Southern Dutch BBQ

Southern Dutch BBQ is Tom Raes and Dorine van Geffen. This power couple started back in 2012 with a blog to share their barbecue adventures with the rest of the world. In their journey to know everything about American Barbecue they found out about KCBS competition barbecue. In 2013 they cooked their first contest. That was their turning point in life. Hooked and addicted ever since they compete around the globe, striving to get the best protein on the plate for the judges.

Thanks to the urge to get better every day, Tom and Dorine are trained by the best pitmasters in the USA, including Tuffy Stone and Travis Clark.

Their mission nowadays is to breath, feel and live barbecue every single day and bringing their passion and knowledge to everyone who is interested to learn about the culture or the sport. Barbecue and competing is more than a passion, it’s their way of life. Barbecue brought them to places they would never have visited and has made friends for life.

We are Southern Dutch Barbecue. Thank you for looking us up

We only work with the best

Our Sponsor since day 1. Vuur en Rook is the biggest Low & Slow BBQ store in Europe. They have the finest sauces, rubs, injections, but also hardware like cookers and all accessories you need to be the best pitmaster: From backyard cook till competition cook, they got all you need! A visit at their store let you feel like a kid in the candy store.
In our opinion the best charcoal briquettes in the world. Made from coconut shells makes them environment friendly. Next to that their quality is highly consistent, burn very long and and produce just 6% ash. Their square boxes make them easy to transport as well. For us only pro’s on this product. Next to that is Kasper a lovely guy to deal with.
Voted as the best pork in the Netherlands. And we can only agree on that. Amazing flavor with a great tenderness let us produce our award winning Pork. Available at the better (online) butcher shops. Their intramuscular fat is out of this world. You really should try it!
Nice to meat imports the finest Japanese Wagyu as well as some beautiful American and Australian meats. We are grateful they provide us with their fantastic Creekstone beef. Amazing company who supplies a lot of Michelin star restaurants as well as some high-end chains. We have never met so many passionate people in 1 company.
Our partner in production of seasonings and our preferred supplier for chicken. Also the manufacturer of the famous Jalepeno Cheddar sausage. On same location as Vuur en Rook.

Competitions

Competing for 10 years in KCBS barbecue, Southern Dutch BBQ is one of the winningest teams in Barbecue from Europe

Contests
Countries
Grand Champions
Reserve Grand Champions
Top 10 Overall Finishes
Top 10 Category Finishes

Check Our Results

2013

1 contest

Reserve Grand Champion, 1st BBQ Society Cook-Off
2014

4 contests

1^st place Chicken, Ruhrpott BBQ
2^nd place Chicken, 2^nd BBQ Society Cook-Off
3^rd place Ribs, 2^nd BBQ Society Cook Off
2015

9 contests

Grand Champion, 2^nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015

2^nd place Chicken, Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ
1^st place Pork, 3^rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off
3^rd place Pork, 2^nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015
3^rd place Pork, Regahfest
2^nd place Brisket, Bohemian Bluesgrass & BBQ
3^rd place Brisket, Delft Beer & BBQ Fest
2016

13 contests

Grand Champion, W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Reserve Grand Champion, Bohemian BBQ
Reserve Grand Champion, Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival

3^rd place Overall, Farm Meat
2^nd place Chicken, Meat the East
2^nd place Chicken, Bohemian BBQ
3^rd place Chicken, Smoke in the North
2^nd place Ribs, 3^rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
1^st place Pork, W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
2^nd place Brisket, Bohemian BBQ
3^rd place Brisket, Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival
3^rd place Brisket, Farm Meat
2017

14 contests

Grand Champion, Beer, Fries & BBQ IV
Grand Champion, Farm Meat “De Vaartse Hoeve” BBQ

3^rd place Overall, 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
1^st place Chicken, Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
2^nd place Chicken, 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
2^nd place Chicken, Farm Meat “De Vaartse Hoeve” BBQ
3^rd place Chicken, Beer, Fries & BBQ IV
2^nd place Ribs, Beer, Fries & BBQ IV
3^rd place Ribs, Brew N Q (Invitational)
1^st place Brisket, EUregio Barbeque Festival
1^st place Brisket, Farm Meat “De Vaartse Hoeve” BBQ
2^nd place Brisket, Cook-in Camague
2018

20 contests

Reserve Grand Champion, Springbreak BBQ Contest
Reserve Grand Champion, Meat the East
Reserve Grand Champion, Brew N Q open contest
Reserve Grand Champion, Bataille sur la Sorgue

