On the weekend of November 2nd and 3rd Hoss's competition team traveled to Shelby NC. The team consisted Hoss, Wayne, Jodi, and Art. This was the second competition for all of the team members except for Hoss. Also the team was sponsered by The Greenbrier for this competition! 
After setting up camp the team prepared for the Anything Butt competitions. One of the categories was soups and stews which Wayne headed up. Wayne prepared smoked Chicken and Dumplings for the judges. Making the dumplings like his grandmother taught him Wayne came in 3rd place! The team also place 3rd in both the dessert and meat categories. Hoss's red sauce placed 4th in another one of the extra categories.
After a very cold Friday night of coo
king the team prepared for turn- ins on Saturday morning. Having the help of three team members who had all been to a competition before was very beneficial. Whether it was Jodi and Art keeping things cleaned up and organized to Wayne helping set up boxes the team was ready. The first turn-in was chicken which we felt good about. 
The second was ribs which we felt were much better the the last time we had competed. The pork category we felt was the best we had ever turned in. The brisket needed some changes made to it for the next competition. So feeling hopeful the team made its way to the awards ceremony.
At the awards ceremony we finished 1st place in ribs!! Being so excited about the first place in ribs we almost missed hearing our 7th place call in pork! With an overall place of 15th out of 63 teams this was the strongest finish yet for Hoss's Competition team!!
Great Job! It was a pleasure to see you again
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Posted by: john atkins | November 27, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Congrats Hoss and team! We ate some of the remaining ribs just this last weekend and they were tasty. We cannot wait for the next batch. Chicken and Dumplings sound great especially since it is turning colder. Wish you the same success and more at the next competition.
Posted by: Teresa | November 30, 2007 at 02:38 PM