It's our favorite competition! Que'n for Kids put on their first 2 day event: the Orange County BBQ & Music Festival.
As always, all proceeds go to Kristie's Foundation fo help improve the lives of terminally-ill children. Support for them was bigger this year than ever before.
It was a large event and a lot of people came out to support the cause and enjoy the day. They had a ton of features, including a performance by Sugar Ray, beer & wine tasting, car shows, and strongman Nick Best lifted the atlas balls!
The guys are busy outside with the smoker...
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Matt and Ron doing prep work |
...while the girls are inside prepping the boxes for the meat to be judged
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Justa and Tammy doing prep work |
Everyone can't help but look in awe of the glorious meat as they carefully select the best pieces of chicken
Look at that competition meat!
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Chicken |
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Pork Ribs |
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Pulled Pork |
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Ron cutting the brisket |
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Just look at that smoke ring!!! |
Takin' a peek at the magic inside the smoker
Justa and Danni turning in our boxes to the judges
We actually had more smoked WAY more tri-tip than we had customers (70lbs), so we donated it back to the Kristie's Foundation. I hope they were able to use it.
What a great day! So much great BBQ, family and, of course, the Hot Dog Man. What could be better?