What a Difference a Year Makes

This weekend marks my second time to cook the Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ competition in Enid, OK.  I blogged my results from last year in this contest.  This year was a different outcome entirely.  I'm cooking some different flavor profiles, and some different techniques... and they paid off.

Results from this year's contest:

Chicken - 13th

Ribs - 3rd

Pork - 3rd

Brisket - 13th

Overall - 3rd

My wife is really appreciating the new decor of our living room mantel.

This is the team ID sign I got when I signed in at the contest... The real question remains... HOW DID THEY KNOW???

Next stop Overland Park Sams contest!

Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ - Enid, OK

Our third contest was Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ in Enid, OK. This was the biggest contest we have been to so far with 66 teams competing in this KCBS sanctioned contest.  We were once again lucky enough to have David Bouska and the Butcher BBQ competition team as our neighbor on site.  David has been a great help in getting Dr. Nordy's BBQ up and running and being competitive at these contests.  David was one of the teachers of the class I took in December, and he has been a great resource when questions arise on site at contests.  (Thanks David!)  For the record... Butcher BBQ finished 3rd in the country in the KCBS Team of the Year in 2011 so he is my BBQ "E.F. Hutton"... when he talks... I listen. (if you have no idea what the EF Hutton reference is you either have  lived in a cave your whole life or are too young to have experienced some great commercials).  

I forgot to take many pictures of this event... I'll try to do better next time.  

Final Results - Smokin Red Dirt - Enid, OK

Dr. Nordy's BBQ

Chicken 60th

Ribs 40th

Pork 5th

Brisket 17th

Overall 33rd

Next Competition for Dr. Nordy's BBQ - Langley, OK May 18th-19th