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1 00:00:14,014 00:00:15,598 Come on over and join us. Come on over and join us.
2 00:00:16,016 00:00:18,643 Eight of the boldest smokers in America Eight of the boldest smokers in America
3 00:00:19,269 00:00:22,272 are here to throw down the best barbecue of their lives. are here to throw down the best barbecue of their lives.
4 00:00:23,148 00:00:24,190 Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
5 00:00:26,735 00:00:28,695 - Get smokin'! - Look at that, baby! - Get smokin'! - Look at that, baby!
6 00:00:28,778 00:00:32,282 Each pitmaster's talents will be challenged like never before. Each pitmaster's talents will be challenged like never before.
7 00:00:33,241 00:00:36,327 Grilling, smoking, sides, Grilling, smoking, sides,
8 00:00:36,411 00:00:39,414 sweets, familiar meats, and... sweets, familiar meats, and...
9 00:00:39,497 00:00:41,666 ooh, not so familiar meats. ooh, not so familiar meats.
10 00:00:41,750 00:00:44,335 -Oh, raccoon! Aieee! -Ooh! -Oh, raccoon! Aieee! -Ooh!
11 00:00:44,419 00:00:45,879 - 90 seconds! -Out of the way! - 90 seconds! -Out of the way!
12 00:00:45,962 00:00:49,591 This is the biggest competition I've ever been a part of. This is the biggest competition I've ever been a part of.
13 00:00:49,674 00:00:50,717 They'll be judged They'll be judged
14 00:00:50,800 00:00:53,094 -by two award-winning pitmasters. -by two award-winning pitmasters.
15 00:00:53,178 00:00:55,346 Let's talk about your asparagus. Let's talk about your asparagus.
16 00:00:57,891 00:01:00,727 -I don't know. I got a mouthful of fat. -I don't know that I like it. -I don't know. I got a mouthful of fat. -I don't know that I like it.
17 00:01:00,810 00:01:02,312 -For the next eight weeks... -Giddy up! -For the next eight weeks... -Giddy up!
18 00:01:02,395 00:01:05,023 ...these cookers' smokin' skills will be put to the test... ...these cookers' smokin' skills will be put to the test...
19 00:01:05,106 00:01:06,733 I'm making my own herbal brush. I'm making my own herbal brush.
20 00:01:06,816 00:01:08,526 ...grilled like never before. ...grilled like never before.
21 00:01:08,610 00:01:09,903 -You have a plan. -A backup plan. -You have a plan. -A backup plan.
22 00:01:09,986 00:01:12,405 -There you go. A backup to the backup. -Do your thing, girl. -There you go. A backup to the backup. -Do your thing, girl.
23 00:01:12,489 00:01:13,490 Thank you. Thank you.
24 00:01:13,573 00:01:14,866 -She's screwed. -Five! -She's screwed. -Five!
25 00:01:14,949 00:01:17,535 -At the end of each episode... -Four! -At the end of each episode... -Four!
26 00:01:17,619 00:01:18,870 -So, are you confident? -No. -So, are you confident? -No.
27 00:01:18,953 00:01:21,831 ...one barbecue chef will be named star pitmaster... ...one barbecue chef will be named star pitmaster...
28 00:01:21,915 00:01:24,000 That's tender as a mother's love right there. That's tender as a mother's love right there.
29 00:01:24,084 00:01:25,877 Three! Who's goin' home today? Three! Who's goin' home today?
30 00:01:26,461 00:01:28,963 -...and another will get smoked out. - Two! -...and another will get smoked out. - Two!
31 00:01:29,047 00:01:31,549 -No, no, no! No! Shh! -What? -No, no, no! No! Shh! -What?
32 00:01:31,633 00:01:32,717 For all the bragging rights For all the bragging rights
33 00:01:32,801 00:01:36,137 -and crown of America's barbecue champion. -Go on, girl! -and crown of America's barbecue champion. -Go on, girl!
34 00:01:36,221 00:01:38,515 -Aaah! - One! Show me the meat! -Aaah! - One! Show me the meat!
35 00:01:39,682 00:01:42,519 You brought the flavor to the party. You brought the flavor to the party.
36 00:01:42,602 00:01:44,354 What's second place? First place loser. What's second place? First place loser.
37 00:01:44,437 00:01:47,816 This is the American Barbecue Showdown. This is the American Barbecue Showdown.
38 00:02:00,203 00:02:01,287 Welcome, y'all! Welcome, y'all!
39 00:02:01,371 00:02:03,081 Come on over and join us. Come on over and join us.
40 00:02:03,164 00:02:05,083 All right, now. How you doing? How's it going? All right, now. How you doing? How's it going?
41 00:02:05,166 00:02:07,377 How you guys doing? Yeah! How you guys doing? Yeah!
42 00:02:10,755 00:02:11,923 Are y'all ready for this? Are y'all ready for this?
43 00:02:12,006 00:02:13,466 -Yeah! -Yeah!
44 00:02:13,550 00:02:15,969 -Been waitin' my whole life. -We made it! -Been waitin' my whole life. -We made it!
45 00:02:16,052 00:02:17,804 -We're gonna light some fires... - Mm-hm! -We're gonna light some fires... - Mm-hm!
46 00:02:17,887 00:02:19,639 ...cook up some sweet, sweet meats, ...cook up some sweet, sweet meats,
47 00:02:19,722 00:02:23,643 and we're gonna find out which one of you is the very best there is. and we're gonna find out which one of you is the very best there is.
48 00:02:23,726 00:02:25,395 -All right! All right! -All right! All right!
49 00:02:25,478 00:02:26,771 We can do that. We can do that. We can do that. We can do that.
50 00:02:26,855 00:02:28,731 Now, my partner in crime Now, my partner in crime
51 00:02:28,815 00:02:31,276 to my left here is not only a comedian to my left here is not only a comedian
52 00:02:31,359 00:02:34,237 and a barbecue lover, she's the sweet to my tea. and a barbecue lover, she's the sweet to my tea.
53 00:02:34,320 00:02:35,613 -Lyric Lewis. -Aww! -Lyric Lewis. -Aww!
54 00:02:35,697 00:02:37,157 -Well, hey! - Nice to meet you! -Well, hey! - Nice to meet you!
55 00:02:37,240 00:02:38,867 As a New Orleans girl myself, As a New Orleans girl myself,
56 00:02:38,950 00:02:41,452 if there's one thing I do love, it is flavor. if there's one thing I do love, it is flavor.
57 00:02:41,536 00:02:43,997 So I am so excited for this competition So I am so excited for this competition
58 00:02:44,080 00:02:46,875 and all the meat sweats that's to come and all the meat sweats that's to come
59 00:02:46,958 00:02:48,334 -from all of y'all's food. -Yeah! -from all of y'all's food. -Yeah!
60 00:02:48,418 00:02:50,378 -I got you, girl! -Yeah! -I got you, girl! -Yeah!
61 00:02:50,461 00:02:53,882 Now, please meet our incredible barbecue judges. Now, please meet our incredible barbecue judges.
62 00:02:53,965 00:02:57,302 I'm talkin' about a sixth-generation pitmaster, okay? I'm talkin' about a sixth-generation pitmaster, okay?
63 00:02:57,385 00:03:00,513 Making world-class Texas-style barbecue, Making world-class Texas-style barbecue,
64 00:03:00,597 00:03:03,141 all the way from LA to Australia, all the way from LA to Australia,
65 00:03:03,224 00:03:06,728 straight outta Compton, a crazy barbecuer named Bludso. straight outta Compton, a crazy barbecuer named Bludso.
66 00:03:06,811 00:03:10,356 Please say hello to Kevin "Big Kev" Bludso! Please say hello to Kevin "Big Kev" Bludso!
67 00:03:10,440 00:03:12,150 -How you been, Bludso? -Whoo! -How you been, Bludso? -Whoo!
68 00:03:12,233 00:03:14,319 I am so fired up to be here with y'all. I am so fired up to be here with y'all.
69 00:03:14,402 00:03:16,154 I wanna go deep into your souls I wanna go deep into your souls
70 00:03:16,237 00:03:18,740 -and see where your cooking comin' from. -All right! Come on now! -and see where your cooking comin' from. -All right! Come on now!
71 00:03:18,823 00:03:22,160 I wanna taste the food. I wanna taste the story at the same time. I wanna taste the food. I wanna taste the story at the same time.
72 00:03:22,243 00:03:24,412 -Good luck to all y'all, baby. -Good luck to all y'all, baby.
73 00:03:24,913 00:03:29,834 Next up, this lady right here is a seven-time world champion Next up, this lady right here is a seven-time world champion
74 00:03:29,918 00:03:33,129 and the fiercest judge of all things barbecue. and the fiercest judge of all things barbecue.
75 00:03:33,671 00:03:37,467 The Mississippi smoke queen, Melissa Cookston. The Mississippi smoke queen, Melissa Cookston.
76 00:03:37,550 00:03:39,052 -All right! -All right!
77 00:03:39,552 00:03:40,929 Hey, smoke queen! Hey, smoke queen!
78 00:03:41,471 00:03:44,224 That is the woman that I... idolize. That is the woman that I... idolize.
79 00:03:44,307 00:03:45,725 The smoke queen! The smoke queen!
80 00:03:45,808 00:03:49,145 Melissa cooks hog. I mean, how many women do that? Melissa cooks hog. I mean, how many women do that?
81 00:03:49,229 00:03:51,397 That is really a man's world. That is really a man's world.
82 00:03:51,481 00:03:53,566 She has whooped their you-know-whats. She has whooped their you-know-whats.
83 00:03:53,650 00:03:56,819 And it drives 'em nuts. That's what I'm gonna try to do. And it drives 'em nuts. That's what I'm gonna try to do.
84 00:03:57,278 00:04:00,490 I've been standin' in your shoes thousands of times. I've been standin' in your shoes thousands of times.
85 00:04:01,366 00:04:04,786 I need to have perfect execution. I need to have perfect execution.
86 00:04:06,537 00:04:09,290 Because I know what I've seen and I know what I'm talkin' about. Because I know what I've seen and I know what I'm talkin' about.
87 00:04:09,374 00:04:10,750 -Whew! -She's intimidatin'. -Whew! -She's intimidatin'.
88 00:04:10,833 00:04:12,710 -Yes! -Yes!
89 00:04:12,794 00:04:13,795 All right, all right! All right, all right!
90 00:04:13,878 00:04:19,092 Now, listen, we know barbecue in America, it's all about history and personal style, Now, listen, we know barbecue in America, it's all about history and personal style,
91 00:04:19,175 00:04:21,844 and the best way to really say all that together and the best way to really say all that together
92 00:04:21,928 00:04:24,305 is the barbecue combo plate. is the barbecue combo plate.
93 00:04:24,389 00:04:25,306 -All right. -I'm ready. -All right. -I'm ready.
94 00:04:25,848 00:04:28,851 You'll need to smoke two barbecue meats, You'll need to smoke two barbecue meats,
95 00:04:28,935 00:04:31,020 with two succulent sides. with two succulent sides.
96 00:04:31,104 00:04:34,732 You'll have five and a half hours to create your barbecue combo plate. You'll have five and a half hours to create your barbecue combo plate.
97 00:04:35,483 00:04:36,818 Five and a half hours. Five and a half hours.
98 00:04:36,901 00:04:38,778 - I'm used to overnight. - Yeah. - I'm used to overnight. - Yeah.
99 00:04:38,861 00:04:40,446 Not five and a half hours. Okay. Not five and a half hours. Okay.
100 00:04:40,530 00:04:44,826 -'Cause I'm a super, super low-slow cook. -That's what make it a challenge. -'Cause I'm a super, super low-slow cook. -That's what make it a challenge.
101 00:04:44,909 00:04:46,828 -All right! Get smokin'! - All right. -All right! Get smokin'! - All right.
102 00:04:46,911 00:04:47,912 - Whoo! -Let's go. - Whoo! -Let's go.
103 00:04:47,996 00:04:49,330 -Let's do it! -All right. -Let's do it! -All right.
104 00:04:50,915 00:04:53,167 -Let's get some wood. -Got that grill, baby. Let's rock. -Let's get some wood. -Got that grill, baby. Let's rock.
105 00:04:53,960 00:04:56,296 Kevin and I looked all over the country Kevin and I looked all over the country
106 00:04:56,379 00:04:59,090 for all sets of skill levels for this competition. for all sets of skill levels for this competition.
107 00:05:00,216 00:05:02,802 It'll be interesting to see what we get, It'll be interesting to see what we get,
108 00:05:02,885 00:05:05,763 because sometimes, these backyard barbecuers because sometimes, these backyard barbecuers
109 00:05:05,847 00:05:09,976 are just as proficient as some competitors on the circuit. are just as proficient as some competitors on the circuit.
110 00:05:10,059 00:05:13,187 So, I'm expectin' some really good 'cue today. So, I'm expectin' some really good 'cue today.
111 00:05:14,522 00:05:16,649 Whoo! That's the way you do it. Whoo! That's the way you do it.
112 00:05:16,733 00:05:20,361 I am the number one lady pitmaster in California. I am the number one lady pitmaster in California.
113 00:05:20,445 00:05:23,072 That's the perfume of the meat gods goin' in there. That's the perfume of the meat gods goin' in there.
114 00:05:23,156 00:05:24,907 I'm glad they got a medic on here. Y'all gonna need it, because I tell you, I'm glad they got a medic on here. Y'all gonna need it, because I tell you,
115 00:05:24,991 00:05:27,493 your tongue will slap you so hard back and forth after tasting the sausage, your tongue will slap you so hard back and forth after tasting the sausage,
116 00:05:27,577 00:05:28,953 you know, "Help me, help me!" you know, "Help me, help me!"
