Meet Your Rib Camp Instructors
Brian & Ann Neale are two of the Midwest's most accomplished competition rib cooks, with wins in 15% of their appearances and top-10 finishes in 63% of the contests they've entered over the past decade.
Most recently, Brian was named World Champion at the 2025 SCA World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, with Ann also earning finalist honors.
Since 2015, Brian and Ann have taught live-fire cooking classes in the USA and Europe, sharing their proven live-fire techniques for everything from steak to whole hog.
The Rib Camp Experience
1. Champion Breakfast
Come hungry and enjoy a Smoke Freaks competition-day breakfast as we kick off a day of cooking.
4. Flavor Development
Build and test your own signature flavor profile. Learn how seasoning, balance and timing work together.
2. Rib Selection
Learn exactly what to look for when choosing ribs at the store – and how small differences can matter.
5. The Cook
Achieve perfect tenderness in just 2.5 hours while learning fire and temperature management.
3. Trimming
Sculpt your own perfect rack with competition techniques, a sharp knife and other helpful tools.
6. You Be the Judge
Sample and judge all the flavor profiles. Best ribs win a Rib Camp Champion trophy & prize!
Book your Rib Camp
Location: Cedar Lake, IN
$265
Hurry – Rib Camp fills up fast!
Saturday, April 25
Sunday, April 26
Saturday, May 9
Sunday, May 10
Saturday, May 16
Sunday, May 17
Saturday, June 13 - Sold out
Sunday, June 14 - Sold out
Give a Rib Camp Gift Certificate
Good for any open 2026 Rib Camp
$300
How it works:
1. You buy it
2. You gift it
3. They pick their date and book it
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