Cheating at a Contest

[ique]

You also use a pellet cooker. That's definitely cheating.

Ok I have to come clean. We did cook a contest without getting our meat inspected one time. It was not intentional and by the time we realized it we had already rubbed the meat. We did bring the meat to the contest raw and untreated. It wasn't what i would call cheating but I suppose it was against the rules.

 

[Roo-B-Q'N]

I would be very concerned if we see any YES votes.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

I would be very surprised if we saw any yes votes for 2 reasons.
1) The quality of the people here.
2) Most cheaters are also lier's too. The prisons are full of Innocent people. Just ask them (not that I would know anything about this). I learned that from watching Shaw-shank Redemption.

You know my good friend Andy Dufrain from Shaw Shank??? Get busy living or get busy dieing.

 

[YankeeBBQ]

You also use a pellet cooker. That's definitely cheating.

Don't forget the Fab that's cheating too right ?

 

[Scottie]

That's what my bank thinks too. Cause I keep making deposits every Monday... :icon_blush:

 

[billm]

Why cheat? These contests are a measure of our ability to produce quality turn-ins versus the other teams. If one were to cheat it isn't a true measurement of your ability. I pity those who attempt to cheat. Why would someone take such a chance to jepordize their teams integrity. If someone needs to cheat to win they are missing the concept of why we participate in these events in the first place.

you could say that for any kind of cheating..not just in bbq..dont think there is an answer

 

[Alexa RnQ]

At the competitions, snooping is frowned upon.

And yet, at a recent comp when we put up a fourth wall for a few minutes of privacy, half a dozen people had no qualms whatsoever about sticking their heads in nevertheless. :shock:

I doubt they learned much.

 

[billm]

Ok I have to come clean. We did cook a contest without getting our meat inspected one time. It was not intentional and by the time we realized it we had already rubbed the meat. We did bring the meat to the contest raw and untreated. It wasn't what i would call cheating but I suppose it was against the rules.

the meat inspections always seems to be a bit of joke to me anyway..I mean how do they know what they inspect is what you are going to turn in anyway?.

 

[BBQ_Mayor]

You also use a pellet cooker. That's definitely cheating.

Hey, becareful.:-o I don't think it's cheating with my pellet cooker. In fact it's probably a handicap for me. :biggrin:

 

[jason]

I've never competed, but I can't fathom how you would be able to cheat at a BBQ competition.

 

[DawgPhan]

I've never competed, but I can't fathom how you would be able to cheat at a BBQ competition.

You just havent thought about it long enough and I think that someone already mentioned the real way to cheat in this thread.

Also to come clean I think that I have also cooked and turned in meat that wasnt checked.

I cooked an FBA event and forgot my labels. The rep ok'd my cooking of the labeless chicken but I did run to the store and buy some new chicken and did cook that along with my other chicken.

I cant think of anything else that I have done...never done anything that would really give me an advantage.

though I could use one.

 

[jbrink01]

Nope, never. I cheated at golf a couple times when I was younger, but then it struck me, I still knew the right score!

 

[jbrink01]

BTW - For all of you hackers out there that think improving your lie is ok, that "i;m only moving it a little". The USGA calls them RULES for a reason. I'll step down now.

 

[Brew-B-Q]

the meat inspections always seems to be a bit of joke to me anyway..I mean how do they know what they inspect is what you are going to turn in anyway?.

I just began competing, but I was wondering the same thing. If you could make killer brisket by marinating it for 3 days, how would anyone know if you swapped the inspected meat with the marinated one? I don't know anyone that has done that, but I'm sure it has happened.

 

[CajunSmoker]

I guess I just don't get it. Why would you drive a couple hundred miles and spend a couple hundred dollars to cheat in a contest?:roll: If that's your mindset then just stay home and cook for the friends and family where there's not any rules.

The meat inspections that I've been involved in have been pretty much a joke. So far in 3 comps I have yet to have all four meats inspected. Once they see one or two cry o vacs pulled up out of the ice they just hand me my ribbon or marker say go ahead and start prepping.

 

[BBQ_Mayor]

I've pulled mine out of zip locks before. Not a word.
Sometimes if I have time, I like to trim them at home. I don't have the time very often.

 

[Bigdog]

You know my good friend Andy Dufrain from Shaw Shank??? Get busy living or get busy dieing.

I said I saw Shaw Shank, not was there. :roll:

Ooooooohhhhh Andy. That was the longest night of his life. :biggrin:

BOT: I don't compete, but if I did, I would not want to cheat. Success is only good if you really earned it.

 

[parrothead]

the meat inspections always seems to be a bit of joke to me anyway..I mean how do they know what they inspect is what you are going to turn in anyway?.

I always felt the same way. There is no way to tell. I usually have my meat in one cooler and that is the only cooler they look in. I could have god knows what in our other 7 coolers.

At least it is an attempt I suppose. The alternative would be to assign a rep to every team and watch them throughout.

There is however one good part to the inspection. They are checking to make sure that you have been keeping the meat on ice. (theoretically). I think I have only been to one comp where they actually checked temps.

 

[thenewguy]

That's the one big thing that really impressed me about the world brisket open. They not only inspect the meat, they put a metal tag in it and it has to be in the meat when you cut it for turn in if it's been tampered with it's disqualified.
I can't cook good enough yet to cheat-Hell I feel liek I'm cheating bytaking the day off from workin just to cook!

 

[Solidkick]

Shigging?? Hell, get a 12 pack in me and I'll tell you everything I do from start to finish.........:redface::redface:

 

[Big Mike]

But, do we want to know what ya do?