Get fired up! Sizzle and Smoke returns to Decatur

DECATUR – Alabama’s only triple steak cookoff returns in September, bringing with it exciting grilling action and good times to the River City.

Hosted by Mosaic Mentoring of North Alabama, Sizzle and Smoke welcomes steak connoisseurs and backyard grill meisters who gather to compete for prize money, bragging rights and a coveted golden ticket – the opportunity to compete at the 2025 SCA World Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. This year’s Sizzle and Smoke is set for Sept. 27-28 at Ingalls Harbor.

Sizzle and Smoke, a Steak Cookoff Association-sanctioned event, is a two-day competition where anyone can take their skills to the grill and enter the competition, as long as they are members of the SCA. Membership is $40 allows members to cook in as many steak events taking place anywhere in the United States.

During Sizzle and Smoke, competitors can turn in three steaks for judging: One on Sept. 27 and two Sept. 28. Mosaic Mentoring will provide ribeye steaks for the competition to ensure a level playing field.

Sign up is available at https://www.steakcookoffs.com/event-5517779/Registration for the Sept. 27 competition and https://www.steakcookoffs.com/event-5517808/Registration for Sept. 28. (The competition steaks are included in the registration fee.)

Cooks registering before Sept. 12 will have their name put in a drawing for an aged Jack Daniels whiskey barrel.

The winning steak will earn a payout of $1,000. The second place steak receives $500, third place $400, fourth place $300, fifth place $200 and sixth through 10th place receives $100 each. The winners of all three steak turn-ins will receive a golden ticket to the SCA World  Championship, March 13-16, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas.

The competition also offers ribs, dessert and “Anything Jack Daniel” categories, with all paying to fifth place.

Kids ages four to 13 years old can participate to see who has the best pork chop and compete for a payout of up to $100 for first place, $75 for second place, $50 for third place and $25 each for fourth through 10th place. To register for the kid’s competition, call Mosaic Mentoring of North Alabama at 256-353-0157.

Real Steel will also be hosting its annual charity car show Sept. 28. In addition to the competition and car show, there will be food trucks and a steak sandwich sale hosted by Mosaic Mentoring for the public along with raffle prizes and a silent auction.

All activities will be at Ingalls Harbor and admission is free.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/mosaicsizzleandsmoke.