Welcome to Peppermonkey BBQ’s competition page!  Here you can see an overview of the competitions we’ve entered our ranking in each category, and our overall ranking.  You can also click on each competition title to go to the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) scoring page to see how other teams ranked in that competition.   So far all our competitions have been KCBS contests which have strict requirements on what must be cooked and how it must be turned in to the judges.  Every team cooks four meat categories: Chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder, and beef brisket.  Each category is turned in using a provided 9″ x 9″ foam container which must contain a minimum of six servings.  These categories are usually turned in starting at noon on the saturday of the contest and then every 1/2 hour thereafter.  Teams only have five minutes before or after this 1/2 hour mark to get their box put together and turned into the judging tent.  KCBS certified judges will then sample the turn ins and score them on appearance, taste, and tenderness.  This sounds WAY more simple than it actually is.  We joked when we first heard this referred to as a ‘sport’ but now it all makes sense!  Cooking the food perfectly, finding the perfect balance of smoke, salt, sweet and heat, having it done just in time so it is still hot and fresh at the proper turn in time for each category, and getting the box built quickly but skillfully so you earn high appearance points is no easy task!  Any team that simply completes all four turn ins with decent food has accomplished a lot; those that get the highest scores have certainly earned it!  Occasionally the contest organizer will have ‘ancillary’ categories the night before a competiton.  These are scored the same as the four KCBS categories, but the points do not go toward your overall score for the competiton.  Usually the ancillary categories come along with a trophy, a small monetary prize, and if you are lucky you earn free registration for the following years’ event.  Because those are simply for fun, they are not listed here.

To see the results of the entire competition, click on the link under “Competition” and you will be directed to the KCBS results site.