The championships will be held on the Saturday 14th June 2008 in Ilminster, Somerset.
£1000 prize money
The championship will be a true test of outdoor cooking with chef’s required to use specialist equipment and cooking to strict rules and regulations.
It is guaranteed to be a great day out filled with fantastic food, a beautiful town to explore and the chance to experience chefs that have mastered the art of barbecuing.
Up to 20 teams of a maximum five chefs to compete for the title of Britain’s BBQ Champion.

Come along and support the contestants or become a judge.

Forget throwing a couple of sausages or burgers onto a gas or charcoal grill. Championship Barbecuing is a true test of outdoor cooking using specialist equipment and cooking to tight rules and regulations.
True aficionados of barbecue say that mere grilling is a poor relative of proper barbecues where meat is cooked slowly away from the direct heat source with its taste modified and enhanced by using different types of wood or charcoal.

It is claimed that this technique was developed by native Americans and that modern day barbecuing is simply a retrograde development of this ancient process. Whatever its history, this style of cooking produces delicious succulent food completely different from the usual fare.