117 00:05:29,037 00:05:32,457 I've cooked anything from alligator tail, goats, a whole pig. I've cooked anything from alligator tail, goats, a whole pig.
118 00:05:32,540 00:05:34,417 It's "Grubbecuing," 'cause anyone can barbecue, It's "Grubbecuing," 'cause anyone can barbecue,
119 00:05:34,500 00:05:35,501 but only I can Grubbecue. but only I can Grubbecue.
120 00:05:35,585 00:05:37,128 -What your grub feel like, brother? -Ash. -What your grub feel like, brother? -Ash.
121 00:05:37,211 00:05:38,796 -Ready to smoke? -A real honor. Yes, sir. -Ready to smoke? -A real honor. Yes, sir.
122 00:05:38,880 00:05:41,758 Barbecue is like a religion in North Carolina. Barbecue is like a religion in North Carolina.
123 00:05:41,841 00:05:44,135 You've got the Baptists, you've got the Methodists, You've got the Baptists, you've got the Methodists,
124 00:05:44,218 00:05:45,386 and you've got the Holy Smoke. and you've got the Holy Smoke.
125 00:05:45,470 00:05:47,805 -All right, man. -Let's go, let's go. One hundred. -All right, man. -Let's go, let's go. One hundred.
126 00:05:47,889 00:05:50,016 -We girls gotta stick together. -Gotta stick together. -We girls gotta stick together. -Gotta stick together.
127 00:05:50,099 00:05:52,393 And get these guys outta here. And get these guys outta here.
128 00:05:52,477 00:05:54,645 I compete in about 18 contests a year. I compete in about 18 contests a year.
129 00:05:55,104 00:05:57,940 Don't underestimate me because I'm a woman, Don't underestimate me because I'm a woman,
130 00:05:58,024 00:06:01,069 because I have beat many a man out there many times. because I have beat many a man out there many times.
131 00:06:01,778 00:06:04,447 I'm lit over here, baby, I'm burnin' on all three cylinders. I'm lit over here, baby, I'm burnin' on all three cylinders.
132 00:06:04,530 00:06:08,910 I consider myself to be, one out of ten, a ten in the barbecue world. I consider myself to be, one out of ten, a ten in the barbecue world.
133 00:06:08,993 00:06:11,871 I'm comin' full force, baby, 110 miles an hour. I'm comin' full force, baby, 110 miles an hour.
134 00:06:11,954 00:06:13,373 Hulk smash! Hulk smash!
135 00:06:13,456 00:06:16,000 I wanna show them everything I can do and more. I wanna show them everything I can do and more.
136 00:06:16,125 00:06:18,878 I'm an IT technician. This is my first time competing. I'm an IT technician. This is my first time competing.
137 00:06:18,961 00:06:22,507 So it's a little bit daunting to really grasp and take on. So it's a little bit daunting to really grasp and take on.
138 00:06:22,590 00:06:25,593 Hickory is one of the things I go to with everything I cook. Hickory is one of the things I go to with everything I cook.
139 00:06:25,676 00:06:28,971 Barbecuin' is a real competitive thing amongst the family. Barbecuin' is a real competitive thing amongst the family.
140 00:06:29,055 00:06:33,476 Hell, my blood type might be, uh... smoky sweet barbecue sauce or somethin'. Hell, my blood type might be, uh... smoky sweet barbecue sauce or somethin'.
141 00:06:38,606 00:06:41,692 A barbecue combo plate is the perfect first challenge A barbecue combo plate is the perfect first challenge
142 00:06:41,776 00:06:44,529 because every barbecuer in America because every barbecuer in America
143 00:06:44,612 00:06:46,531 has made a barbecue combo plate. has made a barbecue combo plate.
144 00:06:46,614 00:06:48,282 That's what we feed our families. That's what we feed our families.
145 00:06:49,700 00:06:53,621 Now, these barbecuers have everything you could possibly dream of. Now, these barbecuers have everything you could possibly dream of.
146 00:06:54,872 00:06:56,541 Inside the barn... Inside the barn...
147 00:07:00,336 00:07:02,171 you've got a stocked pantry, you've got a stocked pantry,
148 00:07:03,089 00:07:06,342 and all the barbecue tools you could ask for. and all the barbecue tools you could ask for.
149 00:07:07,760 00:07:10,805 And of course, top-of-the-line smokers outside. And of course, top-of-the-line smokers outside.
150 00:07:11,389 00:07:13,474 You'll also have a meat locker You'll also have a meat locker
151 00:07:13,558 00:07:17,562 stocked with the meats that the country's best butchers dream of. stocked with the meats that the country's best butchers dream of.
152 00:07:18,229 00:07:20,148 So these cookers are gonna show us So these cookers are gonna show us
153 00:07:20,231 00:07:22,733 where they're comin' from with these combo plates, where they're comin' from with these combo plates,
154 00:07:22,817 00:07:26,028 and I cannot wait to see what they bring to the table. and I cannot wait to see what they bring to the table.
155 00:07:27,530 00:07:29,449 I'll grab this whole shoulder right here, I'll grab this whole shoulder right here,
156 00:07:29,532 00:07:31,784 see if we can't cook barbecue in five and a half hours. see if we can't cook barbecue in five and a half hours.
157 00:07:31,868 00:07:34,996 I am a car salesman, so we don't get a lot of free time, I am a car salesman, so we don't get a lot of free time,
158 00:07:35,079 00:07:38,040 but when we do, I love to barbecue. but when we do, I love to barbecue.
159 00:07:38,124 00:07:40,710 You know, buy a car, you get a free, uh, pork butt. You know, buy a car, you get a free, uh, pork butt.
160 00:07:40,793 00:07:43,379 It works out good! It works out good!
161 00:07:43,463 00:07:47,008 I'm from North Carolina, and we are a pork state. I'm from North Carolina, and we are a pork state.
162 00:07:47,091 00:07:50,470 I'm not sayin' North Carolina's the best, but we're the best. I'm not sayin' North Carolina's the best, but we're the best.
163 00:07:51,053 00:07:54,599 I'm a little nervous about this challenge. I wanna cook pork butt. I'm a little nervous about this challenge. I wanna cook pork butt.
164 00:07:55,641 00:07:58,227 Pork butt is generally used for making pulled pork Pork butt is generally used for making pulled pork
165 00:07:58,311 00:08:01,731 and usually takes about eight to ten hours to fully cook. and usually takes about eight to ten hours to fully cook.
166 00:08:01,814 00:08:02,982 Little known fact, Little known fact,
167 00:08:03,065 00:08:05,651 it doesn't actually come from where the name might suggest. it doesn't actually come from where the name might suggest.
168 00:08:05,735 00:08:07,195 It comes from the shoulder. It comes from the shoulder.
169 00:08:07,278 00:08:10,948 In late 1700s New England, it was known as the Boston butt, In late 1700s New England, it was known as the Boston butt,
170 00:08:11,032 00:08:12,366 and the name stuck. and the name stuck.
171 00:08:12,450 00:08:14,660 I'm gonna be makin' pulled pork, I'm gonna be makin' pulled pork,
172 00:08:14,744 00:08:18,164 baby back ribs with a cherry barbecue sauce, baby back ribs with a cherry barbecue sauce,
173 00:08:18,247 00:08:21,459 crackerroni and cheese, and a country sweet slaw. crackerroni and cheese, and a country sweet slaw.
174 00:08:21,959 00:08:25,171 Five and a half hours is not a lot of time to cook pork butt. Five and a half hours is not a lot of time to cook pork butt.
175 00:08:25,254 00:08:27,215 I usually do mine in ten hours. I usually do mine in ten hours.
176 00:08:27,298 00:08:29,926 Holy cannoli! You're gonna do a pork butt in five? Holy cannoli! You're gonna do a pork butt in five?
177 00:08:30,676 00:08:31,511 I'm gonna try. I'm gonna try.
178 00:08:32,094 00:08:34,722 What I did is I took a pork butt, and I cut it in half. What I did is I took a pork butt, and I cut it in half.
179 00:08:34,805 00:08:37,433 No bone in there, so hopefully, it's gonna cook a little faster. No bone in there, so hopefully, it's gonna cook a little faster.
180 00:08:37,517 00:08:40,186 When I eat this meal today, what am I gonna say about Ashley? When I eat this meal today, what am I gonna say about Ashley?
181 00:08:40,269 00:08:43,439 I wanna bring this home to North Carolina. That's my goal. I wanna bring this home to North Carolina. That's my goal.
182 00:08:43,523 00:08:47,109 I got a, uh... I got a friend of mine that passed away. I got a, uh... I got a friend of mine that passed away.
183 00:08:47,193 00:08:49,487 I'm usin' one of his recipes today. I'm usin' one of his recipes today.
184 00:08:49,570 00:08:52,657 Me and Big Worm were, uh, teammates on our barbecue team. Me and Big Worm were, uh, teammates on our barbecue team.
185 00:08:52,740 00:08:55,159 Big Worm was my best friend. Big Worm was my best friend.
186 00:08:55,743 00:08:59,497 Early in 2017, we find out that... Early in 2017, we find out that...
187 00:09:00,540 00:09:02,083 he's got a brain tumor. he's got a brain tumor.
188 00:09:02,166 00:09:04,877 Six months later to the day, he passed. Six months later to the day, he passed.
189 00:09:04,961 00:09:06,921 All this, we're gonna do it for him. All this, we're gonna do it for him.
190 00:09:07,004 00:09:09,715 -Big Worm is behind you on this, right? -He's lookin' down on us. -Big Worm is behind you on this, right? -He's lookin' down on us.
191 00:09:09,799 00:09:11,259 He's lookin' down, for sure. He's lookin' down, for sure.
192 00:09:11,342 00:09:12,969 -Can't let Big Worm down, man. -No, sir. -Can't let Big Worm down, man. -No, sir.
193 00:09:13,052 00:09:15,346 -I know how it is, losing a homeboy. -No, sir. That's right. -I know how it is, losing a homeboy. -No, sir. That's right.
194 00:09:15,429 00:09:17,682 -Good luck, man, all right? -Yes, sir. Thank you. -Good luck, man, all right? -Yes, sir. Thank you.
195 00:09:20,643 00:09:23,396 Everybody's already gettin' their meat and I haven't did anything. Everybody's already gettin' their meat and I haven't did anything.
196 00:09:23,479 00:09:25,356 The fun thing about bein' a Southern belle, The fun thing about bein' a Southern belle,
197 00:09:25,439 00:09:27,275 sometimes you can get by with stuff. sometimes you can get by with stuff.
198 00:09:27,358 00:09:29,443 Like when I cook in contests, Like when I cook in contests,
199 00:09:29,527 00:09:32,113 I wear pearls, I look like a little girl, I wear pearls, I look like a little girl,
200 00:09:32,196 00:09:34,532 they don't think anything about me, but... they don't think anything about me, but...
201 00:09:34,615 00:09:37,159 I sneak up on you, and you don't even know it. I sneak up on you, and you don't even know it.
202 00:09:37,660 00:09:38,619 I think I picked... I think I picked...
203 00:09:39,537 00:09:41,372 probably the wrong choice. probably the wrong choice.
204 00:09:41,872 00:09:42,915 Damn it. Damn it.
205 00:09:43,499 00:09:45,918 I was thinkin' about cooking a money muscle, I was thinkin' about cooking a money muscle,
206 00:09:46,002 00:09:49,547 which is the prime piece when you turn in a pork butt. which is the prime piece when you turn in a pork butt.
207 00:09:49,630 00:09:51,507 This is actually the pork butt, This is actually the pork butt,
208 00:09:52,133 00:09:54,176 which is what I normally cook in competition, which is what I normally cook in competition,
209 00:09:54,760 00:09:56,554 and on this end, and on this end,
210 00:09:56,637 00:09:59,807 there's always a particular muscle called the money muscle, there's always a particular muscle called the money muscle,
211 00:10:00,474 00:10:02,893 and I've never quite seen one this small. and I've never quite seen one this small.
212 00:10:02,977 00:10:05,896 They're usually about the size of my forearm. They're usually about the size of my forearm.
213 00:10:05,980 00:10:08,899 The money muscle is kind of like the premium part The money muscle is kind of like the premium part
214 00:10:08,983 00:10:10,901 that you turn in in a contest. that you turn in in a contest.
215 00:10:10,985 00:10:14,697 When you trim it off, it's almost like a filet mignon of a pork butt. When you trim it off, it's almost like a filet mignon of a pork butt.
216 00:10:14,780 00:10:17,241 As you can see, this is kind of small. As you can see, this is kind of small.
217 00:10:17,825 00:10:20,661 So I'm gonna regroup, take this to the meat locker, So I'm gonna regroup, take this to the meat locker,
218 00:10:20,745 00:10:23,247 and figure somethin' else out, and see what's left. and figure somethin' else out, and see what's left.
219 00:10:23,331 00:10:25,833 I can tell you what dish I'm not gonna do, I can tell you what dish I'm not gonna do,
220 00:10:25,916 00:10:28,044 is there is a pig head in there. is there is a pig head in there.
221 00:10:28,127 00:10:31,672 And if it looks at me, I just can't cook it, I just cannot... And if it looks at me, I just can't cook it, I just cannot...
222 00:10:31,756 00:10:34,467 cook somethin' with the eyes actually in it, lookin' at me. cook somethin' with the eyes actually in it, lookin' at me.
223 00:10:37,303 00:10:38,763 Back to the meat locker. Back to the meat locker.
224 00:10:40,097 00:10:40,931 Okay. Okay.
225 00:10:43,142 00:10:45,770 I have to make a quick decision, cook somethin' else. I have to make a quick decision, cook somethin' else.
226 00:10:46,270 00:10:48,981 So I look around and I decide to go with pork belly, So I look around and I decide to go with pork belly,
227 00:10:49,065 00:10:50,941 because that's still Southern. because that's still Southern.
