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Brisket Box 160 - Frostbuster 2013

12/17/2013

Frostbuster 2013 - Special BBQ Competition Coverage (non-sanctioned event): Judge scores from this contest will be posted along with BBQ Critic Online Judges scores & comments after all judging has closed. It will be interesting to compare the live scores to the BBQ Critic online scores. www.bbqcritic.com

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12/16/2013 07:17:10 pm

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Score/Reasons = 9, reasons such as nice meat looks moist, etc

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PS CBJ

12/17/2013 12:23:12 am

Score 9
The box is neatly presented. The slices are moist looking & shiny. The burnt ends on the top are a plus

Tiffany - KCBS CBJ

12/17/2013 12:23:22 am

Score/Reasons = 9 good color and uniformity with the slices - just looks like a good box that will taste good.

Dan KCBS CTC, MCBJ

12/17/2013 12:29:36 am

8 good looking box cuts are a bit off

Mike Cannon

12/17/2013 12:38:57 am

9 - very nice.

Deb KCBS MCBJ/CTC

12/17/2013 12:46:14 am

Score/Reasons: 9; Good lookin' box! Wish I could taste this brisket!

Suggestions/Comments: Looks good- keep up the good work!

BlueSmoke KCBS/CBJ COMP COOK

12/17/2013 01:17:13 am

9.....Like the color and bark. Moist meat. Great looking Burnt Ends.

Borderline over sauced. Align the slices better. The back three slices are leaning to the right.

Ike, KCBS CBJ

12/17/2013 01:22:15 am

Score = 8. Nice slices and chunks but meat looks over-sauced.

Lorne Rae

12/17/2013 01:28:32 am

8. Good layout, nice color, even sizing, look moist. However, slices are not aligned - some extend to the right and some to the left.

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

12/17/2013 01:35:55 am

Score 8. This entry appears to be some nice brisket, but I do not care for the glaze that the meat is cover with. For this reason I deducted one point.

David - CMBJ/KCBS

12/17/2013 01:48:14 am

Score - 9 great looking box

Comments. The sauce appears a but heavy but I cannot tell if it is the camera/flash or not. If looks lke this in person might go 8. Decided to give the benefit of the doubt here

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

12/17/2013 02:19:24 am

Score = 7, Sauce is uneven, color is uneven. Too much sauce on the slices at the top of the box.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

12/17/2013 03:24:16 am

Score/Reasons = 9. Good looking slices with a light saucing. Burnt ends look tasty.

Suggestions/Comments = Some judges will mark down for the brush strokes, careful with those. I would even up and close the spacing on the arrangement to appear less crowded - again, some judges will mark down for spacing that is off, etc..

George

12/17/2013 03:55:05 am

9 -- As pretty a box of brisket as I have seen.

Larry MCBJ

12/17/2013 04:04:13 am

7 - Brush strokes, spotty/uneven sauce. Second slice from the top has piece missing.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

12/17/2013 04:34:47 am

9- Slices look moist, as do the burnt ends. Great color. Excellent box.

John - KCBS / MCBJ, CTC, Rep; MBN & MIM judge

12/17/2013 06:26:59 am

Score/Reasons: 9 - very nice looking box. Nice glaze, looks very appetizing and inviting to dive in.

Suggestions/Comments: Slightly trim the ends of each slice of brisket to remove the ragged ends and make them equal in length.

jim v. mcbj

12/17/2013 07:13:39 am

9 looks perfect to me!

joe

12/17/2013 07:25:10 am

8 - Heavy brown colored sauce is my reason for not giving a 9. Some slices do not have sauce on the ends, appears two burnt ends are sauced the others not. 1st piece looks small compared to the rest.

Dan S

12/17/2013 07:48:20 am

score: 9

Moonpie

12/17/2013 08:54:48 am

My immediate reaction is 9 as I continue to look it might not score so high in person.

comments: the ends of some slices look dry where the sauce isn't... almost like that is where it was held to be put in AFTER saucing... try re-applying after all the meat is in box and if you did pay attention to the very ends.

Bill C. KCBS MCBJ/CTC

12/17/2013 09:30:20 am

Score/Reasons: 9. Can't wait to did in!

Suggestions/Comments: Send me your recipe.

greg

12/17/2013 09:46:17 am

9, box looks moist and very appealing, good job

Shawn-KCBS CBJ and Comp cook

12/17/2013 09:48:35 am

I would score this box a 9! Looks wonderful!
Suggestion: none. I would be more than happy to turn in this box any day.

Roger/FBA Cert judge

12/17/2013 10:58:15 am

Very good looking box only thing that you might want to change is even glazing the first three pieces look a little light on glaze.I would go 8.5 depending on taste of course.

Bobby Whitefield

12/17/2013 12:04:37 pm

I give it an 7. An attractive box, but too much sauce on the slices..

Steve R - KCBS & BBQ Brethren CBJ

12/17/2013 01:25:22 pm

This is the definition of a 9 ! Nice and full box, neatly arrainged, meat looks delicious and not too much sauce. Even an extra piece for the TC. Nice job

bruce nickels

12/17/2013 11:12:07 pm

9-looks excellent
maybe more sauce on chunks
glaze looks like it may have some grit

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC link

12/18/2013 02:18:57 am

Score/Reasons = 9, the box looks good. I like the color

Suggestions/Comments = The only suggestion would be take a little more care in spacing the slices and maybe just a little less sauce / glaze

JohnnyY/NCPC,NCBS,CBJ,KCBS

12/18/2013 05:54:23 pm

8 - box looks looks nice but more attention should be given to detail. Sauce is not evenly applied, slices are not uniform and symmetrical, and sauce is on the inside edges of box.

DJ Martin

12/19/2013 10:34:40 pm

Score/Reasons = 7 Samples are neatly arranged. I like to see slices and cubes. Hard to tell what the meat looks like under all that gravy though.

Matt KCBS CBJ

12/20/2013 02:37:02 am

Score/Reasons = 8, maybe a 9 in person, meat looks nice, but a bit hard to tell because of all the sauce. Burnt ends look great - this box is making me hungry!

Suggestions/Comments = What, no burnt end for the TC? Ha! Just kidding, the box looks great. I would just make sure the brisket slices line up evenly. The last 3 are a bit longer than the front 4 pieces, but that is nit-picking.

Seaton Hall - KCBS

12/20/2013 05:52:54 am

8. Spacing of slices is not uniform. The front slice looks like someone has already nibbled on it.

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

12/23/2013 02:30:29 am

Score/Reasons = 8, oversauced! not evenly sauced, reduced the appetizing factor.

Suggestions/Comments = placement that shows the same amount of garnish all around the outside of the box would look better (but not judged!).

Derussi

12/23/2013 07:18:00 am

9 Full box and meat looks moist with good color.

Tony Schroeder

12/24/2013 12:58:50 am

9 outstanding presentation

Michael KCBS MCBJ CTC

12/24/2013 03:42:03 am

8-9 looks very good, make the parsley even all around the meat. put sauce on the bare spots 4th slice on both ends and 5-7 on the left sides.

Jeff KCBS CBJ

12/25/2013 06:48:53 am

score/reason 8 good color, borderline thick sauce, looks moist burnt ends could be more uniform in size and placed straighter

Chaz D KCBS CBJ

12/26/2013 10:37:03 pm

Score: 8 A bit oversauced

Comment: Beautiful box just a bit too much sauce on the top slices. Also, try to be careful about brush marks.

BBQ Critic

12/28/2013 08:41:44 pm

Live Judge Scores at Frostbuster 2013
Appearance/Taste/Tenderness
898 999 998 999 989 999

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