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Ribs Box 173 - Frostbuster 2013

10/29/2013

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

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10/29/2013 04:06:22 pm

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EXAMPLE (not pertaining to the box live now):

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

Suggestions/Comments = Here you can add suggestions or comments that DID NOT AFFECT YOUR SCORE.

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Shawn Higgins

10/30/2013 03:17:01 am

Score = 8

Nice box. Pieces look fairly uniform and moist. Nice glaze and color. Didn't see any shrinkage but that may be due to trimming the ends.

DJ Martin KCBS CBJ

10/29/2013 10:42:54 pm

score/reasons = 8
A little over sauced, don't have a clear view of all ribs.

Shawn-KCBS CBJ and Comp Cook

10/29/2013 11:24:58 pm

I would score this box a 9.

Suggestion: Fill the box with more meat than green.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:26:28 pm

Shawn - - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

George

10/29/2013 11:30:59 pm

8- Ribs look okay but box has too much empty space.

Dan KCBS CTC, MCBJ

10/30/2013 12:00:47 am

9 nice slab

Provided in person you can clearly see the slab
is cut into six or more pieces

Ike, KCBS CBJ

10/30/2013 12:02:48 am

9

Ribs look to be even in size and not too much sauce.

Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS

10/30/2013 12:48:22 am

Score/Reasons = 8; nice looking ribs; sauce is a little uneven and appears gloppy; no pop!

Suggestions/comments = Try to spread/brush the sauce prior to submission to balance out the coagulation that happens to the sauce during the cook.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

10/30/2013 01:41:31 am

Score/Reasons = 9. Nice looking ribs.

Suggestions/Comments = Garnish is a bit messy and covers part of one rib. Neaten up the garnish and set the meat on, not in the garnish. Watch the sauce drips on the garnish.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:28:46 pm

Frank - - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

10/30/2013 01:42:26 am

Score an 8. The ribs are evenly cut, not overly sauced. They are shiny and look good to eat. The angle in the box could be better.

Michael Cannon

10/30/2013 01:54:19 am

9 - very nice

joe

10/30/2013 02:01:19 am

8 - Very good, appears to have a cover of sweet and sticky sauce.

John - KCBS / MCBJ, CTC, Rep; MBN & MIM Judge

10/30/2013 03:51:53 am

9 - nice looking box of ribs. Good color, good arrangement, judicious use of sauce.

Suggestions/Comments: Be careful of the garnish berm at the top near the hinge. It's close to overpowering and unbalancing a nice presentation.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:29:28 pm

John - - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

Raine® CBJ/CTC Team member link

10/30/2013 03:52:32 am

8 on the ribs themselves

If looking at the rest of the box, it would have scored lower. The garnish is a mess, not a even mixture of lettuce and parsley. Clean up the sauce in the box and on garnish.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

10/30/2013 04:46:44 am

8 - A pinch too much garnish. If you are going to use garnish, don't let it interfere with view of your product. Show these beauties off !

Thomas Paccioretti

10/30/2013 05:13:50 am

I'd score this an 8. I like the uniformity of the pieces, lacquer like finish, looks appetizing. I would deduct for the lack of attention to the garnish.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:22:09 pm

Tom - We NEVER "deduct for lack of attention to garnish" in a KCBS contest unless it is illegal garnish. Judge the meat only. But I am sure you already know that.

I see a lot of comments along this line in other posts because the meat is covered in some areas. However, in your commentary you do not mention the meat being covered and I am guessing that is what you meant. ;-)

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

10/30/2013 07:44:38 am

Score 8. The reason for this score is simply due to the ribs being hidden by the garnish. The cook needs to elevate the ribs. It is good that judges are taught not to judge the garnish or this box would score less. The off color parsley and the mix of lettuce and parsley would certainly hurt the score.

kris link

10/30/2013 08:04:11 am

score/reason 9 looks good and consistant. would prefer you not to have quite so much garnish took away from processing the meat

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:30:01 pm

Kris - - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

GeorgeB

10/30/2013 08:06:24 am

Score/Reasons = 8, nice color. Meat looks moist but a could be a bit heavy on the sauce.