228 00:10:52,693 00:10:56,572 Unlike pork butt, pork belly comes from the actual belly of a pig. Unlike pork butt, pork belly comes from the actual belly of a pig.
229 00:10:56,656 00:11:00,201 Think of it as a giant slab of bacon wrapped in fat. Think of it as a giant slab of bacon wrapped in fat.
230 00:11:00,284 00:11:03,913 My barbecue plate's gonna show Georgia, and my roots, My barbecue plate's gonna show Georgia, and my roots,
231 00:11:03,996 00:11:05,706 so I wanna do a pork belly, so I wanna do a pork belly,
232 00:11:05,790 00:11:09,377 and then I wanna cook pork tenderloins wrapped with bacon, and then I wanna cook pork tenderloins wrapped with bacon,
233 00:11:10,127 00:11:14,131 red-eye gravy and a big bowl of cheese grits. red-eye gravy and a big bowl of cheese grits.
234 00:11:14,215 00:11:17,301 We cook with pork belly, salted pork. We cook with pork belly, salted pork.
235 00:11:17,843 00:11:19,679 That's pork in the South, That's pork in the South,
236 00:11:19,762 00:11:23,349 so I stuck with somethin' that I thought that I could finish so I stuck with somethin' that I thought that I could finish
237 00:11:23,432 00:11:24,558 in that timeline. in that timeline.
238 00:11:27,978 00:11:31,691 Hey, look here, look here! He's tryin' to fly away! Hey, look here, look here! He's tryin' to fly away!
239 00:11:31,774 00:11:34,610 But he ain't going nowhere. I got him by the wings! But he ain't going nowhere. I got him by the wings!
240 00:11:34,694 00:11:37,154 It's your boy Shotgun, Fayetteville barbecuer. What's happening? It's your boy Shotgun, Fayetteville barbecuer. What's happening?
241 00:11:37,238 00:11:39,448 Yeah! Yeah!
242 00:11:39,532 00:11:41,659 I got that brine goin' on, that daddy. I got that brine goin' on, that daddy.
243 00:11:41,742 00:11:44,120 Ooh-whee! Let's rock and roll, baby. Ooh-whee! Let's rock and roll, baby.
244 00:11:44,203 00:11:45,454 Barbecue, for me, is a party. Barbecue, for me, is a party.
245 00:11:45,538 00:11:47,623 I cook with alcohol. I cook better when I'm drinkin'. I cook with alcohol. I cook better when I'm drinkin'.
246 00:11:47,707 00:11:50,418 I love it. My go-to drink when I'm on the grill I love it. My go-to drink when I'm on the grill
247 00:11:50,501 00:11:53,254 is Billy Dee, baby, Colt 45, double malt. is Billy Dee, baby, Colt 45, double malt.
248 00:11:53,337 00:11:56,674 That's what I like. That's what I do. I tell ya, I keep it old-school. That's what I like. That's what I do. I tell ya, I keep it old-school.
249 00:11:57,299 00:12:00,136 I got, uh, Shotgun's famous beer can chicken today. I got, uh, Shotgun's famous beer can chicken today.
250 00:12:00,219 00:12:01,929 I love chicken like I love my life. I love chicken like I love my life.
251 00:12:02,012 00:12:04,515 I eat chicken seven days a week. Call me the chicken man. I eat chicken seven days a week. Call me the chicken man.
252 00:12:04,598 00:12:06,892 The first thing I ever cooked on a grill was chicken thighs. The first thing I ever cooked on a grill was chicken thighs.
253 00:12:06,976 00:12:09,103 If I don't serve the judges chicken, that ain't Shotgun. If I don't serve the judges chicken, that ain't Shotgun.
254 00:12:09,186 00:12:12,189 Anytime, anywhere, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken. Anytime, anywhere, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken.
255 00:12:12,273 00:12:14,191 It's a dish that's been in my family for a while. It's a dish that's been in my family for a while.
256 00:12:14,275 00:12:15,776 My father's always known how to do it. My father's always known how to do it.
257 00:12:15,860 00:12:18,821 It's gonna, like, make you go, "Whoo! Wow! Where'd that come from?" It's gonna, like, make you go, "Whoo! Wow! Where'd that come from?"
258 00:12:19,238 00:12:20,823 I'm doin' some beer can chicken, I'm doin' some beer can chicken,
259 00:12:20,906 00:12:23,242 West-style grilled rib with some grilled asparagus, West-style grilled rib with some grilled asparagus,
260 00:12:23,325 00:12:25,369 and I am making some smoked potato salad. and I am making some smoked potato salad.
261 00:12:26,120 00:12:27,163 Shotgun, what's up, baby? Shotgun, what's up, baby?
262 00:12:27,246 00:12:28,664 Tryin' a little somethin'-somethin'. Tryin' a little somethin'-somethin'.
263 00:12:28,748 00:12:32,710 My dish is beer can chicken. Stuff the can right down that chute. Oh, yeah. My dish is beer can chicken. Stuff the can right down that chute. Oh, yeah.
264 00:12:32,793 00:12:34,545 - The brine smells good. -Yes, ma'am. - The brine smells good. -Yes, ma'am.
265 00:12:34,628 00:12:37,089 So you-- You don't feel like it had to be submerged all the way? So you-- You don't feel like it had to be submerged all the way?
266 00:12:37,548 00:12:41,677 Uh... Not really, because I'm actually puttin' the brine on the-the inside. Uh... Not really, because I'm actually puttin' the brine on the-the inside.
267 00:12:41,761 00:12:43,763 -I hear you. Okay. -On the inside of the bird, -I hear you. Okay. -On the inside of the bird,
268 00:12:43,846 00:12:46,098 where you can actually taste the flavor of the meat. where you can actually taste the flavor of the meat.
269 00:12:46,182 00:12:49,518 I haven't put any rub on it yet, but I'm gonna wow you with a nice rub. I haven't put any rub on it yet, but I'm gonna wow you with a nice rub.
270 00:12:49,602 00:12:51,979 With the ribs, it's West-style rib. With the ribs, it's West-style rib.
271 00:12:52,062 00:12:54,648 I put a South Carolina style on it with the base of the mustard. I put a South Carolina style on it with the base of the mustard.
272 00:12:54,732 00:12:56,650 Tell me temperature, smoker temperature. Tell me temperature, smoker temperature.
273 00:12:56,734 00:13:00,112 Smoker temperature, 225, and this, I'mma pull 'em around 170. Smoker temperature, 225, and this, I'mma pull 'em around 170.
274 00:13:00,780 00:13:02,865 -170 internal temperature. -Internal temp. -170 internal temperature. -Internal temp.
275 00:13:05,326 00:13:06,160 Okay. Okay.
276 00:13:06,243 00:13:08,329 Think that's gonna be tender enough for you? Think that's gonna be tender enough for you?
277 00:13:08,412 00:13:10,831 -That's gonna be tender enough for you. - All right. -That's gonna be tender enough for you. - All right.
278 00:13:10,915 00:13:14,043 It'll be going out in about another-another ten minutes, probably. It'll be going out in about another-another ten minutes, probably.
279 00:13:14,126 00:13:17,087 -I'm really concerned about that. - Chop that for my bird... -I'm really concerned about that. - Chop that for my bird...
280 00:13:17,171 00:13:18,506 Yeah, that' a... Yeah, that' a...
281 00:13:19,715 00:13:22,593 This is gonna be really difficult in the time limit. This is gonna be really difficult in the time limit.
282 00:13:22,676 00:13:25,930 I'm gonna trim off a little more than what I would usually trim, I'm gonna trim off a little more than what I would usually trim,
283 00:13:26,013 00:13:27,598 'cause I don't know if this will render. 'cause I don't know if this will render.
284 00:13:27,681 00:13:29,016 I'm not feelin' any better. I'm not feelin' any better.
285 00:13:29,683 00:13:33,145 - How you doin', Miss Tina? -Well... sweatin' it. - How you doin', Miss Tina? -Well... sweatin' it.
286 00:13:33,229 00:13:36,440 I went in the meat locker and there was no pork butts, I went in the meat locker and there was no pork butts,
287 00:13:36,524 00:13:39,652 'cause I was gonna present to y'all only money muscles. 'cause I was gonna present to y'all only money muscles.
288 00:13:39,735 00:13:40,903 So I regrouped. So I regrouped.
289 00:13:41,529 00:13:43,739 -I love pork belly. - Right. -I love pork belly. - Right.
290 00:13:43,823 00:13:47,201 I don't know if I'm gonna be able to do it 'cause I-I'm not a hot-and-fast cook. I don't know if I'm gonna be able to do it 'cause I-I'm not a hot-and-fast cook.
291 00:13:47,284 00:13:48,118 If you was at home, If you was at home,
292 00:13:48,202 00:13:50,496 -how long would you cook this? -Probably eight hours. -how long would you cook this? -Probably eight hours.
293 00:13:52,164 00:13:55,501 You only have five and a half hours. You thinking you can get it that rendered? You only have five and a half hours. You thinking you can get it that rendered?
294 00:13:55,584 00:13:58,003 Just give me a shot, y'all. Give me a shot. Just give me a shot, y'all. Give me a shot.
295 00:13:58,087 00:14:01,215 Is that your mascot behind you? Is that Miss Piggy? Who's that? Is that your mascot behind you? Is that Miss Piggy? Who's that?
296 00:14:01,715 00:14:03,133 That's Priscilla. That's Priscilla.
297 00:14:03,217 00:14:05,094 -Is she, like, a good-luck charm for you? -Yeah. -Is she, like, a good-luck charm for you? -Yeah.
298 00:14:05,177 00:14:07,137 -She goes with me to every contest. -Every contest? -She goes with me to every contest. -Every contest?
299 00:14:07,221 00:14:11,225 She's seen plenty of pork butts being cooked, but not today. She's seen plenty of pork butts being cooked, but not today.
300 00:14:19,066 00:14:21,527 Party people, we got five hours left in your cook. Party people, we got five hours left in your cook.
301 00:14:23,028 00:14:25,823 Makin' the perfect combo plate is about everything. Makin' the perfect combo plate is about everything.
302 00:14:25,906 00:14:28,576 So you need everything to fall in line just right. So you need everything to fall in line just right.
303 00:14:28,659 00:14:31,495 You need everything to be timed like you timed it. You need everything to be timed like you timed it.
304 00:14:31,579 00:14:34,123 This pork butt, as you can tell, is super small. This pork butt, as you can tell, is super small.
305 00:14:34,206 00:14:36,709 I've trimmed it down, cut the money muscle off of it, I've trimmed it down, cut the money muscle off of it,
306 00:14:36,792 00:14:39,712 and the money muscle is the best part of the pork butt. and the money muscle is the best part of the pork butt.
307 00:14:39,795 00:14:41,630 If you're not familiar with the money muscle, If you're not familiar with the money muscle,
308 00:14:41,714 00:14:46,093 the money muscle is what we call the part of the pork butt in competition the money muscle is what we call the part of the pork butt in competition
309 00:14:46,176 00:14:47,720 that gets your butt paid. that gets your butt paid.
310 00:14:47,803 00:14:50,222 Got a little spritz made up with some apple cider vinegar, Got a little spritz made up with some apple cider vinegar,
311 00:14:50,306 00:14:52,600 apple juice and some cherry cola. apple juice and some cherry cola.
312 00:14:53,183 00:14:55,644 My buddy Big Worm was always our rib guy. My buddy Big Worm was always our rib guy.
313 00:14:55,728 00:14:57,438 So I'm usin' one of his recipes today. So I'm usin' one of his recipes today.
314 00:14:57,521 00:15:00,357 I'm making Big Worm's baby back ribs today. I'm making Big Worm's baby back ribs today.
315 00:15:01,400 00:15:02,985 And that's pretty intimidating... And that's pretty intimidating...
316 00:15:04,069 00:15:06,655 because he used to be my rib guy. because he used to be my rib guy.
317 00:15:06,739 00:15:11,035 When we went to a competition, he was our rib cook. I did the pork butt. When we went to a competition, he was our rib cook. I did the pork butt.
318 00:15:11,118 00:15:13,579 This is a pretty emotional cook for me. This is a pretty emotional cook for me.
319 00:15:13,662 00:15:16,707 I haven't been back in barbecue competitions very much I haven't been back in barbecue competitions very much
320 00:15:16,790 00:15:18,375 since I've lost Big Worm in my life. since I've lost Big Worm in my life.
321 00:15:18,459 00:15:22,963 This is, by far, the biggest deal that I've done since... since he passed. This is, by far, the biggest deal that I've done since... since he passed.
322 00:15:23,422 00:15:25,591 My ribs are in here chillin' right now. My ribs are in here chillin' right now.
323 00:15:25,674 00:15:28,677 Hopefully, Big Worm's ribs are gonna turn out fantastic. Hopefully, Big Worm's ribs are gonna turn out fantastic.
324 00:15:28,761 00:15:31,764 I truly think that I'm gonna have him lookin' down on me today. I truly think that I'm gonna have him lookin' down on me today.
325 00:15:31,847 00:15:33,724 Big Worm, this is for you, buddy. Big Worm, this is for you, buddy.
326 00:15:34,183 00:15:35,142 Be good, baby. Be good, baby.
327 00:15:36,143 00:15:38,687 Put 'em side by side like Bonnie and Clyde. Put 'em side by side like Bonnie and Clyde.
328 00:15:38,771 00:15:40,606 I'm about to skip, and I'mma dip... I'm about to skip, and I'mma dip...
329 00:15:40,689 00:15:41,941 When I get to my Lang, When I get to my Lang,
330 00:15:42,441 00:15:44,485 and with my fire right, we doin' the damn thing. and with my fire right, we doin' the damn thing.
