The Missouri Association of Meat Processors held its annual Convention on March 3-5 in Columbia, Mo. Along with the trade show, seminars and networking opportunities, MAMP’s annual cured meats competition drew a total of 256 total entries, up from 204 at last year’s event.
The Best of Show award went to Wood’s Smoked Meats, of Bowling Green, Mo., for its Peppered Sweet Venison Bologna. The Taste of Missouri Winner, which is voted on by MAMP Show attendees, went to Hermann Wurst Haus of Hermann, Mo., for the third consecutive year. This year’s winning entry was a Summer Sausage with Cheese and Jalapeños.
The winners for the 2017 Missouri Association of Meat Processors Cured Meat Show, as well as the quad-state Best of the Midwest competition, are as follows:
Bone-In Ham
Grand Champion: Russellville Locker
Reserve Grand Champion: Oldfield Packing
Champion: Center Locker
Reserve Champion: Etzold Packing
Boneless Ham
Grand Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Champion: Etzold Packing
Reserve Champion: Russellville Locker
Bacon (Pumped & Tumbled)
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Etzold Packing
Champion: Paradise Locker
Reserve Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats
Bacon (Dry-Cured)
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Davis Meat Processing
Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats
Reserve Champion: Center Locker
Summer Sausage
Grand Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Nadler's Meats and Catering
Champion: Paradise Locker
Reserve Champion: Swiss Meat and Sausage
Luncheon Meats
Grand Champion: Swiss Meat and Sausage (Sweet Bologna)
Reserve Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop (Smoked Chopped Ham)
Champion: Paradise Locker (German Style Bologna)
Reserve Champion: Swiss Meat and Sausage (German Style Bologna)
Franks and Wieners
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus
Champion: Alewel's Country Meats
Reserve Champion: Paradise Locker
Cooked Bratwurst & Smoked Links
Grand Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats
Reserve Grand Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus
Champion: Paradise Locker
Reserve Champion: Swiss Meat and Sausage
Fresh Bratwurst
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop (Cheddar Brat)
Reserve Grand Champion: Davis Meat Processing (Mushroom Swiss Brat)
Champion: Kahoka Meat Processing (Fresh Brat)
Reserve Champion: Nadler's Meats And Catering (Cheddar Jalapeno Brat)
Meat Snack Sticks
Grand Champion: Reis Meat Processing
Reserve Grand Champion: Bavarian Smokehaus
Champion: Lockwood Packing
Reserve Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop
Jerky
Grand Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus
Reserve Grand Champion: Essner's Custom Butchering
Champion: The Smokehouse
Reserve Champion: Center Locker
Jerky (Ground & Formed)
Grand Champion: Nadler's Meats and Catering
Reserve Grand Champion: Paradise Locker
Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus
Reserve Champion: Etzold Packing
Smoked Turkey
Grand Champion: Davis Meat Processing
Poultry Products
Grand Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop (Turkey Breast)
Reserve Grand Champion: Paradise Locker (Smoked Turkey Breast)
Champion: Country Meat Shop (Spicy Italian Chicken Sausage)
Reserve Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats (Smoked Turkey Breast)
Game Meat Products
Grand Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats (Peppered Sweet Venison Bologna)
Reserve Grand Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus (Bison Sweet Peppered Bologna)
Champion: Bavarian Smokehaus (Jalapeno Cheese Stick)
Reserve Champion: Lockwood Packing (Elk Pepperoni)
Beef Specialty Products
Grand Champion: Etzold Packing (Dried Beef)
Reserve Grand Champion: Paradise Locker (Peppered Beef)
Champion: Russellville Locker (Bone-In Ribeye Roast)
Reserve Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop (Peppered Summer Sausage)
Pork Specialty Products
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop (Deli Bacon)
Reserve Grand Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats (Old World Style Hard Salami)
Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop (Andouille)
Reserve Champion: Etzold Packing (Peppered Ham)
Sausage With Cheese, Fruit & Vegetables
Grand Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus (Rueben Loaf)
Reserve Grand Champion: Paradise Locker (Fennel Summer Sausage With Mushroom And Mozzarella)
Champion: Hermann Wurst Haus (Summer Sausage With Hot Pepper Cheese And Cranberries)
Reserve Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats (Pineapple Smoked Sausage With Cheese And Jalapeno)
Ring Bologna
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Paradise Locker
Champion: Wood's Smoked Meats
Smoked Pork Chop
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Reserve Grand Champion: Russellville Locker
Champion: Davis Meat Processing
Reserve Champion: Alewel's Country Meats
Loin Product
Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop (Frenched Smoked Pork Loin)
Reserve Grand Champion: Oldfield Packing (Apple Cinnamon Pork Loin)
Champion: The Smokehouse (Bacon Loin Jerky)
Taste of Missouri Winner: Hermann Wurst Haus
BEST OF POULTRY: Davis Meat Processing (Whole Smoked Turkey)
BEST OF PORK: Country Meat Shop (Dry Cured Bacon)
BEST OF BEEF: Stonies Sausage Shop (Summer Sausage)
BEST OF SHOW: Wood's Smoked Meats (Pepper Sweet Bologna (game meat))
Cured Meats Excellence Award: Country Meat Shop
Best of the Midwest (featuring products from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska)
Flavored Bacon
Grand Champion: Den's Country Meats (Italian Bacon)
Reserve Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop (Peppered Bacon)
Champion: Oldfield Packing (Southwest Bacon)
Reserve Champion: Center Locker (BBQ Bacon)
Summer Sausage
Grand Champion: Nadler's Meat and Catering
Reserve Grand Champion: Stonies Sausage Shop
Champion: Western's Smokehouse
Reserve Champion: Den's Country Meats
Whole Muscle Jerky
Grand Champion: C & C Processing
Reserve Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop
Champion: Farview Farms
Reserve Champion: Swiss Meat and Sausage Company
Small Diameter Sausage With Cheese, Fruit & Other Stuff
Grand Champion: Reis Meat Processing (Boudin Sausage)
Reserve Grand Champion: Country Meat Shop (Smoked Sausage With Cheese)
Champion: C & C Processing (Polish Sausage With Jalapeno And Cheese)
Reserve Champion: Farview Farms (Hickory Smoked Bacon Mozzarella)
