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Ribs Box 176 - 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 08:12:33 pm

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Shawn Higgins

11/19/2013 07:20:58 am

Score = 8

I really like this box. The pieces look moist and tender and have a nice color. The pieces look meaty too! Pieces are almost uniform in size and the pieces to the left don't look like there was as much shrinkage as the ones on the right. Leads me to believe that the pieces came from different cuts. Overall...I would love to taste this box.

Dan KCBS CTC, MCBJ

11/18/2013 11:27:23 pm

7 very dark appears scorched

David - MCBJ/KCBS

11/18/2013 11:46:32 pm

Score - 8 Ribs too dark and unevenly colored.

Comments - might consider stacking them rather than cramming them in single line. Might make it look better

11/19/2013 12:21:11 am

Score an 8. The ribs look a tad overdone. They are not oversauced

Mike Cannon

11/19/2013 12:22:53 am

8 - bones don't look good.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/19/2013 01:00:24 am

Score/Reasons = 8, some ribs look a little too dark.

Suggestions/Comments = Try for more uniformity in the size of the ribs in the box. Neaten up the garnish as well. Some judges will mark down for these issues.

Moonpie

11/19/2013 01:04:48 am

7... good color, but looks dry and over cooked.

Suggestion. If your ribs aren't arranged evenly or aren't really uniform then staggering them can help present them and lessen the obviousness of the non-uniform shape and uneven placement.

Larry MCBJ

11/19/2013 01:10:45 am

7 - Looks grainy and uneven cuts.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/19/2013 02:21:44 am

Score/Reasons = 6, The ribs are too dark and burnt. The burnt sauce makes the ribs to appear to be over done.

Suggestions/Comments = Decrease the amount of sauce used and maybe do not keep it on the grill so long. The dark/black color may be burnt sugars in the sauce and caused the ribs to appear to be over done.

Tiffany

11/19/2013 03:17:47 am

Score/Reasons = 7, uneven cuts and glaze looks gritty

joe

11/19/2013 03:25:06 am

9 - I like the presentation, I would like to have one now.

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

11/19/2013 03:27:49 am

Score/Reasons: 7, maybe an 8 in person. The meat part of the ribs looks really good to me. They have a natural look about them and they're not oversauced and the sauce has been "set." However, the zig-zag line of the ribs' lower edge strikes my eye like a bad music chord/harmony strikes one's ears. Also, the top edge of the ribs, some have bones exposed, some have no bones at all. Also, the box appears unbalanced, in that there's a lot of green space at top & bottom but appear over crowded on each side.

Suggestions/comments: Even up the greenery so that the the garnish is basically unform around all sides of the box. Even up the rows of ribs on top & bottom and put all the bones on top or all on bottom to avoid the visually discordant mix of some meat/some bones.

Jim H - CBJ SBN KCBS

11/19/2013 04:13:24 am

Score/Reasons = 8/A little dark but nice looking ribs; exposed bones on the right don't match the others; otherwise a 9.

Old Goat

11/19/2013 05:07:11 am

8 Too much bark.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

11/19/2013 05:25:58 am

8- Not overly sauced, samples are uneven, color seems dark - could be the photo.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

11/19/2013 06:36:11 am

Score = 7: Ribs look very dark in this photo like they might be charred a little which is not appetizing.

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

11/19/2013 06:37:56 am

Score 7. These ribs appear overcooked and with a burnt sauce which does not appeal to me.

Shawn-CBJ and Comp Cook

11/19/2013 08:14:38 am

I would score this box an 8. These ribs look very nice!

Suggestion: Try to not get them so dark in color and trim more uniform

Chaz D KCBS CBJ

11/19/2013 10:26:08 am

Score: 7 The pieces are very uneven in size and color is a bit dark and sooty looking.

Comment: I REALLY wanted to like this box. I love it when the bones look like a rack. However the pullbacks kill that look. The finish is also pretty dark They do look really edible just not up to snuff for competition.

Dennis M

11/20/2013 02:15:43 am

Score 9

Box looks a little crowded. You may want to see how stacking them as two rows of three would look.

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

11/20/2013 03:39:09 am

Score/Reasons = 8, looks very good, but a couple items off from excellent. align all the bone ends the same direction to help look the same. sauce doesn't look like it is spread evenly.

Suggestions/Comments = Looks scrunched in the box, layer the ribs for better placement appearance.

Ike, KCBS CBJ

11/20/2013 11:57:25 am

Score = 8.

Good looking ribs but appear to be over done.

BlueSmoke KCBS CBJ/COMP COOK

11/20/2013 11:10:25 pm

7....Color may be a little dark. Ribs uneven across the top. Chunk missing out of the 4th rib from the right on the bottom. A gobber on the second rib from the left.

Sauce the bones sticking out along the bottom.

Matt KCBS CBJ

11/21/2013 12:11:57 pm

Score/Reasons = 7, meaty and thick looking spares, but sauce is over cooked and presentation is a bit on the sloppy side

Suggestions/Comments = I bet these ribs tasted awesome, they are big, but more attention to detail is needed.

rod lively

11/22/2013 07:44:12 am

7 maybe an 8, I like the char but the one on the far right seems to be a little over done also the pieces could stand to be a little more even in size.

Steve R - KCBS CBJ

11/24/2013 11:26:01 am

The three ribs on the right side look uniform in size and appearance - the 3 to the left do not. And the entry could have been centered in the box a little bit better. But overall the ribs look great, so I scored an 8.

Jake

11/28/2013 02:50:17 am

score ....7

color looks great. the only nick on my score is they look dry

DJ Martin

12/4/2013 07:05:29 am

Score/Reasons = 9
This box made me hungry for ribs. Just the way I like them.

BBQ Critic

12/4/2013 05:17:15 pm

Live Judge Scores at Frostbuster 2013
Appearance/Taste/Tenderness
887 896 766 997 877 996

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