Post by Sanji Himura on Jun 28, 2022 11:55:36 GMT -5
I would like to preface this by saying that this is my thoughts on the points system for Quest for the Iron Legend. We DID get a brief shot of the score card (Andrew's if I am not mistaken) during the final tasting on one of the episodes.
That said, let's break it down.
First the elephant in the room. 25 points to the first dish. If we took this to mean that 25 total points are to be rewarded on the first dish, that might seem like a lot on one plate, but if we break that down, it really isn't a lot.
First of all, as the Iron Chef TV show always tells us, points are to be rewarded for taste, presentation and use of the secret ingredient in each dish. If a dish doesn't taste as good, look good, or use the secret ingredient well, your boned.
Now there are three judges on that table. And if all of them can give a combined score on that first dish of 25 points, then that really breaks down to 8.3 points to do with as they wish. NO Chef earned a perfect score on their first dishes, but the chef that came closest to it, Ester Choi, only scored 23 points on her first dish. This means that out of 8.3 points per judge possible, she scored 7.6 per judge on average. Not a bad way to go, right?
It gets better. Of the 8.3 points per judge, they can reward up to 3 points (2.7) per the three factors that make up a good dish at the Gourmet Academy. So if we take the three factors and the fact that there are three judges at the table into account, that 25 points really becomes 2.7 points in the long term. That means that per judge, a single factor of the first dish is only worth 2.7 points.
Of the remaining 75 points, each judge can reward up to 25 points. With what I think is a 10-10-5 scale. This means that there are 10 points possible for taste and plating with 5 going into the use of the secret ingredient.
Disagree with me? Sound off in the replies and let's debate it.
That said, let's break it down.
First the elephant in the room. 25 points to the first dish. If we took this to mean that 25 total points are to be rewarded on the first dish, that might seem like a lot on one plate, but if we break that down, it really isn't a lot.
First of all, as the Iron Chef TV show always tells us, points are to be rewarded for taste, presentation and use of the secret ingredient in each dish. If a dish doesn't taste as good, look good, or use the secret ingredient well, your boned.
Now there are three judges on that table. And if all of them can give a combined score on that first dish of 25 points, then that really breaks down to 8.3 points to do with as they wish. NO Chef earned a perfect score on their first dishes, but the chef that came closest to it, Ester Choi, only scored 23 points on her first dish. This means that out of 8.3 points per judge possible, she scored 7.6 per judge on average. Not a bad way to go, right?
It gets better. Of the 8.3 points per judge, they can reward up to 3 points (2.7) per the three factors that make up a good dish at the Gourmet Academy. So if we take the three factors and the fact that there are three judges at the table into account, that 25 points really becomes 2.7 points in the long term. That means that per judge, a single factor of the first dish is only worth 2.7 points.
Of the remaining 75 points, each judge can reward up to 25 points. With what I think is a 10-10-5 scale. This means that there are 10 points possible for taste and plating with 5 going into the use of the secret ingredient.
Disagree with me? Sound off in the replies and let's debate it.