Max is back from the Royal

Nice job on ribs and brisket Max. Tough competition.

What do you think went wrong on the Pork?

Nice job. Those look like solid numbers against the stiffest competition.

Would you call this the "Superbowl" of competitions?

The scoring was:
989,788,878,877,879,888 --- 3 7's on flavor.

This was the 2nd pork box I've turned into a KCBS event and the 1st box to feature money muscle slices. The center pieces were moistened with my finishing sauce and then painted with some glaze. What I failed to do was moisten the MM slices with finishing sauce, though the outside was glazed prior to slicing. The slices were probably dry by the time they hit the table.

Yeah, I guess you could call the AR Invitational the Superbowl for the fact that all the top KCBS teams (those lucky enough to hit a GC in '13) were there. The "Jack" might be a bit more prestigious as you only get there with an invite.

One thing's for sure, once noon starts rolling around and it's time to start turn-ins...time takes on a whole new meaning

Don't take any bad scores at the Royal as an indicator that you need to change anything.

Its a drawing with meat as the tickets!

It was great to meet you!

Well stated observation David but in this case (pork) the final moisture/flavor componant was definately lacking. The flavor and texture of the meat were top notch before boxing.

How did you finish at the Open?

Terrible!

Overall 219 645.0280
Chicken 417 153.0968
Ribs 83 167.9656
Pork 283 159.9656
Brisket 149 164.0000

I'm 7th in KCBS TOY in Brisket and score a 164.000 at the Royal.......

I thought it was good but who knows with 500+ Judges.

As Myron once stated with respect to the AR Open, "Them aint judges, them are eaters."

I hear you David. I don't care what anybody tells me about judge training and background. You've got 500 individuals with different tastes buds and preferences. Contests may get judging fairly consistent but subjectivity is still there. Did a judge ever have a bad day? Good table or bad table?

You may not have won the contest, but I'd eat your brisket any day.