Manhattan to Kansas City 2012

Tuesday was contest day for the Suwannee County 4-H meat judging team.  The girls woke up ready and raring to go.  They were also all smiles headed into the contest.

 This is 15 of 30 retail identification cuts.  Could you identify the species, primal, retail cut name, and cookery method of 15 of these in 12 minutes?

 

What cut is this?  Is it a ribeye?  Is it a sirloin cutlet?  No, it is a pork loin blade chop boneless, cooked dry/moist.  All of the Suwannee County 4-H girls correctly identified this cut.  

 

Here is a pork blade chop placing class.  How would you place it?  The Suwannee County 4-H meat judging team all placed this class 2-3-4-1.

 

The girls also had to place carcasses.  Below is a class of pork carcasses.  Look for trimness and muscling to place this class.  How would you place this class?

 

Once the contest was all over, the girls were still smiling!

 

After the contest was over, the team went back through the contest to talk about why things were placed.  Here Mr. Brian is talking to the team about placing the pork carcasses 1-3-2-4.  How did you do?

 

The team also talked their way through the retail cuts.  The girls were still smiling at this point, so hopefully they did good.

 

Finally we went outside to show off the duds.  Notice the 4-H green shirts and hard hats.

 

The Suwannee County 4-H meat judging team also took some pictures at the Kansas State University sign.  These girls did a great job representing Suwannee County and 4-H this week.  We should all be proud of them.

 

 

Once the team pictures were done and the contest behind them, the glamour shots started.

 

The team also stopped at this scenic overlook just outside Manhattan, KS.

 

Once we got to Kansas City, the girls found the mirrored ceilings in the elevator to be a lot of fun.

 

 We ate dinner at the Hereford House.  Yum!

 

The Hereford House was prepared for these girls.  They gave us our own private room.

 

Which was probably a good thing because this face was prevalent.  Abby provided comedic relief throughout dinner and this entire trip.

 

After the Hereford House, we went to a mirror maze.  And then the girls multiplied.  Somewhere in the darkness, Mr. Brian screamed. 

 

So after a long day of competition, pictures, travel, delicious food, mirrors, and Abby's craziness, the day ended.  The power team from Suwannee County 4-H did a great job at the contest and we will find out results Wednesday morning.