Competed in over 337 BBQ events in 21 states, 19 countries (US, Austria, Switzerland, England, Holland, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Australia, France, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Slovenia, Scotland, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Poland)
Featured on The Food Network (The Circuit; 2003, Bama-Que; 2006)Original featured BBQ Chef for BBQ AllStars (OLN Network 2005)Original featured Champion on Barbeque Championship Series (VS Network 2006)
Winner of 39 Grand Championships, 25 Reserve Championships, with Grand Championships received in three different decades
7 time Top 10 overall KCBS Champion (2001 – 2007)
2001 American Royal Invitational Grand Champion Award featured on Al Rokers BBQ Special, Food Network
4 time National Category KCBS Champion(Pork 2002, 2007/ Brisket 2003, 2007)
2002 NBBQ News Cook of the Year
2006 World Brisket Champion
2015 Gary Wells Sportsmanship Award
2017 Jim Beam BBQ Hall of Fame Inductee
2023 American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame
Competed in more countries than any team in the history of competition BBQ
Seen On
ESPN, Food Network
Company Creation Info
Butt Rub® was created by Byron Chism in the Spring of 1997. At the time, Byron had just graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and was cooking professionally.