1^st place Ribs, Springbreak BBQ Contest
2^nd place Brisket, Eastern BBQ Contest
2^nd place Brisket, Tony Stone
1^st place Ribs, Brew N Q (Invitational)
^3rd place Chicken, Brew N Q open contest
1^st place Brisket, Fire & Meat
2^nd place Pork, Prime Uve Invitational
1^st place Pork, Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
2^nd place Brisket, Wild West Fest Slovenia
1^st place Chicken, EUregio BBQ festival
^3rd place Pork, Vaartse Hoeve
1^st place Chicken, Bataille sur la Sorgue
1^st place Pork, Bataille sur la Sorgue
2019

18 contests

Grand Champion, Springbreak BBQ Contest
Reserve Grand Champion, Brew n Q Open
Reserve Grand Champion, Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Grand Champion, BBQ van het Waasland
Grand Champion, Beer Fries BBQ Winter Edition

2^nd place Ribs, Springbreak BBQ Contest
1^st place Chicken, Eastern BBQ Contest
1^st place Ribs, Greekfire BBQ Festival
^3rd place Pork, Greekfire BBQ Festival
2^nd place Chicken, Beer Fries & BBQ
^3rd place Pork, Brew n Q Invitational
1^st place Brisket, Brew n Q Open
^3rd place Ribs, BBQ an der Burg
2^nd place Pork, EUregio BBQ festival
2^nd place Ribs, Suydersee BBQ Contest
2^nd place Chicken, Farm Meat
2^nd place Pork (180), American Royal Invitational
^3rd place Chicken, BBQ van het Waasland
1^st place Brisket, BBQ van het Waasland
1^st place Chicken, Beer Fries BBQ Winter Edition
2020

4 contests

European BBQ Champion (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Chicken (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Ribs (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Pork (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Brisket (TOY Region Winner)

Grand Champion Vienna BBQ Days day 1
Reserve Grand Champion Vienna BBQ Days day 2
Grand Champion BBQ Contest Vaartse Hoeve
Grand Champion Bier & BBQ Salzburg

2^nd place Chicken, Vienna BBQ Days day 1
1^st place Ribs, Vienna BBQ Days day 1
2^nd place Pork, Vienna BBQ Days day 1
2^nd place Brisket, Vienna BBQ Days day 1
2^nd place Pork, Vienna BBQ Days day 2
1^st place Brisket, BBQ Contest Vaartse Hoeve
2^nd place Chicken, Bier & BBQ Salzburg
1^st place Ribs, Bier & BBQ Salzburg
2^nd place Brisket, Bier & BBQ Salzburg
2021

10 contests

European BBQ Champion (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Ribs (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Pork (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Brisket (TOY Region Winner)
6th Place Overall TOY (Worldwide Ranking)
6th Place Brisket TOY (Worldwide Ranking)
11th Place Pork TOY (Worldwide Ranking)

Grand Champion Vienna Alp Days day 1
Reserve Grand Champion Vienna Alp Days day 2
Grand Champion Eastern BBQ day 1
Grand Champion Eastern BBQ day 2
Grand Champion Vaartse Hoeve
Reserve Grand Champion Vliegende Hollander BBQ
Grand Champion Gruenenwalds BBQ Festival
Grand Champion Vuur en Vlees
Grand Champion Country Roads BBQ Day 1
Grand Champion Country Roads BBQ Day 2

3rd place Chicken, Vienna Alp Days day 1
2nd place Ribs, Vienna Alp Days day 1
3rd place Pork, Vienna Alp Days day 1
1st place Brisket, Vienna Alp Days day 1
3rd place Chicken, Vienna Alp Days day 2
1st place Ribs, Vienna Alp Days day 2
2nd place Brisket, Vienna Alp Days day 2
1st place Brisket, Eastern BBQ day 1
2nd place Ribs, Eastern BBQ day 2
1st place Pork, Eastern BBQ day 2
1st place Pork, Vaartse Hoeve
1st place Brisket, Vaartse Hoeve
3rd place Pork, Vliegende Hollander BBQ
2nd place Brisket, Vliegende Hollander BBQ
1st place Chicken, Gruenenwalds BBQ Festival
2nd place Ribs, Gruenenwalds BBQ Festival
1st place Pork, Gruenenwalds BBQ Festival
1st place Brisket, Gruenenwalds BBQ Festival
1st place Pork, Vuur en Vlees
1st place Brisket, Vuur en Vlees
3rd place Chicken, Country Roads Day 1
1st place Ribs, Country Roads Day 1
1st place Pork, Country Roads Day 1
1st place Brisket, Country Roads Day 1
3rd place Ribs, Country Roads Day 2
1st place Brisket, Country Roads Day 2
2022

17 contests

European BBQ Champion (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Chicken (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Ribs (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Pork (TOY Region Winner)
European Champion Brisket (TOY Region Winner)
10th Place Overall TOY (Worldwide Ranking)
19th Place Chicken TOY (Worldwide Ranking)
22nd Place Ribs TOY (Worldwide Ranking)
8th Place Pork TOY (Worldwide Ranking)
20th Place Brisket TOY (Worldwide Ranking)

