Four years ago today, I cooked BBQ for the very first time. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the adventure that was about...

July 10, 2016, is a day I’ll never forget: My first pro chicken cook at the Gold Ribbin’ BBQ Festival in Green Bay. My memories of the...

How crazy is it that 5 or 6 words on a bright yellow card can be so devastating? At least that’s what I used to think, back when I would...

With 15 competitions and an incredible 2-week break behind us, we’re headed into the last 10 competitions of The American Freakage Tour....

We're just back from the doubleheader Gold Ribbin’ BBQ Fest in Green Bay. What a weekend it was! It’s great to have a good cook and even...

Smoke Freaks are all packed up and ready for our first competition of the year at CCS Fest this weekend in Indianapolis. CCS Fest is the...

We always get a little uncomfortable whenever we take time off of the competition BBQ trail.  Sure, the extra time is nice, but we start...

Smoke Freaks traveled to the Badger Brews & Que in Manitowoc, WI last weekend for our final double-header competition of the summer.  We...

​Smoke Freaks survived the brutal heat of the Effingham BBQ Jam last weekend.  It was a weekend of blood, sweat and…. brisket!! There’s...

We arrived at the New Palestine Wine, Brew & BBQ Too competition with a simple mission:  cook our #@%&s off.  Smoke Freaks rose to the...

​We cooked our first double-header at the Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest at Lambeau Field this past weekend.  Not only did we survive, but we kept...

Man, it's a lot of work. Our first competition of the year is next weekend, so we've been busy getting ready. Inventory everything (we...