Brisket Box 194

4/29/2015

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

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4/29/2015 06:24:16 am

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

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George

4/29/2015 08:14:10 am

Great looking box. I'd give it a 9.

Ike, KCBS CBJ

4/29/2015 08:29:45 am

Score = 9.

This is a great looking box of brisket! Wish I could sample it!

Achu

4/29/2015 08:31:04 am

Score/Reasons = 9, an perfect example of what a 9 (excellent) brisket box is.

Suggestions/Comments = There is nothing that I can add to this to make it better. Stuff in an extra burnt end in for the volunteers?

Jim Perry

4/29/2015 09:01:59 am

Score/Reasons = 8, The burnt ends look like an afterthought. I would remove a couple slices and make your chunks larger.

Dan KCBS CTC,MCBJ

4/29/2015 09:02:00 am

9, barely
Klingon on middle slice really catches the eye. Work on tidying up just before you close the box

Wayne KCBS / CBJ

4/29/2015 09:02:54 am

Score/Reasons = 9. This entry has great balance, color and appears to be nice and moist. Wonderful presentation on the slices and the burnt ends, as they fill the box right up. It makes me want to dig right in.

Comments: Slices 5, 7 and 8 have distracting objects that could have been plucked off with tweezers. I'm hoping the light object on slice 8 is a parsley stem and not something foreign.

Larry MCBJ

4/29/2015 09:54:02 am

9 - Looks moist, nice balance, presented well.

Recommend removing the excess small pieces leftover from slicing. Just makes the box look neater...

Mike Cannon

4/29/2015 10:19:52 am

MoleBS

4/29/2015 10:58:20 am

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

4/29/2015 11:59:03 am

Score/Reasons: 8 - Lagal box, but slices look dry. In addition, the slices are not as untiform as they could be. BE's look great.

Suggestions/Comments: Use slices that are unform in shape and line them up that way. Omit the non-conforming slices. Put a glaze or moisten the slices to make them look moist.

Hank KCBS/CBJ

4/29/2015 01:07:49 pm

Score=8

Could be a 9 if the all slices look as clean and neat as the first four. Burnt ends look terrific.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ, CTC

4/29/2015 05:56:09 pm

8 - Great looking brisket. Appears moist and I'd love to try it.

Suggestion: Two samples have a dark area at the top of the slice. Don't know if they are injection spots or loose bark. For better visual impact and uniformity...leave those slices out.

Rick

4/29/2015 10:24:21 pm

Nice looking box looks good enough to eat 9

bruce nickels

4/29/2015 11:06:01 pm

Score/Reasons = 9, great presentation.Meat looks juicy.

Suggestions/Comments = This is what I like to see for a brisket box.Maybe could of gone with one less slice of brisket?

RandyE

4/30/2015 12:08:16 am

I think this is a fine looking box. the meat may be a little over done, but I would save that till I tasted it. 9

Shawn-KCBS CBJ CTC and Comp Cook

4/30/2015 12:10:27 am

9. This meat looks delicious!

Art KCBS/CBJ

4/30/2015 12:48:53 am

Score/Reasons= 9 Good looking box. Uniform and well balanced.

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

4/30/2015 01:40:43 am

Score/Reasons = 8, I can see a light sheen, but the cracking in the slices makes the meat look a bit dry. BEs look great from this angle!

Suggestions/Comments = why put 10 slices in the box when the 7th one is discolored? Leaving that one out would have made the box look better (NOT a scoring factor). Good framing of the garnish (AGAIN - NOT a scoring factor).

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

4/30/2015 02:12:33 am

Score = 9, Great looking brisket box. Nice color to the bark, slices all look uniform.

Comment: the only negatives I have is there are some "meat crumbs" on the face of the slices and they look a little dry. This is not enough to bring the score down for me.

Vern KCBS MCBJ

4/30/2015 04:01:56 am

9 - Nice box!

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

4/30/2015 05:44:06 am

Score 8. This entry would be presented better if the brisket slices were reduced. More is not always better. I would suggest that the cook pick the better slices and reduce the amount in the box slightly.

Beth S

4/30/2015 06:27:11 am

I would rate this an 8

cogeo

4/30/2015 08:15:21 am

Score: 8

A little more attention to evenly place the slices and maybe a spritz or brush of au jus would then garner a score of 9. Nice smoke ring and nice bark. I'd be willing to assist with your taste and tenderness scores.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

5/2/2015 02:53:53 am

Score/Reasons = 8, the slices are uneven and looks a bit dry.

Suggestions/Comments = try to make sure slices of the same size are placed in the box and add just a bit of sauce to make the meat look moist. Just a suggestion, most presents brisket in the manner presented here, Try to figure some way to present your box so it is eye catching and different than the common presentation.

Pete KCBS

5/2/2015 09:31:33 am

I can't find anything wrong with this, looks like a 9 all the way. Nice cuts, meat looks just right, and always happy not to see a bunch of gravy slathered on the slices. Burnt ends are hard to see but will give benefit of the doubt that they're moist but not too wet.

Barry N

5/2/2015 01:16:51 pm

Nice box, perfect symmetry and vibrant. Looks perfect…9

william holladay (SCBA)

5/2/2015 02:02:04 pm

8= box lacks uniformity, burnt ends have a sauce, possibly too much, and slices don't have a glaze making them appear to be dry. Still looks tasty to me.

Sharon CBJ/KCBS

5/3/2015 09:56:26 am

Score-9

Beautiful box. Looks wonderful. Meat appears nice and moist without sauce everywhere.

Sharon CBJ/KCBS

5/3/2015 10:20:07 am

Score 9,Very nice presentation, definitely something I want to try.

Jean CMBJ

5/3/2015 05:13:22 pm

8 -meat looks great in color. Placed well in box. Burnt ends look appealing. The slices has nice smoke ring however the slices are not layer even in the box giving it an uneven look.

Bob CBJ/KCBS

5/4/2015 03:05:17 am

Score 9

Nice uniform slices. Looks moist. Very appetizing.

Bill C. KCBS MCBJ/CTC

5/4/2015 09:28:03 am

8. Spacing of the slices could be improved. Slices appear somewhat dry.

BLUESMOKE KCBS MCBJ/COMP COOK

5/5/2015 04:34:13 am

9....Nice box. Burnt ends have a nice bark. Slices look good.

The ten slices is a little to much. Sliced thin because of tough meat? Slices look a little dry. Spritz before closing box.

Ed KCBS MCBJ

5/5/2015 04:48:52 am

Beautiful box of brisket, only thing to improve it would be to remove shards of crumble from tops of slices. Not enough to lose the
excellent 9.

Steve Rounds

5/8/2015 08:08:33 pm

Appearance 7- very full box, always good. Make the slices look a little more uniform. Smoke ring is really nice, but not supposed to used to judge the meat, but, as we all know, judges eat with their eyes, so, flaunt that smoke ring if it is good.

Glenn - CBJ CTC

5/12/2015 05:44:53 am

9 - Excellent looking box. looks flavorful. Evenly sliced. Great looking burnt ends.

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