PORK BOX 73

2/19/2012

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Bill

2/19/2012 12:58:51 pm

5 KCBS CBJ looks thrown in the box, uneven or no sauce, looks like there may not be 6 pieces of money muscle in front

buzz--cbj--cook

2/19/2012 01:45:09 pm

seven--looks just ok

Randy Stewart

2/19/2012 02:06:42 pm

6-7, doesn't look appealing, too much sauce, no organization. KCBS rules might DQ this box if the marks are unique (can't tell).

Kendall - CBJ

2/19/2012 02:57:50 pm

I'd give it a 7. The meat looks tasty, but there's nothing really special about the presentation.

Noel/ KCBS/ CBJ

2/19/2012 06:11:35 pm

Can't tell if there are enough slices? If there are a definite 8 / gloppy and front right upper piece looks completely dry but I would surely like to try those chunks they look great! If not a 3 to learn to put enough in for every judge.

Geoff

2/19/2012 10:32:01 pm

CBJ & Cook

7

Sloppy job on saucing, but the bark does look good

M@ - KCBS/CBJ

2/19/2012 11:43:20 pm

8

Suggestion: Give the box a more arranged look, this might mean less meat so the different types are more obvious

Hance - MIM/MBN/GBA CBJ and comp cook

2/20/2012 12:46:27 am

7

Nothing is more regional IMHO than pork. Down here we call it "pulled pork" because pretty much you dont want to see sliced, cubed, chopped, etc. That aside, the size of the chunks look good. The sauce appears as though it's over everything and starts to take away from the overall appeal. Is that a big glob of translucent fat on the left? Lets get that out of there, whatever it is. The bark looks nice and not too dark except perhaps a chunk or two in the back (could be flash). I like that you filled the box; that's a good thing. It does help.

Splat - KCBS CBJ / FBA CMBJ

2/20/2012 01:09:48 am

6 - Average
Presentation seems haphazard with little thought.

Recommendations:
Perhaps use pulled pork on the bottom and setting the slices and chunks on top in some orderly fashion so that the judge can quickly determine what they are looking at.
If there isn't any pulled in the box, arrange it a bit more to seperate the types of cuts in the box.
Perhaps less meat in the box could help with the differentiation of the cuts. KCBS only requires 6 samples, FBA only requires 8. If you do put more then one cut type in the box, be sure to put the 6 or 8 of each type so the judge can taste both cuts.

Bark looks excellent!

Larry CBJ/KCBS/GBA

2/20/2012 01:21:04 am

6 - I don't see much effort in this presentation and wonder what was sprinkled over the pork.

mkevenson CBJ

2/20/2012 02:16:56 am

6
this is not an attractive box IMHO. Looks like the meat was just dumped in the box without thought. The saucing is spotchy.

Jean KCBS CBJ

2/20/2012 03:07:13 am

I would give this a 6; I think there are slices up front, but only see 3; If these are all chunks, they are too big; the meat looks moist, good bark, but not appetizing to me.

Steve CBJ/KCBS

2/20/2012 03:13:34 am

The meat looks good! The arrangement, not so much... I just can't tell if there's enough of each type for all six judges. I'm going to have to say seven on this one.

Basic Patrick (KCBS Cook & CBJ)

2/20/2012 03:19:00 am

8 Very Good

Smitty - KCBS CBJ

2/20/2012 06:02:41 am

generous 7. Nice big box of pork, but it looks over sauced and the color doesn't appeal to me. Then there's the one piece in the box that doesn't have any sauce on it toward the lower right corner that draws your attention. Then there's the glob of translucent material (fat?) on the very left bottom third of the box.

Big AL - SLBS CBJ

2/20/2012 07:02:36 am

7

Box is nicely filled...no negative space.
But, some bark is very dark, maybe burnt. While the arrangement does seem to have organization it comes as sloppy.

Dick - CBJ

2/20/2012 07:15:54 am

Score 7. Even though most of the meat has nice color one piece on left side looks like a piece of fat. It may be the photo and seeing this actual box could slightly change the score. It also looks like this box was thrown together with lots of chunks and only three sliced pieces? We know that garnish is not judged, but it would add contrast to this box. My suggestion to receive higher scores would be to put garnish in the box, place only one type of meat into the box ( either slices, chunks or pulled) and choose the meat wisely and carefull place it into the box.

Chaz D KCBS CBJ

2/20/2012 10:26:53 am

8
Looks kind of appetizing..good barky pieces and larger chunks (which I like) but the sauce seems uneven and haphazard. It may be the photo but the sauce also has a weird orange color that is a bit of a turnoff

Kev B. KCBS CBJ

2/20/2012 11:44:18 am

Score: 5

It looks like a box of take out. Put some care and character into the boxadd if itsits going toto be judged. Nice smoke color to some of the pieces but to much sauce covers it up.

ricardo,cbj

2/20/2012 11:44:25 am

s/r 5, sorry i just dont like the way this pile of pork looks. just does not look very appetizing.too much sauce and too much fat.

s/ better arrangement of meat, less sauce.

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