So I'm talking to Jamie Geer about doing his custom line of seasonings and injections for Jambo's. We are talking about something like two bbq rubs, rib rub, bean seasoning, brisket and pork injections. DV: What year did you first enter a competition? And Moe who cooks alone. Wood consumption is half of other stick burners, and youre at a real good advantage when it rains because it doesnt cool that firebox. Published On: 7/21/2014 After a career in welding, he started building smokers. I like KCBS because its a little easier. Jambo Pits Jambo Pits Custom Built BBQ Pits by Jamie Geer HOME PIT & TRAILER SPECS. Design by Thecloak You can still use these as a dry brine, just sprinkle the rub on well in advance to give the salt time to penetrate. I still had the equipment on the trailer. Marinades and such, This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts. DV: That one is like an all-star competition, right? Jambo Pits is the brainchild of award winning Pit Master Jamie Geer. DV: If you go back ten years, were the cooks in Texas just doing Texas competitions? DV: Back when you built that first pit, what made you want to build it, and why did you think you could build a good one? JG: It was for Jamie and Bobby, my friend Bobby Sanders. I confronted him at the American Royal. JG: Really, just after I sold the restaurant. Charcoal, gas, or wood? If I want to go hop in the motorhome and drive to a cook-off, I can. Some competitions I dont even put sauce on it. For very thick cuts of meat, we recommend adding a bit more salt. Richard and Ray Batterton worked there and they loved it. Many quality teams like yourself use my sauce and we certainly appreciate it! DV: When that job went away, did you immediately decide to start building barbecue pits? I judged a cookoff in Longview TX last year and Jamie cooked in this one. For moist and tender meat, Selection, prep, and cook techniques, Is there a reason thats better than using an old propane tank? But I have learned, thru many cooks, I also qualified for The Jack and finished fifth overall, then I went to King of the Smokers and I finished eleventhout of the top 24 teams. DV: How many other pits had you built at that point? After I did a search on the Big Bob Gibsons BBQ Book Recipes and from other online shops for compare prices and after sales service, amazon.com is an online shop that I was impressed. It was rusted like crazy. DV: Now you have more time for the competition circuit. Click here for our article on this exciting cooker. Now I had to go to work, so I went to work with my uncle in a welding shop. Harry Soo, Chris Lilly too, Sprinkle some on at the table too! They cook great food, just ask me dude, We rarely recommend products we haven't tested and we never recommend products that we don't love. Rubs and brines and temps and times, Every one of us know every dimension because we build the same thing day in and day out. This site is brought to you by readers like you who support us with their membership in our Pitmaster Club. Youll find out how, to smoke a cow, Marinades and such, For what to do, browse over to, DV: What year did you first enter a competition? J3 MODEL. Chrome chimneys are another popular add-on. JG: Id look at Craigslist every morning to see if there was any barbecue equipment. DV: You would prefer to compete in the IBCA? JG: He has come out with a new pit that looks just like mine. I had it all the way up to here with him. Name/Nickname : Dude. For moist and tender meat, DV: There werent a whole lot of competitions around then, were there? I know it's not the type of traditional bbq that I usually feature on this bbq blog, but I've been craving hot dogs all week. Some competitions I dont even put sauce on it. He and Mike Davis were hooked at the hip. DV: There are three people in the shop now. Please read this article about thermometers. No further should you look, And order Meatheads book. This beautiful work of bbq art is the bbq smoker made famous bySmokin Triggers. Im hoping to one day purchase one of your world class pits and ship that bad boy all the way to south Africa, Your email address will not be published. JG: They usually pay the top three, and third place gets about $150. Click below to see all the benefits, take a free 30 day trial, and help keep this site alive. Cause I have one of each. This beautiful work of bbq art is the bbq smoker made famous bySmokin Triggers. They wouldnt cook for s if the meat wasnt going around and moving the air. Often, but not always, if you purchase a product after clicking a link on our site we get a finder's fee. Members get MANY great benefits. Over where Sammies Bar-B-Qis over on Belknap, thats Riverside. It wasn't surprising. We had a good year. They won every major cookoff. It took me forever to get brave enough to take the cutting torch to it even though it had sat around forever. And join us in the Pit. JG: We started this one here on Monday morning [four days earlier, and its completed]. 4) If you are a member of the Pitmaster Club, your comments login is probably different. JG: Oh yeah. We have a rigorous product testing regimen. Hes turned out to be a good cook. It is a US federal crime to publish or distribute anything on this website without permission. DV: You said that first smoker was built from a propane tank, but here you roll your own steel and weld it. Do you cook brisket with direct or indirect heat? 