SMOKIN’ ON THE WATER

It was another beautiful weekend at Konicti Vista. The sun shined brightly and kept us searching for shade. Twenty one barbeque warriors staged battle for the coveted Grand Champion title. Being a judge has its perks. We were situated in an air conditioned casino. Our hardest duty was to not feed the slot machines too much. This event is one of our favorites. We spend Friday night at the casino hotel to be rested and refreshed for our Saturday judging duties. Friday evening we get to visit with our competitor friends.

You would think with all the barbeque we tasted and judged we would be full. Yes we were but after consuming the 16 ounce chicken fried steak the night before we discovered ‘The Ripper”. The Ripper is an 8 ounce hot dog that is deep fried till it rips open. It is then smothered with chili, cheese and onions. We finished our judging duties around 1:00pm. When the sun began to set my stomach rumbled in anticipation.. It was time to experience ‘The Ripper’.  It was everything you could imagine. Ms. Goofy was not too pleased later in the evening.

The barbeque we tasted was excellent. We never get tired of judging the best barbeque in the nation. Unfortunately we can only pick one overall winner. The barbeque team ‘Woodhouse’ was crowned ‘Grand Champions” Congratulations! This weekend was an exercise in consuming mass quantities of food. We will have to visit the salad bar for several days before we go to Sparks Nevada for the ‘Nugget Rib Cookoff’ It is a tough job but somebody has to do it.