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04-11-2013, 02:43 PM | #16 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-22-11
Location: Edgewater, MD
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As long as they are constuctive. If it's not constructive then I'd rather not get one. Positive comments are nice to get as well.
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04-11-2013, 03:42 PM | #17 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 09-10-03
Location: Great Bend, Kansas
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Don't forget though that the new KSBScore program may not even be able to deal with comment cards, unless they get a method worked out to match up the cards with the correct teams.
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04-11-2013, 04:15 PM | #18 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 02-11-10
Location: Northern VA
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We do comment cards for low scores AND for high scores!
And, trying to do cards for each entry just is not realistic. You do not have 30 minutes. You also have to try a bite, wipe your hands, records your comments (usually with a dull pencil), then try the next piece and repeat process. Heck, I have been to comps where the judges table are like little card tables and to have 6 people sitting there; need some elbow room! Some comps get behind in bringing the boxes to the tables, so you are really crunched for time. The last comp we judged was Smokin' On The Bay last year. I know I filled out 15-18 comment cards. Some were for low scores, and some for really high scores. If there was more time between turn ins, that should give more time for comments. As for me now being a competitor, I want comment cards! I also believe there is a lot of stuff that could and should be done by KCBS and the reps to promote the comment cards. But, there is not really much said. wallace
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04-11-2013, 04:30 PM | #19 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-06-12
Location: Auburn, WA
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IMHO, high remarks need not be commented on.
Anybody who's cooked in a comp more than once in his life should have a timeline, recipes or otherwise have documentation on what he did. If he does well, he'll know exactly what he did to acheive that. If an entry is marked down? Absolutely be prepared to justify your lower score. |
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04-11-2013, 04:37 PM | #20 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-11-03
Location: St. Louis
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Your assumption is you'll get valuable information back form a judge that will help you.
I once got a comment card back that said 'Your beef tasted to beefy.' So if you actually FORCE a judge to write a comment card, you're assuming the feedback will suddenly be more useful?
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04-11-2013, 04:42 PM | #21 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 02-11-10
Location: Northern VA
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As for low or marked down scores, yes, anything of a 5 or lower needs to have a comment card. wallace
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04-11-2013, 05:01 PM | #22 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 09-09-07
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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And Part 2 of the problem surfaces. Heaven forbid those poor, tired and overworked Reps have to deal with too many comment cards.
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04-11-2013, 05:19 PM | #23 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 02-11-10
Location: Northern VA
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For the most part, I believe most are out there trying to make something of their work and money they put into it. Maybe the reps and KCBS should really take another look at what this "past time" thing has become. If the entry fee was a few bucks, and everything related to a comp was cheap (smokers, meat, etc...), it would be different IMHO. wallace
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04-11-2013, 05:25 PM | #24 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-29-11
Location: Lincoln, NE
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It may be good for one comp, but a false high score isn't going to help me as a cook. I want to be judged as accurately as KCBS allows for, on how the judge thought my food was. If I'm cooking 5's (I'm not) but the judge scores me 7 or 8 because he doesn't want to fill out a card, that doesn't help me.
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04-11-2013, 05:48 PM | #25 | |
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Join Date: 06-06-12
Location: Auburn, WA
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Alas, the COOK thought it was average but record keeping and journals will tell them what steps they took to produce the product they turned in. (within reason of course) |
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04-11-2013, 06:04 PM | #26 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 12-18-07
Location: Western burbs of Chicago, IL
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Never got one worth much. My favorite was a pork entry that said it tasted rancid. Scores for taste were 9 8 8 8 7 4
Have had one or two that said ribs tasted like lighter fluid, something we never use. Haven't really ever found them helpful
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04-11-2013, 06:42 PM | #27 | |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 02-11-10
Location: Northern VA
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04-11-2013, 07:08 PM | #28 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 02-28-13
Location: Nashville, TN
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If comment cards were required it would probably just piss everyone off even more. It sucks, but you're always going to have judges judging based on personal tastes. And to see those opinions written on comment cards at a comp would make for some issues.
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04-11-2013, 07:13 PM | #29 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 04-08-10
Location: Elk Creek, KY
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Don't need them, don't want them, don't find them helpful. But that's just my worthless opinion.
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04-11-2013, 09:59 PM | #30 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 03-03-10
Location: Paducah, KY
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The best thing Kcbs could ever do is have all judges shadow a team and see how much $$$$ and time the cooks put into a contest. Secondly, the Kcbs should track judges scores and judges who constantly judge outside the bell curve should be dismissed. I know taste and tenderness is subjective but when you get five 9s and a 6 on appearance it makes you wonder about the judging pool !!!
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