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Ill give them their fair due. Meathead's AmazingRibs.com promises to never sell or distribute any info about you individually without your express permission, and we promise not to, ahem, pepper you with email or make you eat spam. I like KCBS because its a little easier. That angle is still what we use in all the pits I build. They havent missed a beat, except those meat prices keep going up. JG: Well, Ive always loved street cars and hot rods. But we're easy! Youll also find Jamie Geer out on the competition circuit a lot more this year. This has zero impact on the price you pay but helps support the site. My last meal on this Earth. I saw the doc, he was in shock, From TBoneJack, the unofficial Poet Laureate of The Pitmaster Club: AmazingRibs is where you go, It is beautifully designed, completely portable, and much easier to set up for 2-zone cooking than any round kamado. DV: Is that where you ate barbecue when you were growing up? Chrome chimneys are another popular add-on. Wood consumption is half of other stick burners, and youre at a real good advantage when it rains because it doesnt cool that firebox. In addition our Pitmaster Club is a huge thriving community of cooks who love to share. I lost seventy pounds in the ten months I worked there running ignorant. After a career in welding, he started building smokers. Related Links Geers insightful designs based on experience from hiscompetition barbecue days have led numerous teams to victory across the country. Jamie Geer isnt some one-dimensional competition barbecue cook. We had a Christmas party. We also use third party advertisements on bbqguyblog.blogspot.com to support our site. They manufacture a varietyof smokers from smaller residential models to the big rigs. Our Privacy Promise, Terms of Service, Code of Ethics. Contact Us. And I would like to recommend. Click here to learn more about benefits to membership. JG: Yes. It is very good stuff. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. JG: I got a buddy of mine to build a website for Jambo. Leave them blank to get signed up. Cookies and Web Beacons JG: Oh, theres a lot of cut throat out there. This has zero impact on the price you pay but helps support the site. Youll find out how, to smoke a cow, 1) Please try the search box at the top of every page before you ask for help. Biscuits were white, so I could see the color on them. I finished nineteenthoverall out of 561 cooks. Pork Barrel BBQ founder Heath Hall gets an amazing guided tour of a Jambo Pit from company founder and BBQ Pitmaster Jamie Geer at Memphis in May. JG: Nope. And order Meatheads book. My wife said Not! Jamie not only builds what many consider to be the best BBQ smoker the in the world, the Lamborghini-esque Jambo pit, but he is also a veteran pitmaster on the competition BBQ. Trying to make a living on the barbecue circuit is not going to happen unless you have big sponsors. Now its time to just go and have fun.. That's the point when the bark starts to harden a little bit. We extend this right to anyone, EU resident or not. It turned out pretty well with a very nice smoke ring. Most of the competition cooks out there use Head Country sauce. If you have business or tecnical issues, please contact us with this email form. I went over and pulled it out of there with my truck and cleaned it up. I prefer to cook briskets in my Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM). Tuffy [Stone] just calls it a tool. 1) Please try the search box at the top of every page before you ask for help. Jambo Pits Economy Model is their Jambo Junior residential BBQ smoker mounted on a trailer. Theyve earned the right, I see the light, We recommend products based on quality and price, not on fees. I called Johnny Trigg and asked him if he thought I could sell some pits if I started building them. DV: After you opened, how did you find people who needed a pit? Meathead's AmazingRibs.com promises to never sell or distribute any info about you individually without your express permission, and we promise not to, ahem, pepper you with email or make you eat spam. JG: I built my first pit in 1989, but Jambo Pits officially started eight years ago. I went over to see their pits and there was a real wow factor. Our youngest son has just started doing some BBQ competitions locally. If you have business or tecnical issues, please contact us with this email form. I have the new motorhome. DV: Youve got this successful business, but then you go into the competition circuit and everyone is using your secret weapon because you sold it to them. Pipe has a real nasty mill scale on it, but this stuff is smooth. Called dry brining, the salt gets wet, ionizes, becomes a brine, and slowly penetrates deep, enhancing flavor and juiciness while building a nice crusty bark on the surface. But Ill admit, here in the Pit, I told my wife I guess my barbecue career is complete. If you have questions related to barbecue or grilling, please post them to the comments section at the bottom of any page. After a career in welding, he started building smokers. We put salt in these bottled rubs because all commercial rubs have salt and consumers expect it. Cook-offs are a way to advertise and have fun. Its among the best bargains for a smoker in the world. Sprinkle some on at the table too! JG: I couldnt afford to buy meat for that. After a career in welding, he started building smokers. I recently purchased a commercial grade vacuum sealer from Cabela's. There will be five competitions here this year. No! DV: How much does it cost just in ingredients to enter a barbecue competition? Log Files Hell be there to defend his crown as last years winner, and you can bet hell be a up against a few cooks using one of his pits. 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