Smoke Freaks BBQ
  • Home
  • ABOUT
  • 2018 Schedule & Results
    • 2017 Results
    • 2016 Results
    • 2015-2014 Results
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Home
  • ABOUT
  • 2018 Schedule & Results
    • 2017 Results
    • 2016 Results
    • 2015-2014 Results
  • Blog
  • Contact

Onward & Upward

6/29/2016

2 Comments

 
Picture
It's been 12 days since Smoke Freaks suffered a totally-sucked-but-could-have-been-much-worse accident on the way home from our last competition.

Yep, we got rear ended while towing our camper, The Wolf Wagon, back to Chicago.  
Here's the Wolf Wagon before damage to the bumper and door.  
It definitely could have been a lot worse.  There were no injuries in either vehicle and the parts are ordered and repairs are happening.  There was a time when we thought our entire season would be up in the air, and are really relieved to be getting back on track.  
But Smoke Freaks aren't going to let a fender bender get us down.  So when we're not competing, we're spreading the Gospel of Freak.  Earlier this week we had the honor of presenting at the "Smoking with Wood" event put on by the Illinois BBQ Alliance.  We did a demonstration on our Ugly Drum Smokers to teach the finer points of starting the fire, selecting smoke wood and pairings to impart different smoke flavors on whatever you're cooking.  
We love talking BBQ and this event was really special since we were able to talk directly to folks just getting started in their BBQ adventures.  In our experience, it's easy to overthink equipment, supplies and wood selection -- we know this because we did just that.  But over time, we experimented and had that pit running as often as possible to see what worked for us.  So one of our messages was simply to start.  Start anywhere.  Just start experimenting and in time, you'll be the best pitmaster on your block.  
Speaking of finishing what you started... we're finalizing prep for our next event.  

​Next up:  Grafton.  We're back on the road and headed to Grafton, WI for our next BBQ competition.  It's a field of 29 players, each angling for their share of $7,000 in prize money.  On hand will be Tim's Full Belli Deli, going for their 3rd straight at Grillin' in Grafton.

​
So if you're in Grafton on Saturday, 7/2, stop by to Taste the Freakage!
Picture
2 Comments
Mark mikenas
6/29/2016 12:44:45 pm

Glad to see all is working out well with the rig. Good luck in Grafton!!

Reply
Ann
6/29/2016 12:50:56 pm

Thanks, Mark. Kewanee set a pretty high bar. We're excited to see what happens in Grafton.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Ann is Co-Founder and Pitmaster for Smoke Freaks. She loves being the Chicken cook and has fallen head over heels in love with P❤rk.

    She's also a KCBS Certified BBQ Judge and an administrator of the Chicagoland BBQ Society Facebook group.  

    ​And she's a total freak.  

    Archives

    March 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Taste The Freakage!


✕