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In 2007 I took a trip to Memphis with my dad and his brothers for their annual Pinochle Tournament. \u00a0They chose Memphis as the location that year because my cousin Tim lived there and wanted to host them. \u00a0Tim and I had been sharing BBQ recipes and ideas for a few years at that point…other than Cardinal baseball it\u2019s all we talked about. \u00a0So we decided to spend the weekend outside cooking for our 6 uncles.<\/p>\r\n

Over 2 days we cooked…pork tenderloin, salmon, chicken, sausage…a lot of stuff. \u00a0And every single thing we served was declared, \u201cthe best I\u2019ve ever had\u201d by each of our uncles. \u00a0That got us thinking…maybe we didn\u2019t just THINK we were good…maybe we actually ARE good. \u00a0From that point on our conversations turned to competitions and the realistic possibility of doing them.<\/p>\r\n

Over the next few years we worked on homemade rubs and sauces and honed our processes for all competition meats. \u00a0We knew from the beginning our uniqueness would come from using flavors we created from scratch. \u00a0We researched and practiced and researched and practiced. \u00a0In 2010 our opportunity presented itself and we entered in the Memphis in May World Championship Cooking Competition<\/a>. \u00a0We finished 60 out of 120 rib teams – not bad for a first effort and the experience was thrilling.<\/p>\r\n

We entered a few other competitions in the St. Louis and Memphis area and placed in the top 10 twice in chicken. \u00a0Then in 2011 we tried our hand at Memphis in May again. \u00a0This time we had a bit more success, taking 2nd Place<\/strong> in Ribs! \u00a0Unbelievable. \u00a0In just our 2nd year of competing we took 2nd Place in a World Championship cooking contest. \u00a0We wrapped up our year with a 1st place finish in Beef Tenderloin at the St. Louis BBQ Bash.<\/p>\r\n

Our uncles were right.<\/p>\r\n

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Here are a few of our experiences and recipes from the world of competition barbecue!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Award Winning BBQ Recipes<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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