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Perdido Street Bacon

The team

Two men. Several thermometers.

The full account is still being written. For now: two people, a shared circuit, and a running argument about whether the dish needs one more element.

Paul at a barbecue competition

Flavour / detail / unnecessary flourish

Paul

Flavour development, detail and excessive deliberation over the final ten percent.

Known weakness: adding one more element after the plate is finished.

Jared carrying a competition platter

Fire / instinct / sensible objection

Jared

Fire management, instinct and the calm voice asking whether the dish genuinely needs one more element.

Known weakness: occasionally allowing Paul one more element.

Full biographies forthcoming. Paul and Jared to confirm.

Jared tending a grill with pineapple slices during a competition
A whole chicken cooking on a kettle grill
Meat stacked inside a smoker with smoke rising
Jared holding a bundle of grilled skewers