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CHICKEN - BOX 59

10/6/2011

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Peter

10/6/2011 13:01:04

Nice looking box. Chicken. It is what it is. Fun.
Solid 8.
(Dry rub dust up front is a downgrade.)
Peter
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cal-CBJ

10/6/2011 13:02:20

6

Just doesn't make me want to reach for a piece. Burnt sauce, uneven sauce.

I would recommend putting your breast slices in between the two rows of thighs. It will help balance the box out and there IS 6 pieces of breast slices right???

Bill Bain link

10/6/2011 13:06:06

CBJ
The sauce really needs to be more evenly applied so it doesn't look globbed on and the size of the thighs need to be more uniform. The breast slices are a nice touch but remember that there needs to be enough of each for all 6 judges because the judges are required to sample each different piece so you will have real low scores for taste and tenderness from the 4 judges that didn't get a sample of the breasts. I would give this a 7 for appearance.

Kendall

10/6/2011 13:06:09

CBJ

I'd give it a 7. They look a little burnt and the sauce application is uneven. Also I don't see 6 samples of the breast meat. If it's included there should be enough portions for all judges.

stlgreg cbj

10/6/2011 13:27:17

Probably a 7 - i like it when the meat is on top of the garnish, this looks like the garnish is on top of the meat.

I also would like to see all six pieces of white meat.

Andy

10/6/2011 13:54:27

The thighs look pretty good. Not real even, but look appetizing. I don't understand including 2 pieces of white meat when there are 6 judges. It looks a little dry. I would give it a 7.

CBJ and cook

Neil - CBJ link

10/6/2011 13:58:45

7 - Sauce is uneven and messy looking. I suggest dipping the thighs instead of painting them. Box is uneven. Perhaps put the white meat in the middle instead of on the side.

M@ - CBJ

10/6/2011 14:05:02

9

Never seen this presentation, but I like it! Great view into what I'm about to take a bite of.

Might try a little harder to get the skin to not peel off as much, but it's not so bad.

elkski

10/6/2011 14:59:13

8
Looks ok but not super great... I have never seen the cut chunks like that?? I guess they are just to show a cross section.

Tom - CBJ w/ KCBS, MBN, NCPC; & cook

10/6/2011 15:40:51

7

Looks above average, but several things keep this from looking better: First glance makes me want to be one of the first two judges into the box, so that I could try the breast. If you put something in the box, make sure there is enough for everyone! No DQ as there are 6 samples; however, only two get to try the breast. ALSO, I'm not crazy about the dark spots on some of the thighs, and the sauce could have been spread more evenly. One last thing, set the thighs on top of the bed of lettuce instead of within the bed for better visual appeal.

buzz--cbj--cook

10/6/2011 17:57:03

seven

Tim W (CBJ)

10/7/2011 01:25:04

8 - Very Good

Minor criticisms
-sauce is "gloppy"
-skin does not cover thigh

mkevenson

10/7/2011 04:22:28

CBJ/Comp cook

6

The exposure of the 2 pieces on the right is so overdone that it just glares white. This is a photo thing, that being said I don't think those pieces add anything to the box. Also if they are thighs, ok, but if another cut then there should be 6 pieces.
The the thighs on the left are really not pleasing, the skin is pulled back, the sauce is blotchy and inconsistant

Tim CBJ/comp cook link

10/7/2011 04:27:02

7
Meat thighs looks very tasty, but the sauce looks gloppy. Looks like good food, just not as pretty as it could be.

It would be a higher score but the two pieces on the right don't show anything attractive and they detract from the other 6 pieces. Not only that, but there appears to be only 2 pieces for 6 judges. why bother putting them in?

It would be an 8 without the slices on the right, and a 9 with more even sauce and more uniformity in the thigh size.

Dick - CBJ

10/7/2011 05:17:10

Score 7. The thights are oversauced hiding the meat and I think the white meat crowds the box and just make it less appealing. I'm sure the cook was just trying to satisify all judges, but I feel offering two meats also can cost the cook a chance to receive two different scores. Especially if one meat is drier or with less taste. I concetrate on a single meat. I also would be concerned that some judges might be left out with only two pieces of white meat.

Smokeadelic - KCBS Cook & CBJ

10/7/2011 05:38:49

6

Sauce is uneven and messy looking. Some pieces much darker than others. Also those 2 slices of breast are throwing me off.

Aside from the looks, I think serving 2 pieces of breast is going to mess with the the judges. If you want them to sample and score breast, serve 6 pieces. With just 2, you have no idea what each judge will score you on.

Scott-CBJ

10/7/2011 09:12:41

6 or 5
That skin is gonna come off in one piece when ya take a bite. i'm stumped by the 2 slices. You can tell they are thick so ther is onlt 2 for sure. Weird.

Abel CBJ link

10/7/2011 10:43:25

CBJ

I give it a 6
Skin only covers about 3/4 of the meat. Sauce doesn't look appealing, a few pieces on the top seem to have burnt spots.

Try and cook the piece so the skin isn't pulled back so far. It's a piece of chicken not a circumcision.

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10/8/2011 02:03:21

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