2nd Annual Kendallville IN BBQ Comp. Bixler Lake Campground

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cid79

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May 22, 2012
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Here are some pictures of my second competition this year in Kendallville IN, Amatuer event.

Please comment on what you think of the competition boxes that I presented to the judges, trying to improve.





My Rib box I turned In.




My Chicken Box I turned in.






We took second place in Ribs, my first award since I started smoking


Our over all place was 4 out of 22 teams.


Score by category, my chicken I screwed up, I didn't get the skin as crispy as I would of liked, and I believe they are way to dark.


And of course I rib place.


Thank You for looking, any comments are welcome, trying to do better every year.
 
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Please do it was a blast last year, are wanting to compete or just coming to taste.
 
You ribs look good and your chicken sizing looks great. Biggest thing we have found in competition is the color after you get it in the box. The really want to get that mahogany color to everything and you would be set.

Secret to the crispy skin on the chicken; take the skin off the bird and filet all of the fat off from the bottom of it. That will give you that nice bit through skin. Below are our ribs and chicken from the Jack Daniel's shade tree comp this last November in Lynchburg. Our ribs did good, 10th out of 42 but our chicken sizing and color was not even enough. Taste was great but just to light of a color, ended up 24th out of 42 on that.

Keep trying and enjoy the fun!


 
Thanks, Your ribs look good to, Yeah I noticed mine was little dark, but what you going to do when it's time to turn in lol, I had practice taking the skin off and scraping the fat off the back, but I ran out of time that day so I skipped that part, it is what it is, there's always this year. Thanks for looking, it was real blast, hoping that there's more people that enter this year.
 
St Barnard, I did pull the skin and scrape for practice at home, but when it came to the competition, I did not have time to do that, but at home the skin did stay in tack pretty well, you can always use toothpicks to help keep it in place, and pull them out and hour or so before, once the skin starts to take color and shape. Hope this helps.
 
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