Turn in box advice

Restless Hog · Jul 30, 2014

Hey guys, I'm sure this question has been asked a million times, but I'm asking again. LOL. I am doing my first comp in September, I would like some advice/pointers on turn in boxes. I'm allowed to use lettuce and parsley in my box. I have never built one, and was looking to practice a little before the comp gets here. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Patrick

Butt Rubb'n BBQ · Jul 30, 2014

Use Curley leaf parsley and clip the stems good. If your going to use lettuce just use as a base so you don't have to use so parsley you don't really want to see it. Go for the putting green look. There are a lot of pics on other threads.

bbq.tom · Jul 30, 2014

Go to BBQCritic.com to look at sample boxes.

Don't pay TOO much attention to the "scores", but it will give you examples.

Fishin4bass723 · Jul 30, 2014

http://howtobbqright.com/buildingablindbox.html

Here is a good place to start. Then you can modify it to suit your needs.

cpw · Jul 31, 2014

Here's a pretty good tutorial on how to make one ahead of time: http://divaq.ca/making-parsley-turn-in-boxes-in-advance-the-putting-green

Miller Q · Jul 31, 2014

If you decide to use parsley soak it in cold water and rinse it really good and lightly pat dry. You would not believe how much dirt and grit that stuff holds.

ITBFQ · Jul 31, 2014

cpw said:
Here's a pretty good tutorial on how to make one ahead of time: http://divaq.ca/making-parsley-turn-in-boxes-in-advance-the-putting-green

Beat me to it. This is exactly what I do. I'd much rather make them the night before while sitting on the couch or at the dinner table. My wife will usually pitch in and help. One less thing to worry about on comp day. Take some extra parsley along for last minute touch ups.

cpw · Jul 31, 2014

ITBFQ said:
Beat me to it. This is exactly what I do. I'd much rather make them the night before while sitting on the couch or at the dinner table. My wife will usually pitch in and help. One less thing to worry about on comp day. Take some extra parsley along for last minute touch ups.

Now, I'm not smart enough to actually make the parsley boxes beforehand, I just know that there is a way to do it. :wacko:

DR · Jul 31, 2014

Both of the links above are great tutorials.

Restless Hog · Jul 31, 2014

Thanks guys. I appreciate the links and advice.

Patrick

tduffy · Jul 31, 2014

Fishin4bass723 said:
http://howtobbqright.com/buildingablindbox.html

Here is a good place to start. Then you can modify it to suit your needs.

i thought you couldn't use lettuce cores?

ITBFQ · Jul 31, 2014

I used to make a layer of lettuce - just the green leaves cut and shredded up. Now I just use 100% parsley... one less thing to buy, cut and worry about.

rookiedad · Jul 31, 2014

make beforehand and use the double flip method. cover builder box with cutting board and flip. cover upside down parsley on cutting board with competition box and flip.

thesemicullen · Jul 31, 2014

tduffy said:
i thought you couldn't use lettuce cores?

Meaning the hard, white part at the bottom of a head of lettuce. The center, as shown in the link, is OK.

ITBFQ · Aug 1, 2014

rookiedad said:
make beforehand and use the double flip method. cover builder box with cutting board and flip. cover upside down parsley on cutting board with competition box and flip.

I never thought about using a cutting board. I just remove the paper towel and move the plastic wrap out of the way and then close the "home box," flip it over (with much dramatic flair) so the parsley is in the lid, then carefully open it and place the bottom of the turn in box over it, and carefully flip again. I feel like using the lid instead of a cutting board gives the parsley less of a chance to spread out and move out of place.

K-Train · Aug 1, 2014

cpw said:
Here's a pretty good tutorial on how to make one ahead of time: http://divaq.ca/making-parsley-turn-in-boxes-in-advance-the-putting-green

^^This^^

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