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Red Beards BBQ šŸ”„Brothers BBQ Team / Boise, ID
šŸ†Award-Winning / PNWBA board member
ā¤ļøCharity & Honor Cooks
šŸ¤Team B&B charcoal & Heath Riles

Weā€™re in. šŸ”„Red Beards BBQ is officially signed up for the 2nd Annual Meat & Tater BBQ Fest in Meridian, Idaho.Last year ...
06/16/2026

Weā€™re in. šŸ”„

Red Beards BBQ is officially signed up for the 2nd Annual Meat & Tater BBQ Fest in Meridian, Idaho.

Last year I called this event ā€œThe Jack of the West,ā€ and I still believe it. With World Champions, Jack qualifiers, American Royal teams, and the best pitmasters in the country making it one of the toughest contests youā€™ll find anywhere.

Weā€™ll be taking on the full The Kansas City Barbeque Society contest, plus the One Rib Challenge, Anything Potato Auxiliary, and Dessert Auxiliary. Itā€™s going to be an insane but we are here for it.

Itā€™s us vs. the worldā€¦ but at the end of the day, our biggest competition is ourselves.

Every contest is another chance to learn, refine our craft, and cook better than we did yesterday. If we walk away knowing we put our very best food in those turn-in boxes, weā€™ll be proud of the resultā€”wherever our name ends up on the scoreboard but we sure as hope itā€™s us at number 1 so we can go compete at the BBQ World Cup & Expo for a shot at a million!
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Also, due to it being on a single-day event, we will not be vending, but I hear Abbott BBQ is slinging briskets so Iā€™d go see him and everyone else!

See you in Meridian and after the competition event is over and all turns in are done. We are happy to give out the competition rejects to you all that support us.

Saturday 9/5

Letā€™s light the fires. šŸ”„šŸ–

B&B Charcoal Heath Riles BBQ Dillon Plumbing

TheJackOfIdaho

06/16/2026

Huge shoutout to B&B Charcoal for the awesome swag box! šŸ”„

My go-to is their Hickory Lump Charcoal. It burns forever on my Smokinā€™ Iron Fabrication drums or and I love flavor.

Whatā€™s your favorite B&B product? šŸ‘‡

What a great weekend at the Idaho BBQ Association Smoke on the Prairie BBQ Contest Lydia and I had the honor of being ta...
06/06/2026

What a great weekend at the Idaho BBQ Association Smoke on the Prairie BBQ Contest

Lydia and I had the honor of being table captain for the amateur backyard BBQ contest, and it was awesome seeing so many teams getting after it and putting out some great food. Buddy Darwin did and all involved did a great job.

Before the contest, we stopped by Kuna High School to visit with their BBQ team. I was blown away by everything they have going on. They have a full-fledged culinary program, passionate students, and a team thatā€™s already making noise in competition BBQ. To top it off, they walked away with 1st Place Chicken at the contest! Congratulations to those students and everyone involved in building such a great program. I was happy to hook them up with goodies from and &bcharcoal to help fuel their future cooks.

One of my favorite moments of the weekend was spending time with my buddy Ronnie Johnson of Ronnie Johnson BBQ. Ronnie shared that he recently celebrated 76 days sober and competed in his first BBQ contest sober. He told me heā€™d been watching Heath Riles BBQ videos on repeat and couldnā€™t wait to get back behind the smoker. A few hours later, he was walking away with a 2nd Place Ribs call. Proud of you, brother and Heath Riles BBQ will be super pumped for you as well!

Between seeing students excited about BBQ, watching Kuna high bring home a chicken win, and seeing Ronnie get a call in his first contest sober, Iā€™d say Smoke on the Prairie was a pretty good day!


05/26/2026

Memorial Day ā¤ļøšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

Today we remember and honor the brave who paid the ultimate price so everyone can live free, gather with family and friends well enjoying days like this around the smoker.

Pork ribs, chicken halves, and even tried lamb ribs for the first time today. Forever grateful for the freedom to do what we love because of those who gave everything.

Rest easy, heroes.
Thank you. ā¤ļø

When life (and Mother Nature) decides to test your gearā€¦ ā˜”ļøšŸ”„Early April I had a total BBQ disaster. My tote full of gear...
05/25/2026

When life (and Mother Nature) decides to test your gearā€¦ ā˜”ļøšŸ”„
Early April I had a total BBQ disaster. My tote full of gear got accidentally left in the perfect spot to catch every drop of runoff from the shed during a massive rain. Completely flooded.
Inside were two ThermoWorks Dots, two Smoke X4, and a bunch of other BBQ tools ā€” all completely toast. No saving any of it. That was hundreds of dollars straight down the drain. With a big spring fair comp just days away, I had to make a plan. I still had my RFX, one working Dot, and my trusty pen, so I reached out to ThermoWorks knowing what theyā€™d probably sayā€¦ but I just needed to hear it.
I made a plan, rolled out, and everything worked out.

