Startin the Fire is a first. It is a complete ‘how to’ book covering starting your
own competition BBQ team, primarily in the KCBS series, although the process and
principles explained can be applied to any competition cooking team in any series.
It includes details for everything from your initial idea and preliminary considerations
to what equipment you’ll need, setting- up your site and even selecting your team
name. George also touches on what tunes to put on your I- pod, practice cooks, site
safety, turn in box preparation, right through cooking your first event. Everything
is included except for recipes and cooking methods. We are assuming you already know
how to cook some good tasting BBQ. Included however, are ideas and tips to improve
your overall contest results. There is even a glossary included so that you too can
learn to “talk que”. The book also contains humorous stories and anecdotes covering
the trials and tribulations of forming a new team and cooking as a rookie squad on
the KCBS BBQ circuit.
August 15, 2011-Startin’ the Fire was reviewed by Maryland Life back in June. Check
out the review here.
July 13, 2011-WATG? Head Cook George Hensler will be interviewed on Write On Four
Corners on KSJE FM, Farmington, NM on Wed Aug 24, 2011 at 10:30pm MST (12:30am EST).
You can listen live at 90.9 FM if you are in the Farmington, Aztec, Bloomfield area.
Elsewhere you can go to ksje.com to listen. A day or two after the show airs, you
will be able to go to www.ksje.com and go to podcasts write on Four Corners.
May 2, 2011-Interview with GrateTV.com posted to the Video page.
March 30, 2011-New review, from Grilling with Rich, posted to the Reviews page
March 27, 2011-Startin the Fire was given a 3rd place Award of Excellence medallion
at the recent National BBQ Convention held in Greenville SC. Thanks to the NBBQA.
If you are not already a member and are passionate about BBQ, you need to join this
organization, these folks are all about the que!
March 27, 2011-Startin’ the Fire author George Hensler attended the NBBQA Conference
in Greenville, SC this past weekend. He was interviewed by BBQSuperstars.com. The
interview and video can be seen here: Interview Video
February 17, 2011-Startin’ the Fire was LPD Press and Rio Grande Books best selling
book from January 2010 to June 2010. Thank you to everyone who helped put us there.
