Originally posted by Mikey
Most of the competition cookers in CA as accustom to the KCBS and want to get the print out at the end of the event.
IBCA uses double theater tickets and NO ONE knows who the winner is until the ticket is matched. That being said - it would be a paperwork nightmare to keep up with all of the tickets.
IBCA doesn't certify judges - we fill that "Joe Public" knows what they like in BBQ -- Upon instructing our judges - we instruct them to:
1. Open the box and look at it - does it look like BBQ?
2. Smell of it - does it smell like BBQ?
3. Taste of it - does the smoke and spices blend and appeal to your palate.
4. Using these criterias - the judges are then asked to give each container a score from 1 to 10, 10 being the BEST, they can use the same score more than once because they are judging each container on its own merit.
IBCA does an elimination type of judging - up to 20 teams there is only one level of judging but there after - we use 15 as a divider to determine how many tables will be in the pre-lims and then half of each of the tables will be advanced to the next level.
IBCA also specifies exactly what you place into the container - no more or no less -- 1/2 fully jointed chicken, 7 pork SPARE ribs, and 7 full slices of brisket approx. 1/4" - 3/8" thick -- we issue a piece of foil to be placed in the bottom of the tray - you can cook with sauce and/or other liquids but it can't be ladled onto the product or PUddle in the bottom of the tray.
If anyone has any other questions feel free to ask.
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