Sheltered Smoke Competition Cooking Team

05/31/2026

Had a FANTASTIC day at the 1st annual Grillin’ on the Bricks today in Clinton. We cooked wings, Steak B, and ribs. At the end of the day, we walked away with a 2nd place rib, which was only .7 of a point out of 1st! Despite the heat, a good time was had by all! As always, a huge thank you to our sponsors, Grills of MS, Covington’s Ace Hardware, Smokin ‘N the Bandits, and East McComb Body Shop. We wouldn’t be able to do this without their amazing support! Not sure where we will be cooking next, but we will see y’all soon! ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️

05/30/2026

Perfect day for a BBQ contest! Y’all come see us in downtown Clinton! Just follow the smoke!!!! ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️

03/29/2026

After a long, emotional couple of days, we are so proud to give y’all our results! This was our first MBN competition, and we competed in the ribs category. At the end of the day, we finished 4th in the pro division! Excited is an understatement! Also so proud for our friends, Hank King and Mark Porter, for their first place rib finish and for winning the grand championship! The contest organizers also gave us a beautiful plaque in honor of Chad, which meant a lot to us. We know he is so proud of how we finished today. Thank you to everyone for their kind words, support, and help this weekend. The BBQ community has truly embraced us, and we are so grateful to you all. See y’all soon!

03/28/2026

Hey, y’all! We are in Tylertown cooking at Smoking on the River. It is our first MBN competition. Please pray for us as we try to find our way without Chad. This is gonna be a hard weekend for us all. A special thank you to everyone here for their amazing hospitality!

03/16/2026

03/15/2026

I think my buddy Chad would have loved these. A little smoke therapy here at house.

02/28/2026

Devastated and heartbroken don’t begin to describe how we are feeling today. As many of you know, we lost a teammate yesterday. Chad Reed was more than that to us. He was our family. He and Tina were the founding members of Sheltered Smoke. When Lynn and I joined the team in 2018, we had no idea what a ride we were in for. One thing you can say about him is that life was never boring! It’s hard to imagine how we will continue without him, but we have to find a way. It’s what he would have wanted. Thank you for all the calls, messages, and kind words over the past couple of days. They mean more to us than you will ever know. ❤️-Jennifer

01/29/2026

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01/23/2026

First team planning meeting of 2026! Finally got to sit down last night and figure out which competitions we were going to cook this year! First up….Rollin on the River in Tylertown on March 27-28. This will be our first MBN comp and we are really excited! We are planning to cook several comps this year, also including some BCA and SCA cooks! Stay tuned for all of our adventures this year!