Born and raised in Wisconsin, I joined the United States Army Infantry right out of High School. While serving in the Military, I fell in love with the art of BBQ. BBQ is a passion and takes a lot of time, money, heart, and dedication to master. While in the Army, stationed for 7 years in Fort Hood Texas, I smoked meat and of course a lot of fishing and hunting in my down time. After retiring in 2015 and moving back to Wisconsin, I wanted to fully master BBQ.

I studied, watched professionals, and wasted a lot of money trying to do what they do. Brisket was my weak spot. I would buy a brisket, destroy a brisket, and start over. Over and over, I continued to try and replicate something that you could only get in Texas! I finally figured it out! Moist, tender, salty, peppery brisket. PERFECTION! I was doing it in 10-12 hours, depending on the size of the brisket. But now I wanted to figure out how to do it in half the time.

This is where I met and trained with Myron and Michael Mixon in Georgia. Myron is 5-time World Champion BBQ Pitmaster and the host of Barbeque Pitmasters on TV. I learned how to smoke that brisket in 5-6 hours with the same results if not better, Hot and Fast! My goal is to bring the best brisket to Wisconsin!