17 year old girl. Insisted on doing pretty much everything to her taste & not what would "wow" the various judges.
I would LIKE to say that we had a "bonding" moment, however she spent the whole time telling me "I know - I know... just let me do it MY way!"
HEB Pink Salt & Medley Pepper (from a grinder),
No chips, no wood, no smoke, no sauce, no baste.
2 Chops, select your preferred of the ones they provided.
Turn in was stated as "1030... can be up to 10 minutes earlier, 10 minutes later" (which to me essentially says 1040, but whatever).
I tried to get her to wrap in foil for the walk to the judges tent & @ 1028... down to the wire... @ the last moment, slip it out & onto their foil (to keep as much moisture inside as was possible) however she refused that for whatever reason her brain came up with. I mean, shit... I've only been doing this Cookoff Committee thing for 17 years now, what do I know?
Didn't place in the top 5 out of 32 contestants. That's all I know. I really do wish it was more of a "daughter & dad" thing, but essentially I was on hand because I had to be there vs. her going at it solo.