Rich Decker
Senior Cook
I have my pit fired up for probably the last time this year. Later I have a small catering job for a buddies daughter. From the beginning of May through Labor Day I cooked every weekend except three. I cooked 10 BBQ contest, came in the top 10 at 7 contests, and drove over 7000 miles. I think I've cooker over 350 slabs of ribs and 200 pork butts and I'm tired.
We survived the rains of Salisbury, New Hampshire and Harpoon, the heat of Wildwood and the Jack Daniel's at most other contests and I'd do it again in a minute.
I try to visit and circulate at every contest I cook, I love hanging out with the other cooks. Oinktoberfest was one of the best contests for meeting new cook's. The people from Western New York are the nicest most hospital people I have run across ( they are hard to understand, at Niagara Falls I couldn't understand a word anyone was saying). Next season I'm probably going to scale down, I don't think I'm cooking Salisbury or the New Jersey contests. I'd like to add Grill Kings and maybe the Diamond State contest.
Those of you who aren't into the comp scene should try to go to a contest, there a lot of fun and great family activities.
We survived the rains of Salisbury, New Hampshire and Harpoon, the heat of Wildwood and the Jack Daniel's at most other contests and I'd do it again in a minute.
I try to visit and circulate at every contest I cook, I love hanging out with the other cooks. Oinktoberfest was one of the best contests for meeting new cook's. The people from Western New York are the nicest most hospital people I have run across ( they are hard to understand, at Niagara Falls I couldn't understand a word anyone was saying). Next season I'm probably going to scale down, I don't think I'm cooking Salisbury or the New Jersey contests. I'd like to add Grill Kings and maybe the Diamond State contest.
Those of you who aren't into the comp scene should try to go to a contest, there a lot of fun and great family activities.