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!
Re: Appearance
Posted by Ronnie Bishop on May 18, 2016, 3:28 pm, in reply to "Appearance"
All I can add to that Joe, is a big AMEN! --Previous Message-- : 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! :
Re: Appearance
Posted by Donald Dickens on May 19, 2016, 7:16 am, in reply to "Re: Appearance"
When I was going through my novice training the way appearance was explained to me was most high end restaurants go to great lengths to make sure that the plate that comes from their kitchen is arranged neatly with care. A part of the taste process is seeing what you are eating. A great looking box sets the stage for the rest of the judging aspects. Someone who cares how the meat is presented is a representation of the care that he puts in it's preparation.
--Previous Message-- : : All I can add to that Joe, is a big AMEN! : --Previous Message-- : 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! : : :