Suggestions/Comments = More ribs in the box would make it look nicer.

Dennis McLemore CBJ KCBS

10/30/2013 08:08:32 am

Score 9, Nice color, l like the layout appearance of a rack.

Suggestion > Less greens, they are covering the top portion of the ribs and making the ribs appear to be small.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:30:38 pm

Dennis - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

Bill C. KCBJ MCBJ/CTC

10/30/2013 08:57:37 am

9. Looks appealing.

Larry MCBJ

10/30/2013 10:37:24 am

8 - Garnish covers some meat and clean the outside edges of the box.

David - CMBJ/KCBS

10/30/2013 10:38:56 am

Score - 8 - ribs look good but too much garnish and not enough meat showing

Dick KCBS

10/30/2013 12:55:46 pm

7 same rack of baby backs ?

JohnnyY/ CBJ, NCBS, NCPC, KCBS

10/30/2013 05:20:32 pm

9 - Nice presentation, more attention to detail would enhance appearance ( better arrangement of greens and sauce on clamshell).

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:23:49 pm

JohnnyY - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

10/31/2013 02:16:40 am

Score = 9. Great looking box of baby backs.

Comments: The garnish is just barely covering up the ribs in the back. Make sure the garnish is not covering the meat so the judges can see it.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:24:41 pm

Doug - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only and giving the cook the benefit of the doubt.

RandyE

10/31/2013 06:23:58 am

I give this box a 9. Think the lettuce is a little out of control, but I am giving the ribs a 9.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:25:21 pm

Randy - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

/dev/bbq KCBS CBJ

10/31/2013 10:29:13 am

8 - Great color, look tender, juicy.

Not scoring the garnish, but it is distracting me from the meat which looks so good in terms of being from the same rack, but the garnish makes the box look like somebody grabbed some greens out of the lawnmower bag.

Old Goat

11/1/2013 10:47:22 am

8 Nice looking baby backs. A little heavy on sauce.

Mike S.; KCBS MCBJ &,BBQ-Brethren RJ

11/2/2013 03:38:43 am

Score/Reasons = 9. Very nice looking box, but I came close to deducting a point because the garnish was covering the top portion of the ribs.

Suggestions/Comments:
Nice box, but there seems to be no reason to add that extra garnish at the top.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/2/2013 11:08:01 pm

Score/Reasons = 8, The ribs are too red and not very natural looking. These ribs look like other ribs that have been submitted during contests.

Suggestions/Comments = Use sauce that is less red and more natural looking. Suggest making changes to make your ribs look distinctive from other's submitted during a contest.

Jeff KCBS CBJ

11/5/2013 12:02:23 pm

score/reason 8 looks a little dark on color

Matt KCBS CBJ

11/6/2013 01:28:51 pm

Score/Reasons = 9, good looking ribs, nice color, all from one rack

Suggestions/Comments = I don't judge the parsley, but I'd work on making that look a little better.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:25:58 pm

Matt - - KUDOS! on ignoring the garnish and judging the meat only.

BBQ Critic

11/18/2013 07:48:50 pm

Live Judge Scores at Frostbuster 2013
Appearance/Taste/Tenderness
988 988 999 887 977 998

BBQ Critics: Compare your scores to the live & online judges. Have fun and learn for ways to improve your scores. If you are way off from other judges, take a second look at your score and see if there is room for modification or not.

BBQ Critic

11/19/2013 01:55:45 pm

A WORD ON THE GARNISH ISSUE:

I went back and pulled the comments on this box and there was not one comment from the live judge scores at Frostbuster on garnish covering the meat (a comment section is provided on the score card). The appearance scores had five 9's and one 8.

Therefore I believe it is the photo itself that makes it look like garnish is a problem. Since we cannot see this box from various angles, we are robbed from seeing all of the meat. I saw this box in person myself and did not see a garnish issue.

So in this case, we can blame the photo for not allowing us to see all the meat. ;-)

– Herb

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