Chicken Box 205

2/18/2014

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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2/18/2014 09:22:47 am

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Doyle Hill

2/18/2014 09:27:25 am

8 - I like the color and the presentation but the sizes could be a little more uniform otherwise it would be a 9.

jim v.

2/18/2014 09:38:37 am

9 looks perfect to me. Some pieces charred a little more than others but not enough to lower the score, imo.

Ernie - CBJ/KCBS

2/18/2014 09:38:53 am

8 - Sauce looks good but the burnt marks may be to much

Ronnie Burnett KCBS/CBJ MBN/JUDGE

2/18/2014 09:56:11 am

8-could have alitte less black on chicken

Dan KCBS CTC,MCBJ

2/18/2014 10:14:33 am

8 bottoms look alot darker

derussi

2/18/2014 11:11:01 am

8 - The picture probably doesn't do the meat justice, Nice glaze appearance abd the meat looks moist.

Lorne Rae

2/18/2014 11:37:00 am

8. The pieces are uniform in size, color and have good placement and arrangement. However, they appear oversauced and the dark spots appear to be random and hence detract from the overall eye appeal.

Buzz-cbj-ctc-cook

2/18/2014 11:50:07 am

8--nice glaze and 'char' marks but really difficult to judge from this pic

MoleBS

2/18/2014 12:15:19 pm

8 all parts about the same size- nice color

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

2/18/2014 12:35:15 pm

Score/Reasons = 8, Great looking chicken even up the coloring a bit and it's a 9.

Suggestions/Comments = Great photo, but not for judging. keep the focus even and take the picture from the judges' perspective with a full box in view.

Ike, KCBS CBJ

2/18/2014 12:40:03 pm

Score = 7.

Bad picture...too much sauce and some of it is burned.

Shawn-KCBS CBJ CTC and Comp Cook

2/18/2014 12:51:22 pm

I would score this box a 9. Glaze looks amazing!
Suggestion: Try to trim pieces a little more even.

Larry MCBJ

2/18/2014 01:39:29 pm

6 - Char marks, spotty and over sauced, lite color looks undercooked.

Jim Perry

2/18/2014 01:57:45 pm

Score/Reasons = 7

These look grilled more than smoked. Burnt places on multiple pieces and what looks missing sauce on the back left piece.

Greenery looks nice as does the consistency of the piece size.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

2/18/2014 10:33:08 pm

8 - Nice color, looks moist and appetizing. Some of the marks are quite dark. Great looking box.

Christopher James

2/18/2014 10:40:52 pm

Score = 7 The box has great looking garnish! However, the chicken is glazed a bit much for my taste. The chicken also looks anemic, with some added grill marks to try and give it color. I'd guess to look that it was a bit undercooked from the smoker, and had to be finished on the grill.

Bill Vice cbj kcbs

2/18/2014 11:13:42 pm

7
Looks like it may be over cooked

RandyE

2/18/2014 11:40:09 pm

I give this one an 8. Looks like I would want to jump in and take a bite. But not trimmed even. Just needs to be cleaned up.

Mike CBJ KCBS, GBA

2/18/2014 11:43:23 pm

8- Nice looking box, great color and shine; good presentation with symmetrical pieces.

Point deducted because of the blackened or burned parts on various pieces. These areas detract from the overall appearance of the box.

PS CBJ BBQ BRETHREN

2/18/2014 11:53:09 pm

Score 7
The pieces look burnt, the pieces aren't even. But it may tast better than it looks

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

2/19/2014 12:40:01 am

Score/Reasons = 7, unevenly (over) sauced and unevenly blackened. Doesn't look very appetizing with the black areas.

Suggestions/Comments = garnish looks pretty good with the exception of the right side of the box where it is raised. meat should be centered in the box (too far to the right side). Non-scoring points, but would make things look better.

