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Date postedJanuary 23, 2025
Posted By: JANET PHELPS NBBQA Latest News,

BBQ Sauces

Fruit BBQ Sauce

  1. Geeze Louise Nectarine - Geeze Louise
  2. Apple Q - Ole Hickory Pits
  3. Smoked Peach - Bad Bones BBQ
  4. Smokey's Peach Bourbon BBQ Sauce - Smokey's Bar-B-Que
  5. Original Nashville - Charcoal Cowboys

Mustard BBQ Sauce

  1. Mustard Bold Gold - Mack's Barbecue Paint, LLC
  2. Meat Mitch Yellow Brick Road Sauce - Meat Mitch
  3. Honey Mustard - Bad Bones BBQ
  4. Colorado Gold - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  5. Mantis Gold - Mantis BBQ

Tomato Mild BBQ Sauce

  1. Rodney's Red Dog BBQ Sauce - Sweet - HK Foods - Sauce by Goss
  2. Beer's BlackDog BBQ Sauce - Beer's Blackdog BBQ Sauce
  3. Steak Tank "Tactical Sauce" - Steaktank.com
  4. Kansas City BBQ Sauce - Chef Rays, LLC
  5. Aces Wild Neon Nights - Craig Carter

Tomato Spicy BBQ Sauce

  1. Smoke'n Magic Spicy Sauce - Smoke 'n Magic
  2. Sweet & Spicy - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  3. Beast - Bad Bones BBQ
  4. Spicy Pam - Meat Head Charcoal
  5. Slade's BBQ Sauce - Steaktank.com

Vinegar Mild BBQ Sauce

  1. Slade's BBQ Sauce - Steaktank.com
  2. Sweet & Tangy - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  3. Steak Tank "Tactical Sauce" - Steaktank.com
  4. Aces Wild Neon Nights - Aces Wild
  5. Steak Tank "HQ Sauce" - Steaktank.com

Vinegar Spicy BBQ Sauce

  1. Meat Mitch Whomp! BBQ Sauce - Meat Mitch
  2. Steak Tank "Tactical Sauce" - Steaktank.com
  3. Steak Tank "HQ Sauce" - Steaktank.com
  4. Sweet & Spicy - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  5. SmokinGhost BBQ Haunted Heat - SmokinGhostBBQ

Original BBQ Sauce

  1. Southern Sweet - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  2. Original Arkansas Red - Mack's Barbecue Paint, LLC
  3. Smokey's Original BBQ Sauce - Smokey's Bar-B-Que
  4. Tennessee Gunpowder - Charcoal Cowboys
  5. Mansmith's Sticky BBQ Sauce - Mansmith Enterprises, Inc.

BBQ Rubs

Beef Rub

  1. Good on Everything - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  2. Boars Night Out White Lightning Double Garlic Butter - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  3. Steakhouse PitGrit - Pit O'Heaven Grillin'
  4. Boars Night Out White Lightning - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  5. Slade's River Rub - Steaktank.com

Pork Rub

  1. Texas Tornado - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering & Sweet Swine O'Mine
  2. SDQ Pitmasters Blend - Summa Dat Que
  3. Steak Tank "Attack" - Steaktank.com
  4. Maple Candy Rub - Prairie Smoke & Spice Company
  5. 4 Queens - Aces Wild

Poultry Rub

  1. Faith & Fires Ministry All Purpose Seasoning - Faith & Fires Ministry
  2. Smoky Candy Apple - Meat Apostles
  3. All Purpose Seasoning - Rogue Cookers
  4. Texas Tornado - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering & Sweet Swine O'Mine
  5. Aces Wild 4 Queens - Aces Wild

Seafood Rub

  1. Smoke'n Magic Pork Rub - Smoke 'n Magic
  2. Kickin' PitGrit - Pit O'Heaven Grillin'
  3. Tumbleweed All-Purpose Rub - Prairie Smoke & Spice Company
  4. Boars Night Out MidWest Dust - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  5. Texas Brisket Rub - Rogue Cookers

Spicy Rub

  1. Texas Tornado - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering & Sweet Swine O'Mine
  2. Boars Night Out Southern Thunder - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  3. Boars Night Out White Lightning Double Garlic Butter - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  4. Kickin' PitGrit - Pit O'Heaven Grillin'
  5. SDQ Hot - Summa Dat Que

Original BBQ Rub

  1. Boars Night Out White Lightning Double Garlic Butter - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  2. All Purpose Seasoning - Rogue Cookers
  3. Boars Night Out Southern Thunder - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  4. Boars Night Out Spicy White Lightning - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  5. Boars Night Out White Lightning - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering

BBQ Food Category

BBQ Gift Pack

  1. Combo Pack with Sweet & Sassy, Brushfire, Chuckbox, and Californio - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  2. Peg Leg Porker Sauce/Seasoning Combo Box - Peg Leg Porker
  3. Aces Wild BBQ Gift Pack - Aces Wild
  4. SmokingGhost BBQ 3 Pack Gift Box: Spooky Sweet, Haunted Heat, & All-Purpose Rub - SmokinGhostBBQ
  5. Devine Swine - Bad Bones BBQ

BBQ Marinade

  1. Aces Wild BBQ Gift Pack - Aces Wild
  2. Fowl Play - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  3. Steak Tank "HQ Sauce" - Steaktank.com
  4. Beef Blaster - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  5. Southern Tangy: Beef, Pork, Poultry - The Rib Doctor, Inc.

