KCSB chicken category has me stumped now...PLEASE HELP

[ModelMaker]

You know what. If I get 5 candy chicken thighs and one that is top notch dry, tatsy, smokey and completly cooked your getting a good score from me.
You won't know until you try.
Ed

 

[Disconnect]

I just posted this thread about the same question, and the consensus was about the same - sauce, sauce, sauce.

for they most part judges like sauce...........send in boxes with no sauce and see what happens, I dare ya :-D

So at least for me, I'm working on a sauce. (Tried one yesterday, didn't work. Too dark, too thick, too much molasses. So we're doing it again today.)

 

[jbrink01]

If you believe strongly enough, try it. I did something this weekend i've NEVER seen in a contest and I was rewarded. Tried something 2 weeks ago and was punished. Do you "own a pair", or do you want to do what everbody else does......:wink:.

 

[QansasjayhawQ]

I think that sauce is nice - but most experienced judges I know can appreciate a nice piece of smoked chicken that is not sauced . . . IF it has nice full flavor throughout. The best sauce on the skin will do you no good if the meat itself is dull and lifeless.