Whether judging or just recreational eating--I see two different kinds of "black" bark/crust.
Hard to describe, but one is just "cooked" and has a shine and just appears, well, black. No big deal.
The other black looks like charcoal--YUCKY- and does appear to be burnt.
Other than judging-I peel off the YUCKY appearing stuff and give it a try. The "other" type of black coating- I just eat it all, no problem.
While judging, I eat it as presented and score it accordingly.
If it is the YUCKY looking version, it will not earn top scores for presentation.
Taste is taste and I score as it falls there.
Cooking, both for comp and recreational, I try to stay away from black bark/crust. Not always possible, but a fun attempt and gives me a goal.
No big deal to me.
Probably confusing, but not my first time at that :lol:
TIM