When Captain Kirk talks, you listen...

We were BBQ ninjas on a mission. The goal: to make it onto the stage at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Memphis in...

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...

“It looks like a pile of dog $#!+.” Not exactly what you want to hear from your teammate when you have just 3 minutes left to get your...

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...

It’s said that all good things must come to an end, and sadly, that’s the case with the 2017 Smoke Freaks team lineup. At 7:27 p.m. on...

Competition BBQ season is finally here, and we are beyond ready to get #FreakWatch2018 underway! It's been exactly 147 days since our...

It's National Pulled P❤rk Day, what else would I blog about?!? 1. The road to victory goes through p❤rk​ ​2. ​It's all in your head​...

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...

Special guest blogger appearance by Mr. Freak... I’m not going to lie. We wanted nothing more than to be at the American Royal...

P❤rk love. And oh how I love p❤rk. If you’ve read some of my previous blogs, you’ve seen me yammer on about all those moments of doubt...

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

Hi Pork. It’s me, Ann. I think we may have gotten off on the wrong foot, and I’d like to start over. I’ve been thinking about our...

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...

Special guest blogger appearance by Mr. Freak... We’ve always considered Brisket the Kilimanjaro of KCBS barbecue. It’s hard for a lot of...

We just wrapped up a much needed week off from the BBQ trail. The highlight of our week “off” was a 3-way pork test where we went back to...

I really needed this week off from the BBQ competition trail. After 10 contests, including a string of 3 doubles and a 1,000 mile journey...

One of my BBQ friends recently announced that he “wasn’t gonna change anything” after a disappointing showing at the Westmont Red, White...

Last Saturday, in the middle of our chicken cook, I had a complete freak out. I couldn’t remember if I had actually made the turn-in...

A week off from the American Freakage Tour 2017 has given me lots of time to reflect on our season after the 6 competition mark. As we...