Rules and Regulations for the 2012 Tri-State BBQ Festival Kids Cook cooking competition for students.
1. There will be two (2) age groups: 9-13 (Junior) and 14-18 (Senior). The contestant official age is determined as of 1/1/2012.
2. PREPARATION, COOKING AND PRESENTATION: Kids Cook contestants must do the preparation, cooking and presentation. If they are unable to do all of this on their own, they are too young to cook. Parents are required to help with lighting fires and are required to be in their child’s cook area until fires are extinguished after turn ins. Parents are asked not to help with anything else. CONTESTANTS ARE TO DO ALL THE COOKING.
3. Handicapped children will be allowed to do as much as they are able with some help from an assigned person or parent. Please note if a handicap is present that festival organizers and judges should be aware of.
4. All children will cook in a designated cooking area on a grill brought from home by the competitor. No grills will be provided.
5. Entries will be submitted to the judging tent in numbered containers provided by the Tri-State BBQ Festival.
6. Garnish (of any kind) is NOT permitted inside the box.
7. Entrants should not slice or cut finished product for presentation. Judges will be equipped to slice the presentation at the judging table to accommodate portions for the number of judges participating in each division, after the overall appearance is judged.
8. Judging will be based on APPEARANCE, TENDERNESS/TEXTURE and TASTE. The sponsor will conduct judging and all decisions will be final.
9. Judging ranges (scoring) is from ten (10) being the highest to one (1) being the lowest.
DEFINITION OF FOOD CATEGORIES
Both age groups will cook chicken halves. Two chicken halves will be provided the morning of the contest after the Kids Cook meeting.
Kids Cook COOKS MEETING
8am on Saturday, April 14th at the main stage at the Houston County Farm Center. (It is mandatory that you attend this meeting to review rules, pick up turn-in containers and two chicken halves. Failure to attend this meeting results in a DQ.)
SUPPLIES NEEDED
Contestant must supply seasonings, cooking utensils, etc. Each contestant will have a 12’ x 12’ space in which to place their grill and supplies. Contestants may also bring a tent no larger than 10’ x 10’, chairs and a cooler for soft drinks, or any other comfort items that will fit in the designated area.
ENTRY FORM
Entry fees ($10 per child) are required with submission of entry form. Entry form also available on Web site. The entry fee will get the contestant and two adults admission into the festival for the competition and all activities associated with the Tri-State BBQ Festival on Saturday. April 14th.
SCHEDULE For Cook Day
8:00 am Check-in and Cooks Meeting
11:30 am Judging – (contestants may turn in entries ONLY between 11:25 and 11:35. Entries received outside this time frame will be disqualified)
3:00 pm Awards Presentation
PRIZES
- Trophies for 1st-5th place in each age group.
- Grand Prize winner in each age group receives $100 US Savings Bond from and runner-up receives $50 savings bond (to be awarded after winner information necessary to purchase bond is received)
Entry forms should be returned by March 21,2012 to:
The Tri-State BBQ Festival
257 S Saint Andrews St
Dothan, AL 36301
Download Entry Form here:
Kids Cook Form
