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UK BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The centrepiece of Mini Grill & Smoke is the UK Barbecue Championships. Two barbecue contests across two days. Firstly The Tubby Toms Freestyle Championships, three rounds of freestyle barbecue to find the Tubby Toms Freestyle Champion on Saturday 7th June. Then on the Sunday we stage the only KCBS (Kansas City Barbecue Society) sanctioned contest in the UK. Four rounds of traditional American style barbecue competition including chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder and brisket.
BARBECUE DEMONSTRATION SPONSORED BY TUBBY TOM'S
We will be showcasing some local legends and top barbecue cooks in the demonstration area including Tubby Tom himself and fresh from judging the competition burgers, Murf from The Beefy Boys.
Tubby Tom
Tubby Tom (or Tom Hughes), has taken his passion and turned in to an award winning business and products. He now produces a vast array of very special seasoning, barbecue rubs and sauces all in the heart of Gloucestershire. Available in shops and retailers up and down the country as well as online, Tom has now moved in to the world of TV with appearances on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.
Murf
After entering the original British barbecue competition, Grillstock for a laugh, and then winning! Then went to Las Vegas to compete against 50 teams from all over the world and came second. The resulting popular pop ups soon moved on to their first restaurant in 2015. Fast forward and The Beefy Boys now has four restaurants as well as sticking to their roots with the food truck pop ups out and about. Murf has appeared on shows such as Saturday Kitchen and last year saw the release of the spectacular Beefy Boys cookbook.
Alasdair from Sosij
After spending 15 years working as a chef, Alasdair decided to create a sausage (or Sosij) which is exciting to eat, throw the rule book out and break boundaries with it!. After spending a lot of time in Brazil and enjoying the culture of outside BBQ, cooking over fire and spending time with friends and family I realised that what we have back home was severely lacking in texture, flavour and creativity. Sosij now make small batch craft sausages, specifically designed for low and slow cooking. Using local outdoor reared pigs from higher welfare farms.
Matt Lord
Matt is an experienced executive chef with a long history in restaurants and hotel kitchens. He has a huge passion for barbecue cooking and cooking over fire and smoke. In 2024 he entered and won the King of Q competition run by Pro Q at Harbour Brewing in Cornwall.
The Outdoor Store
Hayles Fruit Farm loves barbecue and the outdoors, so much so that they have an amazing store onsite and online.
Stocking brands such as YETI, Traeger and Gozney its a great place to satisfy your outdoor cooking needs.
Tubby Toms
Tubby Tom's will be bringing with them a load of their sauces, rubs and seasonings for you to get your hands on
I.O.SHEN MASTERGRADE KNIVES
Knives loved by professionals and home cooks alike that do no compromise on quality. I.O.Shen knives are used by many of the countries top chefs and are a firm favourite of the barbecue community.
Sosij
Smokehouse Supplies
Small Batch Craft Sausages, specifically designed for low and slow cooking. Using local outdoor reared pigs from higher welfare farms.
Smokehouse Supplies
Smokehouse Supplies
Smokehouse Supplies
Based in Chester Smokehouse Supplies is a leading provider of high-quality products for smoking and Barbecuing. They will be bringing along premium charcoal, smoking wood chips and some beautiful serving and chopping boards
Freestyle Contest
Freestyle Contest
Freestyle Contest
Saturday 7th June
Tubby Tom's
Freestyle Championship
KCBS Contest
Freestyle Contest
Freestyle Contest
Sunday 8th June
CompBBQUK KCBS Championship
MORE INFORMATION
Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm
Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm
Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm
If you are a judge, judging course attendee or just coming as a visitor. Hayles Fruit Farm is also a camping and caravanning site. Please visit Hayles Fruit Farm's website to book.
Info for new teams
Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm
Staying at Hayles Fruit Farm
If you are a new team, we have pulled together some information for you that will hopefully give you some understanding of what to expect. If you have any question however, don't hesitate to get in touch through our contact us page.