331 00:15:48,530 00:15:50,866 So right now I'm makin' a simple mojo. So right now I'm makin' a simple mojo.
332 00:15:50,950 00:15:52,785 I like to make it myself, fresh as possible. I like to make it myself, fresh as possible.
333 00:15:52,868 00:15:55,204 Fresh marinades, fresh rubs, Fresh marinades, fresh rubs,
334 00:15:55,287 00:15:58,582 always taste better than anything you can get at the store. always taste better than anything you can get at the store.
335 00:15:58,666 00:16:00,084 I grew up in Jamaica. I grew up in Jamaica.
336 00:16:00,167 00:16:02,044 I was eight years old when we came to the States, I was eight years old when we came to the States,
337 00:16:02,127 00:16:03,629 and it was definitely a culture shock, and it was definitely a culture shock,
338 00:16:03,712 00:16:06,715 because it's louder, brighter and busier than what I'm used to. because it's louder, brighter and busier than what I'm used to.
339 00:16:07,299 00:16:10,052 I'm currently finishin' up my jerk rub. I'm currently finishin' up my jerk rub.
340 00:16:10,135 00:16:11,887 But in order to keep me adjusted, But in order to keep me adjusted,
341 00:16:11,971 00:16:14,264 my mom would still make jerk chicken for me. my mom would still make jerk chicken for me.
342 00:16:14,348 00:16:17,810 Some of my favorite meals and memories are always tied to food. Some of my favorite meals and memories are always tied to food.
343 00:16:17,893 00:16:21,438 My grandmother making ackee and saltfish for breakfast. My grandmother making ackee and saltfish for breakfast.
344 00:16:21,522 00:16:24,692 Then for dinner, you know, having real jerk chicken. Then for dinner, you know, having real jerk chicken.
345 00:16:24,775 00:16:28,153 The best jerk I've ever had is a jerk that I've made. Really good. The best jerk I've ever had is a jerk that I've made. Really good.
346 00:16:28,237 00:16:29,822 Lot of heat, lot of flavor. Lot of heat, lot of flavor.
347 00:16:29,905 00:16:33,784 One of the first books I ever bought was actually Julia Child's cooking book, One of the first books I ever bought was actually Julia Child's cooking book,
348 00:16:33,867 00:16:36,787 and I read that thing like it was the best-selling novel. and I read that thing like it was the best-selling novel.
349 00:16:40,040 00:16:44,586 And I picked up so many tips and tricks that had nothing to do with barbecue, And I picked up so many tips and tricks that had nothing to do with barbecue,
350 00:16:44,670 00:16:48,132 just cooking in general, that I apply to barbecue. just cooking in general, that I apply to barbecue.
351 00:16:48,215 00:16:51,552 I'm not a chef. I'm not a pitmaster. I'm not a chef. I'm not a pitmaster.
352 00:16:51,635 00:16:53,554 Those are titles you have to earn. Those are titles you have to earn.
353 00:16:53,637 00:16:56,765 I am a guy who just manages not to burn the food. I am a guy who just manages not to burn the food.
354 00:16:56,849 00:16:59,643 -How are you doing today? -I'm good! Okay, so, what are you making? -How are you doing today? -I'm good! Okay, so, what are you making?
355 00:16:59,727 00:17:04,481 Today, I'm going to be making some classic St. Louis cut smoked ribs, Today, I'm going to be making some classic St. Louis cut smoked ribs,
356 00:17:04,565 00:17:07,484 pork belly, mojo chicken, jerk chicken, pork belly, mojo chicken, jerk chicken,
357 00:17:07,568 00:17:10,487 fried sweet plantains and tostones. fried sweet plantains and tostones.
358 00:17:10,571 00:17:12,364 -That's three... That's four... -That-- -That's three... That's four... -That--
359 00:17:12,448 00:17:14,742 I like to feed people how I like to eat. I'm a big guy. I like to feed people how I like to eat. I'm a big guy.
360 00:17:14,825 00:17:17,411 You don't get this size by skippin' on just two meats and two sides. You don't get this size by skippin' on just two meats and two sides.
361 00:17:17,494 00:17:19,455 -That's mini meats. Mini meats! -That's mini meats. Mini meats!
362 00:17:19,538 00:17:21,999 -Nobody else is going more than two. -No one else is doing... -Nobody else is going more than two. -No one else is doing...
363 00:17:22,082 00:17:24,293 -more than two. -I don't go by the rules very much. -more than two. -I don't go by the rules very much.
364 00:17:24,376 00:17:26,920 I'm sticking to the guidelines here, but I want to wow you guys. I'm sticking to the guidelines here, but I want to wow you guys.
365 00:17:27,004 00:17:28,005 I'm not just Jamaican. I'm not just Jamaican.
366 00:17:28,088 00:17:31,425 I'm recently finding out a bit more about my family's history and culture. I'm recently finding out a bit more about my family's history and culture.
367 00:17:31,508 00:17:35,054 My great-grandmother and grandfather worked the Panama Canal, My great-grandmother and grandfather worked the Panama Canal,
368 00:17:35,137 00:17:39,016 and resided and lived the majority of their lives in Colombia. and resided and lived the majority of their lives in Colombia.
369 00:17:39,099 00:17:41,560 - Wow. -So that explains my... - Wow. -So that explains my...
370 00:17:42,227 00:17:44,021 love for Latin flavors. love for Latin flavors.
371 00:17:44,104 00:17:45,731 I think my background I think my background
372 00:17:46,231 00:17:47,941 is going to be what sets me apart. is going to be what sets me apart.
373 00:17:48,025 00:17:51,779 Everyone is used to eating American barbecue made the American way. Everyone is used to eating American barbecue made the American way.
374 00:17:51,862 00:17:53,739 - Right. -I'm hoping to change that today. - Right. -I'm hoping to change that today.
375 00:17:57,951 00:17:59,078 I got me some whole chickens. I got me some whole chickens.
376 00:17:59,161 00:18:01,371 I'mma whip up a little thing we call "Grandma's recipe". I'mma whip up a little thing we call "Grandma's recipe".
377 00:18:01,455 00:18:03,957 Now, my-my challenge here in five and a half hours Now, my-my challenge here in five and a half hours
378 00:18:04,041 00:18:06,210 is to get that flavor down in that chicken. is to get that flavor down in that chicken.
379 00:18:06,293 00:18:08,003 That's the thing, gettin' that chicken-- That's the thing, gettin' that chicken--
380 00:18:08,087 00:18:10,672 That flavor from that brine in that chicken in two and a half hours. That flavor from that brine in that chicken in two and a half hours.
381 00:18:10,756 00:18:13,342 But I got a little plan to do that. I'll see if I can't pull it off. But I got a little plan to do that. I'll see if I can't pull it off.
382 00:18:13,425 00:18:15,803 'Cause you gotta have that deep flavor for it to work right. 'Cause you gotta have that deep flavor for it to work right.
383 00:18:15,886 00:18:17,262 I'm a North Georgia grillbilly. I'm a North Georgia grillbilly.
384 00:18:17,346 00:18:19,848 I live so far deep in the woods, the ticks don't hang out there. I live so far deep in the woods, the ticks don't hang out there.
385 00:18:19,932 00:18:21,391 That's how far I live in the woods! That's how far I live in the woods!
386 00:18:21,475 00:18:24,103 Ain't nothing but the real deal going on with Grubbecuing. Ain't nothing but the real deal going on with Grubbecuing.
387 00:18:24,186 00:18:26,980 I've seen things in the mountains. You ever see a groundhog climb a tree? I've seen things in the mountains. You ever see a groundhog climb a tree?
388 00:18:27,064 00:18:28,941 You didn't know a groundhog could climb, did you? You didn't know a groundhog could climb, did you?
389 00:18:29,024 00:18:30,484 My dogs tree'd one before. My dogs tree'd one before.
390 00:18:30,567 00:18:32,444 Fifteen foot-- A groundhog in a tree. Fifteen foot-- A groundhog in a tree.
391 00:18:32,528 00:18:35,864 I'm making a Cajun sausage that I learned many years ago, back in the day, I'm making a Cajun sausage that I learned many years ago, back in the day,
392 00:18:35,948 00:18:37,741 and, uh, we got Grandma's chicken, and, uh, we got Grandma's chicken,
393 00:18:37,825 00:18:40,244 I'mma do a roasted corn sauce on the side with mine, I'mma do a roasted corn sauce on the side with mine,
394 00:18:40,327 00:18:43,038 and what I like to call my garlic parsley potatoes, and what I like to call my garlic parsley potatoes,
395 00:18:43,122 00:18:44,289 all together on one plate. all together on one plate.
396 00:18:44,373 00:18:46,542 You know what? People like salt. I'mma have to... You know what? People like salt. I'mma have to...
397 00:18:47,584 00:18:48,961 twist that up a little bit. twist that up a little bit.
398 00:18:49,044 00:18:52,548 Up until June 10th of last year, I was a meatatarian, Up until June 10th of last year, I was a meatatarian,
399 00:18:52,631 00:18:54,883 eatin' porksicles and drinkin' beer all the time. eatin' porksicles and drinkin' beer all the time.
400 00:18:54,967 00:18:57,136 But then I had a heart attack, and it's like, But then I had a heart attack, and it's like,
401 00:18:57,219 00:18:58,637 "I gotta change the way I'm eatin'." "I gotta change the way I'm eatin'."
402 00:18:58,720 00:19:02,099 Just 'cause you barbecue don't mean you can't eat good and be healthy. Just 'cause you barbecue don't mean you can't eat good and be healthy.
403 00:19:02,182 00:19:05,435 My cookin' has changed 180 degrees. I cut back on my sodium My cookin' has changed 180 degrees. I cut back on my sodium
404 00:19:05,519 00:19:07,855 and I'm standing here today 50 pounds lighter. and I'm standing here today 50 pounds lighter.
405 00:19:07,938 00:19:10,232 I'm fixin' to stuff some good, delicious Grubbecue sausage I'm fixin' to stuff some good, delicious Grubbecue sausage
406 00:19:10,315 00:19:12,317 in them hog intestines right there. in them hog intestines right there.
407 00:19:12,401 00:19:14,361 There we go. We got action now! There we go. We got action now!
408 00:19:17,823 00:19:21,493 I've got my salmon on cedar planks, because as they cook, I've got my salmon on cedar planks, because as they cook,
409 00:19:21,577 00:19:24,121 it's gonna put a cedar wood flavor into it. it's gonna put a cedar wood flavor into it.
410 00:19:26,665 00:19:29,293 Grubbecue's homemade sausages on a cedar plank Grubbecue's homemade sausages on a cedar plank
411 00:19:29,376 00:19:31,128 for a little bit more depth to the flavor. for a little bit more depth to the flavor.
412 00:19:31,211 00:19:32,546 There's no way they won't like it. There's no way they won't like it.
413 00:19:32,629 00:19:35,090 They're barbecue professionals. This is top-notch sausage. They're barbecue professionals. This is top-notch sausage.
414 00:19:35,174 00:19:36,800 It don't get no fresher than this. It don't get no fresher than this.
415 00:19:37,384 00:19:40,888 So many people love to smoke salmon on a cedar plank. So many people love to smoke salmon on a cedar plank.
416 00:19:40,971 00:19:45,517 I have not ever seen anyone smoke a sausage on a cedar plank. I have not ever seen anyone smoke a sausage on a cedar plank.
417 00:19:45,601 00:19:47,936 Weird to me, because you're smokin' on a cedar plank Weird to me, because you're smokin' on a cedar plank
418 00:19:48,020 00:19:49,271 for smoke on a smoker. for smoke on a smoker.
419 00:19:49,354 00:19:51,231 So, it's like overkill. So, it's like overkill.
420 00:19:51,315 00:19:54,902 You have to really be careful when you're makin' sausage. You have to really be careful when you're makin' sausage.
421 00:19:55,611 00:19:58,572 So Grubbs is puttin' it on a cedar plank. Why is he doin' that? So Grubbs is puttin' it on a cedar plank. Why is he doin' that?
422 00:19:59,156 00:20:00,324 Man, it's gonna be good. Man, it's gonna be good.
423 00:20:00,407 00:20:03,285 You're puttin' sausage on top of wood to go inside a wood smoker. You're puttin' sausage on top of wood to go inside a wood smoker.
424 00:20:03,368 00:20:05,495 Man, to me, I would just put 'em right on the grill, Man, to me, I would just put 'em right on the grill,
425 00:20:05,579 00:20:06,997 get some nice grill marks on it. get some nice grill marks on it.
426 00:20:07,080 00:20:09,291 To me, it works great for fish. To me, it works great for fish.
427 00:20:09,374 00:20:13,003 You know, you moisten that plank and it smokes directly into that salmon, You know, you moisten that plank and it smokes directly into that salmon,
428 00:20:13,086 00:20:15,923 and the smoke just travels right-- All the way through it. and the smoke just travels right-- All the way through it.
429 00:20:16,006 00:20:19,760 Never seen it done with sausage before. I don't know what my boy Grubb is doing. Never seen it done with sausage before. I don't know what my boy Grubb is doing.
430 00:20:19,843 00:20:21,595 All righty, let me get goin'. All righty, let me get goin'.
431 00:20:22,471 00:20:24,139 Come check out my beer can chicken. Come check out my beer can chicken.
432 00:20:24,223 00:20:26,099 It's taking on a beautiful, magnificent color. It's taking on a beautiful, magnificent color.
433 00:20:26,183 00:20:30,354 Let's go ahead and probe her right down near her thigh there. Let's go ahead and probe her right down near her thigh there.
434 00:20:30,437 00:20:33,357 That's goin' down okay, so... We-We're takin' on a good color. That's goin' down okay, so... We-We're takin' on a good color.
