"Pitmasters" On TLC Thursdays

Now that the holidays are over, nighttime TV is getting back to normal and that goes for the series, "Pitmasters" on TLC at 9pm, Central.

If you haven't seen this show, it is interesting and entertaining, especially Jack's Old South's Myron Mixon.

This show is like being back on the cook-off circuit. TLC follows these BBQ teams around during the 2009 cook-off season. It depicts life like as it is at these contests, especially the part of the cook-offs that sent me packing and that is many teams shelve their BBQ for what the judges want. I would not no will I do that for a BBQ Judge, and I'm one of them. Your BBQ is your BBQ and if the judges like it, fine and if not, fine. You will hear the teams make reference to what the judges "are looking for." Everyone on the circuit does chicken thighs and I mean everyone. Last episode, Myron stumbled across another team that adopted Myron's style of doing thighs and that was to cook them in a muffin pan. Myron's thought was it made his thighs look uniform to the judges. This really ticked Myron off, but Myron had best prepare himself because in 2010, everybody at every KCBS cook-off will be comin' with a muffin pan in their arsenal. That cat's out of the bag.

But for a look inside the world of competition BBQ, watch this show. Myron is a hoot followed by Johnny Trigg of The Smokin' Triggers BBQ team. Trigg comes off a little grumpier while Myron's about half-a-rebel.