Buffalo River Elk Festival Dutch Oven Cookoff

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Ozark Real Estate Agency,  behind Senior Center 2 blocks from the square on Hwy 7 in Jasper, AR

Entry Fee: $10.00 per team. Limit of 3 persons per team.

Entry Deadline:   Entry forms must be returned by Friday, June 18, 2010

Cooking begins at 10am. Judging begins at 2pm

You can dig your firepit and/or start your fire prior to 10:00am. Dry beans can be presoaked. Rules are fairly simple. Food must be cooked on an open fire, either wood or charcoal. No camp stoves, smokers, propane burners or barbecue grills are allowed. Portable, elevated fire pans are encouraged. Teams are encouraged to dress in old west or pioneer attire. Judging of food entries will be blind, but attire, camp appearance and interaction with the public will be considered on the Showmanship Judging. You can have a corporate sponsor and display their logo at your camp without penalty in judging. We encourage you to display a sign identifying your team. You will be assigned a number for judging.

Showmanship: A secret "Field Judge" will be viewing your camp as you prepare your food. You will be judged on camp appearance and organization; team attire; interaction with the public; technical skill with utensils and ovens; and safe food handling practices.

Food: Their will be 3 categories: Main Dish; Bread (must be yeast or sourdough) and Dessert. Separate recipes must be submitted for each category (i.e, a biscuit topped stew could not be entered in both bread and main dish categories).

Judging will begin at 2:00pm. You will fill out a Food Judging Sheet with TEAM NUMBER (not name), category, and name of dish, along with a copy of the recipe, and present with each food item to be judged. Entry MUST be presented in the Dutch Oven in which it was prepared , or on the lid. Please provide serving utensils with each entry, including a knife for cutting if necessary. Entries will be picked up from your camp and delivered to the judges in this order:

Please realize these times are approximate and may vary due to number of entries.

Winners will be announced at 5:15pm at the main stage on the square, please have at least one team member present.

Awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each individual category (Bread, Main Dish, Dessert and Showmanship) will receive medallions.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place overall winners (total points in all categories) will receive a trophy and a cash award of: 1st place $100.00 2nd place $50.00 and 3rd place $25.00.

1st place $200.00;  2nd place $100.00; 3rd place $50.00

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD-voted on by tasters, surprise prize.

We will return the food to your camp after each category is judged. After ALL judging is completed, we will provide tasting bowls to the public. They will come to your camp to be served. This is for "tasting", not a meal.

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