435 00:20:33,440 00:20:36,902 So we at 98 degrees internal Fahrenheit, right now, so we ain't nowhere near ready. So we at 98 degrees internal Fahrenheit, right now, so we ain't nowhere near ready.
436 00:20:36,985 00:20:39,071 Whoo! Look at that, baby! Whoo! Look at that, baby!
437 00:20:39,154 00:20:41,365 God the Almighty know all that, daddy! God the Almighty know all that, daddy!
438 00:20:41,448 00:20:42,282 -Oh... -Oh...
439 00:20:42,366 00:20:44,785 Man, I-- This is like meat schizophrenia. Man, I-- This is like meat schizophrenia.
440 00:20:44,868 00:20:48,288 I don't know which way he is going right now. I don't know which way he is going right now.
441 00:20:48,747 00:20:52,292 Love, love his enthusiasm. I am concerned about him. Love, love his enthusiasm. I am concerned about him.
442 00:20:52,376 00:20:53,710 That's too damn hot. That's too damn hot.
443 00:20:54,294 00:20:56,213 He is all over the place. He is all over the place.
444 00:20:56,797 00:21:00,050 Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We sittin' strong at about 108, 110. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We sittin' strong at about 108, 110.
445 00:21:00,133 00:21:02,135 I asked him about times and temperatures. I asked him about times and temperatures.
446 00:21:02,219 00:21:04,137 I was getting numbers thrown at me I was getting numbers thrown at me
447 00:21:04,221 00:21:07,432 from some sort of playbook at a football game. from some sort of playbook at a football game.
448 00:21:07,516 00:21:09,017 I have no idea what's goin' on. I have no idea what's goin' on.
449 00:21:09,101 00:21:10,936 That thing flying like a bird, baby. That thing flying like a bird, baby.
450 00:21:11,019 00:21:13,480 Fly! Fly! Fly away, he says! Fly! Fly! Fly away, he says!
451 00:21:13,563 00:21:16,233 I shot him! Bam! Come on back down there, you ain't goin' nowhere. I shot him! Bam! Come on back down there, you ain't goin' nowhere.
452 00:21:19,152 00:21:21,113 - Oh-- -Bless his heart. - Oh-- -Bless his heart.
453 00:21:21,196 00:21:23,573 What I gotta do over here? Not a **** thing. What I gotta do over here? Not a **** thing.
454 00:21:28,328 00:21:30,747 I've cooked pork belly because I love it. I've cooked pork belly because I love it.
455 00:21:30,831 00:21:33,750 But usually, it's, like, eight hours. But usually, it's, like, eight hours.
456 00:21:34,293 00:21:36,628 We have five and a half, so I'm crankin' it up, We have five and a half, so I'm crankin' it up,
457 00:21:37,254 00:21:38,422 and I'm gonna... and I'm gonna...
458 00:21:39,047 00:21:40,841 hopefully, if I can get up to... hopefully, if I can get up to...
459 00:21:40,924 00:21:42,759 No, no, no, don't do this. No, no, no, don't do this.
460 00:21:42,843 00:21:45,971 Oh, my God, my fire is crashin'! Oh, my God, my fire is crashin'!
461 00:21:46,430 00:21:49,558 -What's happened-- No, no, no-- -I need to be, like, at 300. -What's happened-- No, no, no-- -I need to be, like, at 300.
462 00:21:49,641 00:21:51,310 I'm at, like, 225. I'm at, like, 225.
463 00:21:51,393 00:21:53,854 Y'all, I think somethin's going on with Tina's fire. Y'all, I think somethin's going on with Tina's fire.
464 00:21:53,937 00:21:56,606 It looks like there's no smoke comin' out of that chimney. It looks like there's no smoke comin' out of that chimney.
465 00:21:56,690 00:21:59,568 I had a barbecue emergency, in my opinion. I had a barbecue emergency, in my opinion.
466 00:22:00,027 00:22:02,529 We are cooking with charcoal and wood. We are cooking with charcoal and wood.
467 00:22:02,612 00:22:06,283 So it's not like you have a knob that you can turn down, So it's not like you have a knob that you can turn down,
468 00:22:06,366 00:22:07,534 like you do on an oven. like you do on an oven.
469 00:22:07,617 00:22:09,953 Now, that should not be happenin'. Now, that should not be happenin'.
470 00:22:10,037 00:22:12,164 Workin' the smoker is kinda like a dance. Workin' the smoker is kinda like a dance.
471 00:22:12,247 00:22:16,418 You have to maintain that temperature at a constant level, You have to maintain that temperature at a constant level,
472 00:22:16,501 00:22:18,712 because if you have heat fluctuations, because if you have heat fluctuations,
473 00:22:19,296 00:22:21,882 the pores in the meat tend to seize up, the pores in the meat tend to seize up,
474 00:22:21,965 00:22:24,885 and not allow fats to render out properly. and not allow fats to render out properly.
475 00:22:24,968 00:22:26,219 Come on. Come on.
476 00:22:27,220 00:22:29,097 It's really easy to get spun out... It's really easy to get spun out...
477 00:22:29,181 00:22:30,640 -It is. -...if that fire goes out. -It is. -...if that fire goes out.
478 00:22:30,724 00:22:34,186 If we go back to Tina from the start, when we first were introduced to her, If we go back to Tina from the start, when we first were introduced to her,
479 00:22:34,269 00:22:36,605 her first statement was an excuse, if you think about it. her first statement was an excuse, if you think about it.
480 00:22:36,688 00:22:39,733 Well, she started by sayin' everything she does is low and slow. Well, she started by sayin' everything she does is low and slow.
481 00:22:39,816 00:22:42,027 -Shortest is 16 hours, right? -Yeah, that was it. -Shortest is 16 hours, right? -Yeah, that was it.
482 00:22:42,110 00:22:43,528 She didn't have the butt she wanted, She didn't have the butt she wanted,
483 00:22:43,612 00:22:45,364 -so she chose a pork belly. - Yes. -so she chose a pork belly. - Yes.
484 00:22:45,447 00:22:47,616 I don't know that she's ever cooked a pork belly before. I don't know that she's ever cooked a pork belly before.
485 00:22:48,533 00:22:51,203 So, now, her fire's gone out. So, now, her fire's gone out.
486 00:22:51,870 00:22:54,206 The thing about competing is adversity. The thing about competing is adversity.
487 00:22:54,289 00:22:56,166 How you react to it, how you recover from it. How you react to it, how you recover from it.
488 00:22:56,625 00:22:58,877 I mean, I know I had the door open to... I mean, I know I had the door open to...
489 00:23:00,253 00:23:02,672 You know what? I'm gonna check everything inside You know what? I'm gonna check everything inside
490 00:23:02,756 00:23:05,675 and I'm just gonna say a little prayer, me and, uh, Priscilla. and I'm just gonna say a little prayer, me and, uh, Priscilla.
491 00:23:06,802 00:23:08,929 And see if that goes back up to where I want it. And see if that goes back up to where I want it.
492 00:23:15,143 00:23:16,895 Feels like I'm back in the islands. Feels like I'm back in the islands.
493 00:23:16,978 00:23:20,607 Everyone's, uh... smoker sort of smells a little bit of the same right now, Everyone's, uh... smoker sort of smells a little bit of the same right now,
494 00:23:20,690 00:23:22,234 but I can guarantee you, but I can guarantee you,
495 00:23:22,943 00:23:24,528 this jerk is gonna stick out. this jerk is gonna stick out.
496 00:23:24,611 00:23:27,572 People are gonna realize, "Oh, he's-he's serious." People are gonna realize, "Oh, he's-he's serious."
497 00:23:27,656 00:23:31,910 And I can't think of a dish that has more heat and flavor And I can't think of a dish that has more heat and flavor
498 00:23:31,993 00:23:33,453 than jerk chicken. than jerk chicken.
499 00:23:33,537 00:23:36,665 Did y'all see what Rasheed had goin'? Phew! Did y'all see what Rasheed had goin'? Phew!
500 00:23:36,748 00:23:40,335 He's doin' jerk chicken, mojo chicken, pork belly, He's doin' jerk chicken, mojo chicken, pork belly,
501 00:23:40,419 00:23:42,170 St. Louis cut spare rib. St. Louis cut spare rib.
502 00:23:42,254 00:23:44,965 -This is his first competition, I believe? - Yeah. -This is his first competition, I believe? - Yeah.
503 00:23:45,048 00:23:47,384 Rasheed might not have any competition experience, Rasheed might not have any competition experience,
504 00:23:47,467 00:23:49,970 but he is swinging for the fences. but he is swinging for the fences.
505 00:23:50,053 00:23:52,806 He is attempting four proteins. He is attempting four proteins.
506 00:23:52,889 00:23:54,057 Go big or go home. Go big or go home.
507 00:23:54,141 00:23:55,475 If he can't pull it off, If he can't pull it off,
508 00:23:55,559 00:23:57,352 I guess he bit off more than he could chew. I guess he bit off more than he could chew.
509 00:24:02,816 00:24:05,068 All right, guys, we've got two hours left. All right, guys, we've got two hours left.
510 00:24:05,152 00:24:07,154 I'm gonna go and check on my sides. I'm gonna go and check on my sides.
511 00:24:07,237 00:24:09,197 With their meats on the grill, With their meats on the grill,
512 00:24:09,281 00:24:11,491 these smokers need to get their sides goin'. these smokers need to get their sides goin'.
513 00:24:11,575 00:24:13,702 This is a barbecue combo plate. This is a barbecue combo plate.
514 00:24:13,785 00:24:16,329 Give me sides that complement the proteins, Give me sides that complement the proteins,
515 00:24:16,413 00:24:18,707 but don't give me somethin' that has so much heat, but don't give me somethin' that has so much heat,
516 00:24:18,790 00:24:22,252 that blows my palate out, so I can't taste your proteins. that blows my palate out, so I can't taste your proteins.
517 00:24:22,335 00:24:25,380 Somethin' that makes a well-rounded barbecue plate. Somethin' that makes a well-rounded barbecue plate.
518 00:24:26,089 00:24:28,925 Tryin' to get my baked beans started. Uh... Tryin' to get my baked beans started. Uh...
519 00:24:29,009 00:24:34,055 I'm tryin' to figure out how to operate this, uh... stove. I'm tryin' to figure out how to operate this, uh... stove.
520 00:24:34,639 00:24:37,767 My wife is great when it comes to sides. My wife is great when it comes to sides.
521 00:24:37,851 00:24:40,228 If my wife was here, man, it'd be all right. If my wife was here, man, it'd be all right.
522 00:24:40,312 00:24:41,730 How do I turn this thing on? How do I turn this thing on?
523 00:24:41,813 00:24:43,982 -Oh, yeah, I'll help you, no problem. -Oh, yeah, I'll help you, no problem.
524 00:24:44,065 00:24:46,401 Most guys, you know, they do the barbecuin', Most guys, you know, they do the barbecuin',
525 00:24:46,485 00:24:47,694 the wife does the inside... the wife does the inside...
526 00:24:47,777 00:24:49,237 She does the sides, you know? She does the sides, you know?
527 00:24:49,321 00:24:50,572 You got a cooker, You got a cooker,
528 00:24:50,655 00:24:52,949 you know what I mean, who just does the meat, you know what I mean, who just does the meat,
529 00:24:53,033 00:24:54,409 and his wife does the sides. and his wife does the sides.
530 00:24:54,493 00:24:55,952 He could drop the ball on the sides. He could drop the ball on the sides.
531 00:24:56,036 00:24:58,830 -Couldn't see that at first. -Push down and turn it around. -Couldn't see that at first. -Push down and turn it around.
532 00:24:58,914 00:25:02,584 Your sides have to be just as good as the meat in a combo plate, Your sides have to be just as good as the meat in a combo plate,
533 00:25:02,667 00:25:04,461 because, especially in a competition like this, because, especially in a competition like this,
534 00:25:04,544 00:25:06,213 with all these good cookers that we have, with all these good cookers that we have,
535 00:25:06,296 00:25:09,090 somebody can lose on potato salad or baked beans or somethin'. somebody can lose on potato salad or baked beans or somethin'.
536 00:25:09,841 00:25:11,718 I'm makin' tostones, I'm makin' tostones,
537 00:25:11,801 00:25:14,596 which is a twice-fried plantain. which is a twice-fried plantain.
538 00:25:14,679 00:25:16,181 Smash once, fry twice. Smash once, fry twice.
539 00:25:16,932 00:25:20,018 I'm hoping that sort of, uh... impresses the judges. I'm hoping that sort of, uh... impresses the judges.
540 00:25:21,436 00:25:25,065 I'm makin' some slaw, man. Some country Carolina slaw. I'm makin' some slaw, man. Some country Carolina slaw.
541 00:25:25,148 00:25:27,108 It's gonna be super creamy, super sweet. It's gonna be super creamy, super sweet.
542 00:25:27,192 00:25:29,361 Really, really good compliment to barbecue. Really, really good compliment to barbecue.
543 00:25:29,444 00:25:31,613 You're gonna find it anywhere you go in North Carolina, You're gonna find it anywhere you go in North Carolina,
544 00:25:31,696 00:25:33,698 if you go to a barbecue restaurant. if you go to a barbecue restaurant.
545 00:25:34,658 00:25:36,952 This is what brings it all together, man. This is what brings it all together, man.
546 00:25:37,035 00:25:40,205 If I'm puttin' me on a plate, it's definitely gotta be on there. If I'm puttin' me on a plate, it's definitely gotta be on there.
547 00:25:41,706 00:25:43,833 My red-eye gravy is over here, My red-eye gravy is over here,
548 00:25:43,917 00:25:46,378 in my paw-paw's skillet that I brought with me. in my paw-paw's skillet that I brought with me.
