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Ike, CBJ/KCBS
08/08/2012 8:10am
I'd give it a 9. Pieces look very tasty and bark looks delicious!
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Bill cbj kcbs
08/08/2012 8:20am
Looks like it may be dry but would give it a 8
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Frank CBJ
08/08/2012 8:21am
9. Looks good!
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Bill F.
08/08/2012 8:33am
9 Finally someone brave enough to go without the green stuff, hey this contest is all about the meat and this looks terrific.
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BlueSmoke
08/08/2012 8:53am
KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK
Nice bark but the meat looks dry and overcooked. More time should have been taken in arranging the M/M........6
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Doug KCBS Master CBJ / CTC
08/08/2012 9:15am
Interesting pork box. I'm sure it will spark a lot of discussion about garnish versus no garnish. The only issue that jumps out at me is the balance of the box. There seem to be more chunks on the right hand side than on the left. I say that because on the left I can see the bottom of the box and on the right there are no gaps between the chunks of pork. It hurts the symmetry of the box and detracts from the over all appearance. I'd give this box an 8. Fix the symmetry issue and it would be a 9.
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Ed KCBS MCBJ
08/08/2012 9:48am
Well there you go, garnish discussion smaking you right in the face!!
Nice moist looking meat, well done bark, pretty even placement of chunks and slices.
But if it were sitting on a well packed bed of greens I think it would look much better.
I'll give it a 9 due to garnish optional rule, but I don't like it.
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Larry CBJ/KCBS/MCBJ/GBA
08/08/2012 10:20am
9 - Nicely presented box. Neat, simple, and lets the meat do the talking.
I'm glad to finally see a box without garnish.
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Bob
08/08/2012 10:34am
Score 9 This cooker isn't afraid to show off his meat. Ballsy presentation.
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Dick-CBJ
08/08/2012 10:36am
Score 9. Nice looking pork. Great color and nice mix of the bark and meat.
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Keith CBJ
08/08/2012 11:04am
9 - I look at that box and I see ------- flavor! Just once I'd like to see a box like that hit my table.
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Don O KCBS cbj
08/08/2012 11:13am
scoire 8 looks pretty good.
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Lorne Rae
08/08/2012 1:50pm
I give it a 9! Looks moist, even color, fairly uniform sizes, yummy bark. The pattern is very creative and thoughtfully presented - slices placed with gradually more meat exposed under bark as you move down - fingers uniformly laid out like logs frame the slices.
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