With 15 competitions and an incredible 2-week break behind us, we’re headed into the last 10 competitions of The American Freakage Tour....

Special guest blogger appearance by Mr. Freak... We’ve always considered Brisket the Kilimanjaro of KCBS barbecue. It’s hard for a lot of...

There you have it -- the words that no BBQ competition team ever wants to see on a comment card. BURN! How did this happen? What could we...

Smoke Freaks are all packed up and ready for our first competition of the year at CCS Fest this weekend in Indianapolis. CCS Fest is the...

Smoke Freaks traveled to the Badger Brews & Que in Manitowoc, WI last weekend for our final double-header competition of the summer.  We...

​Smoke Freaks survived the brutal heat of the Effingham BBQ Jam last weekend.  It was a weekend of blood, sweat and…. brisket!! There’s...

We arrived at the New Palestine Wine, Brew & BBQ Too competition with a simple mission:  cook our #@%&s off.  Smoke Freaks rose to the...

Our first BBQ competition of the year didn't go completely as planned, but that had nothing to do with the actual event itself.  Keep...

Man, it's a lot of work. Our first competition of the year is next weekend, so we've been busy getting ready. Inventory everything (we...