The BBQ Times “For the Folks That Want A Little Smoke In Their Life”
Volume 5 • Number 4
Inside this Edition 24 Pages
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February 2014
McKay takes $10K Grand Prize
............ IBCA................................................2 Audrey Evans...................................4 Dana Hillis......................................4 Jeff Petkevicius................................5 Backyard BBQ Studs........................6 GBC Banquet...................................7 Brasstown Valley Throwdown..........8 KCBS TOY Banquet...10-11, 16,19, 22 Jekyll Island BBQ Bash..................12 Zephyrhills, FL..........................13, 20 Subscribe to Us!.............................17 Calendar .......................................18 Famous Dave.................................19 Classifieds.....................................23
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Terry McKay, Pitmaster of Git-R-Smoked out of Okeechobee, Florida took home Grand Champion prizes of $10,000 from The Old Florida Outdoor Festival in Apopka, Florida February 8, 2014. He is shown here with Chuck Carnesdale, Event Photo By Audrey Evans Organizer and his Trophy providers. ferent competitions and many different fires burning right to get the job done. By Audrey Evans visitors. Several teams experienced these run Editor & Publisher This year was a little different as we ins. The Old Florida Outdoor Festival The problem for the day was ulin Apopka, Florida has quickly grown all battled the rain and cold. Of course that doesn’t change your cooking comtimately that even a perfect score to be one of the largest competitions petitions, no matter the conditions the couldn’t beat 2011 Team of the Year, in the Florida Barbecue Association. cooks must step up to the plate and Git R Smoked out of Okeechobee, This year they had a total of one hunbattle it out until the end. The wind and Florida when it came down to the wire. dred and fourteen teams, eighty-one of cold along with the rain made it diffi Terry McKay, Pitmaster, achieved ... which were pro. Vendors and Concerts cult to keep temperatures correct and that are the best of the best, many difSEE APOPKA ON PAGE 15 & 21.
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