Brisket Box 174

6/13/2014

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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6/13/2014 04:29:08 am

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cogeo

6/13/2014 04:58:16 am

9 - holler if you need a taste tester :)

Suggestion: Others may not give that score based on a couple of items:
- I too have gotten "specks" on the slices. Mine was fixed by straining the juices before painting/soaking the slices
- try to arrange your burnt ends so that they appear uniform in appearance; e.g. the front left shows the side whereas all others show the top
- clean up the garnish appearance; notice the left side shows white and the right side shows green

Bob CBJ/KCBS

6/13/2014 05:01:21 am

Score 9 Very good looking box. Meat looks moist and very appetizing.

Deb KCBS MCBJ/CTC

6/13/2014 05:09:02 am

Score/Reasons: 9, Meat looks moist and well cooked.

Suggestions/Comments: Looks like beef brisket is supposed to look- very nice presentation. Good job!

Ike, KCBS CBJ

6/13/2014 05:25:21 am

Score = 9

Nice clean box of brisket. Similar sizes for both chunks and slices and not too much sauce. Good job!

Hank CBJ/KCBS

6/13/2014 05:33:28 am

Score= 8

Burnt ends too dark and not as appealing if they were a tad bit lighter. Like the size and arrangement of slices

bruce nickels

6/13/2014 05:48:11 am

Score/Reasons = 8 looks great, nice arrangement

Suggestions/Comments = I like the burnt ends, I like the char on the outside of the slices. Looks slightly dry/over cooked, but still good. i can see the rub. make the finishing rub finer ground, or spray with liquid after applying finishing rub.

Larrt MCBJ

6/13/2014 05:50:35 am

9 - Nice presentation!

Suggestion- remove the few goobers on there...

MIke Cannon

6/13/2014 06:13:39 am

Tiffany - KCBS CBJ-CTC

6/13/2014 06:19:02 am

8 - I wanted to give a 9 here, but the sauce makes the meat look a little gritty.

Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS

6/13/2014 06:39:21 am

Score/Reasons = 9/Not too much to even nit-pick on this box! I definitely would like to taste the meat!

Bill

6/13/2014 06:41:06 am

9 Good looking box

Vern MCBJ KCBS

6/13/2014 06:42:39 am

9 Good job! Place the burnt ends on the left same as the ones on the right...

Ernie, CBJ

6/13/2014 06:51:20 am

9 - nice looking box

Lorne Rae

6/13/2014 07:34:32 am

8. good layout, even color, look moist. However with so many slices its hard to aline them all equally. Additionally, the front left cube has fallen on its side.

Doyle H. KCBS CMJ/CTC

6/13/2014 07:35:39 am

9 - I started with a strong 8 but since we don't use decimals, I had to mark it up. Once suggestion, clean up the burnt ends, make the presentation "pop" when you open the box. I like the slices, you can see the shape of the meat.........good job.

Bill C. KCBS MCBJ/CTC

6/13/2014 08:32:59 am

9. Nice looking brisket and burnt ends

Seaton :Hall KCBS Judge

6/13/2014 08:33:25 am

I give this a 9. Very nice looking box of brisket.

Sully CBJ

6/13/2014 09:01:26 am

7 the burnt ends look great the slices look odd

GregG KCBS-MCBJ,TC

6/13/2014 10:09:47 am

9 - Looks moist has nice color. Excellent box.

joe

6/13/2014 10:18:52 am

8 - Very nice looking box, Sauce is uneven and some of the burnt ends looked ragged, like they were torn not cut.

Dan KCBS CTC,MCBJ

6/13/2014 10:51:38 am

8 to many crumbs, dust makes for a gritty appearance

TIM MORNARD

6/13/2014 01:20:48 pm

That there is a 9 - great color on the slices, the burnt ends look to have a great texture - slightly crispy. I could hardly wait to sample that box...

Jean Krieske

6/13/2014 02:29:15 pm

picture is not loading for me, i tried several times?

Ed KCBS MCBJ

6/14/2014 01:09:20 am

Plain and simple excellent 9.

