Crossed Rifles BBQ

06/22/2026

06/21/2026

Rose Festival in State Center, IA is a wrap. We're pleased with our results and are putting an already lessened learned back at the forefront of our minds. Thanks to all of our sponsors and partners for supporting us on this journey.

Our results:
2nd place 1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ 🐔
8th place 🐖 ribs
2nd place 🐷 butt
14th place 🐄 ... 😡
3rd Overall

Congrats to Wags Backwoods BBQ on RGC and Hot Daddy's BBQ on GC!

Our little tag along, Hendrix, got 2nd in Pork Chop! Way to go bud!
PS - he placed 5th in Pork Loin last weekend and we forgot to mention it. So proud!

Now it's time to pull a card out of our good luck charm, Cay's, recipe book and rest up. 😆





Royal Oak Charcoal
Korte Meat Processing
Korte Meats Competition Bbq
Loot N' B***y BBQ

06/20/2026

Praise the lord in everything you do. Good luck to all of our cooking today.

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Anyone coming from Wisconsin or through Wisconsin to state center Iowa. I need a favor.

06/14/2026

Reserve Grand Champions at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 in West Salem, WI with a 701.68 🔥🔥🔥

It was a pleasure to share the stage with our friends, Janky Leg BBQ who landed a big GC with a 710.846 🔥🙌 Congratulations, y'all!

11th 🐔
2nd 🐖 Ribs
14th 🐷 Butt
3rd 🐄






Royal Oak Charcoal
Korte Meat Processing
Loot N' B***y BBQ

04/01/2026

Let's go TRO

03/31/2026

03/30/2026

Crossed Rifles BBQ ventured out on the BBQ trail for a few weeks, making our way to TN, MO, OK and finally TX... home! 😉

Not all the cards played in our favor on this excursion, but we do have one to brag about... Thank you to Mark and crew at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge Saint Robert for the hospitality and well run event. Those donuts were on point, too!

We competed against a hornets nest of 27 KCBS bbq cooks and were blessed to take home 💥 Reserve Grand Champion! 💥 and share the stage with Kermit's Ex BBQ as 💥 Grand Champion 💥! Congratulations, y'all and to everyone who heard their name called!

5th 🐔
1st 🐖 Ribs
5th 🐖 Butt
13th 🐄

Thanks to our sponsors and partners!





Royal Oak Charcoal
Smoke This BBQ
Heavy Smoke BBQ
Boars Night Out Championship BBQ
LC BBQ
Loot N' B***y BBQ
Blues Hog
Sweet Swine O' Mine Smoker and Grill Superstore
Razorracks BBQ
Chicken Fried BBQ

A special shout out to Korte Meat Processing for taking such great care of us on our last minute requests. Impecible service!