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Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS
07/13/2012 10:02pm
9 - The angle and the lighting of the picture does not do the meat justice; as far as I could tell, the brisket was well-prepared, uniform in size, and probably tender and moist.
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John - KCBS/MCBJ, CTC, Rep; MBN & MABA Judge
07/13/2012 10:33pm
8 - A more tidy & uniform arrangement of the slices could easily make this a 9 box.
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Paul D CBJ/KCBS
07/13/2012 10:35pm
9
Great presentation. I like the symmetry but the placement of the meat is a slight bit sloppy. I'm curious as to whether it fits under the lid without being squashed down and if it does if a box placed on top of it jostles/squashes it considerably?
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Bob
07/13/2012 10:49pm
Score 9 I'm anxious to taste the sample from this box.
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paul cbj/kcbs
07/13/2012 11:45pm
score 9, great looking brisket, moist, cooked through, very appetizing appearence/
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Rick cbj/kcbs
07/14/2012 12:17am
9 nice job
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Bill F
07/14/2012 8:59am
8 Great potential but hard to call given the photo angle, but looks moist and tender
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BlueSmoke
07/14/2012 9:04am
KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK
Brisket looks moist. Good looking Brunt Ends. Attention to detail in making up the box.....9
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Larry CBJ/KCBS/MCBJ/GBA
07/14/2012 11:05am
9 - Excellent presentation!!! This should be used as a teaching-aid...
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Don
07/14/2012 2:23pm
score 8
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Doug KCBS Master CBJ / CTC
07/14/2012 2:38pm
Excellent looking brisket box. The slices look great. The burnt ends look great. This box is a 9.
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rich
07/14/2012 6:34pm
8,9 like the meat, does not look dry
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Henry M. JOnes, Jr. CBJ/KCBS
07/14/2012 7:31pm
9 excellent
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William Volpe
07/14/2012 8:13pm
Bill Volpe (KCBS CBJ) Score this 9, I would look forward to eating this brisket. May be the angle of the camera, but I may have to knock off a point with the burnt ends covering up the flat slice. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt here, nice looking turn in!
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Dick-CBJ
07/15/2012 1:55am
Score 8. The box looks overcrowded and assembled quickly. A little more care putting the box together and posssibility trimming the small end of the brisket so it would fit the box better would make this a nine
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Scott A. KCBS/CBJ
07/15/2012 9:36am
9
Very good looking stuff. Those appear to be actual burnt ends, not fake ones which is a huge plus. This looks about as good as KCBS brisket gets. I would have loved to have judged this box.
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Ed KCBS MCBJ
07/15/2012 9:44am
Yum
9
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Kev B / KCBS CBJ
07/15/2012 4:07pm
Score: 9
Nice showcase of the meat. Like how you showed us all of the meat and not just the bark.
Comment: Love your garnish and layout. Its just enough garnish in right places to really bring out the meat.
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Frank CBJ
07/15/2012 9:49pm
8. Looks a little dry in spots. It did not impact my score, but the sliced meat looks a little big for the box.
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Bill cbj kcbs
07/16/2012 6:52am
8
Looks good
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Ike, CBJ/KCBS
07/16/2012 7:24am
I would score it a 9. Good arrangement and not too much sauce so you can really see the meat.
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Deb/KCBS CBJ/CTC
07/16/2012 11:04am
Score: 9
Nice looking meat! (The sparse garnish at the bottom front of the box didn't result in a deduct- could have been jostled out of place.)
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