The judge pulls the samples they want from you box, and judge. They aren't obligated to try everything.
No, you only have to have enough meat for each judge to get a sample. You could have 3 slices and 3 burnt ends for brisket, that would be enough for 6 judges.I thought if you put 2 or 3 things in the box they had to try all 3? Would you not get a 1 if you put 6 slices but only 5 burnt ends?
I thought if you put 2 or 3 things in the box they had to try all 3? Would you not get a 1 if you put 6 slices but only 5 burnt ends?
Would you not get a 1 if you put 6 slices but only 5 burnt ends?
How do judges average a box with different types of samples? Like a pork box with MM, pulled and chunk. Do they simply taste each and score each, then total up the scores and divide by three?
Excellent question, I think you will find that no two judges will do it exactly the same way. I can only speak for myself, as a judge.
If you put three products in your box I feel that you, as a cook, want all three products judge as presented. If you have two 9s and one product that is a weak 8....sorry but that's an 8 in my book. Now if it's a strong 8 and the other two are solid 9's, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and score it a 9.
With that said, if a cook puts pulled or chunks of pork and two MM, I'll try both MM also and they better both be cooked correctly. The cook must have wanted them both judged or he wouldn't have put both in there.
Excellent question, I think you will find that no two judges will do it exactly the same way. I can only speak for myself, as a judge.
If you put three products in your box I feel that you, as a cook, want all three products judge as presented. If you have two 9s and one product that is a weak 8....sorry but that's an 8 in my book. Now if it's a strong 8 and the other two are solid 9's, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and score it a 9.
With that said, if a cook puts pulled or chunks of pork and two MM, I'll try both MM also and they better both be cooked correctly. The cook must have wanted them both judged or he wouldn't have put both in there.
The judge is supposed to take a sample of each style presented (if there are enough) and then to judge the box as a whole. The term "As presented by the cook" should be a judge's guideline when scoring the entry.
if you put multiples in box, be sure you have 6 / 6 /6 min of each style ..it would be suicide if you ever did a 2 / 4 sample
When asking about different samples in the box I've had more than one Rep tell me that judges are instructed to take a sample of each, but not required to. If policy is different everybody isn't on the same page.