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Five teams participate in steak
competition
[August 29, 2026]
Friday night’s Up in Smoke on the
Square Steak Competition downtown had a small but mighty group of
five participants. Each competitor used small charcoal grills to
prepare their steaks.
Besides teams from Illinois, there were also competitors from
Louisiana and Missouri. When the steaks were done cooking, they
turned in the whole steak.
Once the steaks were turned in, the judges considered five different
criteria for scoring which included appearance, doneness, texture,
taste and overall impression.
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Finally, the top four teams were
announced with Body By Que winning first place. These teams were
then part of Saturday's Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbeque
competition cooking chicken and ribs.
[Angela Reiners]
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