Dave from Denver
TVWBB Wizard
Our team registered for a miscellaneous entry along with the top 4 KCBS entries this year, and there seems to be a lot of conflicting information out on the internet about miscellaneous/anything butt entries at a contest.
The prevailing wisdom seems to be that desserts take the cake (so to speak) in the anything butt category since it is usually judged after the 4 KCBS meats and the judges are looking for something different.
However, in the contest that we're doing, the miscellaneous category is actually going to be judged before the KCBS categories. In addition, this contest also has a separate dessert category. I've got an email into the contest organizer to see if she could provide any further guidelines, but I'm not so sure about whether she's going to respond or whether she will give me any useful info.
Since the misc category is before the meats, and since there is a separate dessert category, I'm thinking that dessert is definitely not the way to go here. Last year the top two misc entries were a bacon explosion and lobster tails.
Our team has been bandying about some ideas including a beer-braised smoked elk shoulder, somewhat similar to Larry Wolfe's pepper-stout beef. However, I also have some extensive experience with creole specialties and know that I can submit a fairly bomber crawfish ettoufe, for example.
Rereading this I'm not so sure what my question is - I guess, is the sky the limit on this kind of thing, and have you guys had any experience with what works and what doesn't as far as general types of dishes? I know it's a lot to ask. Thanks in advance for any advice you care to give.
The prevailing wisdom seems to be that desserts take the cake (so to speak) in the anything butt category since it is usually judged after the 4 KCBS meats and the judges are looking for something different.
However, in the contest that we're doing, the miscellaneous category is actually going to be judged before the KCBS categories. In addition, this contest also has a separate dessert category. I've got an email into the contest organizer to see if she could provide any further guidelines, but I'm not so sure about whether she's going to respond or whether she will give me any useful info.
Since the misc category is before the meats, and since there is a separate dessert category, I'm thinking that dessert is definitely not the way to go here. Last year the top two misc entries were a bacon explosion and lobster tails.
Our team has been bandying about some ideas including a beer-braised smoked elk shoulder, somewhat similar to Larry Wolfe's pepper-stout beef. However, I also have some extensive experience with creole specialties and know that I can submit a fairly bomber crawfish ettoufe, for example.
Rereading this I'm not so sure what my question is - I guess, is the sky the limit on this kind of thing, and have you guys had any experience with what works and what doesn't as far as general types of dishes? I know it's a lot to ask. Thanks in advance for any advice you care to give.