Chicken Box 207

2/18/2014

This box was submitted by a competition BBQ team to be scored on appearance by Certified Online BBQ Judges at BBQCRITIC.COM.

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2/18/2014 10:21:44

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Doyle Hill

2/18/2014 10:31:47

7 - too much sauce and is there a reason that the top row only has 2? The rows should be equal IMO.

jim v.

2/18/2014 10:41:03

9 no improvement needed!

Ernie CBJ/KCBS

2/18/2014 10:44:07

9 - Chicken looks good, uniformed, and juicey

Ronnie Burnett KCBS/CBJ MBN/JUDGE

2/18/2014 10:59:04

7-sause too heavy can't see meat

Dan KCBS CTC,MCBJ

2/18/2014 11:18:06

8 too saucy & unbalanced,could use one more to even the rows

derussi

2/18/2014 12:07:25

8 - Maybe limit the box to 6 pcs by replacing the lower right, removing the top left, and use the other top thigh. Too much sauce.

Lorne Rae

2/18/2014 12:43:19

9! Well presented box. Even spacing, sizing and color. Look moist. having the extra two pieces shows creativity from the standard six arrangement.

MoleBS

2/18/2014 13:17:36

8 maybe 7

Ike, KCBS CBJ

2/18/2014 13:43:16

Score = 6.

Way too much sauce! You can't see the chicken and you have to wonder if the sauce is hiding something. Not appetizing at all.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

2/18/2014 13:49:17

Score/Reasons = 7, sauce is too heavy and dark to see any meat.

Suggestions/Comments = Neaten up the garnish for your best appearance.

Shawn-KCBS CBJ CTC and Comp Cook

2/18/2014 13:55:46

I would score this box a 7 because it is hard to see the meat with the heavy sauce.
Suggestion: Be sure to wipe down the inside of the box before turn in.

Larry MCBJ

2/18/2014 14:47:56

7 - over sauced with bare spots, box not balanced.

Jim Perry

2/18/2014 15:08:41

Score/Reasons = 8. Maybe just a bit heavy on the sauce. Top pieces are different sizes.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

2/18/2014 23:38:58

8 - Nice shape and size. Good color, but appears to have a pinch too much sauce/glaze.

Christopher James

2/18/2014 23:49:44

Score = 7 Far too much sauce; haphazardly placed chicken in box. The garnish used did not enhance the product.

Suggestion: Tone down the sauce amount, and let the chicken naturally shine through. Over-sauced product is a sure fire indicator of something amiss in the cooking of the product.

Bill cbj/kcbs

2/19/2014 00:17:16

8
I can't see the chicken for the sauce

Mike CBJ KCBS, GBA

2/19/2014 00:36:47

7- Too much sauce! Pieces look uniform in size except the piece on the bottom right; it appears smaller then the others and takes away from the appearance because of the difference in the left and right sides of the bottom row.

RandyE

2/19/2014 00:44:02

Based on the photo, I would give this a 7. The color is very dark, and seems to have way to much sauce. It looks like it was just poured over, not brushed on.

PS CBJ BBQ BRETHREN

2/19/2014 00:56:59

Score 8
The peices are too heavily sauced. The peices are nice & even.

Tom – CMJ/KCBS; CBJ/MBN,NCPC,NCBS & comp cook

2/19/2014 01:27:37

Score/Reasons = 8, definitely looks oversauced.

Suggestions/Comments = would probably look better if pieces were turned sideways. Garnish should frame the meat. 3-3-2 arrangement just looks strange. (not scoring points, but detracting just the same)

Ed KCBS/MCBJ

2/19/2014 01:28:46

Um...sizes are off, symmetry is lost. So oversauced that all I'm gonna taste is sauce..and it's not really applied all that well.
What we have here is just and average chicken entry, 6.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

2/19/2014 02:06:30

Score/Reasons = 7, way too much sauce. When I see so much sauce I wonder what the cook is trying to hide. Taste, toughness, or over done meat.

