Carbon Addiction

If this isn't as good as a out of office automatic reply I don't know what is!

That cute moment when everyone turns up wearing the same outfit...

last minute catchup with good friends and amazing food tonight!

Cameron Staples Scott Matthews Nakita Philip Gemma Stacey

Happy friday legends!!

I Caught up with Alex Lawson from Barbecue Base earlier in the week and had a chat about our BBQ Competition journey so far!

Bonus time!

We want to bring you even more great BBQ content so in our off weeks we're going to be bringing you a new Barbecue Base, Competition Time!

These are competition focused episodes, with some of the worlds best competition cooks in both NZBA, ABA, KCBS, CBA etc as well as SCA. They'll drop every two weeks in your usual Barbecue Base feed.

For our first one we grabbed some time with the legend Scott Matthews from Carbon Addiction who competes not only in NZBA but SCA and both he and partner in crime Nakita have thei Golden Tickets this season.

Get this in your ears everyone!

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-barbecue-base-84871020/episode/competition-time-scott-matthews-205964646/

Thanks to our show partners

Rum and Que
Gilmours Wholesale Food & Beverage
Hunting & Fishing New Zealand, Hutt Valley
Jack Daniel's
iHeartRadio

Give dad the gift he really wants for farthers day this year! Rumbo! Rum and Que BBQ Rum. I can't get enough of this stuff!

Good luck to everyone heading to the Naki tomorrow for King of the Mountain BBQ Competition. Travel safe and have a great weekend.

Fomo has kicked in big time!!

Not long now until King of the Mountain.

We have 32 of New Zealand’s Best teams from both the North Island and the Deep South, battling it out to be Crowned King. We also have 16 of the best Steak Cooks, sizzling it up, to see who will take home the golden Ticket and bragging rights. On top of that we have 7 kids giving it ago for our first ever Burger Competition.

On top of the competition, we will have live demos in the Traeger Grills tent & on stage, we will have a number of food carts, coffee on sale, & The Corner to quench your thirst. We have Rubs, Wood & sauces on sale and tips and tricks. Then kicking off at 12:30pm we have the big Primo FUND-RAZOR, raising funds for the Taranaki Cancer Centre.

If you want to donate head along to http://primo-fund-razor.raiselysite.com & select King of the Mountain Team.

So Mark it in the calendar 10th August from 9am until 5pm. Free for everyone to come down.

Please remeber due to food regulations, competing teams won’t be selling there food.

These events wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support we have had from

Crowded House Bar & Cafe
wichitapacking
Pace Power & Air
Jack Daniel's
The Corner
Traeger Grills
Pace Engineering Ltd
The Four Saucemen
puresouthnzchefs
More FM Taranaki 93.2
BLACK DOG BBQ
Rum and Que

The Rock
lifestyle_buildingconstruction
BSEEN MEDIA
TLL Events
The Kiwi Butcher Shop
&tanks
jimmythebutchernz
lamiform_benchtops_np
The Theoretical Brewer
Gravity Sign & Design Studio
Smokn Comrades

Head on over to the Barbecue Base page to enter the draw!

We love tin foil, an the tin foil we love the most is Ultimate Tin Foil from the man himself, Wayne James Dil at Team Bbqwar.

And because he's a legend he's given us 4 rolls of tin foil to give to four of you!

All you have to do is:

Like both Barbecue Base and Team BBQ War's pages.
Subscribe to Barbecue Base on your preferred podcast platform.

Comment 'done' on this post!

Random winners will be drawn from those that have done the above on Friday 2nd of August!

Please note: This giveaway is not affiliated with Meta in anyway. There is no cash equivalent prize. NZ Residents only.
We do not need any type of payment or personal information from you to enter, winners will be asked for a mailing address only. If a page that looks like this one asks you for any of that info - it's a fake and you should ignore!

Good luck!

Dinner for one 😋

Perfectly cooked Scotch Fillet done to Medium thanks to the FireBoard NZ SPARK instant read thermometer.

