We were BBQ ninjas on a mission. The goal: to make it onto the stage at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Memphis in...

“It looks like a pile of dog $#!+.” Not exactly what you want to hear from your teammate when you have just 3 minutes left to get your...

Mr. Freak joined the rockstar Whole Hog team from Steamboat BBQ last week for 6 action-packed days at the World Championship BBQ Cooking...

It's National Pulled P❤rk Day, what else would I blog about?!? 1. The road to victory goes through p❤rk​ ​2. ​It's all in your head​...

P❤rk love. And oh how I love p❤rk. If you’ve read some of my previous blogs, you’ve seen me yammer on about all those moments of doubt...

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

Hi Pork. It’s me, Ann. I think we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, and I’d like to start over. I’ve been thinking about our...

We're just back from the doubleheader Gold Ribbin’ BBQ Fest in Green Bay. What a weekend it was! It’s great to have a good cook and even...

One of my BBQ friends recently announced that he “wasn’t gonna change anything” after a disappointing showing at the Westmont Red, White...

I never dreamed of being the pork cook, but I am always up for a new challenge. So it seemed like the perfect time to take on another...

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...

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

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...