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Ribs Box 175 - Frostbuster 2013

11/19/2013

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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11/18/2013 08:11:26 pm

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Shawn Higgins

11/19/2013 07:17:53 am

Score = 7

I like the presentation but the glaze looks a little uneven and pieces look lite in color.

RandyE

11/18/2013 10:56:13 pm

I give it a 7, the box seams a little empty. Too much room to the left and right, maybe 4 bones per level would have helped. Color is good, buthte ribs are saws touthed in the row and make them lok different in sizes.

Dan KCBS CTC, MCBJ

11/18/2013 11:25:36 pm

7 cuts and color uneven

David - MCBJ/KCBS

11/18/2013 11:44:14 pm

Score - 8 uneven rib length takes away from presentation. Also too much garnish showing

11/19/2013 12:19:33 am

Unfortunately the picture is very dark. Score an 8. The ribs look shiny and not oversauced. Box could be a 9 if the picture was better

Mike Cannon

11/19/2013 12:21:37 am

7 - ends showing in the middle - box needs to be filled better.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/19/2013 12:54:35 am

Score/Reasons = 9. May be lower in person. Ribs look appetizing but may have a bit too much sauce - or it may be the picture. I am not a fan of the arrangement and you will be marked down by some judges.

Comments: Neaten up the arrangement and try for more uniform ribs. Some judges will mark down for this.

Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS

11/19/2013 12:59:02 am

Score/Reasons = 8/Ribs look delicious; nice color; appears to be a bit too much sauce, but it's hard to tell; the ribs are of different sizes, which was distracting! Otherwise, good looking ribs!

Suggestions/Comments = Try to select ribs of the same size.

Larry MCBJ

11/19/2013 01:01:32 am

8 - Uneven cuts and a couple look like the sauce has burned.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/19/2013 02:15:32 am

Score/Reasons = 8, The ribs are a bit dark and a bit over sauced.

Suggestions/Comments = The dark color could be caused by the sauce which caramelized. Make sure the ribs are not over done and that the top layer of meat does not come off in one piece when one bites the rib. Use less sauce. .

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

11/19/2013 03:13:44 am

Score/Reasons: 8 - nice looking, not oversauced ribs.

Suggestions/Comments: Too much visible green turf, IMHO. One almost could ask one's self, are we judging parsley or ribs? Add at least one more row, maybe two, of ribs. A full box makes a better appearance.

Tiffany

11/19/2013 03:15:59 am

Score/Reasons = 7, uneven cuts & lengths

joe

11/19/2013 03:23:41 am

8 - Looks very nice. Too uneven slices, too uneven colors, too much sauce for a 9.

Old Goat

11/19/2013 05:04:43 am

8 Ribs are small, look lost in the box. Color is good, though I am sure a couple or more ribs would improve the presentation.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

11/19/2013 05:20:40 am

8 - Not overly sauced, but samples are uneven. Good looking box.

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

11/19/2013 06:28:30 am

Score 8. Nice ribs. I would just like to see more even pieces and the shine/glare make these ribs hard to see. I would hope that it is due to the picture and that they are actually not as glossy as they appear.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

11/19/2013 06:38:30 am

Score = 7: Size and color of the ribs is uneven.

Comments: Even though you have met the rules in providing 6 ribs, the box will look much better with a couple of more ribs in it. Also might try flipping the ribs 180 degrees and put the bone ends down in the front. Take care in cutting your ribs and try to make them as uniform as possible. The eye likes symmetry and we eat with our eyes first.

Shawn-CBJ and Comp Cook

11/19/2013 08:12:49 am

I would score this box a 9. Glaze looks very nice!

Suggestion: If you have some extra ribs, try to fill out the box more with meat.

Chaz D KCBS CBJ

11/19/2013 10:20:53 am

Score: 8 The size/shape/color is pretty uneven.

Comments: Be careful with your cuts. These are really really uneven. Good looking sauce but the color is also pretty uneven across the pieces.

Dennis M

11/20/2013 02:13:36 am

Score 9

Some judges might mark down because ribs are not uniform in length.

Tom - CMJ/KCBS; CBJ/MBN,NCPC,NCBS & comp cook

11/20/2013 03:44:10 am

Score/Reasons = 8, looks moist, but sauce doesn't look spread evenly. Ribs are too dissimilar in size to be excellent.

Suggestions/Comments = placing the short ribs on the bottom layer would have hidden them and made this appear better.

Ike, KCBS CBJ

11/20/2013 11:55:48 am

Score this box a 9.

Bones sticking out are a little distracting but otherwise the ribs look great!

BlueSmoke KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK

11/20/2013 11:17:03 pm

6....Uneven color. Look under cooked. Ribs not lined up. Sauce looks good. Ribs different sizes.

Spread the ribs out to make the box look more balanced. Sauce the bare bones.

Matt KCBS CBJ

11/21/2013 12:07:59 pm

Score/Reasons = 8, Sauce is uneven, cuts aren't straight.

Suggestions/Comments = None

Steve R - KCBS - CBJ

11/22/2013 05:07:01 am

This box looks great ! Scored a 9. Looks perfectly centered in the box and a neat presentation over the garnish. One thing that has me puzzled : looks like there's a small rib in front off to the side ?

Rod Lively

11/22/2013 07:39:29 am

I'm gonna say a 7 the pieces are a little uneven the one on the top right just jumps out at you.

Jake

11/28/2013 02:48:56 am

score ....8

I will say right off the bat bones are not burnt. glossy. and look moist. the only thing I think bad I can say is the color is not the same all the way through.

DJ Martin

12/4/2013 07:12:27 am

Score/Reasons = 8
Look tender but sauce looks uneven and not caramelized.

BBQ Critic

12/4/2013 05:14:14 pm

Live Judge Scores at Frostbuster 2013
Appearance/Taste/Tenderness
998 876 799 987 989 986

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