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Chicken - Box 50

9/17/2011

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20 Comments

jman1972 link

9/17/2011 12:56:47 am

CBJ-7

I would say a 7. There seems to be too much green and the meat is tucked away in all of the green. Maybe a higher score if it was on top of the green

Chris link

9/17/2011 01:21:38 am

CBJ - 8
I marked down for not being able to see enough of the chicken pieces because they are burried in the parsley. Otherwise they look great!

Peter

9/17/2011 06:32:23 am

Nice entry. Exercised lots of care in presentation, and I'm sure it'll taste like care was used there as well.
9
cbj
Oh. . .on the 4 pieces of garnish in the middle, might use a little less parsley for better visibility of the meat, but doesn't hurt it's score though

BJ Hoffman

9/17/2011 07:55:54 am

CBJ-9
I love the fact that there are 9, nearly identical portions.
Great color of the meat.

Larry Geoghagan

9/17/2011 07:59:51 am

CBJ
Good, solid 9. Must be small chickens...

Tim CBJ/comp cook link

9/17/2011 08:11:08 am

8
Very pretty presentation, but it looks more like meatballs than BBQ chicken.

Also, looks more like a parsley box than chicken. Put the meat ON the garnish, not IN it.

Kcbs judge calif

9/17/2011 08:14:58 am

beautiful.nice garnish job. Not over sauced. A solid 9.

buzz--cbj

9/17/2011 08:28:19 am

8---but something about the box just looks 'off'

Kendall

9/17/2011 10:00:30 am

CBJ

I'd give it a strong 8. A little less garnish would have been better. I'm not judging the garnish, just that there is a little too much of it.

Hance - MBN/MIM/GBA CBJ and cook

9/17/2011 12:32:45 pm

7

The greenery, which isn't judged, is actually preventing us from seeing the entry well. Also, tiny red balls of luv aren't as appetizing IMHO as chicken.

Scott Simpson - KCBS CBJ

9/17/2011 12:40:53 pm

7
Are those chicken balls? A collection of oddly and irregularly shaped nuggets burried in parsley making close examination impossible. Nice even saucing. I want to like this box but something about it is just putting me off.

Geoff

9/17/2011 05:03:51 pm

CBJ/Comp Cook

7

Doesn't look like chicken. Buried/ hidden in parsley. Nice even sauce.

Rob

9/18/2011 01:14:40 am

8 - Chicken has a good color and shine to it. Looks really good. As said by some of the other comments, the garnish overshadows the meat a little. Think of the parsley/garnish as a frame for the picture, not part of the picture.

elkski

9/18/2011 01:26:35 am

KCBS an 8
this is just overdone. Most of the meat is hidden.. Bobbing for sweet apples comes to mind.
Mc Chicken nuggets.

mkevenson

9/18/2011 02:39:10 am

CBJ

8

Inconsistant trim.

Dave Compton - MCBJ

9/18/2011 02:27:17 pm

What I can see of the chicken gets a 7 or maybe an 8. It looks like the chicken is half burried under the garnish rather than being on top.

Dick

9/19/2011 04:00:10 am

Score of 8 The chicken has once again been painted with too much sauce. The chicken looks like pieces of plastic and not chicken. The cooks need to remember judges are to judge the meat not the sauce and garnish.

Alissa

9/19/2011 06:00:44 am

CBJ

9 - Excellent

The cook took time in placement and beautiful box. I would say a tad bit to much garnish, but still looks very appealing.

ABEL link

9/19/2011 08:59:01 am

CBJ

PIC is a little blurry and not a good close up shot so I can't see the details of the skin, but it looks good and presentable.

I give it an 8

curt cbj

9/20/2011 12:34:28 pm

7 on chicken 9 on garnish. for the time spent on this box the chicken is still not the main character

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