Triple B Barbecue

Made the long, long journey to Hancock, New Hampshire for the Seven Maples BBQ Showdown, which forms part of the New England Triple Crown series sanctioned by CBA.

I was originally planned to head to New Mexico, however with that event cancellation the opportunity arose to head to New Hampshire, and im really glad I did. Absolutely beautiful part of this country.

Matt Pereira did an absolutely awesome job of putting on this event, he went above and beyond to make sure I had everything I needed and the event was awesome.

The weekend started with cooks choice, I handed in a Surf and Turf entry and managed to snag a 2nd place.

On to the BBQ cookoff and the results were

Chicken - 12th
Ribs - 7th
Pork - 4th
Brisket - 10th

Which put me 5th Overall

I also managed to join the 777 Club along the way which is was pretty cool. I had to google what this was, but essentially I scored over 777 points out of a possible 800 points on offer.

Congrats to my good mate and legend LC BBQ for the GC and 15:13 BBQ for the RGC.

Was great venturing into the New England region, time to head back to Texas for another couple of cookoffs next weekend in Lockhart and San Antonio.

Travelled on up to sunny far north Qld for the Riverway Meats BBQ Battle. Always a great weekend up here catching up with friends and family.

The promoters Paul Miller and the rest of the crew do a great job looking after cooks and putting on a great community event.

Thanks to my mate Geoffrey Baker for giving me a hand all weekend, loading the trailer, and just being a genuine legend who was happy to help out.

Steak Cookoff Association Friday Night
4th Steak A
2nd Steak B

Australasian Barbecue Alliance Saturday
4th Chicken
2nd Pork
1st Ribs
3rd Brisket

Good enough for Grand Champion!! Congrats to Ty Varley and the 2 Tys BBQ team for RGC.

Congrats to all the cooks and teams who walked and picked up some cash and hardware.

This is the fourth year we've travelled to this region for a bbq contest, and we've been blessed to have won Grand Champion for the fourth straight year.

Thabks to all the people who get behind our team and show support..

Heat Beads BBQ
SunPork Fresh Foods
Sir Harry Wagyu
Barbecue Supply Co.

Headed down to Armidale NSW for the BBQ Battalion Armidale ABA and SCA cookoff.

Stopped at Deepwater pub on the way down with my mate Wookie from Grillas in the Mist, had a few beers and a few Fried and steamed Sth Melbourne dimmies were had.

SCA
12th steak
6th Ancillary

ABA
3rd Chicken
11th ribs
3rd Pork
6th Brisket

For a respectable 4th Overall in a small, but strong field.

Dusty Que were too strong and nailed GC with Grillas in the Mist and Jacks Creek BBQ tieing for RGC.

Congrats to everyone who heard the name and got their hands on some of the hardware and cash on offer.

On to sunny Townsville next weekend for the Riverway Meats BBQ Battle 😎

Thanks as always to the legends who help me along the way...

Heat Beads BBQ
Barbecue Supply Co.
SunPork Fresh Foods
Sir Harry Wagyu

Home from Meatstock Sydney in what is the 3rd leg of the Meatstock BBQ Triple Crown. Three states, three massive festivals, thousands of Kms travelled, got to see old friends and meet new ones. Competed, Cooked and I reckon we had a banging Meatstock season with lots to celebrate.

Results from the weekend

Steak Cookoff Association
1st Lamb Cutlet (tied with Sienna and Michael Page)
9th - Steak
Congrats to all the competitors that heard their number called and got themselves some hardware.
Massive congrats to Mick Brennan and Nadine Glanville who both competed in SCA for the 1st time cooking out of the Triple B BBQ trailer. Both had worked bloody hard to prepare, travel and cook. Absolutely stoked for Mick for getting a call in both Steak and Wings.

Australasian Barbecue Alliance
6th Chicken 🐔
19th Pork Ribs 🐖 - we bombed this category and cost us on a higher placing overall
2nd Pork 🐖 - The SunPork Fresh Foods Pork shoulders doing the damage
4th Lamb 🐑
3rd Brisket 🐄 - the Sir Harry Wagyu cooking beautifully as always.

