Help me with my Scores, Winchester, Tn.

Well there are acouple of things people have tried. You need to try acouple diff butts and see what you like. I know that Eddy offers a pickle is what he calls it. Another one is of from Chris Lilly and then some people like to use that Fab stuff. So if is up to you on that. I wish I could help you better but my pork has been in the dump lately. I am trying some new things myself.

Good Luck,

Craig

When you say "help from the pros",most folks would be thrilled with 12 th overall at a top cookoff,against many of the top cooks in the country.

You are cooking pork in the heart of pork country,against top MIM & KCBS pork cooks.

That second 6 could have been a lousy judge?

Were there non CBJ s at the table?

As off the wall as KCBS scoring has been during this past couple years,I'm surprised all your scores were that tight.

Jack's Old South and Buttrub.com,arguably the top MIM & KCBS pork teams this year, didn't walk.

Who told you your pork had no taste?

Just a couple of thoughts.

As my teammate says above,a lot of folks in your area use Chris Lily's injection.

I'm with Tom, overall a great contest. Don't beat yourself up on one category. If I did that, I wouldn't be here right now.

Your scores for Butt broken down:

30th place pork 968 978 976 988 998 968

Appearance: 999999

Taste: 677896

Tenderness: 886888

Personally I don't think AJ adds any flavor. If you look at the ingredient list on your AJ, the first is almost always water, not apples. Most AJ will cook out and thus you get the "no taste" comment. Pork generally doesn't have any taste in the middle does it?

Good suggestions above about using something different for injecting.

I replied to your PM, just send me an email when you can.

Russ

Don't make changes based on one cook. You could have hit a low scoring table. Our product is consistent at every cook. Have seen scores like first 3 times in a row and the fourth time, with the same product, scored 28th. Now should we change? I think not.
Just keep on cooking.
bill

A 12th overall in a tough field is a fantastic showing in my book. I wouldn't change a thing.

Hey Jason, you posted it but didn't come back...

...you out there?

Sorry People, I have had to work this week. I don't have to do that often I am going to try a different injection tommorow I will tell you guys how it turns out.

Did you sauce it? Your post doesn't say. Once you pulled it did you add some rub to mix in? Need to flavor all pieces and as posted above there's very little tast t o meat in the middle.