Growing up in Eastern North Carolina, BBQ was a whole hog, picked apart on the cooker with a vinegar-hot pepper sauce.  After moving to the Charlotte area, my eyes were opened up to a whole new world of Que!  The vinegar was still in the sauce, but the tomato base gave it a whole different twist. 

 

I started smoking a Butt with a cheap little smoker and I was hooked.  I began upgrading cookers and after a half dozen different units, I scored a Lang and haven't look back. 

 

I try to cook as much as possible, whether it is at home or at a competition.