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CHICKEN - BOX 55

9/29/2011

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Smokeadelic - KCBS Cook & CBJ

9/29/2011 01:02:55 pm

8

Great color! If the pieces were a little more even in size and shape it would be an easy 9.

BJ. CBJ

9/29/2011 01:09:01 pm

8, the thighs color and saucing is uneven and that makes me as a judge want to be on one of the ends so I can get one of the fully sauced pieces.

danny cbj

9/29/2011 01:43:53 pm

7 uneven chicken uneven color and barely any garnish

elkski

9/29/2011 02:13:42 pm

looks salty... but I want one.
I am easy... but hey what is wrong with that picture?? it is just food..
A 9

Tim CBJ/comp cook link

9/29/2011 02:14:58 pm

7
sauce looks splotchy and size is irregular. Sauce also looks a bit thick.

I dunno, it just doesn't scrfeam out "Eat Me!"

buzz--cbj

9/29/2011 02:42:47 pm

eight---does look good

Kendall

9/29/2011 03:00:39 pm

CBJ

I'd give it a 9. Well balanced, looks tasty.

Tom - CBJ w/ KCBS, MBN, NCPC; & Cook

9/29/2011 03:05:41 pm

Score = 8

Reasons = Looks pretty good, but not quite excellent. Sauce doesn't appear to be evenly spread and there are some light spots and dark spots.

Suggestions = fix the above reasons.

mkevenson

9/29/2011 04:04:27 pm

CBJ

7

I suggest placing all pieces the same direction ie all knuckles up or down.
Trim so all pieces are the same size. If using garnish make it even on the edges like a picture frame.
The positives are that the meat looks appetizing, color is good, sauce/glaze is applied nicely.

Rob - KCBS CBJ / Comp Cook

9/29/2011 11:52:03 pm

8 - Look appetizing, but not a nine appetizing. I'm sure it would have been a nine in person. From the pic it looks like it has a real grainy thick sauce, and I think that is what keeps it from being a nine for me. Most judges would probably score down for larger size piece on the bottom right corner, but I prefer that chicken be not so uniform/processed anyway.

9/30/2011 12:22:47 am

CBJ

9

Lower right might be just a bit bigger, but not so much as to reduce the score

Tim (CBJ)

9/30/2011 05:36:42 am

8

Cant say there is anything wrong with this box. However, after judging a few contests, I can say this doesn't quite make the level of a "9" box.

As the scoring description goes, this is a "very good" box, but not quite an "excellent" box.

Hance - MIM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook

9/30/2011 06:20:15 am

9

I went back and forth from an 8 to a 9, then always give benefit of doubt to the cook, so 9 it is.

I happen to like chicken that looks like chicken. The color is very nice. The skin is retaining/holding the sauce unevenly, so you have some redder areas and yellower areas. Otherwise very nice and appetizing chicken entry.

Abel CBJ link

9/30/2011 10:31:46 am

Score = 7

Sauce seems to be a thick honey type of glaze with additional rub sprinkled in and cooked slightly. Glaze seems to be a bit thick and extra rub has a tendency to taste gritty and isn't appealing.

I think I would have given it an 8 if the glaze wasn't so thick and had rub "grit".

Dick - CBJ

9/30/2011 11:04:14 am

Score 8. Nice looking box, but once again the meat is over sauced, which hides the real appeal of the meat. Also the thigh in the center of the bottom row is not as nice and distracts from the other pieces.

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9/30/2011 04:24:08 pm

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