ModelMaker
Quintessential Chatty Farker
It's no surprise that any time a post comes (see earlier post) up concerning judging garnish you'll hear from me. I was on the CBJ Committee for several years and had noticed the varying thoughts on judging garnish (better picture frame etc.). Cook teams complained about how much weight was given to putting green boxes many under the impression it shouldn't matter at all.
I asked the committee, Reps, BOD and discovered that half thought it (garnish) should be scored and half thought it should not be scored. Hence the clarification of the rule to where it is today.
Garnish is optional,if used, once determined to be legal plays no further role in the appearance score.
The overwhelming reason from the long time participants that started this mess was this "this is a damn meat contest not a lettuce contest".
So the rule was cleaned up and made clear as a bell (I wish).
The point of all this is to maybe continue clarification of appearance scoring. How do you as a judge consider sauce shmeres on the inside edges of the turn in box?
Now we all understand to ignore any sauce on the inside lid because it could be caused by turn in table or TC persons.
Do you look for it? Do you score down for it? Should it matter?
Remember the mantra "this a damn meat contest".
Would you want it mentioned in the rules, do you think it should be scored down?
I'll go first, sauce smears anywhere inside the turn in container should be ignored as it is impossible to determine who caused it, and yes it should be mentioned in the rules.
Ed
I asked the committee, Reps, BOD and discovered that half thought it (garnish) should be scored and half thought it should not be scored. Hence the clarification of the rule to where it is today.
Garnish is optional,if used, once determined to be legal plays no further role in the appearance score.
The overwhelming reason from the long time participants that started this mess was this "this is a damn meat contest not a lettuce contest".
So the rule was cleaned up and made clear as a bell (I wish).
The point of all this is to maybe continue clarification of appearance scoring. How do you as a judge consider sauce shmeres on the inside edges of the turn in box?
Now we all understand to ignore any sauce on the inside lid because it could be caused by turn in table or TC persons.
Do you look for it? Do you score down for it? Should it matter?
Remember the mantra "this a damn meat contest".
Would you want it mentioned in the rules, do you think it should be scored down?
I'll go first, sauce smears anywhere inside the turn in container should be ignored as it is impossible to determine who caused it, and yes it should be mentioned in the rules.
Ed