Ohio BBQ

The Ohio BBQ Triple Crown Series is designed to promote barbecue in Ohio and encourage teams to actively compete in Ohio sanctioned KCBS competitions and to reward the best overall scoring team from three competitions.

The Triple Crown qualifiers in Ohio are;

BrickStreet BBQ
Marietta, Ohio
$10,000 in prizes
June 11th-12th
http://www.brickstreetbbq.com/site/

Ohio Veteran Barbecue Cook-Off
Kettering, Ohio
$8000 in prizes
July 9th-10th
http://www.ohiovetbbq.com/

Ohio Smoked Meat & Barbecue Festival
Nelsonville, Ohio
$10,000 in prizes
October 16th-17th
http://ohiobbq.com/

13th Annual Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Nelsonville, OH
Starts: 10/16/2009
Ends: 10/17/2009
Website: http://www.nelsonvillechamber.com
KCBS Reps: SCOTT GRINSTEAD, STEVE GRINSTEAD

Contact Information:
Jim Shumway
PO Box 276
Nelsonville, OH 45764
Phone: 740-753-4346
Fax: 740-753-1019
rockybrands@nelsonvilletv.com

Ok, so I'm working on our BBQ contest schedule for 2009. These are just a few of the contests that I'm interested in, with the dates. This is a scratchpad so it may change as the years moves on.

April 17-18
Pork In The Park - Salisbury, MD

May 23-24
Roc City Rib Fest - Rochester, NY

June 5-6
Brick Street BBQ - Marietta, Ohio
Art of BBQ - Mays Landing, NJ

June 12-13

4th Annual Jim Dandy's BBQ Cook-Off

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sharonville, OH
Starts: 09/18/2009
Ends: 09/19/2009
Website: http://www.jimdandybbq.com
KCBS Reps: KATHY BRAZIER, PHILLIP BRAZIER

Contact Information:
Jim Emig
2343 E Sharon Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Phone: 513-771-4888
Fax: 513-771-3176
jim@jimdandybbq.com

Ohio Veteran Barbecue Cook-Off

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Kettering, OH
Starts: 07/10/2009
Ends: 07/11/2009
Website: http://www.ohiovetbbq.com
KCBS Reps: KATHY BRAZIER, PHILLIP BRAZIER

Contact Information:
Jim Ferguson
2908 Valley View Drive
Fairborn, OH 45324
Phone: 937-416-7924
jlferguson@woh.rr.com

Brick Street BBQ
Marietta, OH
Starts: 06/05/2009
Ends: 06/06/2009
Website: http://www.colonytheatre.com
KCBS Reps:

Contact Information:
Hunt Brawley
222 1/2 Putnam St
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740-373-0894
Fax: 740-373-0895
hbrawley@suddenlinkmail.com

Ohio State's Barbecue Club is preparing for a new special sauce. The club's Grillteam members recently partnered with the Food Industries Center and developed a new sauce that is to be taste-tested by students during the first week of December.

"The OSU Barbecue Club is inviting the entire campus out to the sensory panel evaluation," said Alex Gardner, founder of the club and a senior in finance.

"We want you to give us feedback on our sauce, so that we can develop the Barbecue Club's first official sauce," he said.

The plans are still being made; however, the Barbecue Club is setting up specific times for an evaluation lab.

The club urges students, faculty and staff to give their opinions on the sauce, and help with a taste analysis.

Well the status of this year's contest was shaky to say the least. A week or so before the contest word was that it was to be cancelled due to lack of interest and team participation.

My entry had been sent in months before, and even I was worried as I hadn't received the normal cook's packet in the mail and the website (which is normally dreadfully outdated) was in even more disarray.

Yeah, it's true. Word on the street is that the Ohio Smoked Meat Festival in Nelsonville, Ohio will be cancelled this year due to lack of interest in teams. 5 or 6 teams, including ours were the only teams signed up. I am completely bummed out about this as this was definitely our favorite venue as well as being our home state.

However the BBQ train keeps chugging along, and we have decided to compete in the Diamond State BBQ competition in Dover, Delaware. I spoke with the organizer yesterday and they are currently at 77 teams, we'll make 78. That makes it the largest competition on the east coast, larger than New Holland's "Summerfest". It is also a very interesting venue as we'll be setting up on the infield of "The Monster Mile" at Dover International Speedway.

Well, if you're as ticked as me about the contest in Nelsonville, Ohio pooping out on you. There is still time to get in on the contest in Dover, DE the same weekend. I just spoke with one of the contest organizers and he assured me there is PLENTY of space.

From their website:

The Diamond State BBQ Championship is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS). Judging starts at Noon on Saturday, October 20, using the blind judging technique.

The contest consists of four categories: Brisket, Poultry, Pork Ribs, Pork Shoulder. The rules are posted here. If you would like to register, please download the entry form. If you have any questions, please contact Melinda Fantozzi at (302) 857-2169.