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Doing MY First Competition This weekend....wish me luck!

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msloan
msloan Posts: 399
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i want to do the egg proud!  me and my buddy are heading to Barbourville, KY to compete for the first time.  He has a home made offset stick burner that we will be using for some of the stuff and we plan to use my egg for the brisket and his egg for the chicken.  I am hopeful that we have a good cook and can wave my egghead flag proudly!!!!!!  wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!
gettin lucky in kentucky!   2 XL eggs!
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  • tulocay
    tulocay Posts: 1,737
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    good luck
    LBGE, Marietta, GA
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  • pantsypants
    pantsypants Posts: 1,191
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    nice !! good luck and post lots of pics
    Toronto
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  • Bustersdad
    Bustersdad Posts: 311
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    Good Luck as well
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  • HDumptyEsq
    HDumptyEsq Posts: 1,095
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    All the best….

    Tony in Brentwood, TN.

    Medium BGE, New Braunfels off-set smoker, 3-burner Charbroiler gasser, mainly used for Eggcessory  storage, old electric upright now used for Amaz-N-Smoker.

    "I like cooking with wine - sometimes I put it in the food." - W. C. Fields

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  • Ktim
    Ktim Posts: 364
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    May God bless you and I hope you well.
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,571
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    Good Luck and bring it home,,,
    :-c
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,824
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    What are you cooking?
    NOLA
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  • Big_Green_Craig
    Big_Green_Craig Posts: 1,578
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    Good luck!!! I think I would use that stick burner for the brisket!
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  • radamo
    radamo Posts: 373
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    Good luck and post pics of your output!!
    Long Island, NY
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  • RLeeper
    RLeeper Posts: 480
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    Good luck!! It's a lot of work but gratifying. I competed in my first one in April and took first place in wings using the Egg.
    Extra Large, Large, and Mini. Tucker, GA
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  • jllbms
    jllbms Posts: 381
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    Good luck!
    Kemah, TX
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  • anzyegg
    anzyegg Posts: 1,104
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    Good luck and post some great pics.... Enjoy!!
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  • FanOfFanboys
    FanOfFanboys Posts: 2,615
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    Good luck! I did my first one recently as well. A lot of fun and much different than just cooking for friends and family!
    Boom
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,026
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    Go into the competition expecting last place and anything better is a win. Especially being your first competition. Have fun and don't try to stress out. Good luck!
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • msloan
    msloan Posts: 399
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    hey thanks a bunch everyone for the warm wishes!  we don't expect anything and hope for the best!!!!   

    my main goals are to get all four meats actually turned in number 1

    i would love to feel like we had a good cook and what we turn in (chicken, ribs, butt and brisket) were the best we could do and feel good about it.


    and lastly, it would be cool to finish somewhere in the middle of the pack…….that would be victory to me on our first time out.

    i will for sure try to make sure to take lots of pics and win lose or draw i will be back to share them and the experience with you guys!
    gettin lucky in kentucky!   2 XL eggs!
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,791
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    @msloan‌
    I wish y'all good luck and the very best. I'm going to go ahead and say congratulations on y'all's first place victory as I feel that y'all will win. When you are accepting that 1st place trophy remember that I was first to congratulate y'all!! Now go get em!!

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • SMITTYtheSMOKER
    SMITTYtheSMOKER Posts: 2,668
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    Go get 'em!

     

    -SMITTY     

    from SANTA CLARA, CA

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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    Good luck, have fun.

                                                                
    _________________________________________________
    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • msloan
    msloan Posts: 399
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    SGH said:
    @msloan‌ I wish y'all good luck and the very best. I'm going to go ahead and say congratulations on y'all's first place victory as I feel that y'all will win. When you are accepting that 1st place trophy remember that I was first to congratulate y'all!! Now go get em!!
    heck yeh, i like the way you're thinking!  
    gettin lucky in kentucky!   2 XL eggs!
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  • msloan
    msloan Posts: 399
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    thanks guys!
    gettin lucky in kentucky!   2 XL eggs!
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  • RAC
    RAC Posts: 1,688
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    Good luck and have some fun!

    Ricky

    Boerne, TX

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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800
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    Have fun and enjoy the journey. When I did competition chili many years ago, I had more fun with my crew than actually winning anything.
    In the  Hinterlands between Cumming and Gainesville, GA
    Med BGE, Weber Kettle, Weber Smokey Joe, Brinkman Dual Zone, Weber Genesis Gas Grill and portable gasser for boating
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  • KennyLee
    KennyLee Posts: 806
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    "Pitmasters......START YOUR FIRES!!!"

    Always laugh when Myron Mixon yells that on BBQ Pitmasters and all the cooks go running toward their cookers with meat in hand.

    Best of luck and have fun.....sounds like a blast.  Take pics and keep us posted.

    LBGE

    Cedar table w/granite top

    Ceramic Grillworks two-tier swing rack

    Perpetual cooler of ice-cold beer

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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
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    Damn, you lucky lucky fella. I cant wait to do my 1st comp. My brother has competed a few times but he is in FL and I am in MD. sucks - but I will get some experience one day.

    Good luck champ. Make sure you make time to think about the cook and make a list of everything that you will need to pack in advance, so when you get to the comp everything you need will be in place. 

    Now Start you fire!!!!! lol 
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,347
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    Best of luck and remember to enjoy the event as it plays out. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • FanOfFanboys
    FanOfFanboys Posts: 2,615
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    I found presentation to be the hardest part. We scored in top 5 for every category but that and we were second to last. I am not sure how to make pulled pork look fancy in a styrofoam box...
    Boom
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  • Eggbertsdad
    Eggbertsdad Posts: 804
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    Give 'em hell! Good luck!
    Sarasota, FL via Boynton Beach, FL, via Sarasota, FL, via Charleston, SC, via The Outer Banks, via God's Country (East TN on Ft. Loudon Lake)
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,471
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    Just did my first one, too.  Good luck, and wear comfortable shoes!  
    _____________

    Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'?  Well, we showed them.


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