All I can add to that Joe, is a big AMEN!
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: What has happened to Appearance in Competition
: BBQ cooking. I have never asked but have a
: good feeling that when the scoring criteria
: for appearance was conceived they were
: thinking; does the meat look appetizing,
: does it look moist, does the bark look dark,
: are there any globs of fat mixed in with the
: pulled pork, etc. I'll bet that they never
: envisioned teams starting to build boxes at
: 5:30 in the morning for a 10 AM turn in
: using a ruler, a sketch scale, several very
: sharp knives, and photos of previous high
: scoring boxes to go by. I feel now like I am
: going to have to add an artist and an
: arrangement specialist to the team in order
: to keep up.
:
: Why don't we go back to judging the meat and
: not the artistic ability of a team member?
: Hey, this is a "Q" contest, not a
: damned art show. Have a nice day!
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