Great River Days & Muscatine County Farm Bureau

COOKOUT CONTEST 2013

ELIGIBILITY Any Iowa resident 13 years or older is eligible to participate in the Cookout Contest. Past cookout champions and Farm Bureau or affiliated company employees or are not allowed to compete. HOW TO ENTER Interested grillers should contact Great River Days (greatriverdays.com 563571-0155 or kkeller@machlink.com) or the Muscatine County Farm Bureau(563-263-8855) office for contest information. In order to compete in the Iowa State Fair contest, participants must have competed at the county level and won their category. The county office will submit those winners interested in competing at the state level. CONTEST AWARDS & PRIZES GRD / Muscatine Farm Bureau Cookout Champion $200 First place for each Individual Category $50 Youth Category Winner $50 Showmanship Winner Team Category Winners $50 $50

ENTRY CATEGORIES Refer to the Iowa Meat or Showmanship Scorecard for judging criteria (see other side of brochure). o INDIVIDUAL
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YOUTH (13-18 years old

as of 08/01/2012) Youth will compete in both individual & youth

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SHOWMANSHIP TEAM

Individual & Youth Category winners are eligible to win the title of Cookout Champion. Sub Catagories: - PORK - BEEF (limited to chuck or round
primal cuts including ground chuck or ground round - no brisket)

Thursday July 25
On site cooking only Judging begins at 7.30 pm

- LAMB - POULTRY - TURKEY - COMBO/SPECIALTY A recipe combining two or more meats from the eligible meat categories. Specialty - Domestically raised meats including venison, goat, fish, etc. excluding wild game

TEAM CATEGORY RULES Refer to both the Iowa Meat and Showmanship Scorecards for judging criteria. A team must consist of 2-4 members. Team members are NOT eligible to compete in the Individual Category. Teams are encouraged to have a coordinated theme or dress code.

Score Card Criteria: Individual / Youth / Team Taste: Taste/Flavor Juiciness/Tenderness Over/Under cooked Pleasing Texture Appearance: 30 15 10 10 15

All contestants are asked to provide 3 plates for judging. All contest rules are the same as the State Fair competition. In the event the first place winner cannot or chooses not to participate in the State Fair competition the second place winner will qualify to go. Good Food handling and preparation guidelines must be followed. All contestants must preregister to Great River Days before July 22, 2012 For more information Contact Kerry Keller Great River Days, Inc. P.O. Box Muscatine, Ia. 52761 563-571-0155 kkeller@machlink.com

Team members are NOT eligible to win the title of Cookout Champion or the Showmanship Award. CONTEST RULES The State entry must be the same recipe that won the local contest. The delivery and loading/unloading of all equipment including meat and grill is the responsibility of each contestant. Good food handling and preparation guidelines must be followed.

Appetizing color, is the garnish attractive? Does the prepared product have eye appeal? Originality: Is the recipe suitable for outdoor cooking? 10 Is it an original idea, or a good adaptation? 10 Total Possible Score 100

Showmanship: Use of side dishes to complement meat dish 10 Contestants apparel (suitable for outdoor cooking) 10 Chefs knowledge of product and use of equipment-Culinary Flair 35 Does this recipe have consumer appeal? (i.e. cost of serving and ease of preparation) 25 Overall appearance. (table display, side dishes, meat dish, neatness of cooking area) 20

Great River Days Muscatine Farm Bureau COOKOUT CONTEST

ENTRY BLANK

All participants must provide their own: Grill Meat Side dishes Table Pop up tent will be allowed Each Individual will receive 2 gate passes

Name_________________________________ Address_______________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Email Address:_________________________ Phone Number:_________________________

Category of meat to be used in contest (circle all that apply) Individual / Youth Team

Teams will receive 4 gate passes. One parking pass will be issued for each registration.

Return this form to: Kerry Keller Great River Days, Inc. P.O. Box 1624 Muscatine, Ia. 52761 563-571-0155 kkeller@machlink.com Before July 20, 2013 No admission or set up prior to 5 pm Cooking time 5-7.30 pm(can start early with prior approval) Judging at 7.30 pm Showmanship Judging will take place throughout the entire time

-PORK - BEEF (limited to chuck or round primal cuts including ground

chuck or ground round - no brisket)

- LAMB - POULTRY - TURKEY - COMBO/SPECIALTY A recipe combining two or more meats from the eligible meat categories. Specialty - Domestically raised meats including venison, goat, fish, etc. excluding wild game -Showmanship (preregistration required)