Kettle & Que

05/27/2026

Some of you have ask me what I do
Outside of Kettle & Que. I have a construction business. I do painting, remodels and general carpentry. This has been hard on my body over the years and I know I just can’t continue to do it for much longer. So expect more truck days in the future. I have attached some pictures of a job. I am currently working on. When I get it wrapped up, we will schedule some more truck days.

05/22/2026

First things first—thank you all for understanding about the truck day cancellation.

The truth is, I have been running wide open for weeks, and it finally caught up with me. When I started feeling under the weather, I made the call to cancel rather than take even the slightest chance of getting anyone else sick. That’s not a risk we’re willing to take with our customers.
I am already feeling much better and getting some much-needed down time. Sometimes your body reminds you that you aren’t built to run on empty forever.

We know many of you were looking forward to BBQ, and trust us—we’re just as ready to get back to serving it. We’ll be announcing another truck day soon, So keep an eye on the page for next truck day.

Thanks again for sticking with us and supporting our little BBQ dream. We appreciate every one of you. ❤️

05/19/2026

Hey everyone. I have to cancel the truck day for May 23. I’m just not feeling well. Keep an eye for our next truck day. Sorry for any inconvenience.

05/15/2026

We took some much needed time away for a few days. We will be ready to get back and get to work for next Saturday May 23rd! We will have a full truck with all of your favorites. We will start a pre-order on Sunday evening for ribs!

05/13/2026

We know so many people right now dealing with Alpha-gal, and we want our customers to know this is something we take very seriously at Kettle & Que.

When we serve poultry, we use a completely separate smoker dedicated only to chicken and turkey. Those meats never come into contact with our red meat smoker. No cross contamination. No cutting corners.

We have friends, family, and customers living with Alpha-gal, and we understand how difficult and frustrating it can be trying to find safe food you can actually enjoy — especially after a new diagnosis.

So when poultry is on our menu, you can feel confident knowing it is prepared to be Alpha-gal friendly, dairy free, and completely separate from red meat products.

We may just be a little barbecue truck, but we care deeply about the people we serve. If we can make life a little easier and give someone a good meal they don’t have to worry about, then that matters to us. ❤️

05/12/2026

We’ve gained a lot of new followers lately, and one question we get asked just about every truck day is, “Where are you from?” So I figured it was probably time to do another little get to know us post.

My name is Jim Helms. I’ve lived in Marshfield for almost 20 years now. I grew up in Springfield, but moved out this way because we wanted to raise our kids in the country. Marshfield’s been a great place to call home.

I’ve owned a construction business for around 25 years, but cooking has always been something I loved too. Years ago I started smoking meat more as a hobby than anything. We always processed our own meats. Mostly venison and made sausage, so smoking meat just kind of became a natural extension of that. Turns out I was pretty good at it.

Over the years we’ve always enjoyed cooking for people — family get-togethers, fish fries, holidays, gatherings at the lake, whatever the occasion was. I’ve always liked feeding people and seeing folks enjoy good food made from scratch.

As I’ve gotten older, construction has gotten harder on the body, so Kettle & Que became a way to turn something I enjoy into the next chapter of life.

A lot of people ask about the name. “Kettle” comes from the homemade cooking side of things… the kitchen. Soups, chili, jambalaya, mac & cheese, smoked beans and all the stuff that goes with it. You will see more of those things during the cooler months. “Que” is the BBQ side. The smoked meats are incorporated into every “kettle bowl”.

We opened this truck in 2023, and this is now our third season. Honestly, I never expected it to grow the way it has, but Marshfield and the surrounding communities have supported us from day one and we’re thankful for every bit of it.

We still both work full-time jobs every day, so as much as we’d love to be out running the truck several times a week, it’s just not possible between work, catering, and everything else life brings. But we are planning for more truck days this season than we’ve ever done before, and we’re excited about that.

As long as people keep showing up, I’ll keep cooking.🔥

We appreciate every one of you.

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

SOLD OUT! Thank you again Marshfield!

05/09/2026

TODAY’S THE DAY 🔥

We’re set up at Gault Realty on the Bomgaars side today to help keep everyone a little safer while standing in line. Traffic gets CRAZY through here, so we wanted to make things a little smoother for our customers!

Smoke is rolling and we are LOADED with the good stuff today… 🤤
✔️ Tender brisket
✔️ Juicy pulled pork
✔️ Homemade mac & cheese
✔️ All the fixings
✔️ Strawberry lemonade made fresh with real fruit

Come hungry and come early… we start selling at 11 AM!

📍Gault Realty – on the corner of banning and Spur Drive