NCBBQ Blogs

Memphis in May Championship...where’s NC?

2007-06-03T20:49:00Z

Let me begin by stating that I mean no disrespect to the many talented, and well-deserving, cooking teams that were invited to participate in this world championship event. BUT...where’s the North Carolina cookers?

The competition bills itself as, and I’ll quote directly from their web site:

“It's the Super Bowl of Swine. The College of Pig Knowledge. The Granddaddy of Grills. The Largest Pork Barbecue Cooking Contest on the Planet.”

Sooooo, this is the largest pork competition in the world, and North Carolina is the pork barbecue capital of the world, you’d think we’d be heavily represented. Right???? Wrong.

From the brochure, 258 teams competed. How many of those are from our home state of North Carolina, where we are so passionate about our BBQ, that we argue about it??? 2 (two), yes, let me repeat that – 2 teams.

TN appears, by far to have the most represented teams.

Now why is that? The traveling distance, scheduling conflicts, other? Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer to this one, but felt it should be known. Do you compete in these? Have any insight for us all?

What do you think? Inquiring minds want to know!

Super Bowl Menu

2007-01-28T18:25:00Z

So what are you going to cook for the big game? I just put a brisket on the smoker as I write this and that got me thinking about what to cook in a couple weeks. Pork BBQ? Ribs? Chicken? Brisket? What's your menu going to look like?

Welcome to the NCBBQ Blogs

2006-11-12T23:57:00Z

Hi Everyone!

And welcome to the North Carolina BBQ blogs. While it's a little slow right now for news, I'm hoping to update this often when the season is ready. Want your own blog to discuss BBQ??? Then send me an email and I'll set your account up and start sharing your experiences today!

- Donald