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I'm still very proud of our sausage and think it may have placed better had it not been the HOTTEST day of the year in Seattle! Maybe at a chilly or wet dreary comp, the Andouille may have warmed up to the Judges.

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Congratulations to Midnight Ramblers, and for that matter all the teams that competed in such hot weather (and thanks to my fellow judges... its a little hard judging in that heat with no beer!). I wondered myself Brian and JD how much the high temp were affecting everybody. Remember JD my commenting that your WSM was at 115* sitting empty and no fire! Of course becasue of the double-blind system don't know if I judged your guys sausage or not. I'll say 2 of the 8 that came to "Judge's Table B" were pretty good - one was a patty and one was a "roulade". "Judge Steve"

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Thanks Steve! Rookie mistake on my part cooking out front and in the direct sun, but everyone was running Hot, Hot, Hot!

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I won't say every cook I do is a learning experience Brian, but a lot of them are. And I am still impressed at how compactly you and JD are able to travel!!

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Originally posted by Steve Feller:
Congratulations to Midnight Ramblers, and for that matter all the teams that competed in such hot weather (and thanks to my fellow judges... its a little hard judging in that heat with no beer!). I wondered myself Brian and JD how much the high temp were affecting everybody. Remember JD my commenting that your WSM was at 115* sitting empty and no fire! Of course becasue of the double-blind system don't know if I judged your guys sausage or not. I'll say 2 of the 8 that came to "Judge's Table B" were pretty good - one was a patty and one was a "roulade". "Judge Steve"

Thanks Steve...I think we were the only team to turn in an "Andouille"...poor choice on such a hot day! LOL! Next time we'll do something a little different.

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I won't say every cook I do is a learning experience Brian, but a lot of them are. And I am still impressed at how compactly you and JD are able to travel!!

That was compact???...I thought we still had wayyy too much stuff. It was pared down a lot from Brian's first comp last September...I think he had most of his house then! LOL!

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Originally posted by Steve Feller:
Congratulations to Midnight Ramblers, and for that matter all the teams that competed in such hot weather (and thanks to my fellow judges... its a little hard judging in that heat with no beer!). I wondered myself Brian and JD how much the high temp were affecting everybody. Remember JD my commenting that your WSM was at 115* sitting empty and no fire! Of course becasue of the double-blind system don't know if I judged your guys sausage or not. I'll say 2 of the 8 that came to "Judge's Table B" were pretty good - one was a patty and one was a "roulade". "Judge Steve"

I didn't have any issues with temps on the WSM...she cruised along between 220-230 the whole time!

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"Thanks Steve...I think we were the only team to turn in an "Andouille"...poor choice on such a hot day! LOL! Next time we'll do something a little different."

JD - I WISH I had taste Andouille - I love it and would likely have given it a high score!!!

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That was compact???...I thought we still had wayyy too much stuff. It was pared down a lot from Brian's first comp last September...I think he had most of his house then! LOL!

I especially liked how much you were able to stuff into your UDS! LOL

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Originally posted by Steve Feller:
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Originally posted by J D McGee:
That was compact???...I thought we still had wayyy too much stuff. It was pared down a lot from Brian's first comp last September...I think he had most of his house then! LOL!

I especially liked how much you were able to stuff into your UDS! LOL

That reminds me- I forgot to unload the drum!

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Then the drum is ready to go for next time!!

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