Hello and welcome to OakridgeBBQ.com, I'm Michael Trump, owner of Oakridge BBQ LLC, purveyor of award winning artisan handmade barbecue rubs and grilling spices. I started my interest in barbecue when I was 10 years old. Back then I would create my own barbecue sauce from what mom had in the cupboard. Flash forward to 2002, I started my first competition barbecue team. We won first place with a perfect score on pork spare ribs in our very first contest. Since then, I have competed in many barbecue contests and placed in the top-ten in at least one category in every contest I've competed in. In addition to these individual category awards, I have also won Grand Champion twice. It was in this crucible of competition bbq that I honed my spice formulations. Never happy with the commercially available bbq rubs, I committed to creating my own rubs from the very beginning. And because of my perfectionist nature, this commitment to quality always included using the finest ingredients available. The same remains true today. Now, we proudly offer what we truly believe to be the finest BBQ rubs available on the market ~ our Venison Rub, Santa Maria Steak Seasoning, Competition Beef & Pork Rub, Game Bird & Chicken Rub, Secret Weapon™ Pork & Chicken Rub.
As a testament to our commitment to quality and to our customers, Oakridge BBQ proudly offers a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee on our entire product line. If you are ever unsatisfied with any of our products for any reason, please return the unused portion to the address below and we will promptly issue a full refund for the original purchase price, no questions asked. However, we would gladly accept any feedback, as we continually strive to produce the highest quality BBQ spice rubs on the market.
Personally, I am a dedicated Christian family man and proud father of 4 awesome children (3 girls and 1 boy) and a grateful husband to a wonderful wife and partner whom I love very much. I am an avid outdoorsman and enjoy bow hunting for white tailed deer and wild turkey, which I do every fall in Northwestern Missouri on my family's farm.
Finally, as a core part of our business model, we are committed to the giving of our time, talent and financial resources toward supporting local, national and global outreach organizations. Therefore, a full 10% of the profit made from EVERY SALE will be donated to support these causes.
Awards
- First Place Pork Ribs - 2002 Jesse James BBQ Contest - Kearney, MO *Perfect Score*
- Eighth Place Pork Sausage - 2003 Blue Springs Blaze-off - Blue Springs, MO
- First Place Pork Butt - 2004 Platte City, MO
- First Place Brisket - 2004 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Second Place Ribs - 2004 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Second Place Chicken - 2004 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- First Place Pork Butt - 2004 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Second Place Anything But - 2004 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Grand Champion - 2004 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Tied for 26th Place in KCBS Team of the Year Standings for Pork!!
- Second Place Chicken - 2005 Platte City, MO
- First Place Ribs - 2005 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- First Place Chicken - 2005 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- First Place Brisket - 2005 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Second Place Pork Butt - 2005 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Second Place Anything But - 2005 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Grand Champion - 2005 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest, Kearney MO
- Tied for 35th Place in KCBS Team of the Year Standings for Chicken!!
- Sixth Place Brisket - 2006 Platte City, MO
- Eighth Place Pork Ribs - 2006 Platte City, MO
- No contests in 2007 - Too busy catering.
- No contests in 2008 - Too busy catering.
- Smokey Angel Award - 2009
- No contests in 2009 - Too busy catering.
- Silver Medal - 2010 Great American Barbecue Contest, Mild Rub division.