BBQ Snacks

  1. Meat Mitch Whomp! Corn - Meat Mitch
  2. Red Beard Seasoning Steak & Brisket Chips - Red Beard Seasonings

BBQ Equipment

BBQ Tool/Accessory

  1. Butter Pan Holder for Grill Grate - Aces Wild
  2. MeatStick V Wireless Meat Thermometer - Soma Labs LLC
  3. Robo Hog - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  4. Royal Oak Super-Size Instant Lighting Charcoal Briquets - Royal Oak Charcoal
  5. MagneChef "Bull Ring" Cutting Board - MagneChef

Apparel

  1. The Shed Front Entrance Shirt - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint
  2. Peg Leg Porker - Limpin' Ain’t Easy T-shirt - Peg Leg Porker
  3. Aces Wild T-shirt - Aces Wild
  4. Steak Tank "Onesy" - Steaktank.com
  5. Meat Lover Hat - Aces Wild

Product Label Design

  1. Texas Tornado - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering & Sweet Swine O'Mine
  2. Aces Wild Logo - Aces Wild
  3. Sweet and Sassy - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  4. Boars Night Out Spicy White Lightning - Boars Night Out Competition Team & Catering
  5. The Shed BBQ Sauce Label - The Shed BBQ & Blues Joint

BBQ Digital Media

BBQ Blog

  1. www.BushCooking.com - Bush Cooking
  2. www.TankTok.com - SteakTank.com

BBQ Website

  1. www.badbonesbbq.com - Bad Bones BBQ
  2. www.dosmokehouse.com - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  3. www.charcoalcowboysbbq.com - Charcoal Cowboys
  4. www.steaktank.com - Steaktank.com
  5. www.bushcooking.com - Bush Cooking

BBQ Audio Series

  1. Grab'em in the Brisket - A Texas BBQ Podcast - Grab'em in the Brisket

BBQ Video Series

  1. Trippin' In The Kitchen - Tripp Rion
  2. Grab'em in the Brisket - A Texas BBQ Podcast - Grab 'Em In The Brisket
  3. YouTube @outbackcookin - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  4. Bub's Bits - Bub 'n Mutha's Gourmet Dry Rub

Single BBQ Focused Video

  1. Ribs Done Two Separate Ways - The Rib Doctor, Inc.
  2. A Young Pit Master's First BBQ Competition - The Rib Doctor, Inc.

BBQ Publications

Educational Writing

  1. 10 Tips for Mastering Ribs - The Smoke Sheet BBQ Newsletter - Chef Rays, LLC

BBQ Focused Article

  1. How to Make Your Family-Owned Business Run Like A Well-Oiled Machine - Peg Leg Porker
  2. Pit Boss Gives Back by Honoring Heroes - Chef Rays, LLC
  3. How to Use Obstacles to Your Advantage: Lessons from The Pitmaster - Peg Leg Porker
  4. The Hidden Value of Awards Competitions for Your Business - Peg Leg Porker
  5. How to Introduce Your Restaurant to TikTok - Peg Leg Porker

BBQ Book of the Year

  1. Fire Kitchen - Pitmaster Adam Roberts
  2. Chef Mantis and April's First Cooking Adventure - Mantis BBQ
  3. British & Australian BBQ Secrets Volume 2 - B. Bartlett
  4. BBQ Cocktails & Desserts - B. Bartlett

Marketing Material

  1. Chef Mantis and April's First Cooking Adventure - Mantis BBQ
  2. Steak Tank Pizza Cutter - Steaktank.com
  3. Dutch Oven Recipe Card - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  4. 1st Place Sauces - Bad Bones BBQ
  5. I ❤︎ BBQ Pig Sticker 2024 Edition - Prairie Fresh

Photography

BBQ Commercial Photograph

  1. Dri-Duck Apparel Web Article - Aces Wild
  2. BBQ Elk Sliders - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  3. Apachebands.org Drums/Steak Tank - Steaktank.com
  4. Apachebands.org Clarinet - Steaktank.com
  5. Apachebands.org French Horn - Steaktank.com

BBQ Blog/Personal Photograph

  1. Carnivore Carnival Lambo Destruction - Aces Wild
  2. The Rib Doctor and Kaiden Blake - The Rib Doctor, Inc.

BBQ Character Photo

  1. Chef Mantis - Mantis BBQ
  2. Carnivore Carnival Neon - Aces Wild
  3. Salt and Smoke - GameChanger

BBQ Food Photo

  1. Pork Sando - Bad Bones BBQ
  2. Double Chicken - Bad Bones BBQ
  3. Sunset Slaw - Dutch Oven Smokehouse
  4. Artisan Turkey - Bad Bones BBQ
  5. The Jack Chefs Choice - Aces Wild

Live Fire Photo

  1. Inside The Firebox - Mantis BBQ

BBQ Drinks

Alcoholic Beverages

  1. Peg Leg Porker Spirits White Label - Peg Leg Porker
  2. Shipping Container/Amber Ale - Southern Tail Brewing Company
  3. Exit 140/Cream Ale - Southern Tail Brewing Company
  4. Braver Hand/Marzen - Southern Tail Brewing Company

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

  1. Southern Tail Root Beer/Soda - Southern Tail Brewing Company
  2. Southern Tail Ginger Beer/Soda - Southern Tail Brewing Company

Mixers

  1. Smoke'n Magic Bold & Spicy Bloody Mary Mix - Smoke 'n Magic
  2. Smoked Whiskey Cocktail - Charcoal Cowboys
  3. Geeze Louise Sangrita - Geeze Louise
  4. Peg Leg Porker Spirits Old Fashioned Cocktail Mixer - Peg Leg Porker

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