Backyard on the Grape is a practice bbq contest held at the fairgrounds in Lodi California. 14 teams dusted the cobwebs from their smokers/bbq's and did a mock battle. A winner was declared but the teams were there mainly for the open face to face critique judging format. Normally the judging is blind. This means judges never see the cooks and do not know who cooked the entry. Today the cook submits his entry and the judges critique his entry face to face. It is a good learning experined for judges and cook. It helps the cook see what judges are looking for and makes judges articulate their scores.
It was a fun tasty day. Let the bbq season begin.
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