Overall: 5th

Chicken:13th/ Ribs: 13th/ Pork: 6th/ Brisket:3rd (stupid tiebreaker)

First of all a a thank you to those involved with the contest in Lexington last weekend.   No issues with a brand new contest, zero power issues on a day with huge storms, and in a smooth running event from everything we saw.  Having a contest 35 minutes from my house is also unreal… I actually ordered food from the contest to pick up in my neighborhood on the way home… not to bad.

The contest went well from a cooking standpoint considering it was the first of the year, although I did screw up a step on my chicken.  I lost track of time, and one of the final finishing steps on my chicken suffered.  I’m not surprised the final results.  With chicken, especially with the scores being so close, little things like that can prevent you from getting a call.

Our ribs came out well, we were a little disappointed with the finish and the scores.  We’ve used almost the same rib recipe for the past 4 years… and it may be time for a change.  We’ve never been super attached to any other recipe, except this one.  It was the original reason we started cooking bbq… started doing contests… so it’s hard to let go of it.  I’m going to let it go for the New Hampshire contest… we shall see how it goes.