A Mr. Kurt Gielow managed to down the infamous Ben & Jerry’s Vermonster Sundae in just over 13 minutes to become the victor in an eating contest held in Gainesville, Florida this past Tuesday. A total of fifteen students from the University of Florida took part in the contest with only two other successful completions. One by the pictured Andree Koop, a member of the schools triathlon team. There were more than 300 people in attendance to cheer them on.

The Vermonster Sundae consists of 20 scoops of ice cream, four bananas, four ladles of hot fudge, three cookies, one brownie, 4 scoops of nuts and eight scoops of toppings and finished off with an entire can of whipped cream.

The rules of the challenge were simple, finish the entire sundae by your lonesome and do it the quickest. If you have a “reversal of fortune” you are disqualified…and there were reportedly 5 DQs. A member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Gielow’s frat earned $250 and a trophy for his win. The other two finishers each got $20 giftcards to Ben & Jerry’s for their efforts. The losers…they only get a tummy ache and a belly full of ice cream. I personally wouldn’t be complaining.

….but I’m a huge fan of Cinnamon Toast Crunch (not to mention Boo Berry, Golden Grahams, Honey Nut Cherrios, Reese’s Puffs, Chex Mix, Gardetto’s, Betty Crocker Cakes, Pilsbury Grands, Fruit Rollups, and on and on) so I really don’t care. They could support genocide with cute little cinnamony squares shooting people up and I’d probably find it amusing…no, no…that’s too much. Sorry.

Take a moment to read through the previous episodes, especially the first one if you haven’t already. It will give you a better understanding of the “characters” involved with the show and with the rules and procedures for the BBQ competition circuit.

BBQ Pitmasters Episode 1 Smokin’ in Mesquite Nevada Open BBQ Championships
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 2 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 3 Decatur Riverfest Cook Off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 4 American Royal Invitational
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 5 American Royal Open
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 6 Dover Delaware Championship

This episode was the Big Pig Jig in Veinna, Georgia, Myron Mixon’s home town. He’s also won the competition 4 times and looking for his 5th. It’s a Memphis Barbecue Network event and different than the others that have been featured on the show previously. There are three categories, pork ribs, pork shoulder and whole hog.

Again, as always, there were some people that weren’t featured. This episode left out LeAnn Whippen and Harry Soo. In TLCs defense they didn’t compete in this one so it’s obvious to exclude them (although I swear I heard Harry in the crowd) but that’s not always the case.

They finally showed Jamie Geer of Jambo Pits. He’s been popular on the competition scene and he is the manufacturer of a lot of the competitors pits. He decided only to cook ribs as did Johnny Trigg so they had a small battle going on. They’ve know each other for over 20 years and they went back and forth a bit.

Tuffy Stone had never cooked whole hog so he brought in buddy Jack McDavid who is supposed to be an expert on the subject. He says that he’s got over 50 years experience doing it and he tries to impart some of that knowledge on Tuffy.

Big Pig Jig
Location: Vienna, Georgia
Date: November 6-7, 2009
Categories: Pork Ribs, Pork Shoulder & Whole Hog
Total Competitors: 120
Promoter: Memphis Barbecue Network
Website – Results

Take a moment to read through the previous episodes, especially the first one if you haven’t already. It will give you a better understanding of the “characters” involved with the show and with the rules and procedures for the BBQ competition circuit.

BBQ Pitmasters Episode 1 Smokin’ in Mesquite Nevada Open BBQ Championships
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 2 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 3 Decatur Riverfest Cook Off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 4 American Royal Invitational

This episode was the American Royal Open held in Kansas City, Missouri. Held right on the back of the Invitational which took place Friday & Saturday October 2-3, 2009. The Open took place on Sunday and as it’s name implies is not exclusive with is competitors as you can see with the nearly 500 who have entered.

This is one of the largest BBQ competitions in the nation…so any finish remotely near the top is darn good. One of things about the American Royal Open is that there is a group of competitors that tend to do it more as a party rather than a contest. More power to them but the real serious guys don’t appreciate that much. Harry Soo had an issue with this as the team stationed right next to him held a party with 300 guests that went into the wee hours of the night affecting his sleep.

