Wisconsin is the home of Griller’s Gold premium wood BBQ pellets. (They’re made in Ladysmith, in the woodsy northwestern part of the state.) More and more, the state is also the home of barbecue competitions of note. In 2017, Wisconsin is putting on several big helpings of competitions, hosting 22 sanctioned Kansas City Barbecue Society events. That beats either Illinois or Iowa and is more than Minnesota and Michigan combined.

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Why Wisconsin as a burgeoning BBQ destination?

According to the Appleton/Fox Cities Post-Crescent (a Wisconsin paper that might have a little local bias), it’s because the kind of niceness that is associated with ‘southern hospitality’ is pretty prevalent up here in the Northwoods, too. Hospitality = grilling. That adds up!

It’s worth noting that, despite its geographically specific name, the Kansas City Barbecue Society does its delicious work worldwide. KCBS sanctions over 500 barbecue contests annually. The nonprofit is dedicated to promoting and enjoying barbecue, and its 20,000 members make it the world’s largest organization of grilling enthusiasts.

Find your local competition and enter – or cheer on the champions.

 

Griller’s Gold is proud to be a member of the Kansas City Barbecue Society.

 

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