Seared in beef tallow in a screaming hot cast iron pan for the perfect crust,served with some garlic and thyme mushrooms, sautéed onions and a 'salad'

Its friday!!!!! So, Steak night!!.....

Aura wagyu Rump Cap from Mapari Meats 🐄

Smothered in Rum and Que Rub 🍺

Spun on the EspetoSul NZ 🎡

Hot, indirect Over Heat Beads BBQ lump 🔥

On the Weber Grills 57cm compact (that i totaly forgot I had..)

Temprature checked and pulled off the pit at 129f with the PureQ solo thermometer ♨️

Wrapped and rested with Team Bbqwar tinfoil before a hard and fast sear to get that cruuust!

Sliced with razor sharp Victory Knives thanks to Cutty Sharp Knife Services 🔪

And served with some green stuff and pasta thanks to Woolworths New Zealand

and post

Ran a side by side on chicken wings with some Rum and Que and rubs.

What do u think our favourite was!?

Check out this epic video showcasing everything that Smoke on the Coast is, hands down our favorite competition, and has been ever simce our first rodeo 5 years ago! But now for a new reason too! You will see why when you watch the vid ;)

Massive thankyou to our Friends, Family, and most importantly our Sponsors for keeping the dream alive.

Rum and Que
BBQ Pro NZ
FireBoard NZ
Team Bbqwar
Cutty Sharp Knife Services

I'll be back on the tools again soon enough, away for work at the moment! Can't wait to get back into it!

Smoke on the Coast 2024 - the Fifth at Whangateau Check out the awesome action from Smoke on the Coast 2024 - great BBQ, great weather, awesome people, and so much meat!

from Rum and Que all over some pork belly slices with a side of Truffle, Parmesan and Beef sausages from Mapari Meats

Rolled and cooked on the EspetoSul NZ and Team Bbqwar Riser combo in the Weber Grills GoAnywhere over Heat Beads BBQ Lump charcoal - Devine!

Homegrown is fast proving to be an absolute do anything, seasoning and rub!

The New kid on the block from Rum and Que is making waves around here. We absolutley love it!

Whipped up some bacon sausage and eggs for breakfast today and opted for Homegrown instead of salt and pepper! So glad I did!!

Grab some today and give it a whirl, and let's get the Sharpblacksnz to the world butchers challenge in Paris!

Its been a whole week since we loaded up the family and the trailer and headed up to Smoke on the Coast at the beautiful Whangateau Holiday Park

I do apologise for the delay in this post, firstly I was lost for words and secondly I have been away for work with minimal cell signal!

Here we go! It’s a read but hang in there 😊

Friday saw us cook up Pure South New Zealand lamb shoulder, And Scotch fillet, William tried his hand at competing against over 20 other young grillaz, as well as "anything with NZ rubs and sauces ancillary" and Swift Ribs NZ st louis cut ribs

Here are Fridays results we came to cook steaks! 🥩

NZBA Lamb- 29th (277/300)🐑
NZBA Ribs- 24th(282/300)🐖

Sca steak A, Scott 1st PLACE BABY!!🏆🎫🎉🎉

sca steak A, Nakita 10th

sca steak B, Scott 9th

Sca Ancilary "anything with" Nakita: 10th

Sca Ancilary "anything with" Scott: I have no idea! 😅
Kids on fire William, 20th🥰

As you all know, steak has been my passion ever since miles’ first day out of hospital after being born where I took 2nd place in my first ever solo SCA. A special mention to Derrick Paull, he has been there for me since that day, and has believed in me and pushed me to keep going ever since. Mate to earn 1st place at your competition, where we started as Ques and Clues 5 years ago was an epic achievement and one ill cherish forever, and I think the hug said it all! Ill never forget our little midnight steak cook on the Saturday night, what a perfect way to thank you for everything that you have done and founding Smoke On The Coast! You leave it in safe hands, and we will be there to help continue the legacy for you!

Right-o! Saturday results!