549 00:25:46,920 00:25:48,129 That's what I would have eaten That's what I would have eaten
550 00:25:48,213 00:25:51,132 with my paw-paw and my mom and all of us at the table. with my paw-paw and my mom and all of us at the table.
551 00:25:51,216 00:25:53,635 Now, red-eye gravy is a Southern thing. Now, red-eye gravy is a Southern thing.
552 00:25:54,219 00:25:57,389 Melissa, she's a Southern girl, too, so that's what we do. Melissa, she's a Southern girl, too, so that's what we do.
553 00:25:57,931 00:25:59,099 I want her approval. I want her approval.
554 00:25:59,182 00:26:01,268 You usually use country ham. You usually use country ham.
555 00:26:01,351 00:26:04,521 You use coffee from, like, yesterday or early this mornin'. You use coffee from, like, yesterday or early this mornin'.
556 00:26:04,604 00:26:05,897 And my paw-paw drank coffee, And my paw-paw drank coffee,
557 00:26:05,981 00:26:08,483 so he would drink it and the rest of it went in the gravy. so he would drink it and the rest of it went in the gravy.
558 00:26:08,567 00:26:10,569 My paw-paw, mom, my whole family. My paw-paw, mom, my whole family.
559 00:26:11,194 00:26:14,155 We'd have peach jam or preserves We'd have peach jam or preserves
560 00:26:14,948 00:26:16,575 put it inside a biscuit, put it inside a biscuit,
561 00:26:17,033 00:26:20,412 and we'd dip it in this red-eye gravy you can see right here I'm makin'. and we'd dip it in this red-eye gravy you can see right here I'm makin'.
562 00:26:20,495 00:26:22,664 Gettin' ready to check my smoked grilled asparagus here. Gettin' ready to check my smoked grilled asparagus here.
563 00:26:22,747 00:26:25,458 And it's like that, and that's the way it is. And it's like that, and that's the way it is.
564 00:26:25,959 00:26:29,796 Nice little salt and pepper rub on that, kinda keep a nice stiffness to 'em. Nice little salt and pepper rub on that, kinda keep a nice stiffness to 'em.
565 00:26:29,879 00:26:33,258 What I'm noticin' about Shotgun, you have three smokers over there What I'm noticin' about Shotgun, you have three smokers over there
566 00:26:33,341 00:26:35,176 and look like he has everything on the one. and look like he has everything on the one.
567 00:26:35,260 00:26:38,179 That low and slow reverse flow is his comfort zone. That low and slow reverse flow is his comfort zone.
568 00:26:38,263 00:26:42,017 For me, cooking asparagus is best done hot and fast on a grill. For me, cooking asparagus is best done hot and fast on a grill.
569 00:26:42,100 00:26:45,061 It's very hard to cook asparagus low and slow. It's very hard to cook asparagus low and slow.
570 00:26:45,770 00:26:46,855 And Shotgun, And Shotgun,
571 00:26:46,938 00:26:49,024 I'm afraid that his asparagus, I'm afraid that his asparagus,
572 00:26:49,107 00:26:52,944 puttin' it in that reverse flow smoker, is not gonna hold up well. puttin' it in that reverse flow smoker, is not gonna hold up well.
573 00:26:53,028 00:26:54,154 We'll see. We'll see.
574 00:26:54,904 00:26:55,864 Shotgun barbecue. Shotgun barbecue.
575 00:26:55,947 00:26:57,616 Can y'all come on over for a minute? Can y'all come on over for a minute?
576 00:26:57,699 00:27:00,035 - Oh, my God. - What do these guys want? - Oh, my God. - What do these guys want?
577 00:27:00,910 00:27:02,787 -We-We still got time. -We-We still got time.
578 00:27:02,871 00:27:04,414 Our time is not up. Our time is not up.
579 00:27:05,123 00:27:05,957 Ah! Ah!
580 00:27:06,041 00:27:09,919 Y'all seem to be off to a good start. How about a little mid-smoke challenge? Y'all seem to be off to a good start. How about a little mid-smoke challenge?
581 00:27:10,503 00:27:12,380 - Uh... -A what? - Uh... -A what?
582 00:27:12,464 00:27:13,882 -What you got? -There's one thing -What you got? -There's one thing
583 00:27:13,965 00:27:15,925 that we haven't seen on your combo plates yet. that we haven't seen on your combo plates yet.
584 00:27:16,009 00:27:18,803 It's one thing that could turn a barbecue combo plate It's one thing that could turn a barbecue combo plate
585 00:27:18,887 00:27:20,096 from good to great. from good to great.
586 00:27:20,722 00:27:23,058 -Speak on it. -That's bread and it ain't easy. -Speak on it. -That's bread and it ain't easy.
587 00:27:23,141 00:27:24,476 -Right now? - Yeah, baby! -Right now? - Yeah, baby!
588 00:27:24,559 00:27:26,811 You guys have the rest of your time You guys have the rest of your time
589 00:27:26,895 00:27:30,398 to make your very own bread from scratch. to make your very own bread from scratch.
590 00:27:30,482 00:27:32,442 -Oooh! -Oh, my God. -Oooh! -Oh, my God.
591 00:27:32,525 00:27:35,820 There's all kinds of bread that a competitor could make There's all kinds of bread that a competitor could make
592 00:27:35,904 00:27:37,447 to go with his barbecue combo, to go with his barbecue combo,
593 00:27:37,530 00:27:39,658 but picking the right bread... but picking the right bread...
594 00:27:39,741 00:27:41,159 that's the important choice. that's the important choice.
595 00:27:41,242 00:27:43,995 All right, y'all. There's not that much time left. Y'all get to cookin'. All right, y'all. There's not that much time left. Y'all get to cookin'.
596 00:27:44,079 00:27:45,622 -All right! - Let's do it! -All right! - Let's do it!
597 00:27:45,705 00:27:47,207 - Oh, Lord. - Oh, Lord.
598 00:27:47,290 00:27:49,542 - I was kind of dreadin' that. - I was kind of dreadin' that.
599 00:27:49,626 00:27:52,337 Oh, God, what am I gonna do? Oh, God, what am I gonna do?
600 00:27:53,421 00:27:56,132 And I had stuff on the smoker and stuff on the stove. And I had stuff on the smoker and stuff on the stove.
601 00:27:56,216 00:27:58,176 I didn't know what to do, so I went right back I didn't know what to do, so I went right back
602 00:27:58,259 00:28:00,095 to where I began when I was a kid. to where I began when I was a kid.
603 00:28:01,221 00:28:02,138 Biscuits. Biscuits.
604 00:28:03,181 00:28:04,432 Ooh-kay. Ooh-kay.
605 00:28:05,058 00:28:08,353 I usually use lard, and the lard was room temperature. I usually use lard, and the lard was room temperature.
606 00:28:09,104 00:28:11,856 Anybody worth their weight in a biscuit knows... Anybody worth their weight in a biscuit knows...
607 00:28:12,482 00:28:15,944 you don't cook biscuits without cold lard. you don't cook biscuits without cold lard.
608 00:28:16,486 00:28:18,154 So I winged it and I used butter. So I winged it and I used butter.
609 00:28:19,114 00:28:21,408 Well... we'll see. Well... we'll see.
610 00:28:21,908 00:28:25,453 Find out I've got 90 minutes to make a quick bread. Uh... Find out I've got 90 minutes to make a quick bread. Uh...
611 00:28:25,537 00:28:27,914 I only know maybe one or two things that I can bake, I only know maybe one or two things that I can bake,
612 00:28:27,997 00:28:29,332 and I don't do it often. and I don't do it often.
613 00:28:29,416 00:28:31,918 So I'm going with a simple butter biscuit. So I'm going with a simple butter biscuit.
614 00:28:32,001 00:28:35,046 It's three ingredients. Self-rising flour, uh... It's three ingredients. Self-rising flour, uh...
615 00:28:35,130 00:28:36,756 cold butter, milk. cold butter, milk.
616 00:28:36,840 00:28:38,633 I may sprinkle cheese and some salt in there, I may sprinkle cheese and some salt in there,
617 00:28:38,717 00:28:40,051 but I'm not trying to ruin it. but I'm not trying to ruin it.
618 00:28:40,135 00:28:42,887 It's somethin' simple and direct, but I just gotta get it on the plate. It's somethin' simple and direct, but I just gotta get it on the plate.
619 00:28:42,971 00:28:44,848 Oh, this bread I'm preparing today Oh, this bread I'm preparing today
620 00:28:44,931 00:28:47,308 is going to be smoked in this cast iron skillet. is going to be smoked in this cast iron skillet.
621 00:28:47,392 00:28:49,894 It's a flapjack. My grandmother used to make it all the time. It's a flapjack. My grandmother used to make it all the time.
622 00:28:51,146 00:28:52,689 This bread involves one egg, This bread involves one egg,
623 00:28:53,314 00:28:54,357 baking soda, baking soda,
624 00:28:54,941 00:28:57,777 lemon juice, buttermilk, flour, lemon juice, buttermilk, flour,
625 00:28:58,319 00:28:59,696 and butter. and butter.
626 00:28:59,779 00:29:01,614 And baking soda. Flapjack cornbread, baby. And baking soda. Flapjack cornbread, baby.
627 00:29:10,206 00:29:11,916 Simple butter biscuit. Simple butter biscuit.
628 00:29:13,376 00:29:16,963 We've got a little over a hour left by this time. We've got a little over a hour left by this time.
629 00:29:17,046 00:29:18,673 I gotta make sure that I'm, uh... I gotta make sure that I'm, uh...
630 00:29:18,757 00:29:21,760 I'm prepared in case it doesn't work out the way I want it to. I'm prepared in case it doesn't work out the way I want it to.
631 00:29:21,843 00:29:24,679 So, while these are going, I'mma start the mix So, while these are going, I'mma start the mix
632 00:29:24,763 00:29:27,599 for my dumplings, get 'em boiled and fried for my dumplings, get 'em boiled and fried
633 00:29:27,682 00:29:29,267 in some of that pork belly fat. in some of that pork belly fat.
634 00:29:29,350 00:29:33,855 To be safe, I'm making sure I have two types of bread. To be safe, I'm making sure I have two types of bread.
635 00:29:33,938 00:29:37,066 The biscuits, and on top of that, some fried dumplings. The biscuits, and on top of that, some fried dumplings.
636 00:29:37,150 00:29:39,486 I'm doin' backups, you know? I'm doin' backups, you know?
637 00:29:39,569 00:29:41,863 This type-- This type of competition, This type-- This type of competition,
638 00:29:41,946 00:29:44,032 I'm not really willing to risk anything. I'm not really willing to risk anything.
639 00:29:44,532 00:29:47,660 All right, so, we gonna make some cornbread. All right, so, we gonna make some cornbread.
640 00:29:47,744 00:29:50,371 Holy cow! I've got a lot on my plate right now. Holy cow! I've got a lot on my plate right now.
641 00:29:50,455 00:29:54,667 I got three different meats goin', two sides, uh... now cornbread. I got three different meats goin', two sides, uh... now cornbread.
642 00:29:54,751 00:29:57,587 I'm... I'm a little stressed, I got 90 minutes to pull this off. I'm... I'm a little stressed, I got 90 minutes to pull this off.
643 00:29:57,670 00:29:59,422 I have all of my sides done. I have all of my sides done.
644 00:29:59,506 00:30:02,467 I got about ten more minutes on my bread. Needs to sit. I got about ten more minutes on my bread. Needs to sit.
645 00:30:02,550 00:30:03,802 Whew. Whew.
646 00:30:07,263 00:30:08,890 Oh, no! Son of a... Oh, no! Son of a...
647 00:30:12,852 00:30:14,771 The dumplings are getting overcooked. The dumplings are getting overcooked.
648 00:30:14,854 00:30:16,898 I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little upset. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little upset.
649 00:30:16,981 00:30:19,818 I already have to make sure that my ribs are not overcooking, I already have to make sure that my ribs are not overcooking,
650 00:30:19,901 00:30:22,153 I gotta make sure my pork belly is gettin' nice and tight. I gotta make sure my pork belly is gettin' nice and tight.
651 00:30:22,237 00:30:23,446 Tending to all of this, Tending to all of this,
652 00:30:23,530 00:30:25,573 then havin' to worry about prepping and baking then havin' to worry about prepping and baking
653 00:30:25,657 00:30:28,117 and making sure everything rises and doesn't burn, and making sure everything rises and doesn't burn,
654 00:30:28,201 00:30:32,121 and trying to avoid as many of that-- Those things going wrong as possible. and trying to avoid as many of that-- Those things going wrong as possible.
655 00:30:33,414 00:30:35,083 Slightly longer than I wanted. Slightly longer than I wanted.
656 00:30:39,254 00:30:42,173 - There we go. -Whoo! Look at that, baby! - There we go. -Whoo! Look at that, baby!
657 00:30:42,257 00:30:45,468 Fifty-eight minutes! Fifty-eight minutes!
658 00:30:45,552 00:30:46,803 We're runnin' out of time. We're runnin' out of time.
659 00:30:46,886 00:30:50,265 Oh, it's gonna be tight. I'm gonna need every last second. Oh, it's gonna be tight. I'm gonna need every last second.
660 00:30:50,849 00:30:53,184 -Whew! -What you got goin' on there, pearl girl? -Whew! -What you got goin' on there, pearl girl?
661 00:30:53,643 00:30:55,770 I'm smokin' myself out, actually. I'm smokin' myself out, actually.
662 00:30:55,854 00:30:59,107 I'm trying to, uh... get this meat where it need to be. I'm trying to, uh... get this meat where it need to be.
663 00:30:59,190 00:31:00,859 Chicken's done, sauce is done. Chicken's done, sauce is done.
664 00:31:00,942 00:31:03,987 A matter of puttin' it all together and please them eyeballs of them judges. A matter of puttin' it all together and please them eyeballs of them judges.
