bbq tour ,chicago to summerville,sc. 2011

hey gang
buzz d & i are takening our trip down to the carolina pit masters bbq class.
my 3 rd year going down , to help out a bbq buddy(jack waiboer) with his cause.
we might have 1 or 2 guest riders this year.
planning on stoppin at schmidt's sausage house,scotts bbq & some others.

it will be fun weekend(class is march 11,12)
will try to post as we go .

may need 4wd to get out of town--but am ready to leave!

BBQ competition season got off to a slow start in Dublin, GA this past weekend. 36 cookers showed up for the St PattyQ Cookoff, but the weather didn't cooperate. This is now a sanctioned GA BBQ Ass'n event.

Rainy Saturday and temps around 60 retarded cooking for some teams, especially those without canopies, etc. to keep the moisture off their rigs.

Hopefully better weather later for the Big Pig Jig and Cherokee Pignic.

sould be fun season , looking forward to this trip
scotts cant wait

Sounds like a great class, I would love to get down there for some BBQ schooling and learn some new things.

http://carolinapitmasters.com/

it is a great class,hands on trimming the hog & all

kicking of the trip at toons we sampled smoked turkey sammie, some fried oysters and wings.
wednesday - lunch at schmidt's sausage house
i had the buffet sampling four different types of sausage, italian, bahama mama, and two types of brats. german sides - german potato salad, red cabbage. for dessert i had the cream puff that was outstanding.

wednesday stopped at the original kfc in corbin, ky. same old kfc stuff but the kfc museum was worth the stop.

spent the night in lenoir city, tn.

thursday morning - stopped for breakfast in chandler, nc - looking for a biscuit chain to stop at we picked bojangles. had the ham egg and cheese biscuit - it was good.

on the the to bojangles we seen an old sign that said - hamburger, fried chicken, bbq - so we stopped at "cruizers - 1320 smoky park hwy, chandler, nc - wwww.mycruizers.com.

went with b and g eggs and two sausage patties - it was that special - it was tops. i would stop again and try the hamburger or fried chicken.

next stop hemingway, sc for scott's bbq.

this is the real deal bbq - whole hog and chicken. chicken was good but a little dry. pork was very good moist with a vinegar and pepper sauce mixed in served with white bread. no table at this place - we ate off the tailgate of my truck. we met the owner ronnie scott and he gave us a quick tour of the place. burning barrell was huge. there was alot of firewood being chopped. inside the smokehouse there pit was covered with butcher paper. definitely worth making the trip.
menu
lg hog 425$ half lg hog 212.50
med. hog 400 half a med 200
cook your hog 110
bbq 9 bucks a lbs.
bba sandwich 4.50
chicken whole 8 bucks half 4.50


scott's bbq - 2723 hemingway hwy, hemingway, sc. 843-558-0134.

on to summerville, sc - meeting up with whole hog champ of sc - jack waibor and family. at gilligan's seafood started with a couple dozen oysters - ordering low country boil (crab legs, shrimp, potatoes, sausage) and on the side fried okra. fried okra and the oysters were the standout.

friday am - breakfast in downtown summerville - at the sweetwater grill and cafe. having shrimp and grits and a side of sausage gravy. both of these items were highlights. the grits were the best i have had.


11am starting at carolina pitmasters cooking school. cooking chicken, ribs, pork butts, brisket, and one whole hog. this is a hands on class the students are trimming meats and preparing for competition box turn - in.. also, was interviewed by the local newspaper and bbq superstars. class ended around 2pm saturday - so buzz and i headed north out of town to hollyhill, sc.


sweatman's bbq - whole hog (separated white and dark meat) ribs - this was buffet style, the sides were coleslaw, hash, and rice. water or tea were the drinks. banana pudding is not in the buffet but for $0.71 per serving it was so good i had to get two to go. sweatman's is one of my favorite bbq places in the country.

post pics soon

Sounds like a GOOD TIME
You learn anything new or old @ the class?
Dont forget to throw up your pics.