Seems to me the judges primary goal should be to pick a winner. Asking for judges to give cooks a Hugh score seems ego driven.
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: Why do you need an average(cheat)sheet to
: judge BBQ? Does it not make more sense to
: start at 17 when we sit down at the table
: and wait until we open the box to start
: judging? It' not a crime to score an awesome
: box of Q a 17, the world will not come to an
: end.
: We as cookers spend a lot of money to do
: this as a hobby, but we all want to win
: every weekend! For me I just ask for an
: honest fair opinion of my turn in that day,
: not an average of years of turn in numbers.
: The SCBA is a great organization that I have
: cooked in over 100 comps and will continue
: to do so, we have a lot of great judges and
: great cook teams that I am proud to be a
: part of.
: Just remember "IT'S JUST BBQ" it's
: not brain surgery!
: Brian
: Up In Smoke BBQ
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