Wags/Hot Daddy's Comp Class

4 Meats. 2 World Champions. One Hell of a Weekend.

Fire up your notebooks and your taste buds — we’re bringing two of the Midwest’s baddest pitmasters to Northern Fire for a no-nonsense, competition-level BBQ experience.

We’re talking:
Kyle Kuhn of Hot Daddy’s BBQ — 2024 American Royal World Series of BBQ Champion
and
Jason “Wags” Wagner of Wag’s Backwoods BBQ — 2025 American Royal Open Champion

Yeah… those guys.

Kyle will break down Chicken & Pork.
Wags will unleash the secrets behind Ribs & Brisket.
Together, they’re giving you the full KCBS playbook — the real stuff teams guard like gold.

This is a KCBS-style Competition BBQ Class, and we’re covering it all:
• Meat selection
• Trimming
• Injecting
• Seasoning
• Cooking timelines
• AND the magic step everyone overthinks — building KCBS boxes that scream “Give me straight 9s!”

Schedule

Saturday — 5:00 PM
We kick things off with trimming, prep, insider strategy… and yes, Northern Fire is handling dinner, because you can’t learn BBQ on an empty stomach.

Sunday — 6:00 AM (yep, comp-life early)
Roll in for the legendary Wag’s Backwoods Biscuits & Gravy — honestly worth the price of admission alone.
Then it’s go-time. They’ll walk you through their full contest-day timeline, step-by-step, from fire-up to turn-ins.

And of course —
You’ll see, taste, and talk through World Champion BBQ.

$800 per person - Capped at 24 attendees.  

Rooms available at Hilton Garden Inn in Eden Prairie, MN - Just a mile south of the store.