North Kansas City - March 11 - 12
The first contest of the year is in the books. North Kansas City starts off the BBQ season and has always been 
home for us. This year Mother Nature was on our side unlike last year in the rain and snow. Friday was rare a gorgeous day in the 70’s and everyone wanted a break from the endless winter.
NKC would not be the same without our traditional friends and family party. This year's menu included ribs, pulled pork, seafood, salads, cheesy corn, dips and of course dessert. Of course, a party could not be complete without the cold beverages.
NKC was the first time SMT was together as a team this year. With everyone’s busy schedule and Rod's daughter getting married, SMT did not have a chance to practice as a team like last year. This year we also decided to change the cooking order. Aaron is now Brisket Master, Rod is on pork, and Gary is back to cooking ribs.
Saturday SMT did not have our timing down. There were several little mistakes and miss steps that normally would not have been an issue. This may have hurt us this year with the judging scores.
We would like to thank all the family and friends that came out on Friday night to support the team and celebrate Tammye’s birthday. We really enjoyed cooking on for our family and friends.
We also lost our team mascot, Charcoal. Someone just had to have our pig. We hope that someday he will be returned to us.