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You know, barbeque is something that has a little tradition and I, for one, respect it. The method I use is pretty standard North Carolina style and the recipes I use have been handed down in my family over many generations.
I tend to dismiss BBQ competitions as every bit irrelevant as a chili cook-off. If you look at the recipes that have been published for the winners of those competitions, you'll note that what wins isn't really chili. What they use to make it bears no relationship to what the chili pioneers used.
I suggest if anybody is serious about food, that they should do a little digging on where these techniques came from and how they evolved. There is a reason why things are done in a certain way. Deviations from this are usually just laziness on the part of the cook.
It's like going to McDonalds to buy a hamburger. Not my first choice...
JR
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