05/31/2026
One of our favorite competitions is the Mentone Eggfest—and this year definitely didn’t disappoint. We had a solid day, landing 2nd place ribs and 6th place chicken. Dont sleep on the new Competition Pork seasoning from only from TheBBQSuperstore.com
Michael from Sweet Cleaver Barbecue pulled up and spent the entire cook with us, basically turning our trailer into a live masterclass. After a few comps of hanging out in the “character-building section” (a.k.a. the back half of the standings), having one of the top rib cooks in the area right there with us was huge. He helped get me back on track with the rib program—and probably saved me from overthinking it into oblivion (again).
Big shoutout to everyone behind the scenes of the Michiana Barbecue Series, from organizing the raffles, to lining up three full tables of judges (which is no small task), to expanding payouts to five places—you all crushed it. The whole event ran great, and we had an awesome time.
Congrats to our friend who heard their names called and it was nice seeing everyone. Hope to see all of you next year in Mentone.
And of course, thank you to our sponsors and smoker builders who keep fueling this slightly obsessive, definitely smoky, and occasionally sleep-deprived hobby of ours. We couldn’t do it without you… or at least, it would be a lot harder.
TheBBQSuperstore.com
The Good Charcoal Company
SpitJack
Outlaw BBQ Smokers
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