Redneck Scientific
Clayton, NC
Jerry Stephenson, Jr., Pitmaster
Redneck Scientific started competing on the KCBS circuit in 2011 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Since then, the team has walked in almost every competition, received dozens of first place category finishes, brought home multiple perfect 180-category scores, and have multiple Grand Championship and Reserve Grand Championship wins. Head Pitmaster, Jerry Stephenson, Jr., grew up in eastern North Carolina. He learned to cook whole hog at an early age and came to appreciate not only the fine taste of eastern N.C. pulled pork, but also the camaraderie and fellowship that come with standing around a pit. He founded Redneck Scientific in 2010 and quickly became engaged in the KCBS world of pork, chicken, brisket and ribs. Jerry’s sister Roxanne Manley works alongside Jerry at competitions, while his wife, Liz Stephenson and two daughters, Elle and Fiona, come out when they can. The team has traveled across North Carolina, west to Las Vegas, down to Florida and up into Pennsylvania earning walks and ribbons competing in Multiple American Royal World Series of BBQ, the World Food Championships, Sam’s Club National BBQ tour Finals and over 100 other KCBS contests including a draw for the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational BBQ. Jerry creates his own sauces and cooks on Backwoods using Royal Oak Charcoal, BBQ Guru controllers, Oakridge BBQ rubs and Mojobricks for added smoke flavor. Redneck Scientific also builds ugly drum smokers that are handcrafted in North Carolina. In 2017, Jerry realized a life-long dream and opened a small restaurant in Benson, NC at McGee’s Crossroads. The Redneck BBQ Lab opened in January 2017 and features Redneck Scientific recipes. They use sauce and rubs honed from years of competitions and caterings. Side items are made fresh every day, and of course, the Lab features Cheerwine. Jerry’s sister, Roxanne, handled all the interior work. The walls are covered with vintage photographs of local Johnston County families working in fields, harvesting tobacco or standing in front of old farm houses. Antique tobacco baskets and signs adorn the walls, and hand painted murals are outside. The Lab is located at 12101 NC 210, Benson better known as exit 319 off I-40 at McGee’s Crossroads.
Q CLUE: cooker
Clayton, NC
Jerry Stephenson, Jr., Pitmaster
Redneck Scientific started competing on the KCBS circuit in 2011 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Since then, the team has walked in almost every competition, received dozens of first place category finishes, brought home multiple perfect 180-category scores, and have multiple Grand Championship and Reserve Grand Championship wins. Head Pitmaster, Jerry Stephenson, Jr., grew up in eastern North Carolina. He learned to cook whole hog at an early age and came to appreciate not only the fine taste of eastern N.C. pulled pork, but also the camaraderie and fellowship that come with standing around a pit. He founded Redneck Scientific in 2010 and quickly became engaged in the KCBS world of pork, chicken, brisket and ribs. Jerry’s sister Roxanne Manley works alongside Jerry at competitions, while his wife, Liz Stephenson and two daughters, Elle and Fiona, come out when they can. The team has traveled across North Carolina, west to Las Vegas, down to Florida and up into Pennsylvania earning walks and ribbons competing in Multiple American Royal World Series of BBQ, the World Food Championships, Sam’s Club National BBQ tour Finals and over 100 other KCBS contests including a draw for the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational BBQ. Jerry creates his own sauces and cooks on Backwoods using Royal Oak Charcoal, BBQ Guru controllers, Oakridge BBQ rubs and Mojobricks for added smoke flavor. Redneck Scientific also builds ugly drum smokers that are handcrafted in North Carolina. In 2017, Jerry realized a life-long dream and opened a small restaurant in Benson, NC at McGee’s Crossroads. The Redneck BBQ Lab opened in January 2017 and features Redneck Scientific recipes. They use sauce and rubs honed from years of competitions and caterings. Side items are made fresh every day, and of course, the Lab features Cheerwine. Jerry’s sister, Roxanne, handled all the interior work. The walls are covered with vintage photographs of local Johnston County families working in fields, harvesting tobacco or standing in front of old farm houses. Antique tobacco baskets and signs adorn the walls, and hand painted murals are outside. The Lab is located at 12101 NC 210, Benson better known as exit 319 off I-40 at McGee’s Crossroads.
Q CLUE: cooker