Just got my first smoker

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(02-26-2021, 12:27 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I imagine there was a time when competitions were fun. Drink beer, tend a fire, and make some good food.  

I watched a Harry Soo video on how he cooks for completion, and it’s ridiculous. It’s fake. All for a couple of slices in the middle of the flat and a few burnt ends. I’ve seen people just butcher ribs.  It’s not what I, as a novice, ever envisioned when I thought of barbecue.

That's absolutely true. The BBQ Pitmasters tv show ruined it for me. I swore one day if I heard one more person say "sweet with a little bit of heat" I was going to punch them. Just like everything else, money and popularity ruined a good thing... and KCBS became so political over contest issues it was just ridiculous. BBQ should be what it was at it's roots, a simple way to cook cheaply and turn out some of the best food on the planet.