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I have another contest to judge Saturday. I competed in this one about 10 years but first time judging it. This contest last year was...

I'm not a doc of any sort: FAA looks at ADD/ADHD pretty closely. But they police that by asking about medication. Adderall and...

My experience with the kid I mentored, the first day I met him: “I have an appointment to get my medical tomorrow so I can solo. I...

The FAA ADD surprise catches a lot of new students. Years ago I mentored a kid in a similar situation. With the help of two great AMEs...

I’m with you on this one. I sear it over the hottest part of the grill to get a good crust, then indirect heat until med rare in the...

It makes sense if you don't think about it.

I bet the other tri tips made fun of that one! I guess it pretty much depends on how it's trimmed. And Sac has done way more tri tips...

I don't have the extensive experience that Sac has, but the shape of a tri tip just doesn't seem like it would allow for something like...

The thin end part will get more done-er than the thick part. I haven't tried sous vide. That would get it all to the same temp, then...

This is a tri tip platter from Buckhorn. It wasn't bad, but they didn't cut it right and it was a little chewey.

To add to my previous post: most of that demographic fits the national points teams. They do 40-ish contests a year. Some contests...

I fell asleep reading this post.

Mostly guys, but there’s at least one all women team. Some are retired and it’s what they do. Some are independently wealthy and self...

I looked up some of the teams from the contest yesterday. One drove in from CO and another from PA. Both are top 10 in national points.