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Ribs Box 178 - 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 08:14:24 pm

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Shawn Higgins

11/19/2013 07:32:22 am

Score = 6

Pieces are uniform but the glaze is extremely heavy. It's almost the consistency of jelly which overshadows the presentation. Because of the heavy glaze, I can't tell if the pieces look moist and the color is also affected by the glaze. Too bad...box has a lot of promise but saucing is way to much.

Dan KCBS CTC, MCBJ

11/18/2013 11:31:11 pm

8 very dark and over sauced

David - MCBJ/KCBS

11/18/2013 11:48:54 pm

Score - 8 Sauce way too thick and uneven

11/19/2013 12:24:39 am

Score an 9, just for the creativity in the presentation. The ribs look well done and have a shine to them.

Moonpie

11/19/2013 12:56:34 am

7... too dark and too much sauce

Suggestion... also try to trim the ribs more uniformly. Some judges take off for that.

Frank KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/19/2013 01:08:01 am

Score/Reasons = 7, way too much sauce to properly judge the meat.
Suggestions/Comments = None

Larry MCBJ

11/19/2013 01:17:09 am

7 - Over sauced and looks charred.

jaja01 KCBS MCBJ CTC

11/19/2013 02:31:36 am

Score/Reasons = 7, The ribs are extremely over sauced and, to me, is not very appetizing., Putting so much sauce on the meat makes one think something is being hidden.

Suggestions/Comments = Do not over sauce any meats. It is unappetizing to me. Let the meat shine on its own.

Tiffany

11/19/2013 03:20:38 am

Score/Reasons = 8, just a bit too much glaze

joe

11/19/2013 03:28:43 am

7 - Way too much sauce, looks too dark and sticky to me.

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

11/19/2013 03:43:14 am

Score/Reasons: 7, maybe 8 in person. Ribs are oversauced. Box has an unbalanced appearance. The layout arrangement may have been dictated by the vastly different lengths of the rib's bones used in this box. i.e., the left & right "vertical" ribs appear to be of different length that the "horizontal" ribs.

Suggestions/Comments: If you have a situation where you must use ribs of differing lengths, stacking them "doggy style" would help even out the bone lengths by hiding the differing bone lengths beneath the top layer of ribs.

Jim H - CBJ SBN/KCBS

11/19/2013 04:18:38 am

Score/Reasons = 7/Too much sauce and too dark; placement is a little sloppy! This is nitpicking, I know, but there has to be identifiable distinctions to separate the winners and losers.

Old Goat

11/19/2013 05:13:37 am

7 Too much bark and heavy sauce appears to try to hide it.

GregG KCBS/MCBJ

11/19/2013 05:35:15 am

8- Sauced about right, samples are even, color seems dark - could also be the photo. Very Nice.

Dick-MCBJ/CTC

11/19/2013 06:32:13 am

Score 7. These ribs are buried in a, too dark, too thick , and too much sauce to score them any higher. It appears that with this heavy coating of sauce that they might be overcooked also.

Doug KCBS MCBJ & CTC

11/19/2013 06:34:10 am

Score = 8: Size of ribs is very uneven which doesn't look pleasing to my eye. Photo is kind of dark as well, hard to get a good look at the ribs. Sauce looks a little uneven as well.

Shawn-CBJ and Comp Cook

11/19/2013 08:18:38 am

I would score this box a 7. Ribs are trimmed nicely!

Suggestion: Less sauce and lighter color.

Chaz D KCBS CBJ

11/19/2013 10:32:09 am

Score: 7 Uneven cute and over-sauced a bit

Comment: Nice color but the cuts and sizes are pretty uneven and it may be the pic but they look really wet. I like a moist looking rib but these will require a lot of towels.

Dennis M

11/20/2013 02:24:28 am

Score 8 Bottom rib looks like it may be dry or I would give a 9.

Some may mark down due to dark color. I don't know if it is due to over smoking or the sugar content in the rub.

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

11/20/2013 03:26:02 am

Score/Reasons = 9, looks moist and appetizing, bordering on too much sauce, but still excellent.

Suggestions/Comments = more similar in size and shape would help make this box more attractive. Strange layout, different than normal straight across or two layers.

Ike, KCBS CBJ

11/20/2013 11:59:39 am

Score = 8.

Ribs look over done and too much sauce.

BlueSmoke KCBS JUDGE/COMP COOK

11/20/2013 10:56:39 pm

9.....Nice color. Meat looks moist.

Sauce on the verge of being to heavy. Sauce the rib bone showing on the bottom inside of the left rib.

Matt KCBS CBJ

11/21/2013 12:38:29 pm

Score/Reasons = 7, Parts of the ribs look a bit dry or overcooked, unevenly sized pieces

Suggestions/Comments = I can see the brush marks in the sauce - thats distracting, Make sure to cut into evenly sized pieces, try the 4 across the front and back method of presentation, this looks a bit sloppy.

Steve R - KCBS CBJ

11/24/2013 11:30:06 am

Great looking presentation but just a little bit too much sauce for my liking. Scored an 8.
Looks like a bit too much garnish, but did not factor into the score.

Jake

11/28/2013 02:55:31 am

score ....8

best looking ribs I have seen I a while. my only reason its not a 9. the arrangement is sloppy

DJ Martin

12/4/2013 06:58:20 am

Score/Reasons = 8
Nice looking box but too much sauce glopped on after the cook.

BBQ Critic

12/4/2013 05:23:42 pm

Live Judge Scores at Frostbuster 2013
Appearance/Taste/Tenderness
889 798 787 888 988 989

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