- Apr 17, 2018
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It was a no garnish comp. I kind of like SCBA right now because everything is. I figured the less for me to worry about, the better for my first few ones.Arrange meat better was it no garnish comp ?
I brushed a little bit of its juice back on the mm and pulled pork. I'll try an actual glaze next time. and i also thought about sprinkling in some of the rub but i decided against it. Will definitely do that next time. Seeing your box also makes me think I didnt put enough pulled in there. I was having to put enough in for 8 judges so i guess thats something for me to think about as well. Thanks for the tips!I just did my first comp, and we came in pretty low (50s? Out of 85). We also sold a bunch of pulled pork and feedback was always very positive.
That said, I received feedback from some of the folks who placed, and best advice I can give you to add to what your doing...sauce and glaze everything. And come back w a light finishing dust.
Incidentally, here is a pic of my turn in box. I would have been proud to turn in yours as well...
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I didn't inject because I've never had a problem with the pork butt turning out dry but I guess it does help[ a lot with flavor. I've got 2 more weekends of smoking before my next comp so im gonna be trying a few different injections.Also, did you inject? We didn’t. I think we should have. Next time I will, I ordered some Kosmo’s pork injection and plan on experimenting next time I do a Boston butt.
It was really close that's why I'm pretty proud of what I did I have a couple more runs before my next comp so I'll definitely try to watch out for the fat and get a more even glaze. Thanks for the tips!Sounds like it was real close. It is hard to tell from the picture but the 2nd rib looks like it might have a lot of fat on top under the sauce. The other thing I see and I have lots of trouble with myself is the sauce looks a little unevenly applied. I like the overall arrangement of the pork box. With the slices though they could be straightened up slightly but I think if you did use a light glaze it would look awesome. Overall I would say for the first time you did really good. It looks tasty!
It was really close that's why I'm pretty proud of what I did I have a couple more runs before my next comp so I'll definitely try to watch out for the fat and get a more even glaze. Thanks for the tips!