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Always Able But Confused Cooking Team in our 36 years at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo World Championship Bar-B-Que Cook-Off. We are very proud to be consistently one of the top contenders out of almost 400 teams. The food will be just as great this year, along with the coldest beer and hottest fun in the parking lot! Each day the menu will consist of Bar-B-Que, and all the fixings… WHILE IT LASTS!! Beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soft drinks will also be served.

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO 2023 WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP BAR-B-QUE CONTEST WINNER ALWAYS ABLE BUT CONFUSED COOKERS CHAMPION BRISKET

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO 2025 WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP BAR-B-QUE CONTEST WINNER ALWAYS ABLE BUT CONFUSED COOKERS GRAND CHAMPION OVERALL WCBBQ CONTEST 2025

Welcome

Always Able But Confused Cooking Team in our 36 years at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo World Championship Bar-B-Que Cook-Off. We are very proud to be consistently one of the top contenders out of almost 400 teams. The food will be just as great this year, along with the coldest beer and hottest fun in the parking lot! Each day the menu will consist of Bar-B-Que, and all the fixings… WHILE IT LASTS!! Beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soft drinks will also be served.

Welcome

Always Able But Confused Cooking Team in our 36 years at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo World Championship Bar-B-Que Cook-Off. We are very proud to be consistently one of the top contenders out of almost 400 teams. The food will be just as great this year, along with the coldest beer and hottest fun in the parking lot! Each day the menu will consist of Bar-B-Que, and all the fixings… WHILE IT LASTS!! Beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soft drinks will also be served.

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO 2023 WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP BAR-B-QUE CONTEST WINNER ALWAYS ABLE BUT CONFUSED COOKERS CHAMPION BRISKET

HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO 2025 WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP BAR-B-QUE CONTEST WINNER ALWAYS ABLE BUT CONFUSED COOKERS GRAND CHAMPION OVERALL WCBBQ CONTEST 2025

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TERRY KECK TEAM PRESIDENT SINCE 1988

ROBERT DAVIS (PIT MASTER)

ED KECK (GATE KEEPER)

DAVID KECK (WHATEVER NEEDED)

KEVIN JACKSON (WEB DEVELOPER)

DANIEL BILLINGS (PIT TEAM)

KENNETH BROWN (GATE KEEPER)

LARRY HALL (R.I.P)

SONNY (HEAD BARBACK 1)

DUSTY (TEAM CUTTER)

DOMINIQUE (GROUNDS KEEPER)

LITTLE DAVID (HEAD BARBACK 2)

JASON ADAMS (HEAD OF SECURITY)

DAVID BROWN (WHATEVER NEEDED)

CHARLIE NAFF (HEAD COOK)

VICKI BROWN (BARTENDER)

KAREN DAVIS (TEAM MEMBER)

DIANE GIBSON (TEAM MEMBER 1)

JODY (MUSIC DJ)

SHANE (BARBACK)

“THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN”

TJ KECK (R.I.P)

COLIN KECK ( BARBACK )

Team Members

TERRY KECK FOUNDER

ROBERT PIT MASTER

ED KECK

DAVID KECK

KEVIN JACKSON WEB DEVELOPER

DANIEL BILEN

KENNETH BROWN

LARRY HALL

SONNY

DUSTON

DOMINIQUE

KARL

LITTLE DAVID

JASON ADAMS HEAD OF SECURITY

DAVID BROWN

CHARLIE NAFF

CHRIS

Team Members

TERRY KECK TEAM PRESIDENT SINCE 1988

ROBERT (PIT MASTER)

ED KECK

DAVID KECK

KEVIN JACKSON (WEB DEVELOPER)

DANIEL BILLINGS

KENNETH BROWN

LARRY HALL

SONNY

DUSTY

DOMINIQUE

LITTLE DAVID

JASON ADAMS (HEAD OF SECURITY)

DAVID BROWN

CHARLIE NAFF

(GATE KEEPER)

(WHATEVER NEEDED)

(PIT TEAM)

(GATE KEEPER)

(R.I.P)

(HEAD BARBACK 1)

(TEAM CUTTER)

(GROUNDS KEEPER)

(HEAD BARBACK 2)

(WHATEVER NEEDED)

(HEAD COOK)

KAREN DAVIS

(TEAM MEMBER)

DIANE GIBSON (TEAM MEMBER 1)

VICKI BROWN (TEAM BARTENDER)

JODY (MUSIC DJ)

SHANE (BARBACK)

TJ KECK (R.I.P)

COLIN KECK ( BARBACK )

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How cook off tents work: A team gets together, they have to apply for a 40×40 spot. If they want a bigger area than that, then they have to be added to a waiting list or know someone on the committee. The waiting list for a double spot is around 10 years+. Then the teams have to find sponsors. When you’re putting out the amount of food that these people are, you’re going to have a pretty big grocery bill. Planning begins over a year in advance. One team I met with said they were already discussing their plans for the 2018 cook off. That takes dedication!

Always Able But Confused Cookers These guys made me feel like one of the team as soon as I stepped into their tent. Who am I kidding? I felt at home I got in the booth – as all the jokesters were kidding with one another and maybe showing off a little �� But all kidding aside, their food was amazing. Their ribs were fall of the bone tender, the mashed potatoes were a perfect addition to the plate, and their Thursday night special of crawfish etouffee was out of sight good! While talking to Robert (one of the team captains), he told me they make around 700 lbs of brisket, 300 lbs of pork butt, and also chicken, crawfish, sausage, and sides. They actually have the meat delivered from the butcher directly to them at their tent.

