Competition Chicken, Competing With Myself

[nanuk]

fanaticism for sure.

but who sets the standards?

I think more along your lines! I like good looking food, BUT taste is more important!

 

[chilerelleno]

Who sets the standards?

The sponsoring organizations
The Judges
The competitors
Tradition

The judges are trained by the sponsors to look for certain traditional qualities.
The judges come to expect certain things as a whole on their own part.
And the competitors can influence the judges with their own tricks and methods, sometimes to the point of commonality that the judges expect it and judge based on it.

 

[nanuk]

So to be competitive, one needs to be familiar with the food in advance!

I would LOVE to eat my way into that kind of knowledge!

thanks for the clarification!

 

[motocrash]

I don't know how I missed this...and for so long.I'm with your yung'uns,rather have a regular thigh.But the comps did look delicious.

 

[chilerelleno]

Thanks MC.

 

[SmokinLogs]

Hey Chile, those thighs do look perfect. I’ve practiced a little bit on comp style thighs. I’ve always taken the time to scrape the fat off the bottom of the skin to get them bite through. It’s a lot of work and takes so much time, but it doesn’t always make them a perfect bite through. I will have to try finishing the cook in a foil pan like you did. Do you put some butter or anything in the pan during that last 45 minutes?