Despite my vocals and my Mom's performance as "The Nurse" I somehow placed third in show last year after two years in a row in first. Still can't figure that one.
I have yet to place better than fifth in the Texas style, but feel that this is my year. I have done four batches with the new recipe so far and folks, including two guys who have qualified and cooked in the big show several years back, go crazy for it (and since we are cooking for regular folks, not trained judges, at the state level, I feel pretty goood about the response). It is tasty, smooth, pretty, glossy, meaty, sneezy, dopey and doc. But also REPEATABLE! Consistancy of product has been my achileles heel so far.
If I were better at this photo posting thing, I would send you one of my back, but being second, you will get a very good view on the 10th! Congrats in advance on the slightly smaller trophy!