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Easy to navigate and full of advice for the beginner, Barbecue n on the Internet (wwwbarbecuencom) contains article after article, many of them on an According to Smoky page that features seemingly unlimited wisdom from C Clark Smoky Hale, a barbecue authority of long standing and the author of The Great American Barbecue & Grilling Manual (Abacus Publishing) Sections on equipment, charcoal, and spices and a complete beginners guide set the site apart Information on the site goes deep You even find a section devoted to articles about spices, wherein expert Ann Wilder covers the nuances among sugars and the uses for Szechuan peppers, among other things An enormous recipe collection will keep you cooking for the foreseeable future; the site s barbecue store connects you to everything you need to cook in the first place

If you re looking for a closer-to-home congregation of barbecue enthusiasts, chances are good you have a barbecue association in your neighborhood, if not your backyard Barbecue cooking has infiltrated even areas known more for clam chowder than smoked brisket, and as its popularity grows, so does the number of organizations dedicated to spreading the gospel Here are a few of the well-established organizations, from one end of the United States to the other: Arizona BBQ Association (wwwazbbqacom) California Barbecue Association (wwwcbbqaorg)

Central Texas Barbecue Association (wwwctbbqaorg) Greater Omaha Barbecue Society (wwwgobsorg) Florida Barbecue Association (wwwflbbqorg) Illinois BBQ Society (wwwilbbqscom) Iowa Barbeque Society (wwwiabbqorg) Memphis in May (wwwmemphisinmayorg) New England Barbecue Society (wwwnebsorg) Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association (wwwpnwbacom) South Carolina Barbeque Association (wwwscbarbequecom) Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association (wwwtgcbcaorg)

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Gathering for barbecue and festivity Peering into the competition circuit Mixing and mingling with fellow enthusiasts

iven the braggadocio that s been part and parcel of barbecue cooking maybe as long as hogs have been thrown into pits, barbecue cooking becoming sport was inevitable Each year brings hundreds of competitions for cooks of every level, and those competitions offer the chance not just to sample great eats but to share information, maybe take some classes, and usually groove to live music Not every festival has a competitive element, and in this list you find a couple events that are purely for celebration of America s greatest culinary contribution

The biggest of the bigs: The Jack Daniel s World Championship Invitational Barbecue is the premier barbecue cooking event Nobody makes it into the competition without beating out at least 50 other teams in a barbecue competition, or 2 dozen other teams in a designated state championship competition While the elite teams sweat out the competition, visitors whoop it up at the surrounding festival

The competition takes place over two days each fall at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee Bonus: Visitors can tour the distillery during the competition For more information, go to wwwjackdanielscom

One full mile of barbecue competition, vending, music, and more: The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is three days of springtime merriment and pulled pork that takes place in downtown Memphis, right on the bank of the Mississippi River and next to Beale Street If you can t have fun amid all that, you re just not trying A People s Choice contest gives visitors a taste yeah, I went there of competition judging, and the Cooker s Caravan gives visitors behind-the-scenes looks at competition cooking and a chance to beg tips from the contestants For more information, go to http://memphisinmayorg/ wcbcc_visitorhtm

Drawing winners from barbecue contests of all stripes for its Best of the Best Invitational, the National BBQ Festival annually turns Douglas, Georgia, into barbecue central In addition to the Best of the Best competition, cook-offs in several other categories are open and award prizes for backyard cooks, kids, and masters of sweet potato pie Food vendors, an antiques auction, music, and south Georgia s largest indoor yard sale round out the two-day event, which takes place mid-fall each year For more information, go to wwwnationalbbqfestivalcom