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RIBS - BOX 36

9/7/2011

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15 Comments

Rob - KCBS CBJ

9/7/2011 05:34:21 am

8 - Great color and glaze. The placement in the box could have been a little better.

Kendall

9/7/2011 08:41:42 am

CBJ

I'd give it a 8. Good proportional presentation, the meet looks tasty, but the sauce/glazing looks a little too gloppy or slapped on. Maybe it's the picture or glare, I can't tell.

Scott Simpson - KCBS CBJ

9/7/2011 09:15:37 am

9

Make sure you don't cover up your product with garnish. Usually, I would take off a little for meat that is partly covered with garnish. Ribs look great.

mkevenson

9/7/2011 09:20:20 am

CBJ/Comp cook

9

It looks like the back row of ribs is a totally different color than the front. I am assuming that is due to photo exposure.
Very nice box, very appetizing and clean.

LGHT link

9/7/2011 09:49:41 am

8 Great glaze and clean cut ribs. It's hard to tell by the pic, but the sauce seems to be a bit heavy.

CBJ

rod lively

9/7/2011 11:17:47 am

i give it a 9,the meat looks very appealing everything looks nice and orderly.You can tell somebody took some time and put some love in this box.

Dick

9/7/2011 11:26:39 am

Score 8 Nice looking ribs and sauce. I would give this box a 9 if the box looked more organized. Maybe parsley instead of lettuce would expose the ribs better.

Tim CBJ /comp cook link

9/7/2011 01:44:24 pm

9
Choice of garnish or placement is a moot point when a box looks this good.

Meat looks very appetizing and box looks to have had good effort in its arrangement.

IMHO, if no one has aproblem with the appearance of the meat itself, then they are nit picking, and nit picking is what causes new cooks ot quit competition BBQ.

GEoff

9/7/2011 04:07:09 pm

CBJ & Cook

8

Jamie CBJ Comp Cook

9/8/2011 02:58:28 am

Tim

I heartily agree with you. This looks very good. The only issue i see is that a side view of one of the ribs would be nice so that we can determine moistness of ribs. They do look spectacular. I would give an 8. Probably a 9 if sitting down with them.

elkski

9/8/2011 10:24:13 am

KCBS a 9... maybe I am hungry

rod lively

9/10/2011 04:50:11 am

kcbs judge,I'd give it a 9,meat looks good and moist,nice color and a nice amount of bone showing.Plus it's all nice and even in the box...it makes me hungry just looking at it.

Pat (Santa) Austin

9/10/2011 10:54:47 am

CBJ & TC
Score 8 for appearance. (Maybe a 9 if I was seeing it at the table.
Good mahogany color; even glaze. What little I can see of the meat in the cut looks good.

Hance - MIM/MBN/GBA CBJ and cook

9/12/2011 03:18:48 am

9

I disagree with a few gentlemen, as the choice of garnish is ALWAYS moot, regardless of how the barbecue looks.

I actually like that the ribs are slighly askew and showing some of the inner meat. Nice bark color.

Jon Davis

9/14/2011 04:38:14 pm

CBJ
easy 9, those look good!

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