But even as good as the food was, the best part of this tent was the people running it. Terry Keck and Robert Davis (long time friends) have been on a cook off team for 29 years. That’s a lot of time in the smoke! They told me about how the cook off was way off site on Old Spanish Trail before NRG Stadium was built, and how the number of teams keeps growing and growing every year.

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Always Able But Confused Cookers…

How cook off tents work: A team gets together, they have to apply for a 40×40 spot. If they want a bigger area than that, then they have to be added to a waiting list or know someone on the committee. The waiting list for a double spot is around 10 years+. Then the teams have to find sponsors. When you’re putting out the amount of food that these people are, you’re going to have a pretty big grocery bill. Planning begins over a year in advance. One team I met with said they were already discussing their plans for the 2018 cook off. That takes dedication!

Always Able But Confused Cookers These guys made me feel like one of the team as soon as I stepped into their tent. Who am I kidding? I felt at home I got in the booth – as all the jokesters were kidding with one another and maybe showing off a little �� But all kidding aside, their food was amazing. Their ribs were fall of the bone tender, the mashed potatoes were a perfect addition to the plate, and their Thursday night special of crawfish etouffee was out of sight good! While talking to Robert (one of the team captains), he told me they make around 700 lbs of brisket, 300 lbs of pork butt, and also chicken, crawfish, sausage, and sides. They actually have the meat delivered from the butcher directly to them at their tent.

But even as good as the food was, the best part of this tent was the people running it. Terry Keck and Robert Davis (long time friends) have been on a cook off team for 29 years. That’s a lot of time in the smoke! They told me about how the cook off was way off site on Old Spanish Trail before NRG Stadium was built, and how the number of teams keeps growing and growing every year.

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Always Able But Confused Cookers…

How cook off tents work: A team gets together, they have to apply for a 40×40 spot. If they want a bigger area than that, then they have to be added to a waiting list or know someone on the committee. The waiting list for a double spot is around 10 years+. Then the teams have to find sponsors. When you’re putting out the amount of food that these people are, you’re going to have a pretty big grocery bill. Planning begins over a year in advance. One team I met with said they were already discussing their plans for the 2018 cook off. That takes dedication!

Always Able But Confused Cookers These guys made me feel like one of the team as soon as I stepped into their tent. Who am I kidding? I felt at home I got in the booth – as all the jokesters were kidding with one another and maybe showing off a little �� But all kidding aside, their food was amazing. Their ribs were fall of the bone tender, the mashed potatoes were a perfect addition to the plate, and their Thursday night special of crawfish etouffee was out of sight good! While talking to Robert (one of the team captains), he told me they make around 700 lbs of brisket, 300 lbs of pork butt, and also chicken, crawfish, sausage, and sides. They actually have the meat delivered from the butcher directly to them at their tent.

But even as good as the food was, the best part of this tent was the people running it. Terry Keck and Robert Davis (long time friends) have been on a cook off team for 29 years. That’s a lot of time in the smoke! They told me about how the cook off was way off site on Old Spanish Trail before NRG Stadium was built, and how the number of teams keeps growing and growing every year.

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BIGGE CRANE & RIGGING MILLER FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATION SOCIETY OF TX MARTIN ENERGY SERVICES MODERN CONSTRUCTORS MSF ELECTRIC HERITAGE PAINT VOSS DENTAL GRECO NEYLAND, PC BUILDING CONCRETE SOLUTIONS ABERLE PLUMING LLC REDMAN COMMUNICATIONS FISK ELECTRIC TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS NORTH HOUSTON POLE LINE ANDY'S APPLIANCE A J 'S APPLIANCE RADLEY STAFFING, LLC 5767 LANDSCAPE ARTISTS, LP CALVIN & CHRIS WACHTEL BEN PAGITI GREG & LACY SCHILLING JAMES RICHARDSON ACTION WINDOW COVERING GLEN TROUT COMPANY DEVIN HUDSON SAM ROHAMI

Our Sponsors

BIGGE CRANE & RIGGING MILLER FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATION SOCIETY OF TX MARTIN ENERGY SERVICES MODERN CONSTRUCTORS MSF ELECTRIC HERITAGE PAINT VOSS DENTAL GRECO NEYLAND, PC BUILDING CONCRETE SOLUTIONS ABERLE PLUMING LLC REDMAN COMMUNICATIONS FISK ELECTRIC TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS NORTH HOUSTON POLE LINE ANDY'S APPLIANCE A J 'S APPLIANCE RADLEY STAFFING, LLC 5767 LANDSCAPE ARTISTS, LP CALVIN & CHRIS WACHTEL BEN PAGITI GREG & LACY SCHILLING JAMES RICHARDSON ACTION WINDOW COVERING GLEN TROUT COMPANY DEVIN HUDSON SAM ROHAMI

Our Sponsors

BIGGE CRANE & RIGGING MILLER FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATION SOCIETY OF TX MARTIN ENERGY SERVICES MODERN CONSTRUCTORS MSF ELECTRIC HERITAGE PAINT VOSS DENTAL GRECO NEYLAND, PC BUILDING CONCRETE SOLUTIONS ABERLE PLUMING LLC REDMAN COMMUNICATIONS FISK ELECTRIC TEXAS AIR SYSTEMS NORTH HOUSTON POLE LINE ANDY'S APPLIANCE A J 'S APPLIANCE RADLEY STAFFING, LLC 5767 LANDSCAPE ARTISTS, LP CALVIN & CHRIS WACHTEL BEN PAGITI GREG & LACY SCHILLING JAMES RICHARDSON ACTION WINDOW COVERING GLEN TROUT COMPANY DEVIN HUDSON SAM ROHAMI