Judging the sanctioning bodies
Bill.
I’m writting this because of a recent contest I judged. There were people off the street judging the contest, how can these people even know In 2006 you wrote about Judging the Judges, every competition cook should be complaining as far as I see it. I recently judged for a contest that had judges off the street, how can these people even know what to look for when it comes to competition food, at least I attended a class and have an idea. I think you should get a patiton going to at least have Certified Judges at your contest.
One Response to “Judging the sanctioning bodies”
I agree with you partially… BBQ contests that are sanctioned by one of the BBQ Associations require that you either be a certified judge or you at least take their “crash coirse” the morning of the judging. If it is a non-sanctioned event, sometimes anybody can be a judge with or without training. Some non-sanctioned events are better than others like the National Barbecue Festival in Douglas, GA. They are non-sanctioned, but they do have their own judging school that judges are required to go to.
But even with trained judges, what if your BBQ goes to a table where the judges just do not like your style of cooking? It’s still a craps shoot. To read the entire article, visit this link…
http://www.bbqsuccess.com/bbq-competitions/
Bill