Grand Champion Springbreak BBQ Contest
Grand Champion Eastern BBQ day 1
Reserve Grand Champion Eastern BBQ day 2
Grand Champion Wild King BBQ day 1
Grand Champion Meetjesland BBQ Contest
Grand Champion Vliegende Hollander BBQ
Grand Champion Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Grand Champion Vienna Alp Days day 1
Reserve Grand Champion Vienna Alp Days day 2
Reserve Grand Champion Vaartse Hoeve

2nd place Chicken, Springbreak BBQ Contest
1st place Pork, Springbreak BBQ Contest
2nd place Brisket, Springbreak BBQ Contest
1st place Ribs, Eastern BBQ day 1
1st place Pork, Eastern BBQ day 1
1st place Chicken, Eastern BBQ day 2
1st place Ribs, Eastern BBQ day 2
1st place Ribs, Wild King BBQ day 1
2nd place Brisket, Wild King BBQ day 1
3rd place Chicken, Wild King BBQ day 2
3rd place Pork, Wild King BBQ day 2
3rd place Brisket, Wild King BBQ day 2
1st place Pork, Meetjesland BBQ Contest
2nd place Brisket, Meetjesland BBQ Contest
1st place Pork, Vliegende Hollander BBQ
2nd place Pork, Tony Stone BBQ Contest
1st place Ribs, Riverland BBQ Contest
1st place Pork, Riverland BBQ Contest
2nd place Chicken, Black Forest Smoke & Wine
2nd place Pork, Black Forest Smoke & Wine
1st place Brisket, Black Forest Smoke & Wine
2nd place Chicken, Vienna Alp Days day 1
2nd place Ribs, Vienna Alp Days day 1
3rd place Pork, Vienna Alp Days day 1
1st place Brisket, Vienna Alp Days day 1
1st place Chicken, Vienna Alp Days day 2
1st place Ribs, Vienna Alp Days day 2
3rd place Pork, Vienna Alp Days day 2
2nd place Brisket, Vaartse Hoeve
3rd place Brisket, Jack Daniels Invitational

Upcoming Contests

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Seasonings

After years of developing, testing and tweaking we have developed our own flavour profile. These seasonings and sauce have brought us dozens of trophies in Europe and the US. Our goal is to give you a taste of competition barbecue in your own backyard! That’s why our seasonings and sauce is commercially available.

We are extremely proud our ‘Southern Dutch BBQ – A Touch of Sweet’ has won the American Royal World Series of Barbecue 2018 rub contest in Kansas City. Between all the heavy weight, well known rubs, we have become the winner in the category ‘mild’

#MakeYourMeatTasteGreatAgain

A Touch of Sweet

2018 American Royal Rub Contest Winner category ‘Mild’

A Sweet rub with a full body and a tiny kick of black pepper in the end!

1 lbs / 454 gram

Finishing Dust

Enhance your finished product with an edge of umami! Sprinkle on your product like you put salt on your fries! Don’t overpower it.

2 oz / 70 gram

A Pinch of Heat

A Savory rub with a nice kick due to a beautiful blend of white, black and cayenne pepper

1 lbs / 454 gram

This is IT

Our first rub from our premium line. The best ingredients from all over the world are combined in this all purpose rub. Sweetness, Savory and fruity tones with a mild heat!

9.7 oz / 275 gram

Original Barbecue Sauce

A Kansas City style barbecue sauce. A sticky sweet, perfectly savory, delicious tangy barbecue sauce which will fit perfectly on almost all types of carbs and proteins

500ml

A Touch of Sweet large

2018 American Royal Rub Contest Winner category ‘Mild’

The same, but just more! For the real addicted pitmasters, caterers and all who want to work with this beauty!

14,33 lbs / 6,5 kg

A Pinch of Heat large

The same, but just more! For the real addicted pitmasters, caterers and all who want to work with this beauty!

14,33 lbs / 6,5 kg

Southern Dutch BBQ rubs are distributed by Vuur en Rook. Our Seasonings are currently for sale at:

Vuur en Rook
Dutch Bros Smokers
BBQ Shop Limburg
Rookoven
Green Forrest
Beef Exclusief
BarBQshop.nl
Slagerij Laurijssen
Marcook
Van Roekel
BBQ Pitmaster Community
Flevo BBQ
Nice to Meat
Let’s Do BBQ – Grillshop Perg (Austria)
De Pelletwinkel (Belgium)
Grill Academy Ruisle (Belgium)
Waldhausen Friedrich Wilhelm (Germany)
Meatic BBQ (France)

Want to become a dealer? Please contact us!

Classes

We love to talk about barbecue and show people how to enhance their skills. We offer different kinds of barbecue workshops and classes, from beginner to competitor and everything in between. Please see our agenda for planned classed and workshops.

We are currently not offering private workshops or classes.