1st Annual Chili Cook Off

December 17, 2016 4:00PM - 8:00PM at Surfside Tap Room

Surfside Tap Room 1st Annual Chili Cook Off-Rules


Chili – Type of chili accepted
All types of chili accepted, red or white. Any kind of meat (or no meat or meat alternative) or combination of meats, cooked with red chili peppers, various spices and other ingredients. Beans are allowed.

Quantity of chili required
Each team is required to cook a total of about 1-2 large (7 qt) crock-pots or 2- 4 small (5 qt) crock pots of chili.

Check in procedure at Cook Off
CHILI MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:30 pm! Tasting will begin at 5:00.
Deliver your chili, set up, and be ready to serve your chili at Surfside Tap Room between 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm on Saturday December 17, 2016.
Judging begins when the community arrives at the Cook Off and begins tasting the chili. Please do not be late!

Accommodations at event – No kitchen available
Because we do not have kitchen facilities available, chili will have to be prepared at home. We Surfside Tap Room has very limited tables and extension cords/power strips, so please you bring your own to help accommodate crock-pots or electric burners.

You are responsible for providing the crock pots or electric burners you need for your chili.

Condiments
Cook Off committee provides:
Shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream will be provided to each chili team.
Contestants provide:
If you want to serve your chili with any other condiments, you will need to provide them.

Serving utensils, bowls, tasting cups
Cook Off committee provides:
Small tasting cups, serving bowls, and spoons (for eating chili) will be provided.
Contestants provide:
A ladle (tasting size), any other cooking utensils they may need, and any bowls and serving utensils needed for your special condiments (if you are serving them).

Judging
Judging will be done by the community who attends the Chili Cook Off. Each attendee will be given a ticket to vote for their favorite chili. Each chili team will be given a voting can to collect the tickets. The chili with the most tickets at the end of the Cook Off will be the winner.

Judging will be determined by taste, but theme, and team spirit can also be a strong deciding factor. Get creative in the kitchen, dress in costume, and have some fun! After all it is Christmas Time.

Some things to consider when cooking your chili:
TASTE - Taste, above all else is the most important factor. The taste should consist of the combination of meat, peppers, spices, etc, with no particular ingredient being dominant, but rather a blend of flavors.
CONSISTENCY- Chili must have a good ratio between sauce and meat. It should not be dry, watery, grainy, lumpy, or greasy.
AROMA - Chili should smell good. This also presages what is in store when you taste it.
COLOR - Chili should look appetizing. Reddish brown is generally accepted as good. Chili is not yellow or green.
BITE - Bite or after taste is the heat created by the various type of chili peppers and chili spices.


Good luck, and may the best chili win!

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