BlueSmoke MKCBS JUDGE/COMP COOK

6/14/2014 03:15:44 am

7....Meat looks dry. Nice bark on the Burnt Ends but a couple on the left side need to be cleaner cut. Sauce looks grainy.

To many slices in the box.

Randy Stewart KCBS/FBA CBJ

6/14/2014 04:51:14 am

Score: 9 - excellent presentation, uniform slices/chunks, beautiful color, very nice box!

MoleBS

6/14/2014 06:01:41 am

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

6/14/2014 12:34:56 pm

Score/Reasons: 8 - great color, nice layout, plenty of meat. Slices look slightly dry. I acknowledge that it could be the photo, so it could be a 9 in person.

Suggestions/Comments: A bettter photo or more moist meat is encourage.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

6/14/2014 03:16:35 pm

Score = 9, Nice looking bark on the slice and burnt ends.

Comments: I don't feel that sauce should ever be put on brisket slices. I didn't score down, because it was light and even.

Erle Smith

6/15/2014 05:19:59 am

8 - Another very solid entry with a generous offering of meat. The burnt ends look like they were returned to the smoker and finished well. The brisket has a very good bark, but may be a touch dry.

Suggestion: look at he righ hand side of the slices, perhaps a little more even saucing would have improved the presentation?

Very good looking box.

Steve link

6/15/2014 10:06:04 am

Box 174makes my mouth water, nice sheen , looks moist , burnt ends look tasty . My score is a 9

william holladay ( SCBA )

6/15/2014 12:09:59 pm

9 - samples look good enough to eat . I wouldn't push it away.

Symmetry is off a tad 10 burnt ends - 12 slices. Could be framed better, showing garnish more on bottom and right than left and top, but that could be camera angle.

Shawn-KCBS CBJ CTC and Comp Cook

6/16/2014 12:46:08 am

9. Looks great! Maybe could do a little more even trimming on the slices.

PS CBJ BBQ BRETHREN

6/16/2014 12:49:07 am

Score 9
The brisket looks moist, and the burnt ends on the side look delecious

Mike- CBJ KCBS, GBA

6/16/2014 12:52:31 am

9- Good looking brisket. Nice looking burnt ends and good color on the slices.

Comment: Hard to tell from the picture due to angle, flash, lighting etc... The meat looks like it might be a little dry, I still went with a 9 based on judging what is presented.

RonnieB KCBSCBJ

6/16/2014 03:45:29 am

9-looks tasty

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

6/16/2014 04:18:07 am

Score/Reasons = 9, Looks dad-gum good to me! Probably just the photo, but looks just a wee bit dry to me.

Suggestions/Comments = try to frame the meat better with the garnish (not a scoring comment), and the first BE on the left front needs to be turned to have all face the same way (away from the front).

Dennis M

6/16/2014 11:34:32 am

Score = 9 Nice arrangement with burnt ends on the sides.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

6/17/2014 01:21:21 am

Score/Reasons = 9. Not perfect, but it appears excellent. Nice bark, lightly sauced.

Suggestions/Comments = Some perfectionists will mark down due to the misplaced BE front left and the bits on the slices.

jaja01 KCBS CMBJ CTC

6/17/2014 08:08:40 am

Score/Reasons = 9, The meat has good color and appears to be moist. I also like the crust on the top.

Suggestions/Comments = The only thing is maybe make sure the slices are even. It appears the slice were to angle out which if slightly did on the right but not at all on the left.

Achu

6/17/2014 03:12:53 pm

Score/Reasons = 9, excellent looking box. Moist and so many slices. A lot of care went into making this box look as good as it does. Winner.

steven - CBJ/KCBS

6/20/2014 12:41:08 pm

8 - I do like the way this box looks, but, may I suggest having the same number of slices to burnt ends ratio. My eyes picked up the imbalance immediately .

Glenn, KCBS CBJ, CTC

6/26/2014 08:59:45 am

9 - a lot of meat in that box. Looks good. Burnt ends look great. If I was the table table for that box I'd be very happy.

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