Huge thanks to Ribs NZ, and Waitoa free range chicken for the premium supplied products.

NZBA
Overall, 5th out of 36 teams! ☺️

Chicken, finally making noise in the top spots, tied 3 ways for 11th (290/300)

Ribs, ran the exact same profile as the day before and got 2nd (297/300) 🥈

Pork, every day working on this one! 3-way dead tie for 4th (298/300)

Brisket, ok this gutted me, and I’m still kicking myself, oh how much different things could have been! I burnt it, I’ll be honest. 22nd (277/300) 🤦

All and all we are super proud of our achievements over the weekend. It was a mammoth task, but we did it! See you at the next one! Roll on Jack N Smoke

Massive thankyou to our sponsors, without you guys we couldn't do what we do!
Rum and Que
FireBoard NZ
BBQ Pro NZ
Cutty Sharp Knife Services
Team Bbqwar

And a huge shoutout to Mapari Meats for the amazing pork and brisket we use!

And we are off!

See you soon Smoke on the Coast!

Absolutely epic show from the Kiwis across the ditch today competing at Meatstock Sydney!

4th place Rum and Que taking the win for the NZ teams
5th place The Smoking Meathouse
6th place Cook Cartel
14th Troy Bilbrough

Well done you lot! Time for a quick rest, see ya on Friday for Smoke on the Coast!

Grab a raffle ticket and help the boys to head to the states to wave the flag for NZ BBQ!

Memphis in May Team BBQWAR fundraiser raffle!! 🏆 💥 🔥

https://bbqwar.co.nz/products/bbqwar-fundraiser-50-ticket

Help support Team BBQWAR travel to Memphis and compete against the best of the best next month!!

$50 a ticket, limited tickets, with over $4000 of prizes

Click on the link to buy a ticket and support the team!

1st Prize
Kiwi Can Q
Espeto Sul Rotisserie
8 piece Starrett knife set
1.75L Bottle of Jack Daniel's
3 racks of Swift ribs
1 x Ultimate Tinfoil
2 x bags Samba charcoal
Rubs and sauces

2nd Prize
Rheem Chilly Bin
Rheem Stoney Creek Jacket
8 piece Starrett knife set
1.75L Bottle of Jack Daniel's
3 racks of Swift ribs
1 x Ultimate Tinfoil
2 x bags Samba charcoal
Rubs and sauces

3rd Prize
Rheem Fishing tackle Bag
Rheem Stoney Creek Jacket
Rheem LED Baseball Cap
2 piece Starrett knife set
1.75L Bottle of Jack Daniel's
BBQWAR Burger Press
2 x bags Samba charcoal
Rubs and sauces

Cmon down!

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We are super proud to announce that BBQ Pro NZ are Back onboard as one of our epic sponsors!

To celebrate we have launched a discount code on the www.bbqpro.co.nz website, use the code Carbon10 at the checkout for 10% off everything on the website.

Make sure to check out the clearance items including:
Napoleon BBQs and accessories all 50% off
Premium Coco-Shel Briquettes 10kgs $39.95
and a massive 50% off all ProQ Products
dont forget to use the code Carbon10 for an extra %10 off!

What else do they sell?? well of course BBQs Thermometers and Accessories! including FireBoard NZ, Pit Barrel NZ , PureQ, ProQ, and TipTopTemp

Hey addicts!

Smoke on the Coast our favoirite competition is coming up quickly in just a few weeks time.

Ever thought about cooking a competition steak? Why not throw your number in the hat so see what its all about?! 😉

I'm offering 1 individual that has never competed before a priceless oppurtunity, im offering my time, advice and everything I've learnt in my SCA NZ Group journey including earning the title of north island champion in 2022!🏅

🔥🔥You can cook along side me (just need your own bbq, accessories and to pay entry fee) I'll help you through eerything thats needed, what the judges are looking for, how to cook the perfect steak. Everything from what you need to bring, to how to hand it in!🔥🔥

Get in touch