PORK BOX 62

12/15/2011

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Dean (Cook) link

12/14/2011 08:13:06 pm

Looks nice and moist, great color, appetizing bark, properly sauced, attractive presentation. I am concerned that the portions at the top of the box may not be completely separate. 8

Kevin - CBJ

12/14/2011 09:28:29 pm

8. That chunk of meat on the left looks fatty, and lay the money muscle down a little so the meat and smoke ring is visable. Get rid of the fatty, and fan the MM and you'd get a 9 from me.

Geoff

12/14/2011 10:48:48 pm

CBJ & Comp Cook

7

Better than average, but now much. Not all that appealing to me. Center chunk of pork looks like it has a big piece of fat on it.

buzz--cbj--cook

12/14/2011 11:41:28 pm

six---needs more care in placing chunks--

Big AL

12/15/2011 12:33:26 am

Big AL - SLBS CBJ

8

Had a hard time with this one. Looks tasty!! But, looks like there is some fat on the middle-top plug and I like to see the money muscle laid out not sliced but whole. I'd like to have a chunk of that with my morning coffee.

Tom - CBJ w/ KCBS, MBN, NCPC; & Comp cook

12/15/2011 01:04:13 am

8
Looks pretty appetizing; however, could be arranged a bit better. I don't dislike the "loaf" on the top, but the chunks on bottom almost look like they were just thrown in the box without much thought. Also, I like to see a box where each judge can get a sample of each type of meat entered - meaning, that each judge gets a slice and a chunk - but that ALL the chunks are similar (not some with bark and others without).

mkevenson

12/15/2011 02:21:10 am

CBJ
6

As a picture, this one is haphazard. My suggestion for improvement. If you are not going to sauce all the chunks, then don't sauce any. Saucing of 1 and a bit of another is not pleasing to the eye. Top left chunk is out of place with the others. The membrane that is showing should not. Turn that chunk so that it looks like the others, minus the sauce. These small adjustments would rate this box an 8 IMHO.

M@ - CBJ

12/15/2011 02:28:35 am

7

Bottom portions look "thrown in" and not organized. Not sure if I should take 2 samples - one from top and one from the pile on the bottom. Might be a weakness of the photo, but the presentation is confusing.

ricardo,cbj

12/15/2011 02:41:21 am

6,7 i really didnt like the way this box was put together it was kinda a mess.but the meat its self looked good.

elkski

12/15/2011 02:59:05 am

9 I am to easy

Larry - CBJ

12/15/2011 04:05:54 am

6 - Too much unrendered fat staring back at me and the lower chunks are just "thrown" in the box.

Tim W. (KCBS CBJ)

12/15/2011 04:13:47 am

6 - Average

1. Chunks look dry and unappetizing
2. Presentation of chunks not good.
3. Too much sauce on slices

Dick - CBJ

12/15/2011 05:07:59 am

Score 7. The box just doesn't appeal to me. I believe it is the way the sauce was gooped over the meat and the placement of the meat. A beautiful job on the parsley and a poor job with the meat.

Tim CBJ/comp cook

12/15/2011 10:11:54 am

9!

Nuff said.

Scott A. CBJ

12/15/2011 08:35:38 pm

8
I've looked at this sucker for two days and I want to give it a low score cause of the odd piece on the left. I'm a known fat lover but that piece looks weird. The sauce has that shiny fake look to it but if not for the odd piece, I'd go 9 because this just looks good. The bark looks amazing, like crackly skin. I'd like to see the muscle pieces seperated but as they are still together our samples have a better chance of being warm which would be nice for a change. It looks good and I want some for Christmas please.
Can't wait to see the other scores. At first glance I was going to score this low, a 6 probably but after closer inspection I'd darn near give it the 9. Garnish, which I care not about, is perfect.

Hance - MIM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook

12/16/2011 12:26:30 am

If going by the definition, this is below average for a restaurant as well as a competition, so: 5

All sliced vs. pulled which to me indicates not done. The money muscle looks more like feces IMHO than a money muscle. Taper the MM. Mix in a lot of pulled pieces as well as cut/sliced chunks if you like cut/sliced.

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