CROSSVILLE —
A local youth team will be among the competitors at the Crossville Wheels 'n Squeals competitive barbecue event.
Cumberland County’s Jr. Grillers cooking team will compete at Wheels 'n Squeals July 24 on the courthouse lawn, officials announced last week.
The Jr. Grillers team is made up of four local teens who compete in professional level barbecue cook-offs throughout Tennessee. Jessica Sexton from Pleasant Hill, Logan Adams from Stone, and Daniel and John Teeples Jr. from Stone Memorial High School are all local 4-H members who joined the Jr. Grillers, a part of the Jr. SkillCenters program, to get exposure in professional level events.
The Jr. Grillers 2010 schedule includes 10 Kansas City Barbecue Society’s (KCBS) Tennessee Championship Events, along with Wheels 'n Squeals, sanctioned by the Memphis Barbecue Network (MBN). In KCBS events, the Jr. Grillers prepare and cook brisket, chicken, ribs and pork butts, with several other competitions as Anything But, Desserts or Sausage. The recipes are judged in a blind box.
MBN uses an interview process where team interact with the judges. Sanctioned judges score the team on personality, appearance and food quality.
“This cook-off is a little different than what we are use to, but we're at home and our friends get to see what we do on the road," said team Under Chef Daniel Teeple. "So far this year in just three events we have competed against 130 teams. Coming home to a smaller event will be fun."
The barbecue event is held in conjunction with the scheduled July 24 Cruise-In downtown, and will feature a full slate of events. The Classic Car Cruise-Ins are held from 1-5 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month between April and October.
For more information on the Jr. SkillCenters or the Jr. Grillers, you can visit www.jrskillcenters.com or call Mark Davis, executive director, at (931) 210-1032.
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