going to judging school this weekend at the Jack 10/27/17 , anyone have any tips?
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Be prepared to "never compare". I still don't understand that one. 'Judge each offering on its own. Let the scores compare at the end, but you don't compare.'
Sorry, but if one is excellent and the next isn't, it gets a lower score from me. The teacher got mad at me when I rated an offering, which he said he'd give a 9, but I had rated as a 6 or 7 or something. He asked why and I said it tasted like my mom made it in a crock pot. Everyone laughed but it made him upset. He said, loudly, like an angry substitute teacher in a junior high science class "YOU'RE COMPARING, DON'T DO THAT, NEVER COMPARE!".. [eyeroll].
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Follow up on Judging school, Out of frustration, after cooking at 5 KCBS contest this year. And receiving lower scores that expected, I attended the school at the Jack. To better understand my future in competition cooking. Now I can say that I'm a certified barbecue judge. Being on the cooks side of looking at there methods of teaching folks to be a good judge they do a very good job of trying to make it as fair as possible. And I do not know how anyone could make it any better. And yes Huskee, Never compare, has to be the most difficult part. When you take a bite of someone's else food, the human mind compare's the product to you own, to restaurant quality, and others you have had in the past. Good luck with that one.
Now I understand score's much better, The food served, was not a very good BBQ, how ever it worked well for the teaching of the class. 66 people attended, so here is one example of a new judge, first is chicken, we tabulated our scores, and the instructor ask around the room who gave this chicken a 9, only one woman. When he ask why she scored it a 9. Now it's about 2:30 in the afternoon, class started at 11am. So her response to the instructor was I'm hungry! that's why I gave it a 9.
Out of the 66 attending only about 15% or less were cooks, or competed in BBQ contest. If you have ever considered attending a KCBS judging school please do so, It is a great program, we need good Judges, It's amazing how many people donated there time to come to the class and help out, to make it a successful. And what a great group of people they were. Could go on but my typing finger is tired.
Yes, I joined the pit in August, and have been on here almost every day since. And until last week have been quietly reading your post and information. This website has to be the greatest source of information on BBQ there is.
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Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About me
Real name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:- Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Congrats, Randy! It is hard to think how they want you to. The benefit of the current methodology is fairness (at least in theory), but if no offerings are any good (to you) then you rate all low if you can't compare. If you get to rank offerings 1-10 on which you like best, then to me that's a better way to get a clear winner. It depends on how you think. There is no perfect judging system.
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