Another interesting thing about this competition is that they require a 1:1 competitor to judge ratio. That means that there are a lot of judges that have been certified just for this contest…which also means that they’re brand new and don’t have experience. Myron discusses this a bit and brings up the point that their tastes are different and mentions that if he had chicken legs he would serve those over his thighs.

It’s late at night, you’ve managed to make it to the supermarket but now the dreaded moment is upon you where you must make a choice between delicious Cheez-It crackers or a bag of Mesquite Kettle Chips…how can one possibly make a decision between the two? Well we here at Top Cultured have taken the guess work out of it for you. Follow this flowchart to tastebud and stomach bliss. If you’re in the mood for pizza delivered by Jesus himself, check this out.

You may also enjoy our other flowcharts:
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Soda
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Think that’s a toy…think again. This is an actual, for real, edible meal. Brought to you by the Japanese geniuses at Golden Brown in Tokyo. Inside you’ll find four small beef patties, buns, cheese, a small head of iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup and mayonnaise. All the fixings you need to have a wonderful meal. Flip over the lid and you’ll find all the handy instructions on how to cook and assemble your wonderful American delicacy.

I’m sorry, but if I had this available to me I’d be eating it for every meal. The box does contain a few warnings:

• Attention! GOLDEN BROWN Burger is Yummy and so much more!
• Please! Remember to clean up your drools.
• DANGER: Your mouth watering may not stop.
• CAUTION: We are not responsible for your drooling.

Photos via Flying High & Riding Dirty

Take a moment to read through the previous episodes, especially the first one if you haven’t already. It will give you a better understanding of the “characters” involved with the show and with the rules and procedures for the BBQ competition circuit.

BBQ Pitmasters Episode 1 Smokin’ in Mesquite Nevada Open BBQ Championships
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 2 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 3 Decatur Riverfest Cook Off
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 4 American Royal Invitational
BBQ Pitmasters Episode 5 American Royal Open

This episode covered the Dover Delaware BBQ Championship that took place last October 16th and 17th. There was a total of 81 competitors and $15,000 at stake. The biggest thing here was certainly the weather. They continued to mention the hardships that were brought up by trying to cook in such cold conditions. It was very difficult for a lot of the cooks to maintain the proper temperatures to cook their meats the way they would like. They attempted to insulate their barbecues with mats and blankets. That’s not to mention having to be out in the cold and rain to actually cook too.

As always there were a couple of people from the 6 featured throughout the show that didn’t make this particular episode. There was no mention of either Johnny Trigg or Paul Petersen this time. The show mainly featured the competition between Myron and Tuffy. Tuffy has beat Myron the last three years in Dover and on top of that Tuffy supplied Myron with his brisket because his was not going to arrive in time.

LeAnn was featured a lot as well. She had a lot of problems because she normally has the help from her boyfriend of three years Billy but we learn that they have split up and she is not going to have his aide. She brings along her 10-year-old daughter Sam to help. Sam is knowledgeable and is able to help LeAnn but there is a lot of things that Billy would normally do that either LeAnn has to end up doing herself or just doesn’t know how to do it.

Another fun thing in this episode was Harry Soo’s buddy Gary Notley branching off from Slap Yo’ Daddy BBQ and competing against him as Notley Que. Harry taught Gary a lot of what he knows about BBQ and it was interesting to see them compete. It’s not entirely new for them, they’ve been up against each other several times on the California BBQ competition scene.

Where: Long John Silver’s
What: Alaskan Flounder Wrap, Battered Fish Taco, Fried Clam Strips, Huspuppies, Popcorn Shrimp, Cole Slaw & Corn.
Cost: $10.65
Success: Yes!

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Weighing in at a lovely 1,570 calories this thing packs a mean punch. The scary thing isn’t the calories, the almost 200% daily intake of sodium or even the nearly 100% of daily fat. No, the scary thing is the 20 grams of trans fats. In the ideal world one should consume NO trans fats. So with the 20 grams found here it will help add to your buoyancy when you’re floating around in the ocean. Eating a couple of these you’ll be a whale in no time.

Combing almost every deep-fried item from the LJS menu we bring you the amazing Long John Silver’s Deep-fried Bottom of the Sea Wrap.

Campfires are great for one reason… smores! Whether you like to set that marshmallow on fire and char the hell out of it, or you just like to heat it up to melt the chocolate a little bit, everyone loves a smore. But, some people take it too far… like these people.