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Pork - Box 45

9/22/2011

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21 Comments

Rob - KCBS CBJ/Comp Cook

9/22/2011 04:47:23 am

7 - Looks good, but could use a little sauce to make look more appetizing.

Brent M

9/22/2011 12:02:11 pm

I am a KCBS bbq judge.

7 or a generous 8. *From the picture*, it looks a bit dry. Not much color in the meat. I like to see a deeper pork color. Way too much greenery. Make the meat the focus.

Bill Bain

9/22/2011 12:21:53 pm

CBJ

Nice but everything is in one pile, I would suggest that you put the chopped/pulled separate from the chunks.

7 is about right.

CBJ David Grover link

9/22/2011 12:53:27 pm

Looks a bit lite on the portion, could be more full. I like slices and pulled myself. Good though.

Nash Williams link

9/22/2011 01:00:46 pm

KCBS certified.... 20 events. To me I like to see something besides a pile of pulled pork. But if this is the way you present your pork, you're submission looks good and clean.

Mark

9/22/2011 02:13:30 pm

7
Looks dry. Not sauced

omar alvarez (not kcbs certified)

9/22/2011 02:18:46 pm

# 6 appearence,to much garnish ,not enough meat !! left hand corner could use more pork !

Without tasting it looks a little dry .........

Rear edge of garnish needs to be trimmed

Scott Simpson - KCBS CBJ

9/22/2011 05:43:19 pm

7

Not bad but not great either. So much more you could do with this one to increase the score. What's there does look good.

Geoff

9/22/2011 11:09:32 pm

CBJ/Comp Cook

6

Dry looking. Think a light saucing would help out.

mkevenson

9/23/2011 01:19:40 am

CBJ

7

as above

Kendall

9/23/2011 01:31:15 am

CBJ

I'd give it a 7. From the picture there looks to be too much garnish that draws away from the meat, but that may just be the angle. I disagree with the other comments that this entry needs sauce. If the flavor can stand on the rub and smoke then sauce isn't needed in my opinion.

Tim CBJ/comp cook link

9/23/2011 03:26:42 am

6
Plain ole semi dry looking pulled pork.

You need to show some sauce and some shine in there somewhere.
It would score much better with a couple other cuts, maybe some sliced money muscle, or some chunks.

Abel link

9/23/2011 03:30:15 am

Nothing bad, but nothing nice. Meet looks good, but is simply put in a pull over a pile of garnish.

I give it a 7

CBJ

Josh

9/23/2011 04:03:24 am

7

Not enough meat in the box and what's there does have a dry appearance.

CBJ

Tom (CBJ)

9/23/2011 05:00:36 am

Score = 7
Reasons = Appears a bit dry and looks jumbled like it was just dumped in
Suggestions = Either spritz the pork or lightly sauce it to make it look moist; separate the pulled strands from the chunks with bark so that there is more than one "type" of pork in the box; either add more pork or spread out the existing pork to make it look like more

I agree with Kendal that the pork might be moist and flavorful without sauce, but it looks dry.

Hance - MIM/MBN/GBA CBJ and cook

9/23/2011 06:22:05 am

7

pork appears a bit dry. the stringy parts take away from the appeal. too much green, not enough pork.

Dick

9/23/2011 12:47:11 pm

Score 7. Box need more meat and less garnish. Some additional color or glaze would also help this box. Some more of the burnt ends would add to the color and appeal.

Randy Stewart

9/23/2011 11:58:21 pm

KBCS certified judge.
7-8
Good looking bark, appetizing look to meat, nice color
Too much garnish as compared to meat quantity, needs more balance to emphasize meat
Meat could be arranged in a more uniformed manner, looks lopp-sided in box (picky point)
Overall nice looking box just not a 9 in my opinion.
Randy

Josh - KCBS Cook & CBJ

9/24/2011 01:14:59 pm

7

More meat / less garnish and this pork could be an 8.

elkski

9/25/2011 05:45:36 am

KCBS
& I guess this simple approach just wont get an 8 anymore.

elkski

9/25/2011 05:46:03 am

a 7

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