Landed 4th Overall.

Congrats to Dusty Que on their GC and Grillas in the Mist on their RGC.

Massive thanks to Mick and his son James for giving me a hand again this weekend. Made life heaps easier.

Thanks heaps to the legends at Heat Beads BBQ for providing the fuel that keeps this show on the road.

Next stop - The Big Chill festival in Armidale, NSW.

Was a great weekend at Meatstock Gippsland.

Friday was the Steak Cookoff Association competition and we managed to nail a 2nd and 4th in the double steak cookoff.

Rolled into the Australasian Barbecue Alliance cookoff today and hit some good form and brought home some hardware.

8th Chicken
2nd Ribs
2nd Pork
7th Lamb
3rd Brisket

Good enough for Reserve Grand Champion 🏆. Congrats to Jimmy Brisket on the GC.

Big thanks to our mate Mick Brennan for giving us a hand all weekend and Daniel Barrett for the loan of the equipment.

The people who help us are bloody awesome, go out of their way to make sure we have what we need.

Heat Beads BBQ
SunPork Fresh Foods
Sir Harry Wagyu
Barbecue Supply Co.
LC BBQ

Next up - Meatstock Sydney.

Next stop for Triple B Barbecue is Meatstock Toowoomba.

The stakes are always higher at the Meatstock events, and given this event is now a direct qualifier for the $1M Las Vegas BBQ World Cup in 2027, makes it even more important to do well.

This festival was cancelled last year due to a cyclone blowing through South East Queensland, but its all go for this year and it looks to be a huge festival to compete at.

We will be competing in both Steak Cookoff Association and Australasian Barbecue Alliance competitions on Friday and Saturday.

Good luck and safe travels for everyone attending.

As always, massive thanks to the folks who help this team along the way.

Heat Beads BBQ
SunPork Fresh Foods
Sir Harry Wagyu
Barbecue Supply Co.
LC BBQ
Chicken Fried BBQ

When you have a mini stroke on Monday due to high blood pressure, end up in hospital Tuesday and Wednesday, discharge, loadup trailer for first cookoff in 4 months, point it south on the Motorway to The Dam Hotel BBQ Cookoff - and still do pretty well, I'll take it!

1st Chicken 🐔 🏆
11th Ribs 🤦‍♂️
5th Pork 🐖
3rd Brisket 🐃

5th Overall.

Congrats to our mates Lukas Armstrong from Jacks Creek BBQ on RGC and Butterbeard BBQ on GC. Bloody greatl work legends.

Congrats to all other teams who heard their name.

Great work from Jason Cullender and the team from the Australasian Barbecue Alliance for putting on a great event.

Big thanks to Grant Coleman from Big GC’s BBQ for shuffling things around last minute to drive me down as I can't drive for a couple of weeks (doctors orders!) And my mate Tim Mazaraki for giving me a hand all day.

As always, big shoutout to the legends who help keep the lights on

Heat Beads BBQ
SunPork Fresh Foods
Barbecue Supply Co.
Sir Harry Wagyu

As we head into our first competition of the year in NSW this coming weekend, its time to get the trailer cleaned up and loaded.

Man, these guys at Heat Beads BBQ is where its at. They keep our pits fuelled up and support us year after year..

They always have a massive presence at all Meatstocks coming up, be sure to check out my friends at the Heat Beads Meat Wagon. They keep the people fed and entertained, and one of the best displays of live fire cooking you'll see.

There's some really good people in BBQ and the crew you'll meet at the Heat Beads setup are some of the best.

Its been a minute... need to dust off the smokers and gear up for a busy 2026 competition schedule.

Next stop - The Dam Hotel BBQ festival.

Eventually made it home from work after a few weeks onsite and had an awesome care package in the mail waiting for me from the legends at Rum and Que .
Can't wait to try this new OG sauce.

Thanks heaps Matthew Melville and Tracey Melville.