Then a few days later, a brand new Smoke X4 shows up at my door. Completely unexpected. I never asked for it ā€” just pure, awesome customer service from the team.
Iā€™ve broken just about every other temp device out there (especially those pens I always leave sitting out šŸ˜…). ThermoWorks is the only brand that survives my chaos, and they actually stand behind their customers when something goes wrong.
I should tag more but I always forget ā€” this is exactly why I run their gear. Durable + accurate products + people who take care of you when it matters most.
Huge thanks to the team ā€” yā€™all are the real deal. šŸ™

Epic beyond words from Heath Riles BBQBack 2 back champions and did you catch that this is now 4 1st place ribs in the l...
05/19/2026

Epic beyond words from Heath Riles BBQ

Back 2 back champions and did you catch that this is now 4 1st place ribs in the last 5 years!!! That dominance in a contest that big is absolutely mind blowing.

repeated ex*****on of basically perfection. You canā€™t win at that level performing anyless.

05/17/2026

2nd Place Chicken at the Famous Daveā€™s All-Star BBQ Series in Yakimaā€¦ and some tough lessons in the other categories.

Weā€™re definitely bummed we didnā€™t get the results we were hoping for, but thatā€™s barbecue ā€” it keeps you humble. Huge congrats to friend on another Grand Championship! Thatā€™s three consecutive years now. Absolute beasts team Edger and Chelsea are! Weā€™re rooting hard for you at World Foods!

Shoutout to our fellow team B&B ā€” for pulling together a reserve grand championship despite Mother Nature doing everything possible to eliminate you. Incredible story of adapt, staying calm, and just making it happen. Now good go crush it at World Foods too and show the world how the PNW cooks.

Hereā€™s a little highlight reel from the day:

šŸ’ Cherry Raspberry Smoked Chicken Legs ā†’ 2nd Place šŸ†

šŸ« Huckleberry BBQ Stl Ribs - top saucy šŸ„ŗ

šŸ„© Gold Label Manhattan Filet Oscar Style with Dungeness crab, smoked Tillamook butter & smoked garlic chimichurri over smashed potatoes - perfect medium rare but forgot the finishing salt and we should of left the potatoā€™s off the plate I guess. Did get told the chimichurri crab was the best thing had today by one of the judges (kudos to Jason).

People Choice: Teriyaki pinapple sweet chili sauce wing- it was popular but couldnā€™t beat Bush Kitchen bbq sauce fondue tower!

Massive thank you to **Jason ** for making the trip and grinding it out with me despite being in a super busy time in your life. Couldnā€™t have done it without you brother.

Appreciate sponsors and for the support and belief šŸ™

Thank you to .uniongap for another great event. The staff is absolutely outstanding and we will be back next year.

Grateful for another day of burning meat in a parking lot. Sadly a return trip to World foods odds are slim now but absolutely not over. We will continue to learn and get better and root for some things to go our way so we can get a spot. šŸ”„

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05/17/2026

Congratulations to Heath Riles BBQ on a history making back 2 back grand champion of Memphis in May!

Itā€™s an absolute honor to be an ambassadors for his brand and we rock his products for good reason!

05/12/2026

2nd Place at the Pacific Northwest Food Championship Series: Hometown Showdown in Yakima, Washington! šŸ”„

I was excited to cook this competition because it was an opportunity to push myself way outside my comfort zone. Sides, desserts, and fancy plating arenā€™t my strong suit ā€” Iā€™m usually the guy who stays out of the way when itā€™s ā€œboxing timeā€ at comps. Ive ruined more then helped asked Tyson lol.

This time I had no choice or anyone to pawn it off too. I practiced like crazy, hit up some friends for advice, practiced more, and showed up ready to fight.

It was a battle. Time flew by. Problems happened but more on later just know with only 6 minutes until turn-in I questioning if I would even have a dessert to turn in. Pure chaosā€¦ but I survived and was proud of what I put on the table and will learn from the mistakes.

Helped tremendously that the lamb from Boise River Lamb carried the day. Incredibly fresh and I nailed the cook ā€” reverse seared and seasoned with Heath Riles BBQ Simple Citrus. That was the hero of the plate.

Huge thank you to Shane Davis making my custom black walnut turn-in boards ā€” they looked incredible. So awesome to be cooking against him again. Also proud of Shane for being 5 months sober and back out here competing and having fun.

Thank you to my sponsors B&B Charcoal, Dillon Plumbing for the support ā€” it means a lot to let me be competing.

Massive congratulations to Andy for taking 1st with a truly next-level dish. Respect! And shoutout to every competitor who brought it today.
Thank you to all the sponsors ā€” &bcharcoal, Spaceman Knives, and everyone who helped put on an amazing first-year event.
From late-night practices to surviving the chaosā€¦ 2nd place feels good.

Next weekend weā€™re back at it, chasing that golden ticket. Another post coming soon with more details but Yakima is where we are headed!

When I grow up I just wanna be a Crooked Pigs BBQ! To hit 700 is always incredible but to nail a 713 is outrageous. Cong...
05/04/2026

When I grow up I just wanna be a Crooked Pigs BBQ!

To hit 700 is always incredible but to nail a 713 is outrageous. Congratulations to my friends!

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