Interesting article. My experience as a KCBS judge is that you occasionally get some good chicken, ribs, pulled pork or brisket, not all at once. Since it is blind judging, you don't know who submitted that really off-the-charts, pick one, (chicken, ribs, pulled pork or brisket). It is still fun to judge, but I don't go there to eat. In fact, I only "taste" each entry. Every now and then I will go back and have another taste because it was so good. Aftrer a day of judging, I have had enough BBQ for a while.
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