665 00:31:04,070 00:31:07,282 That's what I got to do right now. Ain't got no time to play around. That's what I got to do right now. Ain't got no time to play around.
666 00:31:07,365 00:31:08,575 Whoo! Whoo!
667 00:31:11,786 00:31:12,954 Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
668 00:31:13,371 00:31:14,831 Oh! Oh!
669 00:31:18,418 00:31:19,335 Son of a... Son of a...
670 00:31:20,420 00:31:21,629 Not what I wanted to do. Not what I wanted to do.
671 00:31:21,713 00:31:23,131 A lot of smoke comin' over there. A lot of smoke comin' over there.
672 00:31:23,214 00:31:24,591 Hey, man. Hey, man.
673 00:31:24,674 00:31:26,426 Damn foil was burnt and everything. Damn foil was burnt and everything.
674 00:31:27,010 00:31:30,013 Shotgun has smoke billowing everywhere, Shotgun has smoke billowing everywhere,
675 00:31:30,096 00:31:34,601 which means his food is going to taste oily, which means his food is going to taste oily,
676 00:31:34,684 00:31:37,937 oversmoked, and it'll ruin the protein that's in there. oversmoked, and it'll ruin the protein that's in there.
677 00:31:38,021 00:31:38,855 Huh. Huh.
678 00:31:38,938 00:31:42,525 He's gotta get that fire under control or I don't know if he can salvage it. He's gotta get that fire under control or I don't know if he can salvage it.
679 00:31:43,109 00:31:44,068 Damn it. Damn it.
680 00:31:46,070 00:31:47,947 How much time we got? How much time we got? How much time we got? How much time we got?
681 00:31:48,031 00:31:49,449 You guys got ten minutes left. You guys got ten minutes left.
682 00:31:49,532 00:31:50,742 Out of the way! Out of the way!
683 00:31:51,284 00:31:53,286 I'm feelin' the pressure. Whoo! I'm feelin' the pressure. Whoo!
684 00:31:54,621 00:31:55,663 Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
685 00:31:56,748 00:31:59,167 We're gonna have pulled pork. It's not much. We're gonna have pulled pork. It's not much.
686 00:32:00,043 00:32:01,544 I grabbed a pork belly, I grabbed a pork belly,
687 00:32:01,628 00:32:03,546 which I was not sure it would be done. which I was not sure it would be done.
688 00:32:04,047 00:32:05,924 So, we'll see. So, we'll see.
689 00:32:14,849 00:32:17,352 God, I'm on time, I'm on time... God, I'm on time, I'm on time...
690 00:32:24,150 00:32:27,737 Ten, nine, eight... Ten, nine, eight...
691 00:32:27,820 00:32:31,240 seven, six, five... seven, six, five...
692 00:32:31,324 00:32:35,620 four, three, two, one. four, three, two, one.
693 00:32:35,703 00:32:37,288 -Show me the meat! - Whoo! -Show me the meat! - Whoo!
694 00:32:37,372 00:32:39,082 -Here we go, baby! -Whew! -Here we go, baby! -Whew!
695 00:32:39,165 00:32:41,584 - Congratulations, y'all. -All right! Thank you. - Congratulations, y'all. -All right! Thank you.
696 00:32:41,668 00:32:44,003 -What a challenge that was. - Oh, yeah. Indeed. -What a challenge that was. - Oh, yeah. Indeed.
697 00:32:44,087 00:32:45,213 -Phew! -Ooh-whee. -Phew! -Ooh-whee.
698 00:32:52,553 00:32:53,930 -Yes. sir! -Here we are! -Yes. sir! -Here we are!
699 00:32:54,013 00:32:55,974 -Hope you guys are hungry. - Yes. -Hope you guys are hungry. - Yes.
700 00:32:56,057 00:32:57,809 - Perfect. - Yeah! - Perfect. - Yeah!
701 00:32:57,892 00:32:58,851 Wow, guys. Wow, guys.
702 00:32:58,935 00:33:00,395 Where's y'all's? Where's y'all's?
703 00:33:02,605 00:33:05,233 I expect flavor that I can taste I expect flavor that I can taste
704 00:33:05,316 00:33:08,027 from the tip of my tongue to the back of my throat. from the tip of my tongue to the back of my throat.
705 00:33:08,111 00:33:10,154 Little sweet, little heat, a little acidic, Little sweet, little heat, a little acidic,
706 00:33:10,238 00:33:12,365 and give me just a little kick in the back, and give me just a little kick in the back,
707 00:33:12,448 00:33:14,575 because I am a full-flavor judge. because I am a full-flavor judge.
708 00:33:16,494 00:33:19,580 All right. Rasheed, tell us about your combo plate. All right. Rasheed, tell us about your combo plate.
709 00:33:21,332 00:33:24,043 It's just a dish that explains my heritage. It's just a dish that explains my heritage.
710 00:33:24,127 00:33:25,628 I was born and raised in Jamaica. I was born and raised in Jamaica.
711 00:33:25,712 00:33:28,715 My Latin side of my family My Latin side of my family
712 00:33:28,798 00:33:33,469 is represented there within the mojo and the tostones. is represented there within the mojo and the tostones.
713 00:33:33,553 00:33:35,930 You've got yourself some St. Louis ribs, You've got yourself some St. Louis ribs,
714 00:33:36,014 00:33:39,308 pork belly, jerk chicken along with some mojo chicken, pork belly, jerk chicken along with some mojo chicken,
715 00:33:39,392 00:33:42,937 some fried sweet plantains and butter biscuits. some fried sweet plantains and butter biscuits.
716 00:33:48,317 00:33:50,403 Now, what kind of rub did you use on the ribs? Now, what kind of rub did you use on the ribs?
717 00:33:50,486 00:33:53,031 Some smoked salt, some coarse black pepper, Some smoked salt, some coarse black pepper,
718 00:33:53,114 00:33:54,949 a little bit of paprika, garlic. a little bit of paprika, garlic.
719 00:33:55,575 00:33:56,868 Let me tell you, Rasheed. Let me tell you, Rasheed.
720 00:33:56,951 00:34:00,455 -You did all that and then some. -Oh, bro. Thank you. Thank you. -You did all that and then some. -Oh, bro. Thank you. Thank you.
721 00:34:00,997 00:34:03,499 -This biscuit... - Mm-hm. -This biscuit... - Mm-hm.
722 00:34:04,667 00:34:05,793 - Come on. -So good. - Come on. -So good.
723 00:34:06,335 00:34:07,628 Come on! Come on!
724 00:34:08,588 00:34:11,632 Your pork belly was real good to me, your ribs. Your pork belly was real good to me, your ribs.
725 00:34:11,716 00:34:15,428 And your sides compliment your proteins so well. And your sides compliment your proteins so well.
726 00:34:15,511 00:34:16,804 Good job, honey. Good job, honey.
727 00:34:16,888 00:34:17,764 Thank you, guys. Thank you, guys.
728 00:34:18,473 00:34:19,390 Georgia. Georgia.
729 00:34:20,433 00:34:23,269 Cooking for me, it's the lifeblood of my family, Cooking for me, it's the lifeblood of my family,
730 00:34:23,352 00:34:25,313 starting with my baby backs. starting with my baby backs.
731 00:34:25,772 00:34:27,982 I will tell you, your sides are fantastic. I will tell you, your sides are fantastic.
732 00:34:28,066 00:34:31,110 Black-eyed peas, Hoppin' John. That reminds me of New Year's Eve. Black-eyed peas, Hoppin' John. That reminds me of New Year's Eve.
733 00:34:31,194 00:34:33,279 -That's what we do in our house. -Yes! It's what we do. -That's what we do in our house. -Yes! It's what we do.
734 00:34:33,362 00:34:34,363 - I love it. -Yes! - I love it. -Yes!
735 00:34:34,447 00:34:35,406 Boatright. Boatright.
736 00:34:35,990 00:34:38,409 We have rib tips, chicken wings, We have rib tips, chicken wings,
737 00:34:38,493 00:34:41,662 macaroni and cheese, and bourbon baked beans. macaroni and cheese, and bourbon baked beans.
738 00:34:42,955 00:34:44,832 At the house, are you a sides dude? At the house, are you a sides dude?
739 00:34:44,916 00:34:47,043 -Is somebody else cooking sides? -I am not a sides dude. -Is somebody else cooking sides? -I am not a sides dude.
740 00:34:47,126 00:34:50,171 -I tell anybody in a heartbeat. My wife-- -Who cooks your sides? The wife? -I tell anybody in a heartbeat. My wife-- -Who cooks your sides? The wife?
741 00:34:50,254 00:34:52,215 She's-- She is the one. She's-- She is the one.
742 00:34:52,298 00:34:55,760 Your baked beans could have just been a bit longer. It was a little undercooked. Your baked beans could have just been a bit longer. It was a little undercooked.
743 00:34:57,136 00:34:58,179 Sylvie. Sylvie.
744 00:34:58,262 00:35:03,851 I did an Asian inspired salmon, and I have the greens with ham hocks, I did an Asian inspired salmon, and I have the greens with ham hocks,
745 00:35:03,935 00:35:05,520 and the macaroni and cheese. and the macaroni and cheese.
746 00:35:07,313 00:35:08,981 Your salmon is spot on. Your salmon is spot on.
747 00:35:09,065 00:35:11,609 I mean, when it can pull away like this from the skin, I mean, when it can pull away like this from the skin,
748 00:35:11,692 00:35:13,945 that mean you cooked the perfect salmon, you know? that mean you cooked the perfect salmon, you know?
749 00:35:14,028 00:35:15,947 Your greens taste like my greens. Your greens taste like my greens.
750 00:35:16,030 00:35:18,407 I feel like we even cooked in the same kitchen before. I feel like we even cooked in the same kitchen before.
751 00:35:18,491 00:35:19,617 Thank you. Thank you.
752 00:35:19,700 00:35:20,785 Ashley. Ashley.
753 00:35:21,577 00:35:24,038 I call it "Carolina 'cue on a platter". I call it "Carolina 'cue on a platter".
754 00:35:24,122 00:35:27,375 It is everything about Carolina, my home. It is everything about Carolina, my home.
755 00:35:27,458 00:35:29,627 The ribs, the pulled pork, The ribs, the pulled pork,
756 00:35:29,710 00:35:32,547 the mac and cheese, the coleslaw you're gonna find the mac and cheese, the coleslaw you're gonna find
757 00:35:32,630 00:35:35,007 at any barbecue restaurant in North Carolina. at any barbecue restaurant in North Carolina.
758 00:35:37,385 00:35:39,804 You did that pulled pork in five hours? You did that pulled pork in five hours?
759 00:35:39,887 00:35:43,266 Five and a half hours. I've never done pulled pork in five and a half hours. Five and a half hours. I've never done pulled pork in five and a half hours.
760 00:35:43,349 00:35:44,684 I was stressin' it. I was stressin' it.
761 00:35:47,562 00:35:50,106 Come and get into these ribs. Pardon me. Come and get into these ribs. Pardon me.
762 00:35:50,189 00:35:51,774 Right off the bat, he messing 'em up, Right off the bat, he messing 'em up,
763 00:35:51,858 00:35:53,693 -but he cuttin' 'em with a butter knife-- -Yeah! -but he cuttin' 'em with a butter knife-- -Yeah!
764 00:35:53,776 00:35:55,695 -so that's big props, baby. - Yeah. Hey! -so that's big props, baby. - Yeah. Hey!
765 00:35:55,778 00:35:57,155 -That's big props. - Yeah. -That's big props. - Yeah.
766 00:35:59,323 00:36:00,533 Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
767 00:36:02,118 00:36:03,244 These ribs... These ribs...
768 00:36:04,370 00:36:05,204 are fantastic. are fantastic.
769 00:36:05,288 00:36:07,665 Thank you. That's Big Worm's ribs right there. Thank you. That's Big Worm's ribs right there.
770 00:36:07,748 00:36:09,709 Well, we gotta give Big Worm a clap, baby, Well, we gotta give Big Worm a clap, baby,
771 00:36:09,792 00:36:11,794 -'cause them ribs is off the chain. -Thank you. -'cause them ribs is off the chain. -Thank you.
772 00:36:11,878 00:36:14,213 -I'm lovin' everything on your plate. -Thank you. -I'm lovin' everything on your plate. -Thank you.
773 00:36:15,631 00:36:16,632 Tina. Tina.
774 00:36:17,633 00:36:19,760 I have made some pork belly, I have made some pork belly,
775 00:36:19,844 00:36:23,014 pork tenderloin, cheese grits with red-eye gravy, pork tenderloin, cheese grits with red-eye gravy,
776 00:36:23,097 00:36:24,515 and then biscuits. and then biscuits.
777 00:36:24,599 00:36:26,392 I call it "pig and pearls", I call it "pig and pearls",
778 00:36:26,475 00:36:30,730 because there's a little bit of pearls of wisdom from all of my family in it. because there's a little bit of pearls of wisdom from all of my family in it.
779 00:36:30,813 00:36:33,357 And of course, it's my thing. I like to wear mine. And of course, it's my thing. I like to wear mine.
780 00:36:38,863 00:36:40,740 Somethin' happened here. Somethin' happened here.
781 00:36:42,325 00:36:46,287 At one point, it looked like your smoker had gone completely out. At one point, it looked like your smoker had gone completely out.
782 00:36:46,370 00:36:50,082 I didn't know what else to do, so I just threw wood and charcoal and just... I didn't know what else to do, so I just threw wood and charcoal and just...
783 00:36:50,166 00:36:53,502 And then, all of a sudden, it was really smokin' up a storm. And then, all of a sudden, it was really smokin' up a storm.
784 00:36:54,503 00:36:56,797 Whatever smoke that you put to this, Whatever smoke that you put to this,
785 00:36:57,381 00:36:58,674 for me... for me...
