I first need to give a shout out to some of my
former students and welders at the Bollman Technical Education
Center and the instructor,
Glenn Ashley.
They have helped me dream with smoke and metal to become a
world class BBQ competitor. It takes courage to ask a student what
they think of your napkin blueprints.
It takes strength to stand back and watch them reshape your
future with a plasma cutter, and it takes wisdom to feed them BBQ
and then go back to do it all over again.
Thank you to BTEC part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools!!!
The BBQ competitions started last month at the Pork and
Brew contest in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. OVER THE FENCE BBQ took
second place in the brisket category out of 50+ teams!!!
We survived the sand storm and look forward to returning to
New Mexico when they schedule a contest closer to the annual fall
Balloon Festival. Balloons and BBQ paint a really nice picture in
my mind.
There are a few events in the near future for those wishing
to expand their BBQ skills...
-The Rocky Mountain BBQ Association is going to hold a
cooking class in the Denver area on April, 22, 2006.
more information by clicking on
www.rockymountainbbq.com.
or by clicking
here.
-There is a BBQ Club that visits restaurants around town to
evaluate and shoot the Q. Contact Jay Samuelson @ 303-487-7091 for
more information.
-The Outdoor Cooker is a business that also offers classes
and a great selection of BBQ smokers/grills and supplies. They are
located in Westminster. For more information go online to
http://www.outdoorsmoker.com/
Say "hi" to Ted and Mark for me.
I have to go there every once in a while just to walk around
and find inspiration and ideas.
-KT's BBQ also offers great classes in smoking and grilling.
Look them up on the web at
www.ktsbbq.com. Kirk and Tricia helped us get
on our feet and start a BBQ team. We really enjoyed their Holiday
Class for cooking prime rib and turkey.
Actually, prime rib is on sale this week. This Easter, we
will eat like kings. Don't be intimidated. Once you know how to
smoke this cut you'll be hooked ... but like anything worth doing
well, it is all about practice, practice, practice.
The BBQ calendar is getting hot with summer around the
corner. OVER THE FENCE BBQ plans to compete in Manhattan, KS,
Pueblo, Dillon, Great Bend, Frisco, Canon City, and Durango.
I'll conduct my first class next week in Manhattan,
Kansas.
I'm very excited to return to Kansas State University to
teach on campus, even if it's just about smoke and time. Things are
good if one gets to go home to talk about something you believe
in.
Good friends, good food, good fun. Find it all Over the
Fence. A good Q to you all.
denny@overthefencebbq.com
To read Denny's previous story click
here.