[Coz]

Ron,I cant tell you how to get consistency other then practice a lot at home and hope that you get the right table.As Scotty said Alex cooks everyday and I can tell you that the food he sells at the restaraunt was better than a lot that I have sampled when visiting comps. And you know he gives it more love at a comp.My short experience in comps (3) has been pretty much better then we had a right to hope.But I have not gotten the consistency you seek either.First was a fluke ,second was decent other then the worst brisket I have ever made ,third was good in brisket and pork and my previously most consistent categories were bad.I knew they were bad when I turned them in .I try to do the same thing every cook, shoot for the same feel every time.A friend told me that you are competing against the meat,I havent got that far yet I am still competing against myself.Its just fun to beat somebody once in a while...