In 2011, the KCBS Rules Committee suggested that comment cards be modified so that there were check boxes that said things like:
Too Salty
Too Sweet
Too Spicey
Under Seasoned
Off Flavor
Over Cooked
Under Cooked
This idea was never addressed to the best of my knowledge but it sure seemed like a very good improvement to those of us on the committee.
Help KCBS work out a comment card solution!
In 2011, the KCBS Rules Committee suggested that comment cards be modified so that there were check boxes that said things like:
Too Salty
Too Sweet
Too Spicey
Under Seasoned
Off Flavor
Over Cooked
Under Cooked
This idea was never addressed to the best of my knowledge but it sure seemed like a very good improvement to those of us on the committee.
Candy Sue, are you asking this of competitors, judges, or both?
All thoughts and <uh> comments welcome
Candy, first I commend you for asking the question. I'm sure you realize the potential this has for going south in a hurry and I am hopeful people will keep that in mind and keep things respectful as they respond.
Candy, first I commend you for asking the question. I'm sure you realize the potential this has for going south in a hurry and I am hopeful people will keep that in mind and keep things respectful as they respond.
I would love to get comment cards, but in my 10 contests I have not received a single card. I would love to get them for the 6s, the 9s and even the 7s and 8s.
The thing that concerns me is it seems the judges are told if they score below a 6, they have to fill out a card. In my limited experience of judging 1 contest, it seems that judges won't score below a 6 because they can't or won't justify why they don't like something or even do.
I like the idea of having pre set comments on the card. That would provide the cooks a little more feedback, but also give the judges something to base their comments on while speeding up the process of commenting. If you could come up with a way to make that workable, they should be mandatory for every entry regardless of the score.
All those comments are negative... Is there a worry that a judge will look at those and grade you down based on those comments instead of judging what is actually presented and their actual first impression.