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Barbecue
judges wanted!
Plainview to hold Bluebell Barbecue Contest
Saturday, May 8th!
Monday,
March 29, 2010— The Plainview Bluebell Festival is
hosting its first Barbecue Contest Saturday, May 8th at Wedgewood
Park. All barbecue enthusiasts are invited to compete! Trophies
and cash prizes will be awarded for first place in each categories.
Cash prizes will go to 2nd & 3rd place winners. To enter,
download the pdf or Word form below and return to Festival BBQ
organizer.
2010
Bluebell Festival Barbecue Contest Entry Form
(pdf version)
(Word
version)
Judges
wanted! Buy a raffle ticket from any Lions member for
a chance to be a judge.
ENTRY
FEE AND PRIZES
- Categories:
Chicken, Pork, Beef
- $20 Entry
Fee per Category. Contestants may enter one, two or all three
categories.
- All entry
fees will be paid back as prizes.
- Trophies
will be awarded for top entries in each category. Prize money
will be split: 50% for 1st, 35% for 2nd, and 15% for 3rd from
entries in that category.
TEAMS
- Every
team must have a Captain, (contact person).
COMPETITION
RULES
- Contestants
must provide enough samples for 25 judges. For example, Ribs
must have 25 bones.
- Teams
will be assigned cooking space and they are responsible to
keep it in an orderly fashion during the contest and clean
at the conclusion.
- No store
bought pre-seasoned meats are allowed. All meat to be inspected
before contest.
- Wood,
wood pellets, and charcoal are preferred heat sources but
gas grills will be allowed this year.
- If sauce
is used, it must be applied to the meat before turning in
samples for judging.
- Cleanliness
and proper food handling is required at all times during contest.
- Teams
are invited to make extras to sell to general public.
- Please
no loud music, excessive alcohol use, foul language. This
is a family event that is open to public.
JUDGING
- Blind
sampling will be done with numbered containers provided by
sponsors.
- Judging
will begin at 4:30 p.m. - Chicken; 4:45 p.m. - Beef and 5:00
p.m. - Pork
- Judging
will be on appearance, taste, and tenderness.
- Samples
more than 5 minutes late will be penalized.
- Only
judges and event representatives will be allowed in judging
area.
Check this
page closer to the festival time to get information about the
Cooks' Meeting time.
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