Sundrop BBQ Cookoff

The weather was great as we descended up on the town of Pulaski for the Sundrop BBQ Cookoff. Sundrop..........it's got tree sap in it. We dropped our trailer in a great spot behind our friends Ulika , High on the Hawg, Music City Pig Pals, and Ivy Place Saucers. Being placed under full shade of the trees was an added bonus. We decided not to participate in the Antyhing But competition on Friday so we walked around and visited teams we haven't seen since last year and checked out a pretty good band.
Saturday turned out to be a pretty decent. First off NO RAIN! This was the first contest this year that was clear. I felt pretty good about our product that came off of the Eddy's. For the most part we are getting a much more consistent product. I know the debate that it is the cook rather than the cooker. But I feel that if a cook truly has his recipes and techniques down, a consistent cooker will do nothing but help turn out time after time a product that will eventually lead to more top ten calls.
At the awards chicken and ribs were called and we didn't hear any calls. I began to worry that it was Winchester all over again. Well we did hear our name called for 7th place pork. That was the only call we received, but it was a defining call. We have received a top ten call for each of the four categories off of the FE 100's After working all winter it was a great feeling.
Our chicken ended up 15th, our ribs 21st, and our brisket 13th. This led to an overall finish of 12th. We are finishing more consistently at the top of the field since going to the dark side.
Well off to Nashvegas in a few weeks and hopefully our current results will continue.