2010 Lake Oconee BBQ & Blues Festival Review

October 2010

Dear BBQ Friend:

The Lake Oconee BBQ & Blues Festival was a great success in Greensboro, GA. I thought Amelia Island, FL was a great place to have a BBQ contest, but Lake Oconee ranks right up there with Amelia Island! The venue is a Georgia Power campground so everybody has their own camp site. It may be the first BBQ contest that I have been to where we were not packed into a parking lot like sardines. Some contests don't even provide on-site water or electricity. Most do not provide good electricity. At Lake Oconee, we had our site with our own hookups and a rest room with hot showers to boot! What a change!

The lake setting was absolutely beautiful. On Thursday night they cooked a big pot of jambalaya that really hit the spot after a long day of driving, setting up, and swimming. While sitting under the tent shooting the bull with fellow contestants, a stunning harvest moon rose from across the lake and amazed us all with it's size and luminescence. The weather was nice all weekend and the white sand beach swimming area was refreshing on Thursday afternoon.

The Chatham Artillery BBQ team took 2nd in ribs and 6th place overall. 2 Worthless Nuts took Grand and The Right Stuff took Reserve. There were several www.BarbecueCoach.com members that did quite well... Pickin Porkers was 3rd overall with 7th in chicken and 2nd in brisket. Sweats BBQ was 8th overall and had a nice 5th place walk in chicken. And Pit Bulls Up in Smoke had a nice walk with 10th in brisket.

Here's some shots I took of the weekend's activities...

Remember... to watch exactly how we cooked and won 4 Grand Championships last year and two already this year, go to www.BarbecueCoach.com
Absolutely NO DETAILS LEFT OUT...

Sincerely,
Bill Anderson
Chatham Artillery BBQ Team

Also... Competition BBQ Secrets is available in our BBQ Store along with some great BBQ essentials... remote pager thermometers, cookbooks, rubs, etc. Just click on the link below to go to our store...

The Rocky Mountain Products Southwest rub is what we are using this year. Chatham Artillery BBQ and another team has already won a Grand with it. It's the best "all around" rub I have ever tried. Especially good on brisket. I hear it's even good on scrambled eggs!...

And more!...

Click HERE - www.bbq-book.biz

[Home] [Site Map]

