I am the same Al, Hell 70% of what I cook is a derivative of what I see here. I consider myself creatively challenged, but if the right contest presented itself I might throw my hat in the ring.
bmudd14474
Brian is working hard at doing this for our entertainment and on his own time.
Smoked bacon jam?I know it is hard as most people are working and close to the Holidays so I understand.
I like the throwdowns and have entered before .
They used to be every month way before I was here . I don't know what the turnout was than though.
As some are saying that gravy should not be in a throwdown for a smoking site.
Gravy is just a part of your cook, as long as you have a smoked product in your entry
What about a smoked meat loaf with gravy on it , or when it was for cheese that just had to be part of the entry not full on smoked cheese.
I have posted smoked mashed potato balls with gravy in the middle when you cut open.
This is just for fun guys , and
This is a smoking site and I try to post at least 90% of m stuff is always smoked in one way or another. Still have not figured out how to smoke my jams or my pickles, lol
But even my desserts I post are smoked. Just saying
I will stop now, as I just thought this was for fun
David
yes you are right , have not tried that yet, but on my list.
David
I generally place my vote on the dish I'd like to eat most based on the ingredients and preparation. The visual aspect is secondary to me.
Maybe I'm the exception to the rule, but I don't. You can make a dish as pretty as you please, but I'd rather have a lumped up mess of something I actually want to eat as opposed to a pretty presentation of something I don't. These pretty plates on the cooking channels don't impress me in the least. The high end restaurant industry has pushed this notion, but nobody I know of plates this way at home. We all just plop what we want on our plates and enjoy it immensely, plated however it lands on the plate.
bmudd14474
another idea - Add a third prize that is awarded based on a blind drawing. Neither the public vote or judges vote winner can win it. I’d add I’m sure there are some folks who would donate things for prizes
Ok I can’t resist but both these perspectives can be true……. I mean this is just box Mac with cracked black pepper on a plate… tasty and eye candy!!! ….. this has to bring back childhood memories……
Works for me, but it still plated in a simple way, like most of us would do on a normal basis. The little stripes of some sauce or other on the plate, with a smallish piece of meat placed on it, and some greenery scattered out ...... that's where I'm coming from. Maybe it adds to the visual effects for some diners, but I see it for what it is ........ someone trying to sell me a less than filling meal and the plating is somehow supposed to fill me up.
