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The 1st Annual Smithfield BBQ Classic was one of the best BBQ contests that I have ever been to! Â The location, the guinea pig style competition and the company of Smithfield were all great. Â The town of Smithfield is charming and the Smithfield staff were hospitable and amazing! Â Arlie Bragg and Big Poppa Smokers put…
The other weekend I was able to get my hands on a prototype of the brand new BBQ Guru Shotgun Smoker.  While the smoker that I tested was a prototype, it is exactly the same as the production model. This smoker is available now from BBQ Guru. Since I was one of the first people to get…
There is no dessert out there, that screams bbq, better than banana pudding. If you go to any hardcore bbq joint in the south they will have a banana pudding. It is a great dessert that is cool, refreshing and balances out the smoke of the main dish. So I decided that I had to…
Nothing goes with barbecue like a good ole Macaroni and Cheese. Â I have been trying forever to come up with a super creamy macaroni and cheese that I could serve with my barbecue. Â I think that I have finally found the perfect recipe. Â This recipe is simple, delicious and extremely creamy. Â It is basically the…
We have been contemplating a new logo for the barbecue team for a little while now. Â People really didn’t get the Red Hot part of Rex’s Red Hot BBQ. Â Everyone kept asking us if our barbecue was hot. Â To be honest we picked it as it flowed quite nice. Â After answering so many questions regarding…
This past weekend I competed in the Sam’s Club BBQ Tour, in Richmond. Â It was a great contest that was close to home. Â This year we have had a slow start in the competition circuit. Â Our scores have been pretty consistent in ribs and pork. Â Our brisket has been horrible and my chicken has been…
Over the off season, I decided to upgrade from the Lang 84 to a more consistent smoker. Â The Lang was great, but it was a lot of work to keep the temperatures steady. Â I did a bunch of research and finally settled on a gravity feed smoker. Â Basically you fill up the charcoal chamber and…
I must say that I felt really good going into this contest on Long Island. Â I reviewed all of my previous contests, tweaked all of my recipes and went in with high hopes. Â We had a great cook. Â Although it rained all night and we almost ran out of wood, we made it. Â Bill and…
Well I have finally rested and had a chance to go over my results for the Naptown BarBAYq.  Overall it was a great showing.  We finished tied for 11th overall.  Not bad at all. This was a great contest situated in Annapolis Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay.  Don Chomas was the man there.  He ran a great…
This was the first contest that Rex’s Red Hot BBQ has ever competed in.  It was a great time. Sandy and the crew over at Pork in the Park throw a great contest.  This was no little contest either.  There were 113 different teams competing.  I could have chosen an easier contest for the first one, but…
Over the past three years I have been competing with the Pork Barrel BBQ competition team. Â However, last year I moved to Richmond and started a family. Â Since I am not available for all of the contests and my new locale is farther away, I decided it was time to move on and compete on…
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This past weekend I competed with Pork Barrel BBQ at the Safeway National BBQ Championship in the heart of Washington, DC. Â We had a blast. Â We cooked chicken and brisket on Saturday and Ribs and Pork on Sunday. Â We had a great showing. Â Read below to see the results. After turn ins on Saturday they…