Prairie Smoke BBQ

A Competition BBQ Smoking Team

"From The Plains of North Dakota!"

Prairie Smoke BBQ is a competitive BBQ smoking team from Fargo ND. We are a registered Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) BBQ team, and participate in local, regional and national BBQ smoking competitions.

What started as a hobby for two of us as backyard BBQ smokers, cooking and serving for friends, family and neighbors in our backyard or when tailgaiting at NDSU Bison home games, has evolved into creating a competitive BBQ smoking team.

2024 was our 1st year entering competitions, starting with smaller, local "backyard" competitions. After placing high in both events, it was suggested we join the KCBS and enter larger events against regional and national teams.

We then entered and competed in two KCBS events-the MN Barbeque Society's MN Masters BBQ Competition in Pierz, MN on August 24th, 2024, and the 13th Annnual Scheel's Home & Hardware ND BBQ Championship in Fargo, ND on September 28th, 2024.

While we place in the bottom half for both of those KCBS events, the knowledge, tips, and suggestions received from other teams to help us out was amazing!  This is why BBQ competition is often referred to as a brotherhood-even though you are competing against other teams, everyone is there supporting each other too!