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Pork Box 89 - Frostbuster 2012

5/9/2012

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John - KCBS/MCBJ, CTC, Rep; MBN

5/9/2012 09:00:58 am

6 or 7. The bark pieces look great. The "meat" pieces look dry, except perhaps for the center piece. The box seems simply thrown together. Wonder if they were pressed for making the turn-in deadline.

Joey Fine CBJ/KCBS

5/9/2012 09:02:19 am

Would score this box an 8...

Bill cbj kcbs

5/9/2012 09:05:41 am

6
Looks like it was thrown in the box

Tom - CBJ/ KCBS, MBN, NCPC & comp cook

5/9/2012 09:24:40 am

7
Lacks anything to make it stand out. Six chunks mostly meat with a little bark and four chunks with bark and almost no meat. I just hope I'm one of the first four to attack this box to try both. Doesn't appear that too much care was put into the arrangement of the box.

David/CBJ

5/9/2012 09:28:54 am

8. Meat looks moist, bark looks good. However, arrangement and the strands of meat detract from appearance.

don ousley

5/9/2012 09:45:15 am

looks a little over cooked from picture but that isn't fair I guess

score 7

Bob

5/9/2012 09:48:13 am

Score 9 I love the burned ends and think it would pull easily.

Rob - KCBS CBJ/Comp Cook

5/9/2012 10:03:04 am

7 - A little more attention needs to paid to the presentation of this box. It looks like the meat was just thrown in the box. That and the lack of sauce just doesn't make it as appetizing to me.

Abel CBJ link

5/9/2012 10:10:25 am

KCBS CBJ

I give the box a 7. Meat looks pretty good with nice dark ends, but you may want to put a little more attention to slicing the tips so the pieces look even and presentable.

Keith - KCBS CBJ

5/9/2012 10:15:39 am

8 - Love the bark. Love the grain. Wish it wasn't so haphazardly tossed in the box.

MKevenson CBJ

5/9/2012 10:18:40 am

7

the meat looks appetizing in and of itself, but the box looks like there was no thought to piece placement

BlueSmoke

5/9/2012 10:22:00 am

KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK
Meat looks moist. Nice bark. Chunks all about the same size. More attention to the arrangement would have made it a nine. 8

Basic Patrick (KCBS cook & cbj)

5/9/2012 10:32:16 am

7=above average

Presentation killed this for me...looks carelessly tossed in box

Rick cbj/kcbs

5/9/2012 10:52:04 am

7 meat looks good but not much effort in presentation

AL CBJ SBN-SCBA/PITMASTER

5/9/2012 11:07:09 am

7 presentation not pretty, dry looking

Henry L CBJ/ KCBS

5/9/2012 11:09:52 am

9 I like the natural look, just pulled pork! Plain and simple

Smitty - KCBS CBJ

5/9/2012 02:15:56 pm

7. Pork looks moist, but disorganized. Better than average.

Big AL - SLBS CBJ

5/9/2012 02:36:05 pm

7

Looks like it was thrown in the box with no organization. Bark looks pretty good, but overall pretty average.

Doug KCBS/CBJ CTC

5/9/2012 03:12:00 pm

Kind of looks like the chunks were just thrown in there. Would look more appetizing if they were better arranged. The bark has a nice color to it, but he meat looks a little dry in spots. I'd give this box a 7.

Scott A. KCBS/CBJ

5/9/2012 10:45:46 pm

8 could be 9 in person
Stuff looks good. Could use more care in arrangement. Would be nice if there were 6 pieces with massive bark instead of just 4

Splat KCBS/CBJ FBA/CMBJ

5/9/2012 11:22:19 pm

No real creativity here. Meat looks tasty. No Sauce!!!
7, maybe 8 in person.

Dean P. Cary (CBJ/Cook)

5/9/2012 11:45:26 pm

This box looks very random, prepared without much forethought. The product appears dry. There is a nice bark, however which is appealing at least to my eye. The two toned garnish is a distraction and doesn't contribute much to the initial visual impact despite the fact that this is a meat contest

M@ CBJ/KCBS

5/10/2012 02:20:12 am

7

Dry + box placement i.e. meat is escaping! This might have happened during transport, but the cook can prevent it.

Mike CBJ KCBS

5/10/2012 02:23:17 am

9, looks good and moist, nice bark, I would like to see a little sauce, but its not required and this looks good.

Deb/KCBS/CBJ

5/10/2012 02:30:58 am

Score: 8
I'm giving the cook the benefit of the doubt here- While the meat looks really good, the box is very haphazard looking; sort of like the cook just tossed the pieces in. (Maybe a novice at competition cooking? Or just got in a hurry.) If there had been a little more care given to the presentation, this would have been a 9 for Appearance.

Dick-CBJ

5/10/2012 08:11:02 am

Score 8. I know it's pulled pork, but it is not necessary to place the raged pieces in the box. It distracts from the other great pieces. I would also place a little more pork into the box to cover the garnish.

BBQ Critic

5/10/2012 09:51:04 pm

FROSTBUSTER BBQ JUDGES "Appearance" Scores:8,8,8,8,8,8

BBQ Critic and Frostbuster judges both take issue with meat placement. A BBQ Critic judge said, "More attention to the arrangement would have made it a nine." A Frostbuster judge said, "Carelessly placed meat" and "needs a smoother presentation."

Take note cooks. The scores clearly reflect a problem here.

-- BBQ Critic

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