2018WarrenCountyFarmers'Fair

BBQRibsCookOff

Saturday,July28

Registration/SetUp:8-9amHealthInspection:TBA

BBQ’ersmeeting:11ambyjudgingtentJudgingstartspromptlyat6pm

Location:BalloonPortArearightoffStrykersRoad

Chairman:JasonSweigert

Limitedto20Teams

EventandTeamSponsorshipOpportunitiesAvailable.ForinformationCall:

EntryFee:$100PerTeamAwards:TrophiesandCashPrizesTobeAwardedtoTop3TeamsRulesandRegulations1. OnlySt.Louisstyleporkribscanbeusedforthiscookoff.Itisatthecook’s

discretionastohowmanyracksofribstheychosetoBBQ.Ribsmustbeinunopened,originalvacuum-sealedpackagingandwillbeinspectedbytheHealthDepartmentInspectorpriortobeingcookedatthefairgrounds.Oncethemeathasbeeninspecteditshallnotleavethecontestsite.Meatmustbestoredinasealedcoolerpackedwithiceandmaintainedatatemperatureof40°Forlesspriortobeingcooked.Marinatingand/orcookingcanbeginonceyouhavebeeninspected.Aftercooking,meatmustbeheldat135°Forabove.

2. Immediatedisqualificationwilloccuriftemperaturespriortoandaftercookingarenotmaintainedasperhealthdepartmentguidelines.Ifafterreadingtheirguidelinesyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecalltheirofficeandspeaktoaninspectorat475-7960.

3. Teamcaptainmayonlycookfortheirdesignatedteamatthecontest.Amaximumof4membersperteamwillbeallowedwithonlyonevehicleperteamadmittedtoyourcookingarea.

4. Youmustbeinthesetupareabetween8-9amoryouwillbedisqualified.YoucanstartsettingupbutyoumustbeinspectedbytheHealthInspectorbeforeyoucanstartcooking.Pleaseusearecipethatwillallowyoutocookwithintheabovedesignatedcookingtimes.

5. EachBBQ’erwillbeassignedacookingspace,allcookers,smokers,grills,tent,vehicleand/oranyotherequipmentshallnotexceedtheboundariesoftheassignedcookingspace(20’x20’space)Teamsshallnotshareanassignedcookingspaceorcookingdevices.

6. BBQ’ersshallprovideallneededequipment,suppliesandadheretoallfireandothersafetycodes.Afireextinguishershallbenearallcookingdevices.Itwillbetheresponsibilityoftheteamcaptainthattheassignedcookingspaceiscleanandorderlyfollowingthecontestandallequipmentandgarbageberemovedfromthesite.AnonsitejudgingwilltakeplaceduringthedaybyFairofficialsandtheresultswillbeaddedinwiththeblindtastejudgingscores.

7. Nofiresshallbebuiltonthegroundforthepurposeofcooking.AregulationcookingdeviceMUSTBEUSED.

8. Judgingwillbeginpromptlyat6pm.Thereforeallribsmustbeonthejudgestablebetween5:30and5:45pm.AcontainerwillbesuppliedtoeachBBQ’erbytheFairAssociationandmarkedwiththenumberofyourspaceonthetop.Noothermarkingsshallbeappliedtothecontainer,noaluminumfoil,toothpicks,skewers,orotherforeignmaterialsareallowedinthecontainer.Ifanymarkingsarefoundoncontainersthiswillresultinadeductionofpointsbythejudges.

9. EightRibs,cutwithboneinshallbeturnedin;sauceisoptional,itshallbeapplieddirectlytothemeatandnotpooledorpuddledinthedesignatedofficialcontainer.Nosidesaucecontainerswillbepermittedatturnintime.Youmustgarnishyourentrywitheitherfreshparsleyorbiblettuceunderneathyourribs,nokale.Yournameshallnotappearonthecontaineroryouwillbedisqualified.

10. Requiredclothingforcooking–hatorbandana,shirt,shorts/pantsandshoesmustbeworn;apronoptional.

11. Thefollowingcleanlinessandsafetyruleswillapply:Nouseofanytobaccoproductswhilehandlingmeat,cookingspacemustbemaintainedinanorderlyandcleanbasisatalltimes.

12. Therewillbenorefundofentryfeesforanyreasononcedeadlinedatehaspassed.

13. Nooneunder18yearsofagewillbeallowedinthecookingareaandabsolutelynopets.AhandwashingstationwillbeplacedinthecookingareaforusebytheBBQ’ers.

14. Nocookingareawillbeleftunmanned.15. Onceyouhaveturnedinyoursample,pleasereturntoyourcookingareaand

proceedwithcleanupofyourcookingareaanddisposeofalltrashintheproperreceptaclesinthearea.

JudgingGuidelines/RegulationsJudgingwillbedonebyateamofthreequalifiedpersons.Onlyjudgesandcontestcommitteememberswillbeallowedinthejudgingtentareaduringthejudgingprocess.Eachjudgewillfirstscoretheribsonappearance,thentheywillbejudgedonflavor,textureandtenderness.Oncetheseresultshavebeentalliedwinnerswillbeannouncedandpresentedwithawards.Judgeswillbesuppliedwithbottledwater,papertowels,wetonesandscoresheets.