor Salt was able swing by the restaurant on his way home from a BBQ Competition and was nice enough to post some photos and a review of his meal.

Wishland's Que'n for Kids BBQ Competition

Well, for various reasons I won't get into here I was not able to attend this event after all. Which is too bad, since I was really looking forward to it. But some things do take priority over BBQ - not many, but some do...

Twenty two teams turned out for this event - including a lot of rookie teams. It sounds like the turn out by the public was good too, and that the location was very nice (Canyon RV Park). Folks reported that everything was very well planned - which is fantastic for a first year event. Well done Wishland!

People are already talking about next year.

Here are some photo sets:

CBBQA Wishland Competition web page 

BBQ Junkie's Photos 

Silvie Curry's Photos

Harry Soo's Photos 

Event Photographer's Photos

Did the event go over well? Let's just put it this way - Que'n for Kids 2009 will be Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Canyon RV Park! I'd say it was a success - planning this far ahead!!

Short article on the event in the OC Register!

What a Day

The Backyard event was canceled. Then it was rescheduled for a new location, same day - all within about 1 hour!

Whooo Hoooo!

What a group - pulling out all the stops to make this happen. That's great!

March Meat Madness is Upon Us!

This Saturday is the first California BBQ Association event that I will be going to - it is called a Backyard Competition. It is a mock competition for teams to get in some realistic practice with judging and everything - but with a bit less pressure. A great place to try out a new rub or smoking technique.

I have signed up to be a judge. Since it isn't a real competition I can also spend time hanging out with the teams and trying to pick up some BBQ tips. This will be great - I can hang out at the pits, and then also learn some things about judging!

I am hoping to get to a Certified BBQ Judge class this year. Then I can get my CBJ title and go to other real events as a judge. There is class in Nevada in May. Jen will be taking the class as well.

This will be a long day, but one that will be a lot of fun and I hope one that will also help my smoking efforts.

BBQ Team of the Year (TOY) 2007

Congratulations to QN4U for winning the California 2007 Team of the Year (TOY). See the points for all of the teams at the 2007 competition events.

My First CBBQA Event

I'm a new member to the California BBQ Association. Been watching the member forums trying to pick up a tip here and there and learn a few things.

They have these Backyard BBQ events. Similar to what our dog obedience club does called a Show & Go (the idea being that you bring your dog to this "dog show" where there are stewards and judges and everything like a real show - but it isn't. This gives you a good test of where your dog really stands.

Same idea with a Backyard BBQ event. They have a full set of Judges, Table Captains and a set number of teams. They have agreed ahead of time what the meats will be and publish the turn-in times. The Judges judge, and the winners win. Just like a real competition - but it isn't. So less stress, more fun, and a great chance to test your stuff and see how it stands up against other teams.

This event at the end of January will have 14 teams competing, 12 Judges, 2 Table Captains and a lot of meat, smoke and fun.

This will be my first CBBQA event, and I am signed up to be a Table Capitan, even though they are normally certified judges. Since this isn't a real event, rules can be bent. It should give me a good flavor of how these competition BBQ's go, and how the judging works. Should get some good foodand meet some nice people too. =)