Slinging Meat

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

07/12/2026

We made the trip to annual South Carolina Festival of Discovery in Greenwood, SC for the 4th time this weekend to compete against many of the nation’s best KCBS BBQ pitmasters this weekend. It was a beautiful weekend aside from a few storms and we were able to meetup with some new and old friends.

We were not able to match our performance last year but overall we had a great cook and things went very smoothly. For some reason the judges just enjoyed the other samples on the table a little better but that is how it goes sometimes. Out of the hundreds of cooks on hand, we were able to come away with 47th in chicken, 51st in ribs, 55th in pork, and 50th in brisket. We also received perfect appearance scores in all 4 meat categories.

I must give a big shoutout and thank you to Helen as always for her help and to Ken Hilliard and Dawn Verbarg of Blazin' Bullets Barbeque for their help all weekend. Without them those appearance scores would not be possible and they contributed to everything all weekend.

As always, thanks to Heath Riles BBQ for the support and producing such fine products. We will see you all again in a few weeks!

07/06/2026

It's officially BBQ WEEK! 🔥

Teams from all over will line the streets for one epic weekend of smoke, flavor, and fun.

Let us know in the comments where you’re coming from! 👇

06/24/2026

Two more weeks…

25 Years of smoke, soul, and discovery. 🎶🔥

The 25th Annual Festival of Discovery is just ONE MONTH away! Join us July 9–11, 2026 in Uptown Greenwood for a Silver Anniversary celebration filled with BBQ, blues, and unforgettable festival energy.

06/22/2026

05/22/2026

We made the short trip over to the Lady in Black a/k/a the Track Too Tough to Tame a/k/a Darlington Raceway this weekend for the KCBS Speed and Feed BBQ Competition. This was honestly one of the best contests and venues we have ever attended. There is just something extra special about pulling in through the tunnel and having the racetrack wrapped around you. We were able to take a few laps around the track and there were plenty of loud and awesome cars to see during our time there.

Even after missing a mark and overcooking some of our ribs (understatement) we were still able to get a 9th place call in our favorite category. Unfortunately, we apparently didn’t add enough sauce to our pork and brisket and also had them sliced a little too thick for these judges. Thankfully we know what was done wrong and will be able to make those corrections before getting back at it in July at the Greenwood Festival of Discovery. All in all it was a great weekend at an amazing venue. We will certainly be doing this one again!

Big thanks to the King of Memphis in May - Heath Riles BBQ for the support and producing such fine products. We will see you all again in a few weeks!

#9 Ribs
#18 Chicken
#18 Pork
#22 Brisket

Slinging Meat at the Darlington Raceway Speed & Feed 2026

05/17/2026

Boom!

05/14/2026

Slinging Meat made a few more tweaks to the backup trailer and hit the road to land in Chester, SC for the annual Hog on the Hill BBQ competition this past weekend. With a record turnout this year the competition was tough with many of the best teams in the state all trying to get their name called.

When it was all said and done, we didn’t quite get the job done this weekend to bring home any fancy hardware or big cash prizes. We did come away with a 16+ call in pork (butts) and a 16+ call in ribs, earning 6th place in each, with a 6th place finish overall. Congratulations to Ken Hilliard and Dawn Verbarg of Blazin’ Bullets Barbeque for the win in pork and for getting Grand Champion. Congratulations to Gene Culbertson of Backwoods Bar-B-Que for the win in ribs and Reserve Grand Champion. Also congratulations to all others that got calls this weekend. It was a good time all around and we can’t wait get back out there again!

Also, for whatever reason, we forgot to take any decent pictures at this event. I promise we will do much better this weekend! 

Many thanks to Heath Riles BBQ for the support and producing such fine products. We will see you all again in a few weeks!

05/13/2026

LATE POST ALERT! - After working every night on a backup bbq trailer, we arrived at one of our favorite venues - Saluda Shoals Park in Irmo, SC for the annual Pickin’ and Piggin’ BBQ Festival May 1st and 2nd.

We arrived late and the weather was a little nasty on Saturday but overall it was another great competition. We had a few miscalculations and apparently left a few tools at home which contributed to missing a chance at a call in pork. However, we were able to come away with a 16+ score and securing 4th place call in ribs. Congrats to George Ray of Monkey Bottom Boys for getting the win in pork and Grand Champion, and Gene Culbertson with Backwoods Bar-B-Que for the win in ribs. Also congratulations to Paul Ahmed and John Gaston with Upstate Smoke Shop for the Reserve Grand Champion, as well as everyone else that got calls.

Many thanks to Heath Riles BBQ for the support and producing such fine products. We will see you all again in a few weeks!