Go Big or Go BBQ

Go Big or Go BBQ Award winning competition bbq team! We have line up of award winning sauce and rubs apart of the Mister Brisket brand!

Go Big or Go BBQ came from a passion for cooking and creating experiences with my family. I can remember my first pork shoulder being cooked on a charcoal grill for Christmas one year, it didn't turn out perfect but my family loved it none the less. Our first competition was in 2014, and although we came in last place, the memories and support we had was enough to push us to keep on going. We took first place the next year in the Pork category! Fast forward to 2019 and we have competed and won and grown from a hobby into a small business that is still supported by our family! Check out our awards below and as always !


8th Place "Anything Tailgate Food" - Mister Brisket Canton SCA competition - 2022
1st place chili - Marietta River City BBQ - SCA - 2022
8th place Steak - Marietta River City BBQ - SCA - 2022
5th Place Ribs - Marietta River City BBQ 2022
9th Place Pork - Marietta River City BBQ 2021
9th Place Turkey - Marietta River City BBQ 2021
2021 Grand Champion
5th place Beef Rub (New Beef rub coming in 2021) - Rubs of Honor 2020
6th place Seafood Rub (Competition rub) - Rubs of Honor 2020
5th place Chicken Rub - Rubs of Honor 2019
6th place Ribs Hartville Grillfest 2019
7th place Specialty Sauce Kcbs Open Sauce competition 2018
7th place Chicken Nelsonville Smoked meats bbq competition 2018
2nd place Pork Loin Hartville Grillfest 2018
4th place Specialty Sauce Kcbs Open Sauce competition 2017
1st Place Ribs Dayton BBQ Rodeo 2017
1st Place Chicken Dayton BBQ Rodeo 2017
Grand Champion Dayton BBQ Rodeo 2017
WGRR Worlds Greatest Burger Champion 2016
1st Place Pulled Pork RiverGrill 2015
3rd Place Overall Rivergrill 2015

Always proud to be on this list 🔥🔥
09/25/2026

Always proud to be on this list 🔥🔥

Excited to be taking Joe Thomas Hall of Fame Farms wagyu briskets along for the ride to the Royal this year and their ...
09/24/2026

Excited to be taking Joe Thomas Hall of Fame Farms wagyu briskets along for the ride to the Royal this year and their short ribs to the Jack! Appreciate their support!

It’s almost time!!! Comp week…LFG🔥Start with the best to be ahead of the rest!!Heath Riles BBQSpringer Mountain FarmsMis...
09/22/2026

It’s almost time!!!

Comp week…LFG🔥

Start with the best to be ahead of the rest!!

Heath Riles BBQ
Springer Mountain Farms
Mister Brisket, Inc.
The Ohio BBQ Store

Maiden Voyage! Loaded up and off to Point it north and mash on it.
09/22/2026

Maiden Voyage! Loaded up and off to
Point it north and mash on it.

Hartville Hardware grillfest has been our local competition since moving to North East Ohio in 2018. Its always a grea...
09/20/2026

Hartville Hardware grillfest has been our local competition since moving to North East Ohio in 2018. Its always a great time, the staff and grill brands that put on this event are second to none and this year was no different, except for one thing, we switched from team traeger to team big green egg, as their title is grill master, and I set out to show that I can win on any grill, and win we did.

How many times have I cooked on a Big Green Egg ? Just this one time.

We competed with wings, ribs, and their "black box" challenge, think chopped with a 30 min window to make a dish out of 6 mystery ingredients.

Ingriedients were Pita bread, feta, sweet potato, a fig ginger jam, chorizo and flaming hot cheetos. We are allowed to bring pantry items, and my pantry was either a burrito or fried rice. We ended up with a fried rice taco of sorts.

You also can steer away from traditional competition flavor profiles here, so we took inspiration from Swine Life Outdoors sushi wing recipe and Heath Riles BBQ Asian rib recipe with our own twist on them.

When the chips fell, Greg rempe of The BBQ Central Show show got to call our name for First place in Big Green Egg, and then Grand Champion. We also took 1st in black box challenge, although calculated into our final scores, its our second year in row gettinf first for that portion of the competition.

While the competition was going on, and our friends heald down a crazy sample line, handing out over 500 samples!

Getting to hang with Cj, Josh, Logan, and the rest of our bbq friends , and seeing Diva Q , Captain Ron Cooks , Another Pint Please and Kryptonite BBQ is always great!

The best part is having Aiden and Adeline there to see what hard work and dedication to the craft can lead to.

Now its time to sharpen the knives, and trim the briskets to get ready for the Royal and the Jack!

GO BIG! 2 time Hartville Hardware grillfest grand champion! Full recap later!
09/19/2026

GO BIG! 2 time Hartville Hardware grillfest grand champion! Full recap later!

Smoked wagyu brisket samples tomorrow at Hartville Hardware grillfest until we run out!
09/18/2026

Smoked wagyu brisket samples tomorrow at Hartville Hardware grillfest until we run out!

Exciting Saturday ahead! Switching things up and cooking on a Big Green Egg against some great cooks and friends!
09/17/2026

Exciting Saturday ahead! Switching things up and cooking on a Big Green Egg against some great cooks and friends!

09/17/2026

Just some Outlaw BBQ Smokers Royal Oak Charcoal to start your Thursday

09/10/2026

9 A9 brisket kinda day 😏

Two great wagyu brisket options at Mister Brisket ! Get em ordered for your next competition! Want them delivered to the Jack or Royal? We got ya covered!

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