Chest to Chest Winner

bignburlyman · 09-05-2010, 08:36 AM

Pellet Envy wins the Bull Peni$ walking stick, and the $3000 cash. Tuffy Stone of Cool Smoke came in second. A group of 12 judges scored every turn-in, with the low score dropped. A perfect score would be 396, Pellet Envy scored a 392. The lowest score was a 368. Awsome brisket from top to bottom from 12 great brisket cooks.

Ron_L · 09-05-2010, 08:48 AM

Congrats to Rod and Tuffy!

Sledneck · 09-05-2010, 08:50 AM

Very impressive. Maybe if we all close our eyes and squint our faces and all think real hard and send congratulations to Rod with our minds at the same time he will hear us.......

bignburlyman · 09-06-2010, 03:15 PM

1 Pellet Envy
2 Cool Smoke
3 Pork Pullin Plowboy's
4 Buffalo BBQ
5 Munchin Hogs @ Hilton
6 Little Pig Town
7 Kosmo's Q
8 4 Legs Up BBQ
9 Ribs 4 U
10 J P Custom Smoke
11 The Slabs.com
12 Wild Blue

Plowboy · 09-06-2010, 07:56 PM

David,

You worked your tail off this weekend. Was a pleasure seeing you again.

I was pretty proud to come in third in that group seeing as I rolled in at 5:40a the day of the contest probably 12+ hours later than everyone else.

Sledneck · 09-06-2010, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Plowboy

David,

You worked your tail off this weekend. Was a pleasure seeing you again.

I was pretty proud to come in third in that group seeing as I rolled in at 5:40a the day of the contest probably 12+ hours later than everyone else.

Congrats Todd!!

bignburlyman · 09-07-2010, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Plowboy

David,

You worked your tail off this weekend. Was a pleasure seeing you again.

I was pretty proud to come in third in that group seeing as I rolled in at 5:40a the day of the contest probably 12+ hours later than everyone else.

I am glad you were able to make it in time. It was very busy Friday and Saturday for me, but I got to slow down a little on Sunday. We had fewer teams than we were hoping for but MAN, what a bunch of GREAT cooks. Thanks and congrats to everyone who entered.

Smokesman · 09-07-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bignburlyman

Pellet Envy wins the Bull Peni$ walking stick, and the $3000 cash. Tuffy Stone of Cool Smoke came in second. A group of 12 judges scored every turn-in, with the low score dropped. A perfect score would be 396, Pellet Envy scored a 392. The lowest score was a 368. Awsome brisket from top to bottom from 12 great brisket cooks.

As a rookie judge (and competitor) I'm really curious how on earth you judge a group of the top brisket cooks in America? How subtle were the differences between each and what made one better than another? Were there guidelines given during the judges meeting that differed from typical competitions?

Plowboy · 09-07-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Smokesman

As a rookie judge (and competitor) I'm really curious how on earth you judge a group of the top brisket cooks in America? How subtle were the differences between each and what made one better than another? Were there guidelines given during the judges meeting that differed from typical competitions?

From top to bottom, the point spread was 24. Now in a regular KCBS contest where 180 was a top score, that would be a 12 point spread for 12 teams. That is close!

However, Rod damn near had a perfect brisket score. Out of a 24 point spread, there were 10 points between 1st and 3rd (where I was). That's leaving the field behind in an otherwise tight race.

So, the real question is... how spectacular was that brisket that Pellet Envy turned in? I'm guessing it was damn special. Oh... and he won the brisket category the next day, too. Any question that he didn't deserve Chest to Chest? He was the big man on campus.

bignburlyman · 09-07-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Smokesman

As a rookie judge (and competitor) I'm really curious how on earth you judge a group of the top brisket cooks in America? How subtle were the differences between each and what made one better than another? Were there guidelines given during the judges meeting that differed from typical competitions?

It is EXTREMELY difficult! But it is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

How we do it---All 12 entries are lined up on a table to be judged for appearance. The judge is allowed to only give one 9 for appearance. They pick their 9 then go through the other boxes and score. In appearance we use a decimal, judge only gives one 9 but can score others 8.9, 8.6 etc. Then the 12 judges take the sample to score taste and tenderness using the standard KCBS scores of 2 to 9. (Future contests it has been decided we need to use first decimal point scoring on all categories.) There were no bad briskets turned in, some were a little better than others, but not enough to score down, that is why we will go to a decimal place score for the future, when something is not quite a 9 but better than an 8 without a decimal place most judges score up, with a decimal place it could be an 8.5. Hope this explains a little better for you.

09-05-2010, 08:36 AM	#1
bignburlyman Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-10-03 Location: Great Bend, Kansas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Chest to Chest Winner Pellet Envy wins the Bull Peni$ walking stick, and the $3000 cash. Tuffy Stone of Cool Smoke came in second. A group of 12 judges scored every turn-in, with the low score dropped. A perfect score would be 396, Pellet Envy scored a 392. The lowest score was a 368. Awsome brisket from top to bottom from 12 great brisket cooks. __________________ David CBJ & CTC #5112 Kansas Winter Q BBQ Committee Traeger Texas 075 ECB (retired) Kenmore 4 burner gasser (sold and gone)

09-05-2010, 08:48 AM	#2
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congrats to Rod and Tuffy! __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

09-05-2010, 08:50 AM	#3
Sledneck is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-04-05 Location: Wantagh, NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very impressive. Maybe if we all close our eyes and squint our faces and all think real hard and send congratulations to Rod with our minds at the same time he will hear us....... __________________ BBQ Illuminati Blog Disclaimer: The poster does not take any responsibility for any bad feelings or sense of exclusion that the reader of this post may have-whether real or imagined. Reading threads poses inherent risks. The poster of this thread would like to also remind readers to make sure they have a functional sense of humor before they visit any discussion board.

09-06-2010, 03:15 PM	#4
bignburlyman Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-10-03 Location: Great Bend, Kansas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here is the overall list 1 Pellet Envy 2 Cool Smoke 3 Pork Pullin Plowboy's 4 Buffalo BBQ 5 Munchin Hogs @ Hilton 6 Little Pig Town 7 Kosmo's Q 8 4 Legs Up BBQ 9 Ribs 4 U 10 J P Custom Smoke 11 The Slabs.com 12 Wild Blue __________________ David CBJ & CTC #5112 Kansas Winter Q BBQ Committee Traeger Texas 075 ECB (retired) Kenmore 4 burner gasser (sold and gone)

09-06-2010, 07:56 PM	#5
Plowboy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-09-06 Location: Blue Springs, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	David, You worked your tail off this weekend. Was a pleasure seeing you again. I was pretty proud to come in third in that group seeing as I rolled in at 5:40a the day of the contest probably 12+ hours later than everyone else. __________________ Pork Pullin Plowboys (and Smoke on Wheels) Save a hog, ride a plowboy! www.plowboysbbq.com Todd Johns (me); Blue Springs, MO Randy Hinck (PigBoy); Concordia, MO Andy Groneman (Hodedo); KC, KS (Cameo Appearances) FEC-500SS; FEC-100 (Right handed); FEC-100 (Left handed); Country Smoker Tailgater; Big Green Egg (2-large, small, mini); Cookshack Pellet Fired Charbroiler

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