Southern Smoked Meat

11/06/2026

Missed out on the smoked meat at D
Deep South BBQ Comp, Car show and market?

Then head on down to The Fireplace Dunedin, Heat - Spa's and BBQ's on the 20th of June from 11-3 or until sold out.

We will have brisket, ribs, and smash burgers available.

Hope to see ya there.

05/06/2026

Who's keen on a pop up after that weekend of awsome bbq at Forsyth bar?

02/06/2026

Alright so what a weekend.

Organizing/promoting and competing in a dunedins first nzba bbq comp what a rush. Don't think I stood still all day

Huge thanks to all the teams that traveled and lent gear it was a huge help i appreciate you all.

So the event its self was a huge success shame vendors sold out a bit to fast but hey when you have 4x the people come through than you expect can ya blame them for running out?

10000 people came down to check out the event!

Absolutly blew our minds how much everyone seemed to enjoy there day a Forsyth Barr Stadium
And we cant wait to do it again next year

Huge congrats to Troy Bilbrough for taking G.C
And congrats Rum and Que for R.G.C

Onto my comp results

Not the best but not the worst results considering
Everything i had going on for the day was in my site for mayb 2 hours the whole day.

Chicken 13th
Pork ribs 10th
Pork 13th
Brisket 10th equal

With a 13th overall

I tried all new combos of rubs and sauces for this comp so pretty happy with a couple to 10 finishes it there

Huge shout out to all the sponsors that made this event possible
Signbiz Dunedin
Swift Meats NZ
Mitre 10 MEGA Dunedin
BBQs Direct
Wayne James Dil
John Swan Limited
D M Dunninghams Ltd
OceanaGold Macraes Operation
casino
PureQ
Rum and que
Mainfreight
The Fireplace Dunedin, Heat - Spa's and BBQ's
The Baaa

We couldn't pull something like this off without the help of amazing sponsors like these guys so please show your support where you can.

If anyone is interested in jumping on board next year please get in touch

Time for a few days rest and then onto planning bigger and better things for 2027

31/05/2026

Epic as day at Deep South BBQ Comp, Car show and market we prometed this event and competed and managed 10th brisket and 10th ribs which we couldn't be happier with.
Full update after a few beers.

30/05/2026

Deep South BBQ Comp, Car show and market set up and ready to go
Forsyth Barr Stadium will be covered in smoked today as teams light there smokers and conpete for the championship at dunedins first nzba bbq competition.

01/05/2026

If your in dunedin over kings birthdaybget pn down to the stadium and check out this awsome event

26/01/2026

Skin on pork belly.cooked at 450f for 2.5 hours

05/01/2026

Get in on this guys tomorrow from 12pm at npd port chalmers grab yourself some amazing bbq

DUNEDIN ITS YOUR TURN!

Tomorrow we are popping up at NPD in Port Chalmers from 12pm till sold out!

Brisket
Pork belly
Chicken drumsticks
Slaw
Pickles
Mac n cheese

Let's go!!

28/12/2025

Tried something different today. Southern Stations Wagyu brisket rubbed with kosmos killer hot honey and Rum and Que bulldust and then cooked in the Pit Barrel NZ pbx at 300f fat side down till it hit 140f then flipped it over for half hour to get some bark going and then back to fat side down untill it hit the stall at about 165f... then booted it in foil with tallow instead steady of wrapping and cooked till.probe tender (212f) and wrapped for the rest 90 mins later sliced it up and damn it did not dissapoint

20/12/2025

Bendy bend.