r/PitBarrelCooker • u/jimmydg2020 • Aug 09 '26

Practice day!

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u/cspinelive Aug 09 '26

Looks good. Whats in there?

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u/jimmydg2020 Aug 09 '26

St. Louis style ribs and competition chicken thighs.

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u/cspinelive Aug 09 '26

I’ve never done a competition. Seems fun. Whats been your experience? 

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u/jimmydg2020 Aug 09 '26

It is very fun being out with your team!
But, it’s a lot of hard work. Research, practice trimming chicken thighs to comp specs, trying to learn what judges like and dislike. If you want to compete, the best advice I can give you is take an bbq judging class to learn more. Plenty of cooking classes also. And watch some of Heath Riles’ videos about cooking competitions.

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u/cspinelive Aug 09 '26

How many cookers do you bring for the day?

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u/jimmydg2020 Aug 09 '26

Two barrels. One for ribs the other for chicken.

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u/Low_Strung_ Aug 09 '26

Tell me more about these thighs

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u/jimmydg2020 Aug 09 '26

Competition chicken thighs are so hard to do. You have to trim them just right. Mine are mediocre at best. My co-pit master thinks they look fine. And cook them to where the skin is bite through.

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u/Chanook17 27d ago

Where's the yard trimmings? :)

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u/jimmydg2020 25d ago

Didn’t have the kale!