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How to save (or even make) money with competition BBQ

BBQ Tips·Christie Vanover·26 February 2026·17 min

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Want to save a little money on competition BBQ? If you're staring at a pan of BBQ trimmings after a cook (especially competition practice), don't toss them. That "leftover" brisket and pork is high-quality meat, and with a quick grind you can turn it into weeks of meals. Watch: https://youtu.be/fcczQN2sV-E  Recipes In This Episode Meatballs: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/grilled-bbq-meatballs/ Breakfast Sausage: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/homemade-breakfast-sausage/ Italian Sausage: https://girlscangrill.com/recipe/homemade-italian-sausage/  My Meat Grinder: https://amzn.to/4r1cyH4  Maple Sugar: https://amzn.to/4sbjMsT  White Vinegar Powder: https://amzn.to/4sc8lky  Shop Snake River Farms and use code GIRLSCANGRILL to save 10% https://snakeriverfarms.pxf.io/n1DM6V  Competition Tell-All Courses https://competitionbbqtips.com  BBQ World Cup https://bbqworldcup.com/  Girls Can Grill Rubs Store Locator: https://shop.girlscangrill.com/pages/store-locator  https://shop.girlscangrill.com/ https://amzn.to/40btkry  Buy Girls Can Grill books on Amazon now! Ninja FlexFlame Cookbooks: https://amzn.to/4jReHBA  Holiday Grilling: https://amzn.to/4eKkVko Steak Cookoff Score Sheet Log Book: https://amzn.to/46q7xPl   Competition BBQ Scores Log Book: https://amzn.to/3xPJMUe   ------------------------- Visit her website for even more BBQ Tips and Recipes: https://girlscangrill.com/ Sign up for her weekly newsletter: https://girlscangrill.com/subscribe/ GCG Merch: https://girls-can-grill.myshopify.com/  ------------------------- Follow Girls Can Grill: YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/girlscangrill   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlscangrill   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlscangrill   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/girlscangrill   X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/girlscangrill   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/girlscangrill   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@girlscangrill     About Girls Can Grill: Champion pitmaster Christie Vanover is the girl behind one of America's top BBQ websites GirlsCanGrill.com. The site, which was launched in 2015, includes hundreds of recipes for your charcoal, pellet, gas or electric grill or smoker along with thousands of BBQ tips that will make you crush it behind the grill. Christie has won multiple BBQ championships and competed on Food Network's BBQ Brawl.