Results of our first competition

roxy · Last edited by roxy on Dec 20 2006; edited 4 times in total

Just got back for St Catharines, the Ontario Championships, where we competed in our first competition. We did so much better than we hoped we would which is such a thrill to say the least.

We finished 2nd in ribs, 4th in brisket, 6th in chicken and dead last in pork, dont know what went wrong there as the team thought we had a great product.. Oh well, better luck with that next time.

We finished placing 4th over all.

I would like to thank all you guys here at the forum for the tips and excellent advice you all have offered up. I have learned a lot from you guys and and we wouldn't have been able to do what we all did this weekend without the Smokering...

You guys are the best !!!

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Jeff Hughes · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Nice start, to say the least...
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roxy · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

We had an excellent time and made some new friends. We got a real good group of teams up here and what a party Saturday night.

I got to learn to not drink a glass of scotch without any sleep.. Wink

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jvreeland · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Great Job Roxy!!

Any pics of the final product you can share?
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zilla · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Congratulations Roxy!
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Sa-Mokin · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

CONGRATUALTIONS!!

Great job Roxy!!
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G's BBQ · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 1641 Location: NV

Congrats !!!!! Great showing for your first comp!

allsmokenofire · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Excellent job Roxy.....all those turn-ins look great. 3 calls in your first comp is awesome for you guys!
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roxy · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Thanks Mike, we had a lot of fun but it sure is stressful come turn in time. Thought I might need to barf... Laughing

Molson did a great job with the ribs and cooked up 6 racks that made it hard to choose what to put in te box.

Tibor has been working on his chicken fomula like a scientist and it came together very well, chicken is a tough catagory and he did a great job.
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Bedlam BBQ · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Congrats Roxy. Great calls on your first comp. I hope my first comp turns out as well.
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DawgPhan · BBQ Super Pro Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 3444

Congrats, and how many teams were there? I am guessing it was kcbs judging by the 6 slices of brisket and the garnish..congrats that isa great showing..

Looks like you mixed sauce in with your pork...do you think that might have affected your scores?

roxy · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Dawg:

The CBA follows the KCBS rules for presentation but they dont allow parsley, just green leaf lettuce in the box.

I did sauce the pork as every one seems to do the same thing. I will present differently next time with some without sauce, I do think the meat was good, at least the team thought so. We did get a 94 out of 100 from one judge so I guess it was right for at least one of the judges.

I think there was 12 or 13 teams at this event with one team,Frying Pan, comming all the way from PA.
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Diva Q · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

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roxy · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Thanks Dawg for the kind words.

I think your right with what ya say about the sauce. I was thinking some with, some without next time.
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roxy · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Thanks Diva...

Way to go girl, you did an outstanding job in your first amateur event. Tied for 6th is excellent. You were up against some tough teams and you did it without any help or coaching..!!

Thanks for those ABT's, they hit the spot.
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OkieJay · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

Great job guys.

On the pork, I would suggest you use bigger chunks and show a little more bark. Awhile back, Mike (allsmokenofire) posted pics of his winning pork boxes. I printed a copy for my "it should look like this" example. It helped my pork scores a bunch.

Sounds like you guys have the rest down.

Jay
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roxy · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject:

I remember that post Jay. I do think your right about some nice chunks in the box.
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Bubba-Q · Posted: Sep 25 2006 Post subject: Re: Results of our first competition