Arthur Illinois - October 8-9th, 2010
KCBS Competition barbeque and bluegrass
The Thrill of the Grill - Competition BBQ for everyone!
Saturday October 9, 2010
You do not need any fancy equipment... just your backyard grill or smoker
and a little cooking skill. If
you have every wanted to try competition BBQ but are not up to the task of 4
perfectly cooked meats 30 minutes apart, try the CIBR Thrill-of-the-Grill.
Just two meats, you don't have to cook them all night, and you can probably
get all your equipment into the trunk of your car. In fact our "thrill" area
is more like a block party cookout than a competition. Everyone has fun,
exchanges a few tips and ideas, gets the feel for the full scale
competition, can check over some of the big boys equipment, and a few go
home with some bragging rights.
Two categories, cook them both. Pork Ribs and Chicken (any
part of the chicken-usually thighs, upper wings or breasts,
probably not necks or gizzards but hey...)
cook them the way
you like them, dry rubbed, mopped, just plain grilled,
sauced or however.
BYO everything, no electricity is provided ( if you wish electricity for overnight - $25 extra with special registration), water will be available nearby, but not provided to your cook space - bring buckets for cleanup and sanitation. We will check in your meat when you arrive. It must be iced, and raw (i.e. not marinated, injected or pre-rubbed until after you check in. If you must cure your meat longer, come down on Friday, check in early and you may start anytime after being checked in.) As for equipment... Most teams will bring a small grill or smoker of some kind, a popup tent, maybe a small table to prepare their meat and fix their turn-in boxes on, some utensils, some lawn chairs, snacks and cooler full of refreshments.
Arrive in Arthur at any time, as early as Friday morning,
but as long as you can be here in Arthur by 10am or so on
Saturday to start your fire,
you can easily get in the game. Park right where you cook, kind
of like a tailgate.
Visit the KCBS website for
detailed judging rules and procedures. With the
exception of 1.
the four meats required by KCBS being only ribs
and chicken, 2. our allowing gas
BBQ grills to be used, and 3. the turn-in times, this is what
we'll go by. Read carefully the section on garnish
and added sauces. We will provide a numbered, plain,
undivided 9"x9" styrofoam trays for you to
turn in your entries. You may decorate your entry with green
leaf lettuce or parsley only! You may submit your entry wet or
dry as you like it. You will need to submit
at least 6 separate portions
(there will be 6 judges scoring your individual entry meat -
each must get a separate portion - they will not cut or pull apart
your entry) in
each category to be judged. Cook a few extra! If
you can attractively arrange an extra 7th portion in your entry
container it might be helpful, but is not required (plus the
management always appreciates a bite!). We will go over all of
this with you when you check in also.
If you have
any questions on rules, our event or questions in general, we'll be
more than happy to talk or
email things out and help you get in the game.
If you like to grill chicken or ribs, give this a try. This contest is for the every day guy or gal... NOT for the pros... you will fit in with any kind of grill! In fact in 2008 two guys did well with grill composed of four aluminum turkey pans and a beer can smokestack.
And unless you just charcoal your entry to death, you'll have a good chance at some bragging rights, a little cash and you'll have a lot of fun!
