KCBS BBQ Competition Cooking Time Line

The exact timeline and schedule I use when cooking KCBS contests

I always plan out my cook times and have created a guide that I take with me to every KCBS barbeque Cook-off

Here's a time line that I use as a solid guide for all my KCBS BBQ Competitions:

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KCBS COOKING SCHEDULE
Time:	Chicken:	Ribs:	Pork:	Brisket:
Friday
9:00 AM	Meat Inspection	Meat Inspection	Meat Inspection	Meat Inspection
10:00 AM	Marinate and place in cooler
1:30 PM			Inject/Rub and place in cooler	Inject/Rub and place in cooler
5:00 PM	Cooks Meeting - Pick up Blind Boxes	Cooks Meeting - Pick up Blind Boxes	Cooks Meeting - Pick up Blind Boxes	Cooks Meeting - Pick up Blind Boxes
11:00 PM			Fire Up Smokers for Pork	Fire Up Smokers for Brisket
Saturday
12:00 AM			Remove Meat from coolers bring to outside temp and reapply rub	Remove Meat from coolers bring to outside temp and reapply rub
1:00 AM			Place on Smoker
2:00 AM				Place on Smoker
3:30 AM			Baste	Baste
6:00 AM		Remove Meat from cooler - Start Fire In Rib Cooker	Wrap in Foil	Wrap in Foil
7:00 AM		Apply Dry Rub to Ribs
8:00 AM	Remove from cooler & marinade	Place on Smoker
8:45 AM	Start Fire In chicken smoker	1st Baste Ribs
9:00 AM	Apply Dry Rub			When Brisket hits 195 internal, Remove from Smoker, Vent & Place in Dry Cooler
9:30 AM		2nd Baste Ribs
9:45 AM	Chicken on Smoker
10:00 AM		Wrap Ribs and return to smoker	When Pork hits 195 internal, Remove from Smoker, Vent, & Place in Dry Cooler
10:45 AM	Baste Chicken
11:30 AM	Glaze Chicken	Check Ribs for Tenderness	Unwrap Butts, Return to Smoker, Glaze
11:50 AM	Remove Chicken and Build blind Box	Glaze Ribs
12:00 PM	Turn in Chicken		Glaze	Separate Point/Flat - Flat Back in Cooler - Cut Burnt Ends, Sauce, Place on Smoker
12:15 PM		Build Blind Box
12:30 PM		Turn in Ribs
12:45 PM			Remove Butts from Smoker and Build Blind Box
1:00 PM			Turn in Pork	Check Burnt Ends for tenderness, remove if ready
1:15 PM				Build Brisket Box
1:30 PM				Turn in Brisket
1:35 PM	Drink a Cold Beer

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Here are a few resources we have that can help you get started with Competition BBQ

The Perfect Slab Of Ribs - Ribs Competition-Style Recipe - St. Louis vs. Baby Backs - Finding a good butcher - Secrets and tips - RIBS	Slow-Smoked Pork Perfection - Slow-Smoked Pork Butt Method - Choosing your Shoulder or Butt - Secrets and tips - Pulled Pork - Shoulders for BBQ Contest Video
How To Cook A Whole Hog - How To Cook A Whole Hog - 9 Steps To Cook A Whole Hog - How We Trim Our Hog - 7 Tips For Cooking a Whole Hog - Injection Recipe and Video	Award-Winning Brisket Method - Competition-Style Beef Brisket - How To Trim A Brisket Video - Brisket Injection Recipe - Beef Brisket Recipe and Method - Brisket Cooking Tips - Brisket Burnt Ends Recipe
The BEST BBQ Chicken Recipe - My Best BBQ Chicken Recipe - Video BBQ Chicken Recipe - Competition BBQ Sauce Recipe	Competition BBQ - The Memphis In May Experience - Get Started In Competition BBQ - Competition BBQ Networks - Building A Blind Box for KCBS - Competition BBQ Events - BBQ Cooking Time Line
Grills and Equipment - How to Build a UDS Smoker - Smoker Facts and Tips - Choosing the perfect Grill - Equipment and Accessories	More BBQ Recipes... - Complete List of Grilling & Smoking Recipes - BBQ Video Recipes - How to achieve perfect BBQ texture - The BBQ Blog Recipes and Tips