Ed KCBS/MCBJ

2/19/2014 12:44:49 am

I'm seeing grilled chicken with burnt sauce.
Trimmed OK, probably tastes OK.
Average OK 6.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

2/19/2014 12:55:20 am

Score/Reasons = 8, too much sauce. I like the grill marks. Not affecting the score is the unfocused picture

Suggestions/Comments = Use less sauce and let the meat show through and let it stand on its own merits

Tiffany KCBS CBJ - CTC

2/19/2014 02:03:29 am

7 - Between the burnt spots and pale skin under the sauce it just doesn't look too appetizing.

Cathy

2/19/2014 02:12:29 am

7 Thighs are a bit on the small side .Uneven color . But they still look great !

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

2/19/2014 02:36:05 am

Score = 7, Some pieces have burnt spots and the sauce is uneven

Bill C. KCBS MCBJ/CTC

2/19/2014 03:37:34 am

Score/Reasons: 8. Too much sauce.

Shawn Higgins

2/19/2014 03:59:09 am

Score = 8

I don't like the angle of the photo shot and it is out of focus, which tends to detract from looking at all of the pieces equally. That said, grill marks are nice, pieces appear to be uniform, but really hard to tell if the sauce is consistent across all pieces. The presentation looks clean but just can't give it a 9.

GeorgeB

2/19/2014 04:13:36 am

Score/Reasons=7, pieces appear to be off-center in the box. I do like the charring and grill marks, however, a few piece seem to have more char than the others. I may have scored this an eight if the picture was better but I have to call it as I see it.

Suggestions=more care with placement in the box. A more even appeareance accross all pieces would help. The color looks nice and appealing.

joe

2/19/2014 07:24:36 am

8 - Very nice presentation, two points to consider: 1) too much sticky sauce 2) your colors are sauce, black, and white where sauce is missing on the back two pieces.

David - CMBJ/KCBS

2/19/2014 07:49:55 am

Score - 7....pieces different sizes, too much garnish showing, glaze appears very thick. Color uneven

BlueSmoke KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK

2/19/2014 07:54:50 am

7 at best....Chicken looks undercooked and the sauce over cooked. Sauced about right with a sheen. Nice sized pieces.

Great job on the garnish. Separate the pieces down the middle to help fill up the box.

Bob. CBJ/KCBS

2/19/2014 11:41:53 am

Score: 7 Glaze appears uneven and burnt. Does not look appetizing.

Suggestion: Don't crowd pieces and pay more attention to the sauce setting.

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

2/20/2014 05:03:16 am

Score/Reasons: 7 - Pluses: Nicely, but not perfectly trimmed, nice grill marks, no heavy thick gloppy sauce. Minuses: Heavily blotchy, maybe scortched, finish in places; uneven sauce...see prominent white spot on left-front piece;

Suggestions/Recommendations: Fix the "Minuses" above. I love rustic, but it won't fare well in competition.

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

2/20/2014 09:18:40 am

Score 9. This is what I believe BBQ chicken should look like. Nice color of the chicken, a sauce that allows you to see the meat and is not so dark or thick to hide the chicken.

Steve Rounds

2/20/2014 11:37:54 pm

Black stripes don't look very appetizing. Could have squared up the thighs alittle more. Maybe too much sauce. Appearance (6) average.

Steve R - KCBS and BBQ Brethren CBJ

2/23/2014 12:31:32 pm

A neat and professional looking box, however the chicken doesn't have that "uniform" look to it. I scored an 8.

Eric KCBS MCBJ

2/24/2014 12:49:29 pm

Score/Reasons = 7; consistency is king and the grill marks aren't; I think I would be tasting carbon on a few of the samples, not smoke; on the plus side, the sauce looks just right - more of a glaze, and the size is consistent. Could be easy an easy eight if the grill marks weren't burn marks.

Suggestions/Comments = We don't judge garnish (unless it's illegal)but I really like the look of the left and front garnish. Unfortunately, the right and back look like they came up short. Grill marks are neat looking but may hurt you more than they help if they are burn marks.

Matt KCBS CBJ

2/25/2014 02:05:02 am

Score/Reasons = 8, very good looking skinless thighs. Gave an 8 because of the few spots that got overcooked.

Suggestions/Comments = I'd try for more uniform trimming... and that is some of the tightest parsley I have ever seen in a turn in box!

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