Iowa is done. We competed in 2 contests the last couple of weekends in Iowa, one in Nevada and the other in Ames. In Nevada, we placed 15^th overall with a 3^rd place call in Pork and an 8^th place call in Ribs. We also did a Friday night peoples choice ABT (Atomic Buffalo Turd) contest and placed 3^rd in that event. For those that don’t know, ABT’s are a bacon wrapped jalapeno stuffed with cheese, very good. Along with the ABT’s, we cooked up some pork lion and beef ribs to give out. We had a lot of complements on all the food and a lot of people walking about trying samples.

On to Ames. We thought we put out some great product here but the judges didn’t agree our best showing was in ribs at 11^th. The pork we thought was better than the prior week placed 25^th!? Who knows? Out of the 34 team field, we were stuck at the 19^th spot. Not what we were looking for but that’s what we’ll take if we want to cook in Iowa. If you didn’t know, the best BBQ cooks in America are from Iowa.

Our last contest of the year is coming up on September 24^th and 25^th. This contest is the River City Round up held in Omaha, Nebraska. We are adjusting our brisket recipe just a bit for this contest so keep your figures crossed it was the right direction. Wish us luck!