786 00:36:58,758 00:36:59,926 is a little harsh. is a little harsh.
787 00:37:01,093 00:37:03,304 All right, Mr. Shotgun. All right, Mr. Shotgun.
788 00:37:03,387 00:37:04,305 Check it out. Check it out.
789 00:37:04,388 00:37:07,099 That's Shotgun's famous backyard barbecue platter. That's Shotgun's famous backyard barbecue platter.
790 00:37:07,183 00:37:09,560 I got ribs, beer can chicken, I got ribs, beer can chicken,
791 00:37:09,644 00:37:11,812 smoked potato salad and grilled asparagus. smoked potato salad and grilled asparagus.
792 00:37:13,564 00:37:15,900 So, let's talk about your asparagus. So, let's talk about your asparagus.
793 00:37:17,151 00:37:19,487 -How did you cook it? -Salt, pepper, a little olive oil, -How did you cook it? -Salt, pepper, a little olive oil,
794 00:37:19,570 00:37:21,739 and I-- And I smoked them on the grill. and I-- And I smoked them on the grill.
795 00:37:22,490 00:37:23,699 Interesting. Interesting.
796 00:37:26,077 00:37:27,870 Did you have some smoker issues? Did you have some smoker issues?
797 00:37:27,954 00:37:29,080 Well, yeah. Well, yeah.
798 00:37:29,163 00:37:32,541 The ribs, luckily, did not char like I thought they would. The ribs, luckily, did not char like I thought they would.
799 00:37:33,042 00:37:34,252 Come up here for a sec. Come up here for a sec.
800 00:37:34,335 00:37:37,296 Take a bite and tell me, is that where you was trying to go with it? Take a bite and tell me, is that where you was trying to go with it?
801 00:37:39,423 00:37:40,967 -That where I was trying to go. -Okay. -That where I was trying to go. -Okay.
802 00:37:41,050 00:37:42,426 To me, that's a bite-through. To me, that's a bite-through.
803 00:37:42,510 00:37:45,054 It's tender, don't get me wrong, but if then it gets oversmoked, It's tender, don't get me wrong, but if then it gets oversmoked,
804 00:37:45,137 00:37:47,556 it can almost even have, like, a lighter fluid taste it can almost even have, like, a lighter fluid taste
805 00:37:47,640 00:37:49,141 -from the dirty smoke hittin' it. -Yeah. -from the dirty smoke hittin' it. -Yeah.
806 00:37:49,225 00:37:51,185 -Yeah, I got you. -You're not tastin' that? -Yeah, I got you. -You're not tastin' that?
807 00:37:51,269 00:37:53,771 A little bit. I-I do-- I do now you put it like that. A little bit. I-I do-- I do now you put it like that.
808 00:37:53,854 00:37:57,149 I'm totally cool with the chicken. It has flavor in it. I'm totally cool with the chicken. It has flavor in it.
809 00:37:57,233 00:38:00,278 Well, I will tell you that your chicken ended up very moist. Well, I will tell you that your chicken ended up very moist.
810 00:38:00,361 00:38:01,195 Thank you. Thank you.
811 00:38:02,113 00:38:03,406 All right, Grubbs. All right, Grubbs.
812 00:38:03,489 00:38:06,242 I like to call that plate "the grillbilly special." I like to call that plate "the grillbilly special."
813 00:38:06,325 00:38:08,953 We got Grandma's chicken, we got homemade sausage, We got Grandma's chicken, we got homemade sausage,
814 00:38:09,036 00:38:10,746 we got a roasted corn salsa, we got a roasted corn salsa,
815 00:38:11,872 00:38:13,541 garlic parsley potatoes, garlic parsley potatoes,
816 00:38:13,624 00:38:16,252 a quick bread made with bacon and cheddar and chives. a quick bread made with bacon and cheddar and chives.
817 00:38:17,586 00:38:19,297 I wanted so much to like them links, I wanted so much to like them links,
818 00:38:19,880 00:38:21,799 that sausage, you know what I mean? that sausage, you know what I mean?
819 00:38:21,882 00:38:24,635 But it tastes a little bland to me, baby, just a little bland. But it tastes a little bland to me, baby, just a little bland.
820 00:38:25,803 00:38:28,347 I had a health issue a year and a half ago, a heart attack. I had a health issue a year and a half ago, a heart attack.
821 00:38:28,931 00:38:31,017 I've really changed the way I cook, I've really changed the way I cook,
822 00:38:31,100 00:38:34,353 and one of the main things is a reduction of sodium in my diet. and one of the main things is a reduction of sodium in my diet.
823 00:38:34,437 00:38:36,605 That may be a little more reflected in my cooking That may be a little more reflected in my cooking
824 00:38:36,689 00:38:38,274 than it was two or three years ago. than it was two or three years ago.
825 00:38:38,357 00:38:41,819 Did you have any issues at all with the cooking of the sausage? Did you have any issues at all with the cooking of the sausage?
826 00:38:41,902 00:38:45,114 -I'm pickin' up an odd flavor. -I cooked it on a cedar plank. -I'm pickin' up an odd flavor. -I cooked it on a cedar plank.
827 00:38:45,197 00:38:48,617 That's the flavor that I'm pickin' up that I don't care for. That's the flavor that I'm pickin' up that I don't care for.
828 00:38:50,369 00:38:52,330 I see where you was goin' with the chicken, I see where you was goin' with the chicken,
829 00:38:52,413 00:38:54,665 and it probably needed a little bit more time in the brine. and it probably needed a little bit more time in the brine.
830 00:38:54,749 00:38:57,209 'Cause that's usually a 12- to 24-hour soak. 'Cause that's usually a 12- to 24-hour soak.
831 00:38:57,293 00:38:59,170 I only had about two, two and a half hours I only had about two, two and a half hours
832 00:38:59,253 00:39:01,213 to get that-- Try to get that flavor into the meat. to get that-- Try to get that flavor into the meat.
833 00:39:01,297 00:39:03,174 And I think it showed up well on the outside, And I think it showed up well on the outside,
834 00:39:03,257 00:39:04,592 but not as well on the inside. but not as well on the inside.
835 00:39:04,675 00:39:07,136 Maybe could've used a little bit more spice to it. Maybe could've used a little bit more spice to it.
836 00:39:07,219 00:39:08,596 Maybe a little bit more heat to it. Maybe a little bit more heat to it.
837 00:39:09,555 00:39:13,434 For me, the chicken was just a little bit dry. For me, the chicken was just a little bit dry.
838 00:39:15,353 00:39:17,521 -Grubbs, thank you very much. -All right. Thank you. -Grubbs, thank you very much. -All right. Thank you.
839 00:39:18,147 00:39:21,400 Thank y'all so much for your delicious food. Thank y'all so much for your delicious food.
840 00:39:21,484 00:39:24,445 We're gonna have a little chitty-chat real quick, and we'll be back. We're gonna have a little chitty-chat real quick, and we'll be back.
841 00:39:24,528 00:39:25,905 All righty! All righty!
842 00:39:25,988 00:39:28,115 After they tasted my dish, After they tasted my dish,
843 00:39:28,199 00:39:31,494 Melissa did pick up that my fire got away from me. Melissa did pick up that my fire got away from me.
844 00:39:31,577 00:39:34,080 I can tell you, a lot of people wouldn't be able to tell that. I can tell you, a lot of people wouldn't be able to tell that.
845 00:39:34,163 00:39:35,623 She picked that right away. She picked that right away.
846 00:39:36,165 00:39:39,043 It was humbling. I don't wanna go home from this first challenge It was humbling. I don't wanna go home from this first challenge
847 00:39:39,126 00:39:42,046 because of how I season my food just to please my palate. because of how I season my food just to please my palate.
848 00:39:42,380 00:39:45,424 If I make another challenge, I'm cookin' for the judges. If I make another challenge, I'm cookin' for the judges.
849 00:39:57,603 00:40:00,147 For us, one dish really stood out. For us, one dish really stood out.
850 00:40:00,564 00:40:02,608 Spoke of who you were, Spoke of who you were,
851 00:40:02,691 00:40:04,485 the taste was on point, the taste was on point,
852 00:40:05,152 00:40:08,155 and told us an amazin' story. and told us an amazin' story.
853 00:40:09,281 00:40:12,576 Today's best barbecue plate was smoked by... Today's best barbecue plate was smoked by...
854 00:40:19,625 00:40:20,709 Rasheed. Rasheed.
855 00:40:21,502 00:40:23,379 - All right! - All right!
856 00:40:28,092 00:40:28,968 Good job, buddy. Good job, buddy.
857 00:40:29,885 00:40:31,679 Good job, man. Good job. Good job, man. Good job.
858 00:40:32,179 00:40:34,890 You brought the flavor to the party. You brought the flavor to the party.
859 00:40:34,974 00:40:36,392 Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
860 00:40:36,475 00:40:38,686 Rasheed, I thought your dish was just incredible. Rasheed, I thought your dish was just incredible.
861 00:40:38,769 00:40:42,606 For this to be your first time involved in somethin' like this, For this to be your first time involved in somethin' like this,
862 00:40:42,690 00:40:45,276 and you take a shot and do four proteins, and you take a shot and do four proteins,
863 00:40:45,359 00:40:47,570 and knock 'em all out the park, pardner? and knock 'em all out the park, pardner?
864 00:40:47,653 00:40:49,447 You trying to become OG overnight, man. You trying to become OG overnight, man.
865 00:40:49,530 00:40:51,490 -You know? -You know?
866 00:40:51,574 00:40:53,701 It means the world. It truly means the world. It means the world. It truly means the world.
867 00:40:53,784 00:40:55,661 -Congratulations. - Thank you. -Congratulations. - Thank you.
868 00:40:56,245 00:40:59,457 As much as we loved all of your barbecue dishes today, As much as we loved all of your barbecue dishes today,
869 00:40:59,540 00:41:02,251 unfortunately, somebody's gotta go home. unfortunately, somebody's gotta go home.
870 00:41:06,046 00:41:08,883 Judges, who do you feel like missed the mark? Judges, who do you feel like missed the mark?
871 00:41:15,473 00:41:16,557 Shotgun... Shotgun...
872 00:41:19,185 00:41:20,186 and... and...
873 00:41:21,645 00:41:23,564 Grubbs, we're sorry to say... Grubbs, we're sorry to say...
874 00:41:24,023 00:41:26,650 we think you had a hard time with the challenge today. we think you had a hard time with the challenge today.
875 00:41:28,819 00:41:31,822 Grubb, Louisiana guy. I love your spirit, man. Grubb, Louisiana guy. I love your spirit, man.
876 00:41:32,406 00:41:34,617 I respect that you had a heart attack, but you seemed like I respect that you had a heart attack, but you seemed like
877 00:41:34,700 00:41:37,536 you was more one to cook for yourself than to try to please us. you was more one to cook for yourself than to try to please us.
878 00:41:37,620 00:41:39,121 All right. All right.
879 00:41:39,205 00:41:40,080 Shotgun, Shotgun,
880 00:41:41,081 00:41:43,792 for me, the flavor of those ribs, for me, the flavor of those ribs,
881 00:41:43,876 00:41:45,252 that suet... that suet...
882 00:41:45,711 00:41:47,922 I can't handle that in competition barbecue. I can't handle that in competition barbecue.
883 00:41:48,422 00:41:49,590 I understand. I understand.
884 00:41:50,758 00:41:52,718 So, judges, So, judges,
885 00:41:53,552 00:41:55,513 who is goin' home today? who is goin' home today?
886 00:42:04,438 00:42:05,356 Shotgun. Shotgun.
887 00:42:06,982 00:42:09,610 Your barbecue combo plate was our least favorite dish. Your barbecue combo plate was our least favorite dish.
888 00:42:11,487 00:42:12,530 It was a pleasure. It was a pleasure.
889 00:42:13,489 00:42:15,741 -Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it. -Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it.
890 00:42:15,824 00:42:16,909 I appreciate it. I appreciate it.
891 00:42:16,992 00:42:20,412 I'm feeling pretty good about myself. You know, this was a great experience. I'm feeling pretty good about myself. You know, this was a great experience.
892 00:42:20,496 00:42:21,914 I learned a lot. I learned a lot.
893 00:42:21,997 00:42:24,083 -Give me some... -It was a pleasure, big dog. -Give me some... -It was a pleasure, big dog.
894 00:42:24,166 00:42:26,001 I came here wantin' to show the judges I came here wantin' to show the judges
895 00:42:26,085 00:42:27,545 a Shotgun barbecue style. a Shotgun barbecue style.
896 00:42:27,628 00:42:29,213 I just missed my mark. I just missed my mark.
897 00:42:29,296 00:42:31,549 Even though I'm leavin' this barbecue competition tonight, Even though I'm leavin' this barbecue competition tonight,
898 00:42:31,632 00:42:33,634 I'm still gonna go home and get on the grill I'm still gonna go home and get on the grill
899 00:42:33,717 00:42:35,177 and do what I gotta do in my backyard. and do what I gotta do in my backyard.
900 00:42:35,261 00:42:37,596 Shotgun out, baby! Hulk smash! Shotgun out, baby! Hulk smash!
901 00:42:38,138 00:42:40,516 -Shotgun! - Shotgun! -Shotgun! - Shotgun!
902 00:42:40,599 00:42:43,102 Honor to meet you. Honor to meet you and cook with you. Honor to meet you. Honor to meet you and cook with you.
903 00:42:43,185 00:42:44,562 Honor to meet everybody. Honor to meet everybody.
904 00:42:44,645 00:42:46,105 On the next challenge, On the next challenge,
905 00:42:46,188 00:42:49,108 4th of July. 4th of July.
905 00:42:46,188 00:42:49,108 4th of July. 4th of July.