Well it has certainly taken a while, but we finally had a complete, good cook this past weekend. All four products – chicken (7th place), ribs (10th), pork (11th) and brisket (3rd) – were tasty and well cooked. I thought the pork was the best we have cooked in years, maybe ever, but the 153 was lower than we hoped. If it was 155 or better, we would have won the whole thing.

We ended up with 633 points, a mere 2.7 points out of first and 1 point out of second in a tightly contested top 3. But after the start we had to the season, we will take any good news.

Even better news was that Big Blue, our BBQ Tour Bus, ran just fine. We have had problems with it all year because of sever squirrel damage to all the wires on then engine. But thanks to the great work and never give up mentality of Dave and the Repairs Unlimited crew (Hillsborough, NJ), its finally running well.

We have a few weeks off until out really busy August – 3 contests in 4 weeks, Battle of the BBQ Brethren, Aug 7-8, 2010, Holtsville, NY, Hudson Valley Ribfest, Aug 21-22, New Paltz, NY and New Holland Summerfest, Aug 28-29, New Holland, PA. That should be an exciting and tiring month!

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Have a Smokin’ rest of the summer,

Doug