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Bill F
07/11/2012 7:09pm
7, uneven look, color inconsistent
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Sully
07/11/2012 7:58pm
6 in appearance. looks underdone,
skin looks rubbery
CBJ 3145
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Noel CBJ
07/11/2012 7:58pm
7- Different sizes and colors with some bare spots
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Bob
07/11/2012 8:09pm
Score 8 I usually don't like the light sauce on Chicken but sometimes it works.
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Larry CBJ/KCBS/MCBJ/GBA
07/11/2012 9:34pm
5 - Sloppy sauce, wrinkled skin, bad color, can see the bottom of the box through the garnish, and I'm thinking of the napkin test for doneness....
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Tom - CBJ/ KCBS, MBN, NCPC & comp cook
07/11/2012 10:22pm
7
Looks light, pieces too dissimilar, garnish hiding some parts - NOT judging the garnish, but if it hides the meat it makes it difficult to judge the appearance of the meat.
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buzz--cbj--cook
07/11/2012 10:39pm
five(below average)--uneven color and sizing---maybe put the meat on top of the garnish
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Dick-CBJ
07/11/2012 10:51pm
Score 7. This entry has many problems. The color of the chicken is unappealling and very uneven. The chicken does not appear to be placed into the box with much care. Some pieces are buried in the garnish. Overall the box appears sloopy.
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John - KCBS/MCBJ, CTC, Rep; MBN Judge
07/11/2012 11:00pm
7. Nice looking chicken but it's hidden in the garnish shrubbery. The cook needs to consider placing something below the meat to lift it and give it some height. The meat looks nice enough, but some pieces are darker/ligher than others, some show shrinking skin, etc.
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Rod Lively
07/12/2012 6:16am
cbj/comp cook, 7
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Splat KCBS/CBJ FBA/CMBJ
07/12/2012 6:58am
A more even coloring would be preferred. A glaze maybe.
7
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Bluesmoke
07/12/2012 7:43am
KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK
Bad box in every way. Looks under cooked. Pale inconsistent color. Meat buried in the parsley. If you are going to use greens, take time to make the box attractive. 5
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Bill cbj kcbs
07/12/2012 8:14am
I give it a 9 on the meat but not on the garnish :)
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BBQ Critic
07/13/2012 12:10am
Bill,
KUDOS! on not allowing garnish to affect your score. Although this
cook, again, needs to make sure garnish does not cover the meat so we can judge it without any obstructions. Several judges on this page are commenting on this problem. They are right.
-- BBQ Critic
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Paul D CBJ/KCBS
07/12/2012 9:54am
6
Blotchy sauce, uneven presentation in the box, mismatched pieces, varying colors of the pieces and a very thrown together look overall. It might taste awesome but in the box it looks mediocre at best.
I don't want to sound overly and needlessly critical obviously as the box obviously was done with a decent concept in mind. The pieces appear to have slid in the box. Building the box a bit sturdier would help solve that. It looks like it slid since there is so little parsley and the meat is actually on the bottom of the box instead of on something else.
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ricardo,mcbj
07/12/2012 10:33am
7, no wow factor here, poorly placed chicken,to many sizes, s/n if you r going to use garnish to right
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Doug KCBS Master CBJ/CTC
07/12/2012 11:01am
The chicken is not uniform in color. Some pieces are darker than others. In general the yellow color is not very appetizing to me. It looks like the pieces are also nestled down in the garnish a little which makes it harder to see the meet. I'd give this box a 7.
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Keith - KCBS CBJ
07/12/2012 11:55am
7 - Not much uniformity there and more care could have been taken to presentation. Still -- that looks like some tasty bird and isn't that whats really important?
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Ed Hartman KCBS MCBJ
07/12/2012 12:50pm
Worthy looking bird, love that it's not covered in gooey sauce!
7
Sugg.
Man your greenery is killing your entry, too little in general, should cover bottom. Remove the pieces of parsley between chicken pieces as it's hiding the meat.
Your meat needs to be lifted out of the greens.
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BBQ Critic
07/13/2012 12:09am
Ed
KUDOS! on an excellent garnish suggestion. Cooks - use garnish wisely so it DOES NOT COVER ANY MEAT. This distracts us judges from judging your meat.
-- BBQ Critic
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Frank CBJ
07/12/2012 9:08pm
6. Probably done but color seems too light to be appetizing.
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