The Pit's First Ever Virtual BBQ Competition

[ecowper]

Wow, we have had some amazing food cooked and shared in this "competition" ..... the judges (me, Mr. BonesCaptainMike ) are scoring right now and I figure we will have it all added up and stuff tomorrow. Tagging all the competitors to keep them informed

Troutman Stros1845 TripleB ItsAllGoneToTheDogs Henrik mrteddyprincess jfmorris jumbo7676 barelfly DavidNorcross Jim White scottranda,

[barelfly]

This was fun, I enjoyed getting to see the photos of everyone and their cookers with the goods the most!

Thanks to ecowper Mr. Bones and CaptainMike for being so kind to judge!

[DavidNorcross]

So much fun. Thank you for putting this together!

[ecowper]

Sorry that this took so long, but two of the three judges have day jobs :-) .... Reminder, the judges are me, CaptainMike, and Mr. Bones.

The top 3 win prizes! Here's a list of all competitors, with individual judge scores, total, ranking, and comments and feedback from the judges.

This was a load of fun for us and I can tell you that each of the judges has already been cooking some of the dishes we learned about in this competition, with more to come. We certainly hope you had as much fun as we did.

Rank	Competitor	Entrée	Judge 1	Judge 2	Judge 3	Total	Comments
1	@Troutman	Pork Crown Roast	99	93	92	95	Great pics, method is well explained, pictures are excellent
2	@Henrik	Stuffed Tenderloin	95	90	95	93	very imaginative, creative, great pics, great sides.
3	@DavidNorcross	Charrasco Mixed Grill	95	87	91	91	Creativity killed it here, plating of the food is impressive
4	@Jim White	Smoked Spaghetti Squash	95	85	87	89	Nicely plated, very creative, the judges want to make this themselves
5	@Jfmorris	Chops and Chokes	85	85	83	84	Great looking chops, love the creativity on the artichokes
6	@Stros1845	Steak and Crab	80	88	83	84	Great looking food, the pics maybe didn't do it justice, we love the crab for the surf
7	@Jumbo7676	Burger Bowls	70	85	82	79	Very cool idea, side potatoes are great
8	@Mrteddyprincess	STL Ribs	75	75	84	78	Somewhat predictable, but well done. Extra points for Cheese Biscuits!
9	@ItsAllGoneToTheDogs	Mississippi Pot Roast	70	75	85	77	superb lookin foods, with great sides that make me drool. Great pics, as well.
10	@Barelfly	New Mexican Rouladen	70	80	80	77	The creativity on this was awesome
11	@Scottranda	Last Meal Ribs	70	85	75	77	Ribs look great and what a touching story
12	@TripleB	Chicken on Fire	65	80	85	77	Excellent dish, very imaginative/creative, superb pics and plating, but no sides.

Special mention goes to TripleB who bravely went first with a dish I've now tried and think is great. My wife loved it, too. Some sides and you would have ranked much higher :-)

For each of the winners, please send me your mailing address privately and Max Good and I will get your prizes out to you.

tagging Troutman Henrik DavidNorcross Jim White jfmorris Stros1845 jumbo7676 mrteddyprincess @ItAllGoneToTheDogs barelfly scottranda TripleB

[Jim White]

Congrats to the winners! What a fun time this was. And thank you again to the judges.

[DavidNorcross]

Thank you! It was surely a pleasure and an honor. Greatly appreciated!

[TripleB]

Congrats to the winners, thank you ecower for putting this on and to the judges for sacrificing participating so that we could play.

[Henrik]

Very cool, a lot of fun! My hat off to all participants and especially Troutman! You da man! What a worthy winner!

[Troutman]

That was a lot of fun, and a fair amount of work. Gotta admit it was a labor of love. Thanks guys, really well done, I love the scoring system. Interesting to see how each judge scored each dish. Too bad there wasn't a tasting component !!

Special shout out to Henrik and DavidNorcross , you two are indeed a couple of fine backyard cooks !!! The rest of the field was mighty impressive indeed, what a great site to ply your wears. Lastly, and although he scored the lowest, TripleB chicken was amazing. That one goes on my short list for sure.

​​​​​​​Great job to the judges and cooks !! Next time more, and I hope a lot more, of the same !!!

[DavidNorcross]

Thank you Sir

[CaptainMike]

This was a lot of fun, but man is it ever tough to judge people you consider friends. Just laying it out there like you all did makes you winners in my book. A big thank you to all of the participants, my fellow judge Mr. Bones, and especially ecowper for coming up with this and seeing it through. Very nicely done everyone!

[Mr. Bones]

Agreed, it was VERY tough to jedge this!!!!
First words outta my mouth, via PM, when Eric asked me to be a Jedge...

[mrteddyprincess]

Yes, thank you judges and congrats to the winners!

[ecowper]

One more thing I wanted to do was post a picture from each winning entry with a comment about it.

First up .... Troutman and his pork roast. My thoughts this is visually impressive BBQ AND it looks like something I want to sit down and eat more than one serving. I got hungry looking at this.


Second ... Henrik and his stuffed tenderloin. I make a stuffed pork loin, but I think Henrik went to a whole new level with this tenderloin. THe addition of the Potatoes Gratin really complimented this. Sides were definitely important since I couldn’t take a taste from a turn-in box.


Third ... DavidNorcross and his Charrasco Mixed Grill. I LOVE a great bean salad, so that was pretty cool right away. But then we did multiple meats, all beautifully grilled and looking wonderful on top of that bean salad.

[Meathead]

This is sooooo cool!

[ecowper]

We had a lot of fun!

[Troutman]

Not to over work the topic, but wanted to again thank ecowper, CaptainMike, Mr. Bones and Max Good for not only hosting this first in what I hope are a series of competitions but also for their generous prizes. Wanted you guys to know these will, and already are, being put to use. I use Killer Hogs regularly and yes Max got to try some of your sauce on some pork chops, good stuff !! Thanks again guys for the great idea and the hosting of this event !!

[ecowper]

It was a ton of fun. Glad you are enjoying the prize

[Troutman]

CaptainMike I've already recused myself from near future contests and did volunteer to judge subsequent events so I'm standing ready. Love to see even more participants, I think folks feel intimidated. Step up to the plate and swing for the fences I say !!!

[Troutman]

BTW, the UPS man just now delivered yet another Killer Hogs rub. That makes 3 of each !!!! It's like BBQ Christmas every day !!

[Max Good]

Congrats and good to know you're enjoying our Black Swan BBQ Sauce!