07/15/2024
We’re finally back home and unpacked. We had an awesome weekend overall! This was our first cookoff competiton and the first with our new smoker that I designed and built. I made some mistakes that definitely hurt us in the end, but they are correctable and will make us better moving forward. It took a lot of preparation and hard work to get the trailer and recipes ready for this weekend and I’d like to mention a few of the people that made this possible. First off, my son Anthony Shealy for giving up three weeks of his summer vacation to make repairs and upgrades to the trailer and keeping me on track and taking over when I was having a rough day. I enjoyed spending time with him and seeing him learn new things that will hopefully help him in the future. I love you buddy. Next is my friend Tony Destro; thank you for letting me raid your shop for steel and allowing me to bounce a few ideas off of you. If you need any welding or fabrication for any upcoming project, his company, Medina County Welding can certainly take care of all your welding or plasma cutting needs. You can’t be successful in competition BBQ without the best meats available. I’m fortunate enough to have Mister Brisket (Misterbrisket.com) half an hour from me to supply Imperial Waygu briskets, Wichita Packing pork collars and ribs and Springer Mountain Farms chicken thighs. He ships to competition teams and backyard chefs nationwide and can take your BBQ to the next level. I also have to thank my parents Tim Shealy and Frances Shealy for all of their hard work and making sure we got into this contest to start with. It was also nice to have so many friends and relatives come out and spend some time with us. It was great to see y’all again.
Mister Brisket is a premium quality butcher shop specializing in custom cuts of USDA Prime and Wagyu Beef as well as a variety of prepared foods and deli sandwiches. We offer both local delivery and shipment across the country.