BBQ Is Back With Power - Are You Up For The Competition?

BBQ IS A BIGGIE AT FLOUR POWER

Fire up your grill and get ready to smoke the competition. Shown at Flour Power 2014 is Terry Boone with the BBQ on Budget team.

There will be smoke over the Abilene Fairgrounds during Flour Power on May 8 and 9.  Flour Power is the community’s second largest event and there is no admission fee so come out and join the fun.   Friday night and Saturday are full of activities several of which focus on barbeque.  The opportunities abound whether you prefer to competitively grill barbeque or just sample it. 

The Wheatstock Grill-Off, a sanctioned barbeque competition, is an opportunity for you to prove that you have what it takes to smoke the competition.  Get a team together and get ready to compete!

Teams prepare entries in four categories: Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork Butt, and Brisket.  Cash prizes are awarded to the top ten teams in each of the four categories. The open division, which is optional, offers cook’s choice and dessert choice categories.  Winners in those categories also receive cash prizes.

The Grand Champion team receives a $2,000 cash prize.  This team also qualifies to enter the American Royal Invitational World Series of Barbeque Competition in Kansas City, the largest BBQ competition in the world.  The Reserve Grand Champion team wins a $1,000 cash prize. 
The Wheatstock Grill-Off is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society. Sanctioning by KCBS means competitors have assurance the contest will be conducted in a professional manner, the prize monies will be awarded as advertised, and the rules will be followed. Contest judges are certified by KCBS.

Another opportunity for a grill-off team to show off its expertise is the Friday night Samplings.  Teams can choose to participate in this activity that promotes their barbeque and tempts the taste buds of barbeque fans.  This is when teams offer a barbeque item of their choice for the public to try.  The crowd loves to oblige by sampling the various offerings.   The currency is BBQ Bucks which will be available for purchase at the event.

Flour Power is hosted by Memorial Health Foundation and is held in conjunction with the Championship Midwest Demo Derby.  For more information and details, go to www.FlourPowerKs.org or call 263-6688.

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