Chicken Box 167

1/16/2013

Chicken Box 167 | bbqcritic.com

Ike, CBJ/KCBS

1/15/2013 10:38:49 pm

A little size difference in the pieces but otherwise chicken looks good. Some might think the pieces look dry but I like to judge the meat, not the sauce. 9

Greg MCBJ/KCBS

1/15/2013 11:23:43 pm

score=8 not real appealing

John/KCBS

1/15/2013 11:30:30 pm

7 Looks burned and dry. Would be a lower score, but am giving benefit of the doubt because of photo quality.

Bill cbj kcbs

1/15/2013 11:52:37 pm

7
I would like to see the pieces trimmed to a more uniform size

jim v mcbj

1/15/2013 11:56:15 pm

8 char varies between pieces but otherwise looks good.

Frank MCBJ

1/16/2013 12:02:53 am

6. Looks dry and over cooked in places. Try to get a more even coloring on the skin.

john kcbs

1/16/2013 12:16:10 am

Score 7: Burnt/uneven skin, irregular size pieces. Like that it does not appear to be swimming in sauce.

jaja01 KCBS cmbj

1/16/2013 12:34:40 am

8 - The color is not consistent but that is what happens when meat is cooked. I like this box.

Shawn-CBJ

1/16/2013 01:04:46 am

Color looks great! Chicken could have been trimmed a little neater. I would give it an 8.

BlueSmoke KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK

1/16/2013 01:15:12 am

Good color and sauce. Different size pieces and shrunkened skin takes away a point.....................8

Bill F.

1/16/2013 02:17:14 am

7 Uneven look, off color, appears dry but difficult to know.

Pau KCBS/CBJ

1/16/2013 02:27:31 am

7 - Average looking box chicken looks too dark.

Ron Haag

1/16/2013 02:41:00 am

Uneven color and skin pulled back to much 7

Don CBJ

1/16/2013 02:44:06 am

Chicken looks mouth watering, wish I had a piece
score 8

Fred KCBS

1/16/2013 03:32:30 am

overall presentation is nice, although it does look a little burnt and dry 7

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

1/16/2013 03:45:28 am

8 - nice looking chicken...not a lot of sauce. Only critique is skin is shrinking to expose meat below. IMHO, thighs with skin look better with full covering skin.

Dan KCSB CTC,MCBJ

1/16/2013 04:22:35 am

Uneven color, maybe scorched? 7

Bob

1/16/2013 04:31:14 am

Score 8 - The meat looks fully cooked and carefully presented.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

1/16/2013 05:09:29 am

Some piece look burnt and have the skin pulling up. Nothing special here. I would probably give this a 6 maybe a 7.

Scott - KCBS CBJ

1/16/2013 05:49:32 am

8 - looks tasty, evenly sized, and nicely placed in the garnish. Color is a little uneven.

buzz

1/16/2013 05:56:12 am

seven---uneven color, uneven sizes

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

1/16/2013 06:18:36 am

7
Looks like chicken, but appears dry, skin not fully covering meat, uneven coloration and saucing.

Larry MCBJ

1/16/2013 08:31:52 am

7 - Not fancy, but still looks like old school chicken. Reminds me of the old days on my Weber Kettle. Damn, maybe an 8 in person.......

Bill C. MCBJ/CTC KCBS

1/16/2013 08:58:22 am

7. Pieces are not uniform in size and skin not uniform in color and coverage.

JohnnyY CBJ/NCBS

1/16/2013 11:54:59 am

7 - Pieces are not uniform; horizontally placing the items rather than vertically might look better

Paul (KCBS CBJ & Cook)

1/16/2013 12:43:58 pm

9 - even though the green is not perfectly balanced I don't detract from the fact that the chicken is a heckuva nice color. Looks real and great.

Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS

1/17/2013 01:06:46 am

8 - Nice color, not too much sauce, but more care should given to placement.

Matt KCBS CBJ

1/17/2013 01:09:03 am

7 - Above average box. Some looks a little dry and over done. Not uniform in shape or size. Those look like some big thighs, though!

Ed KCBS MCBJ

1/17/2013 01:29:58 am

Wow, them there is some big 'ol pieces of chicken! Splotchy color is a little dark here and there. Probably would have good flavor though. Biggest problem besides untrimmed look is the skin.
It's my experience that flap of rubbery, shrunk up, steaming hot epideral matter is going to come off with my first bite and hit me right in the chin. I'm afraid, very afraid.
I think this entry is very average thus the score of 6.

Ed KCBS MCBJ

1/17/2013 04:12:46 am

Herb, if you would indulge my soap box moment. If not just delete no hard feelings.

First off this has really nothing to do with this chicken box, it's just a place to put it.

I have for awhile now been amazed at some of the scoring thoughts versus final scores from some of our esteemed BBQ judges here. I have on occasion read some of your box critiques that were pretty harsh and justifyingly true yet there was no hesitation handing out a score of 8 or 9.
If you cite a lack of perfection how can you still give out a 9? If there are glaring problems that make you point them out how can it still be an 8?

There is mention made from time to time about the "7,8,9" judges who wouldn't give a 5 or 6 to save their souls. My intention here is not to incite anyone to lower their scores just because. I'm merely suggesting boxes with problems are not "excellent".

I would like to propose a little exercise for all of us that when giving a score to these boxes that you also write out the KCBS descriptive word that is associated to the number score.
If you judge a box and find fault with it and decide it's a 9 and can also give it the name "excellent" then do so, but if the term "very good" or "average" is more in line with what is in that box maybe you should adjust the number to match the description.
The descriptive words and matching number scores are available further down this page on the right hand side.

My only goal here is to cause some thought on the matter and make scoring more consistent among us judges.

Scott A. KCBS/CBJ

1/17/2013 09:05:47 pm

7
Wish I could score this higher. Skin pullback and inconsistent color leave this box lacking. A couple pieces do look very good. I like that it is not oversauced.

Deb KCBS MCBJ/CTC

1/18/2013 03:07:48 am

Score:9
I LOVE that this looks like REAL chicken! Nice color and not over-sauced. Good job.

Sully CBJ 3145

1/19/2013 05:31:35 am

7 not a very appealing looking box. try trimming the thighs more uniformly. that chicken doesn't make think I can't wait to taste this chicken

Seaton Hall

1/19/2013 12:54:50 pm

8. The chicken looks good. Some pieces are darker than others and some are shaped differently.

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