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Born2Smoke
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So yesterday at HVR, we got a comment card that blew my mind. We took second place in pork. One judge gave us a 4 for taste. The other 5 scores were 8’s and 9’s. The comment said… “your tenderness was great but you should consider using less spice.” Less spice?? Really?? :doh: Our pork sauce is very sweet with a little tiny kiss of heat that literally tickles the tongue. The only spice we add to our sauce is Tennessee Red and we add very little. The rest of the ingredients are mild including sugars, juices and syrups…. Our Rub is very basic and mild with lots of flavor but no heat or spice.
I know that score was dropped and it most likely did not keep me out of first place, but my point is why would someone that sensitive to spicy food judge a BBQ competition? How did this person get through the day, especially in the rib category? Ribs usually have the most heat of all 4 categories…. I am really blown away by this because my sauce really has no spice.
I usually ignore stupid comments, but for some reason, this one drove me crazy.
Thoughts????
I know that score was dropped and it most likely did not keep me out of first place, but my point is why would someone that sensitive to spicy food judge a BBQ competition? How did this person get through the day, especially in the rib category? Ribs usually have the most heat of all 4 categories…. I am really blown away by this because my sauce really has no spice.
I usually ignore stupid comments, but for some reason, this one drove me crazy.
Thoughts????