Kansas City Barbeque Society Offers Certified Judges Class at WY&CC
(Salisbury, MD) – Are you a barbeque enthusiast? If so, consider lending your taste buds to the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) as a Certified Judge. KCBS will hold a Certified Judges Class at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury, MD on Saturday, November 15, 2008. The KCBS Judges Class, to be held from 10:00am-3:00pm will certify participants to judge Kansas City Barbeque festivals all over the country, including the local Pork in the Park Festival scheduled for April 17-19, 2009 at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, MD.
The Certified Judges Class will cover all aspects of being a barbeque judge, including the format of barbeque competitions, characteristics to look for in entries, how to score entries, rules and regulations of barbeque competitions and more. Instructor Jerry Mullane of the KCBS will train prospective judges in a manner that allows them to appropriately judge all types of barbeque, from St. Louis to Carolina.
Once certified, KCBS Judges can choose from nearly 300 BBQ competitions each year to take part in. These competitions are spread out among 44 different states. At each event KCBS conducts official competitions in the following categories: chicken, ribs, pork and brisket. The categories are judged using three different criteria including taste, appearance and texture.
The cost of the Certified Judges Class is $45.00 for KCBS members and $75.00 for non-members. The non-member cost includes a one-year membership to the Kansas City Barbecue Society ($35 value), a one year subscription to the KCBS monthly newsletter, and a lifetime barbeque judge certification! Applications can be downloaded from www.PorkinthePark.org.
For more information, please contact Sandy Fulton at 410-548-4914 or email slfulton@comcast.net.
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4 comments:
I did this class years ago and have judged many events. If you love BBQ, you should take this class. There are about 8 competitions within an easy drive of Salisbury that you can judge once certified.
The judging is done on a voluntary basis, correct?
I am going to go on record as saying that if I become a judge, I am "going cowboy" under my robe. Stop that booing.....or Justice Bobby will clear this courtroom.
Yes - judging is voluntary. in general, if you offer to volunteer they will accept you. In the big competitions, they try to give preference to those who are traveling further to diversify the taste buds. That's how it works in theory, at least.
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