Southern Pride Smokers

The steaks "are high, it is time to 'meat' competitors!

Myron Mixon (above) is a world champion three-Unadilla, GA.

Team Name: Jacks Old South
Location: Unadilla, GA
Name / style of the pit Jacks Old South indirect water Smokern
Amount of money won in the competition: between 50,000 and $ 100,000 per year
Favorite food to cook / dish most awarded?: Whole Hog
Favorite food (other than BBQ): Fried Chicken
Secret Tip: Choose high quality meat before barbecuing


Paul Petersen is the executive chef at Rick's Chop House in McKinney, TX.

Team Name: Pablo Diablo BBQ Team
Location: McKinney, Texas
Name / style of the pit: Pit David Klose - Custom Built Offset Smoker
Amount of money won in the competition: no ... again!
Favorite food to cook / dish most awarded?: Ancho glazed Quail with Fried Quail Egg
Favorite food (other than BBQ): Classic French


Harry Soo chef team Slap Yo 'Daddy BBQ in Diamond Bar, California.

Team Name: Slap Yo 'Daddy BBQ
Location: Diamond Bar, CA
Name / style of the pit: Weber Bullet Smoker aka Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker Weber aka aka WSM water
Amount of money won in the competition: $ 20K in 2009
Favorite food to cook / dish most awarded?: Ribs
Favorite food (other than BBQ): Any Thai or Japanese
Secret Tip: Kitchen BBQ heart with love and intention. Practice, practice, practice,


Tuffy Stone has Q BBQ and mouth clearer in Richmond, Virginia.

Team Name: Cool Smoke
Name / style of the pit Jambo Pit, offset pit style and I use the walnut. I call it the "Grillvette.
Amount of money won in the competition: about $ 125,000 since 2005, with this pit.
Favorite food to cook / dish be assigned?: My favorite category is either to cook barbecue chicken or ribs, but if I had to pick one it would be chicken.
Favorite food (other than BBQ): My favorite food is steak, Caesar salad and a sweet red wine.
Secret Tip: secret is that too many people smoke on their barbecue. You can avoid this by running a clean burn and a meat packing ypor foil after your meat has good color. Then finish cooking until done. This will prevent most smokers.

Johnny Trigg is considered the "godfather of BBQ," it is Alvarado, TX.

Team Name: Smokin Triggers
Location: Alvarado, TX
Name / style of the pit: Jambo 26''Offset
Favorite food to cook / dish most awarded?: Ribs
Favorite food (other than BBQ): Seafood
Secret Tip: quality meat


Lee Ann easel is the owner of Chick's BBQ wood Chesapeake, Virginia.

Team Name: Chick BBQ Wood

Location: Chesapeake, VA

Name / style of the pit: Pit restaurant "Ole Hickory & Southern Pride
Competition: On trailer and competition-Jedmaster (smoker grill) also use WSM (Weber Smokey Mountain) and Green Egg ceramic smokers
Amount of money won in the competition: Amount of money earned varies from year to year ... average 7-10k per annum

Most dishes passed BBQ: Bone in pork shoulder with second nearby coasts.

Favorite dish to cook BBQ: Various categories shrimp stuffed with crab meat and almost always in the top three places.

favorite dessert dish to cook on the barbecue contest: iced coffee with cream balls of peanut brittle and hot fudge Kahlua homemade sauce and whipped cream. Got a perfect score of 180 this year!

Favorite Food: Depends on my mood! I like all foods, but if I had to choose French as I love rich creamy sauces and Thai food as I like hot and spicy too! Favourite food steamed lobster with melted butter .... simple and delicious! Secret Tip ... during cooking and decide on a recipe for cooking, do not substitute with.