Suggestions/Comments = Use a whole lot less sauce and let the meat shine

Tiffany KCBS CBJ-CTC

2/19/2014 03:06:48

7 - The sauce is so thick I think I see finger dimples - gives me the impression I won't be tasting chicken.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

2/19/2014 03:39:30

Score = 8, To much sauce.

Comments: It is a meat competition, not a sauce competition.

Bill C. KCBS MCBJ/CTC

2/19/2014 04:41:06

Score/Reasons: 8. Too much sauce.

Suggestions/Comments: Suggest you stick with 6 pieces and try not to overcrowd the box.

Shawn Higgins

2/19/2014 05:06:02

Score = 6

I really want to like this presentation but the sauce completely kills it for me. It's really thick and hides pretty much everything! All I can say is that the pieces look uniform and sauce is consistently applied but over sauced. I would want to taste the pieces with this presentation I'm afraid that either something is trying to be covered up or it's just a bad decision. Too bad...let the meat be the star!

GeorgeB

2/19/2014 05:21:06

Score/Reasons=7, sauce is dark and appears to be a heavy, think, application. Placement of the pieces make the box look unbalanced.

Suggestions=tidy up the garnish and adjust placement of piece for a more uniform look.

joe

2/19/2014 08:27:20

7 - nice arrangement, even sizes. The color is not very appealing, too dark, looks like chocolate in the photo.

BlueSmoke KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK

2/19/2014 08:45:53

7.....Way over sauced. With the cover up the meat can't be judged.

Haphazard garnish. Clean the sauce off the box. To crowded. Try six pieces.

David - CMBJ/KCBS

2/19/2014 08:52:10

score - 8 - very nice arrangement but overall color is very dark

Bob CBJ/KCBS

2/19/2014 12:28:48

Score: 7 Pieces 1 and 8 not as uniform as the other. Unable to see meat due to over saucing.

Suggestion: Less sauce, the meat is the focus.

John - MCBJ, CTC, Rep; MBN & MIM Judge

2/20/2014 06:46:52

Score/Reasons: 8; Pluses: At least 6 pieces in box; Nicely trimmed. Minuses: Piece vary greatly is size...front row 2 right pieces quite small compared to all of 2nd row and right piece in 3rd row. Sauce is incredibly thick, gloppy,unevenly applied on most pieces (the bone end has little-->no sauce.

Subbestions/Comments: Fix the minuses above.

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

2/20/2014 10:08:28

Score 7. I have to wonder how this cook would want judges to score this chicken when we are unable to even see the chicken. Once again "cooks judges are to judge the meat, Not the sauce".

Steve Rounds

2/21/2014 00:47:59

First impression is burnt, cause of the black. It probably is not, but first impressions are what counts. The first impression I've used all the way through to Master judge is "How appetizing does the meat look in the setting presented". Dark chicken just doesn't look appetizing. Nice uniformity on sizes. Appearance (6) average

Steve R - KCBS and BBQ Brethren CBJ

2/23/2014 13:38:02

A nice looking entry, but WAY too much sauce. You bite into this one and get a face full of sauce ! Scored an 8.
(Was going to score it a 7, but the overall appearance pushed it up)

Eric KCBS MCBJ

2/24/2014 13:31:33

Score/Reasons = 8; whoa! Lay off the sauce! Size looks a little inconsistent and arrangement looks nice. We judge meat, not sauce and I bet I wouldn't be able to taste the meat with that much sauce on it. We have to judge as submitted, so I couldn't wipe any sauce off before tasting. Go for a glaze, not a thick coating, that enhances flavor. Too much sauce screams you are hiding something.

Suggestions/Comments = While we don't judge garnish or quantity (unless it's illegal), make the garnish uniform around the samples. Like to see the TC and other volunteers get a taste as well.

Matt KCBS CBJ

2/25/2014 03:18:01

Score/Reasons = 6, mostly uniform shapes, but it is hard to see the chicken under all that sauce. Because of the sauce, it just looks average to me.

Suggestions/Comments = Thin that sauce out and use the garnish to make sure the chicken isn't buried in the box.

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