ModelMaker
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Here's something I posted over on another judgey forum thingie, it showed a picture of a proud brisket cook with a slice draped over his finger showing how tender his meat was.... I wrote:
Just so you cooks know, draping your brisket slice over my finger to help ascertain its tenderness score is forbidden now by the KCBS BOD as it holds no constant and reliable means to help arrive at tenderness.
Only the "pull test" and "mouth feel" are reliable means to reach my tenderness score!
Also poking my finger on a piece of pork to see if it's mushy is not a constant and reliable means to reach a tenderness score.
Now personally I disagree with this notion, I should be able to use whatever senses I have available to decide for myself what my score should be. I can see (sense) how a slice reacts to bending, I can feel with my finger tip (sense) how tender (stiff VS mushy) the meat is. I also smell (sense) each piece of meat before I taste it to judge how well it is smoked.
However being the consumet rule abiding judge that I am I will follow those rules set before me.
So what do you cooks feel about this? Are you satisfied with no draping or finger tip pushing? I see an awful lot of you showing off your brisket slices over your finger!!
Ed
Just so you cooks know, draping your brisket slice over my finger to help ascertain its tenderness score is forbidden now by the KCBS BOD as it holds no constant and reliable means to help arrive at tenderness.
Only the "pull test" and "mouth feel" are reliable means to reach my tenderness score!
Also poking my finger on a piece of pork to see if it's mushy is not a constant and reliable means to reach a tenderness score.
Now personally I disagree with this notion, I should be able to use whatever senses I have available to decide for myself what my score should be. I can see (sense) how a slice reacts to bending, I can feel with my finger tip (sense) how tender (stiff VS mushy) the meat is. I also smell (sense) each piece of meat before I taste it to judge how well it is smoked.
However being the consumet rule abiding judge that I am I will follow those rules set before me.
So what do you cooks feel about this? Are you satisfied with no draping or finger tip pushing? I see an awful lot of you showing off your brisket slices over your finger!!
Ed