How KCBS Judges Decide the Winners of the World's Biggest BBQ Contest — Smoke Point: The Competition

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• ZU

  @zunalter · 2 years ago

  I have mixed feelings about this competition. On the one hand, the skill required to compete well is insane. On the other hand, the lengths these people are taking to impress the judges would never be replicated for the public. Meaning, this BBQ only exists in the judges tent, it doesn't reflect the real world

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• PE

  @peterdawson3879 · 2 years ago (edited)

  This is the most American thing I can imagine, Master BBQ judge😂 still cool though

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• JO

  @johnyoung2702 · 2 years ago

  Something tells me that the lady judge is also head of the HOA in her neighborhood

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• BI

  @Billhaderfromtheoffice · 2 years ago

  The plating in a styrofoam box on top of a lettuce leaf is hilarious hick style

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• SA

  @SanTM · 2 years ago

  &apos;Preserve the American way of life&apos; in an oath for a BBQ competition.<br><br>Serious business for Colonel Kentucky there

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• CO

  @ConcreteRiver · 2 years ago

  certified master barbecue judge. the archetype metric of success

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• 58

  @58jaz · 2 years ago

  I was a KCBS judge and since have stopped judging due to two factors. <br>The amount of food you are eating during a judging. You have six portions of each meat to judge. By the time you complete all four categories, you have consumed closed to two pounds. <br>The second reason, in my opinion, the meats prepared don’t taste of bbq. Meats are injected and sauced to the point that you don’t taste the meat. Is this chicken or is this a candy apple. Again I stress, this is my opinion. Bbq enjoyed at a bbq restaurant is comfort food and not the same as competition bbq. There goal is to create the perfect bite. I just don’t agree with the methods competitors use.

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• DA

  @dappergenesis822 · 2 years ago

  I love barbecue too, but the total Cholesterol level in those buildings could pay off the total US national debt

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• SA

  @SanTM · 2 years ago

  One of the judges with an IV drip plaster

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• MA

  @MattRowland · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDASzUkDF3s&amp;t=395">6:35</a> she says part of your score is the garnish. That is 100% incorrect. Garnish is optional. You score the appearance on the look of the meat only.

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• JA

  @jasonellis7856 · 2 years ago

  I was lucky enough to be a judge for the Great Australian Pie competition and I gotta say it&apos;s not as easy as it sounds but was a great experience...

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• FA

  @FavoritesAG · 2 years ago

  the table captain is the only one who can walk back and forth from the table to bring the meat

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