10 In The Pit BBQ

15/06/2026

That coulda been a winner today, right there!

14/06/2026

Show me your trailer organization! I’ve heard of rolling tool chests. Show me how you’re doing it because anything is better than the 4 plastic bins I’m digging through all the time!

14/06/2026

Chugging away like the rusty champ that she is! Wifey wants ribs for dinner so ribs it is! Win-win!

11/06/2026

Honest question for the comp guys. What difference do you see brining vs. injecting chicken legs/thighs? I’ve always brined but my last cook was really salty. I don’t know if I didn’t rinse well or over seasoned, but it wasn’t good. Injecting seems so much faster and easier. Thanks!

11/06/2026

This is the first BBQ contest I went to last year to spectate and I got hooked! This is a great campground and there were lots of teams last year! Let’s fill this up! Masters and Backyard events AND it’s a double!

11/06/2026

Throwin’ a little bit of everything at it tonight! Chicken Fried BBQ Game over injection, Blues Hog High Flyin’ Chicken and Heath Riles BBQ Competition Rub! It smells good! Just hope it eats good!

Now if my comp chicken would just finish at this color!

10/06/2026

Man this looks like a good deal! Less than what I paid for each of mine used! I’m half tempted to buy it just to have but I’m afraid my wife might object! It’s only about 45 minutes from me.

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07/06/2026

So I had to have my daughter in Broken Arrow, OK for a high school band event on Friday so I decided to see if I could find a BBQ contest in Oklahoma for the weekend. I found a Rib Cook Off Association event in Blanchard. As it turns out, this was a fund raiser for the Blanchard High School band program. So it was fate!

I joined the RCOA and entered! Their credo is “Have fun!” From my first post I had people reaching telling me how good the people are and they were not wrong! I met so many people and every one of them at different times asked if I needed anything or if they could help! Luke Short-Sr and his wife ran a first class event that raised nearly $7500 for the band program over 2 days!!

The RCOA events are a little different than KCBS. 30-minute turn-ins starting on the hour. So laid back, making me feel like I should be doing something! And the judges are sponsors and volunteers, not certified. So tenderness is a must!

This was my second contest cooking ribs with just Heath Riles BBQ seasonings; Garlic Jalapeño, Pecan Rub and Competition Rub, and it went pretty well. I did struggle with humidity. And drying out quickly. So spritzing was different for me.

I liked my first box but the seasoning seemed a little washed off but I liked the taste and tenderness.

My second box, I didn’t like as much but they did look better and they still tasted good. The judges agreed and I finished 10th out of 18 and got a little cash!

Thanks again for a fantastic experience! I have nothing but good things to say and I would 💯 cook one of these again!

Gateway Drum Smokers
Heath Riles BBQ
Blues Hog
Prairie Fresh
Smoke n Sizzle

07/06/2026

07/06/2026

Not bad for my first ever Rib Cook Off Association event! Understanding scoring and the tenderness game of a new experience! But, catching a walk in my forest event was great! In driving home but will post more tomorrow! For now, here’s some rib p**n!