LEARN FROM ONE OF THE BEST HOW TO COOK COMPETITION KCBS Barbecue

Ed and Emma from Bunch of Swines have been competing since the early days of competition barbecue in the UK. Over that time they have perfected their process and technique to become one of the best KCBS teams in the world. That's no mean feat with hundreds of competitions and thousands of teams across The States and Europe each year. They have won competitions all over the world including the biggest of them all, The Royal Invitational in Kanas City in 2018, winning against over 150 teams. Before that in 2015, Emma was the runner-up on the ITV show BBQ Champ displaying her barbecue skills to the nation.

KCBS or Kanas City Barbecue Society is the biggest barbecue competition sanctioning body in the world and sanction hundreds of contests across The USA, Europe, South America and Australasia. KCBS competitions are one of the most traditional form of competition based around American low and slow barbecue. The format of a KCBS competition is always the same, Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork Shoulder and Brisket, with the aim of teams and cooks being to produce their entries as close as possible to the "KCBS Standard". A theoretical perfect entry in appearance, teste and tenderness.

The course will be a totally immersive approach to understanding what the "KCBS Standard" is, how to prepare your meats, how to cook your meats and how to present your entries for competitions. There may even be a few tricks and secrets from Ed and Emma along the way from their many years experience winning competitions across the world. There will be an experienced KCBS judge on hand also, to give an insight in to how the entries are judged, what they look for and some do's and don'ts.

All booking require a small transaction fee which is detailed during booking, this is non refundable regardless of if the event in cancelled or you cancel your booking.

Our aim is to make competition barbecue as accessible as possible, as such the cost of the course  has been calculated to cover costs with a minimum number of participants. In the event we are unable to  take enough bookings to cover costs we may choose to cancel the event. We will endeavour to do so as early as possible prior to the event itself. If we do cancel the event, you will be refunded as soon as possible.

In the event of cancelation, we cannot be held liable for any additional costs you may incur such as but not limited to hotel bookings etc.

For the same reasons as above, we require a minimum number of participants to run the course. As such to minimise booking cancelations impacting our ability to run the course, we must apply the following restrictions on all booking cancelations.

Cancelations prior to January 5th 2025 - £50 per person will be non refundable.

Cancelations on or after January 5th 2025 and before March 5th 2025 - £100 per person will be non refundable

Cancelation on or after March 5th 2025 will not be refundable 

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The course uses various seasonings and sauces in the preparation and presentation of the meat on the course, we are unable to guarantee the absence of any allergens, or provide allergen information prior to the course. To get the most out of the course, you will need to taste the meat, but if you choose not to do so or choose to attended in spite of an allergy risk, you do you at your own risk.