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Pork Box 168 - Frostbuster 2013

12/11/2013

Frostbuster 2013 - Special BBQ Competition Coverage (non-sanctioned event): Judge scores from this contest will be posted along with BBQ Critic Online Judges scores & comments after all judging has closed. It will be interesting to compare the live scores to the BBQ Critic online scores. www.bbqcritic.com

BBQ Critic

12/10/2013 07:37:28 pm

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

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David - CMBJ/KCBS

12/10/2013 11:05:02 pm

Score - 8 - nice box

Ike, KCBS CBJ

12/10/2013 11:10:26 pm

Score = 9.

Nice presentation as it's centered fairly good. Pork looks moist and not too much sauce.

PS CBJ

12/11/2013 12:14:14 am

Score 9
Just what I like, pulled pork that looks moist & shiny PLUS burnt ends. I would like a taste of it now

Larry MCBJ

12/11/2013 12:23:01 am

7 - No WOW factor. Just a pile of pork with a lot of unrendered fat.

MIke cannon

12/11/2013 12:44:36 am

7 - no organization.

Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS

12/11/2013 12:46:48 am

Score/Reason = 6/There are visible pieces of fat in the meat and the bark pieces are just randomly placed.

Comments = Haphazard placement of the meat could tell the judges the cook didn't think much of his entry; it's more likely an inexperienced cook, but it gives an negative impression. Also, you must be careful about including fat in the box!

Lorne Rae

12/11/2013 01:21:11 am

7. Looks moist, nice color. Bark on top could be more evenly spaced throughout the box.

George

12/11/2013 01:27:55 am

7 - Not a very appetizing arrangement. Perhaps it is the photo but there appears to be a lot of fat.

joe

12/11/2013 02:12:31 am

8 - nice color, the meat looks very good; however, it appears to be a mix of pulled and chunks. I think it would look better if you separate the pulled and chunks.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

12/11/2013 02:25:41 am

Score = 7, Looks like meat is greasy and there might be some fatty chunks of meat.

BlueSmoke KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK

12/11/2013 03:10:18 am

8... Meat looks good and moist. Nice bark. Box looks out of balance with the placement of the bark and the two chunks on the left top side.

Spread the meat in a more uniform manner

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

12/11/2013 03:11:13 am

Score/Reasons = 9. Chunks and pulled look delicious. Nice light glaze.

Suggestions/Comments = Some folks will criticize this presentation with the chunks mixed in with the pulled. Not real creative.

Dan KCBS CTC, MCBJ

12/11/2013 05:18:43 am

9 nice looking box

RandyE

12/11/2013 08:53:16 am

8, looks like it was just plopped in.

MoleBS

12/11/2013 11:35:43 am

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

12/12/2013 08:59:45 am

8- Very good looking pork box . Nice looking chunks. Appears moist, a little bark, not heavily sauced. Nice

JohnnyY/CBJ,KCBS,NCBS,NCPC

12/12/2013 07:36:10 pm

9 - Pork looks tasty, nice presentation

Moonpie

12/13/2013 12:53:51 am

Score: 9 Juicy

Suggestions.... others would not give this a 9, I am a little forgiving on appearance. It really looks a bit haphazard and the lack of uniformity of size is going to bother some people.

DJ Martin

12/14/2013 01:32:36 am

Score/Reasons = 5 The first thing I see is all the fat. Not appealing.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

12/14/2013 07:06:47 am

Score/Reasons = 7 - the meat to me does not look very appetizing and not placed in the box very neatly.

Suggestions/Comments = Maybe place the meat in the box more in a form of a loaf instead of simply a pile. Add more of the dark ends into the meat to give it more color.

Shawn-KCBS CBJ and Comp Cook

12/14/2013 07:34:46 am

I would score this box a 7. The meat looks very moist.
Suggestion: try to display more than one variety of the meat for the judge if possible.

Matt KCBS CBJ

12/14/2013 09:29:01 am

Score/Reasons = 8, meat looks nice and juicy, bark looks good, I can see a pepper seed in the top right corner. Gave an 8 because there looks to be a lot of fat, too.

Suggestions/Comments = Keep the parsley even around the whole box... didn't affect my score, but I'd even it out to give it a nice symmetrical look.

Jeff KCBS CBJ

12/14/2013 04:01:59 pm

score/reason 7 light in color needs a little more bark and less fat, looks moist but greasy as well, very unappealing

Jeff T - CBJ/KCBS

12/15/2013 12:39:22 am

Score 8. Meat has good color and looks moist, but appears over sauced. The first thing that caught my eye, was whether or not there were two pieces of fat showing one just off the left center and the other at 1 o'clock. Maybe just the photo.

Tina C KCBS CBJ

12/16/2013 08:08:24 am

7. Looks like it was just thrown into the box not attractive or appetizing

Matt P.

12/16/2013 12:47:07 pm

Score/Reasons = 7, meat looks moist, but the pieces are very irregular and several pieces look to be nothing but fat.

Suggestions/Comments = Some pieces have lots of bark, but it doesn't look as though there is enough bark for every judge to get a good sample.

BBQ Critic

12/16/2013 03:38:55 pm

Box 168
Live Judge Scores at Frostbuster 2013
Appearance/Taste/Tenderness
986 989 789 977 989 997

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