Barbecue Recipes - Competition BBQ Secrets book. Learn how to slow smoke meats right... mouth watering ribs, chicken, butts, and brisket.
Barbecue Food - Everything you ever wanted to know about barbecuing.
Barbecue Restaurant - All about barbecue restaurants and why the barbecue you cook yourself in your own back yard may be better than your local barbecue restaurant.
Atlanta Barbecue Catering - The best barbecue does not come from BBQ restaurants. It comes from BBQ competition teams. Call Pit Bulls Up in Smoke for your catering needs.
BBQ Recipes - Why slow smoked BBQ is better than grilled BBQ and how you can easily switch.
Barbeque Recipes - What ingredients go into great barbeque recipes. You would be surprised!
BBQ Smoker - What kind of BBQ smoker is best suited to your needs and budget?
Barbeque Smoker - Learn all about the Lang Model 60 traditional offset barbeque smoker.
Cooking Barbecue - Cooking chart for slow smoked meats.
Barbeque Grill - All about the Traeger Lil' Tex pellet smoker.
BBQ Grill - How to set up your Weber kettle BBQ grill for slow smoked success.
Char-Broil Silver - Review of the Char-Broil Silver BBQ smoker for $159 at Home Depot.
BBQ Sauce - a description of all the Regional BBQ Sauce Variations.
Barbecue Sauces - Different types of barbecue sauces and the top 3 winners in each category in NBBQA BBQ sauce contest.
Barbecue Ribs - The 3-1-1 method to slow smoke barbecue ribs.
BBQ Rib Types - What is the difference between spareribs, baby back ribs, loin ribs, and St Louis Style ribs?
Smoked Barbeque - How does altitude affect barbeque cooking temperatures?
Barbecue Forum - Should you use barbecue forums to learn how to cook competition quality brisket, ribs, chicken, & butts?
Smoked Turkey - How to smoke a turkey.
American Royal BBQ - 2007 results for the biggest BBQ contest in the world.
Cooking Barbecue - All about collagen, protein fibers, and fat.
Barbecue Wood - All about the different barbecue woods, how to use them, and the flavors that they impart.
Barbecue Smoker - A review of the Southern Yankee Barbecue Smokers.
Fast Eddy Smokers - Cookshack's FEC100 and some history about Fast Eddy Maurin.
Barbecue Sauces - Ole Ray's Barbecue Sauces.
Smoked Ham - How to smoke (reheat) a ham on your BBQ smoker.
BBQ Ribs Example Project - How to adjust BBQ ribs cooking in cooler temperatures.
BBQ Baked Beans - two great BBQ baked beans recipes and the Bush's Perfect Pair contest.
The BBQ Guru - a great blower device that digitally controls your pit temperature.
Cookshack FEC100 - The Cookshack Fast Eddy FEC100 and the importance of pit temperature control.
Boone Hall BBQ Contest - results of the 2008 Boone Hall BBQ Contest.
Smoked Brisket - Here are the rusults of several of my brisket practice runs.
Douglas, GA results - BBQ contest results & Smoked Turkey & Smoked Ham reminders.
Roasted Pig - Videos of roasted pig Filipino style on a bamboo spit - also called Lechon Baboy.
Grind Your Own Spices - Kick your rubs up a notch by grinding your own spices.
Pulled Pork - How to pull a Boston Butt the right way!
BBQ Bark - How to create great BBQ bark.
Wagyu Beef - Report on the 2009 Barnesville, GA BBQ contest and also a newsletter on Wagyu Beef.
Barbecue Turn In Boxes - a sneak peek at our "secret" turn in boxes.
Barbecue Ribs - Know when your ribs are done to perfection.
Barbecue Timeline - All about a barbecue contest timeline and why it is so important - also our Greenwood, SC pics.
Weber BBQ - If you are looking to buy a weber BBQ then you need to visit this site. The 22" Weber Smokey Mountain is great!
Stumps Smokers - BBQ Friends - Wiley's Championship BBQ, Stumps Smokers, Kennesaw Grand Championship, etc.
BBQ Smokers - A great source for BBQ smokers.
BBQ Judge Survey - Results from our BBQ judge survey, report on American Royal trip, and Myron Mixon's BBQ school.
Jack Daniels BBQ Contest - Pictures from the Jack Daniels BBQ Contest & Degaque BBQ Contest 2009.
Weight Loss Shakes - If any of you need to lose weight fast, check out these delicious weight loss shakes.
Barbecue Videos - detailed videos of how we won 4 Grand Championships in 2009 - BarbecueCoach.com
Barbecue Judging - Suggestions on how to improve barbecue judging.
Learning Barbecue - Learn how to barbecue the right way.
BBQ Gremlins - How to prepare for those pesky BBQ gremlins.
BBQ Contest Scores - Why it is important to evaluate your BBQ contest score sheets - also Tryon, NC video.
Daytona BBQ Contest - Review of the Smoke on the Water Florida State BBQ Championship.
Lang 60 Barbecue Smoker - Overview of the Lang 60 Barbecue Pit Smoker.
Dillard, GA Bluegrass & Barbecue Festival review
BBQ Glazes and results from Amelia Island, FL and Kennesw, GA pictures.
BBQ Logos & Banners - Thes two guys can get your BBQ logos designed and printed fast.
Lake Oconee BBQ & Blues Festival review.
BBQ Smokers - a more comprehensive overview of different BBQ smoker types.
When is chicken done? - A review on how to know when your chicken, ribs, pork butts, and brisket is done.
Smoked Meatloaf - A video on how to smoke a meatlof.
Roasted Pig on a Spit - This is the best whole hog I have ever tasted - Cajun style.
Boss Hog Cookoff - Waynesboro, GA video
Future Legends of BBQ - A great Kids Q BBQ contest.
Berkshire Pork - My search for better pork.
BBQ Injector - A neat BBQ injector and videos from Dillard, GA and Tryon, NC.
Buying Pork - Tips from an insider on how to buy better pork.
Barbecued Oysters - not cold smoked or grilled.
Barbecue Contest Survey - A very informative survey on the future of BBQ Contests.
Barbecue Sausage - Learn the secrets to hot smoked fresh barbecue sausage (not cured or cold smoked).
Easy BBQ Ribs - How to cook easy BBQ ribs without foiling.

Return to Barbecue
newsletter archive