I am sorry Jorge. I have been very mean and uncivil towards my good friend YankeeBBQ.... It won't ever happen again...:icon_blush:
In his case, I'd normally let it go....but I have to be nice to him so that he will consider bringing me some Harpoon
I am sorry Jorge. I have been very mean and uncivil towards my good friend YankeeBBQ.... It won't ever happen again...:icon_blush:
The difference between you and me is that I'm a crybaby woman THAT WINS.
BBQSMYBFF did you see the Bobby Flay BBQ competion throw down? He's a master/culinary chef and he got his butt kicked twice by authenic BBQ cooks, Bobby tried to bring flavor to his food, but authenic bbq flavor won. I guess he should be ticked being a culinary chef and all.
it is just a lottery..
I've been keeping my mouth shut for 2 days...but, that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
So, if you do good, it's just luck?
I've been competing for just over 3 years. The first year and a half I sucked. My friends and family said I was good, but the judges told me I sucked. Ya know what? I listened to the judges...now I'm better (except at Harpoon). Instead of blaming people, I looked in the mirror, and practiced every chance I got. Chicken has been our week point for the past 2 years. I Think I cooked chicken every day over last winter. This year our chicken is MUCH better. I guess I just got lucky.
My Dad has a great saying: "the harder I work, the luckier I get."
Mike
Our feelings are that if there is a variance of 2 points between judges at a table, then there needs to be a conference had and the issue resolved. Someone would have to lower or raise the score based on mediation.
Anyway just a thought.
GaryT1
WHY DOES EVERYONE TAKE THIS SO PERSONAL.... if i win i am happy.. if i lose i am happy.. it doesnt matter and i dont give a rats behind.. what i am saying is that the judging has to be up to par.. not for me..not for my team.. for everyone.. i saw some inconsistent numbers on a lot of peoples sheets and it made me sick.. look at the post by muzzle brake..
how do you say raw tuna is not tender?? PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT ONE...
tuna is good.. there are a grade, b grade, and then low grade.. there is no differ in tenderness except for some can get mushy.. it doesnt make sense..
my point is not saying that the constant winners are lucky.. but it is a lottery of judges hoping you get the right ones and people who are decently knowledgable about bbq or food for that matter... if you have never eaten good food than you can not consitantly judge a bbq contest.. and it is the people who can not get out of their minds that each food is individual is the problem..
like a judge stated on here earlier.. if he got a nice spicy chicken and he loved spicy he could judge it a 9.. but if it didnt taste good even though it was spicy and he likes that it is not right he give it a good score.. but if it was really good and spicy and he loved it it got a 9.. not the lady next to him and bites into a blazing chicken and goes damn that chit is spicy and i hate spicy and gives it a 6.. that is pathetic and doesnt deserve to judge..
by NO MEANS AM I SAYING THAT ANYONE HEAR IS LUCKY AT WINNING AND I AM SURE ALL YOUR BBQ AND MEAT IS AWESOME.. YOU ARE ALL READING WHAT I AM WRITING WRONG..
i am saying that there needs to be more consitancy in judging and is has to be done.. if there is no way to do it than fine..
but one again i say.. there is no such thing as standard bbq.. so if you all want to poke fun at a wasabi glaze go right ahead.. but dont knock it until you tried it...
THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY FOR EVERYONE.. AND I KNOW EVERYONE HAS DEALT WITH THIS..
EVER GO TO A COMPETITION AND COOK YOUR RIBS AWESOME AND TAKE FIRST PLACE AND KNOW THEY TASTED AWESOME!?!? I THINK SOME OF US HAVE.. AND THEN YOU GO THE NEXT COMP AND YOU COME IN DEAD LAST WITH THE SAME MEAT, SAME SAUCE, SAME RUB, AND SAME EVERYTHING.. EVEN THE BEST HAS THIS HAPPEN TO THEM.. EXPLAIN THAT ONE PLEASE.. IT IS ALL THE JUDGES..
I sure know what your talking about! Sometimes the people the contests get to judge are not very bright. Organizers at our last one even admitted it and are going to correct next year.
One thing we did on our team was to BECOME Judges and try to judge a contest each year. This way you get to taste the winners stuff and how it may differ from yours. It may be not that good to you but at least you know what they are looking for.
If you watched the olympic gymnastics over the past week, the "professional" judges really screwed up. So I am not totally convinced that this is the total answer. Our feelings are that if there is a variance of 2 points between judges at a table, then there needs to be a conference had and the issue resolved. Someone would have to lower or raise the score based on mediation.
Anyway just a thought.
GaryT1
.. if i lose i am happy..
Lottery eh? Hmmmmmmm The Mega millions jackpot is now $95 million. SO then a team lets just sau I smell smoke shouldnt even bother competing this coming weekend at New Holland. They are so damn lucky all of the time that winning the Jackpot should be a sure thing!
heheheSteve is going to get a complex.... I wonder if he can just order a case of those hats? :roll:
My name is Vinnie and i started my BBQ as an amateur just going to contest with my brother and friends of OC Pig Assassins..
I was then entered into my first competition EVER and my first time EVER smoking anything in my life at Yardley Pa BAckyard BBQ contest.
I went out and bought my first smoker in home depot and off i went! I had a small knowledge of culinary that i have learned and i loved to cook. i had a good background on rubs and sauces as i do cook alot but i just never smoked a thing!
Well now it was time and started the smoker and smoked away!
I ended up pretty good as it was my first time for everything and i got 1st place chicken, 1st place ribs and grand champion!!!!
I could beleive it and my sauces and glazes went over highly with the judges and myself included!!
Well now i am officially a "professional" and have recently joined forces with my brother on the OC pig assassins and hope that we can compete and do great together!