2010 Kick-Off Cook-Off
Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24, 2010
Rules Last Updated Sunday, January 24, 2010
Site Last Updated Tuesday, February 2, 2010
How to Enter
- Fill out the following forms:
- 2010 Official Entry Form
- Word Format (151K)
- Rich Text Format (2169K)
- PDF Format (139K)
- St. Louis County Health Department Form
- 2010 Official Entry Form
- Mail forms with a check made payable to Optimist Club of North St. Louis County to:
- Greg Wilkinson
2680 Narraganset Drive
Florissant, MO 63033
- Greg Wilkinson
Questions
Contest Contact Greg Wilkinson at:
- Mobile - 314-629-4734
- email - gawilk@swbell.net
Charity Contact Steve Medlock at:
- email - steve@medlock.com
Judges Contact Beth Wilkinson at:
- email - chefbeth@gmail.com
Contest Information
- Any team wishing to compete in the 2010 Kick-Off Cook-Off must turn in a St. Louis County Temporary Food Establishment Application. Despite what it says on the application, there is NO cost for the permit.
- It says there is a 10 calendar day deadline. I have been told verbally they will work with us on the date. So we have a soft entry deadline of Tuesday, April 13.
- If you are thinking about entering, I suggest filling out the Temporary Food Application and turning in at your earliest convenience.
- I do not know if the health department will come by and inspect or not.
- The St. Louis Co. Health Dept. form references a Temporary Food Establishment Reference Sheet. It is recommended to look it over.
- We will disqualify teams handing out samples to the public.
- We are a KCBS santioned event. You may want to review the KCBS rules.
- Team Meeting is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 Friday afternoon.
- Dessert Contest (Optional)
- Must be cooked onsite
- Turn in time is 7 p.m. Friday evening.
- There are no garnish rules.
- You need to provide your own turn in container/planner/tray, etc. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
- You need to turn in six servings of your dessert. It does not have to precut. We can cut it in the judges tent.
- Pork Steak Throwdown (Optional)
- Must be cooked onsite
- We do not supply the meat
- Turn in time is 7:30 p.m. Friday evening.
- There are no garnish rules.
- You need to provide your own turn in container/planner/tray, etc. You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
- You will be able to pick up your dish(es) following judging.
- You may turn in one steak or six steaks. As long as there is enough for six portions.
- They do not have to be cut into individual portions.
- People's Choice
(Optional)
- We will supply two pork butts to each team that signs up to cook.
- We will assign a voluteer to be at your booth to take tickets and distrubute the meat samples.
- We need you pull the meat and apply any seasonings you would like to apply.
- Trophy to be presented to the winner.
- Only vehicles that fit inside your competition spot will be allowed to stay in the competition area.
- Teams will be assigned to their space upon arriving. If you want to be next to someone please arrive together.
- Please, no vehicle movement after 5 p.m. Friday evening.
- Your entire setup must fit within the spot you purchased.
- Like 2009 we will supply 20 amp service to the competitors of the main contest. We will also have limited 30 amp service available and it must be requested in advance.
- All open fire pits must be approved by the fire marshal.
- Per KCBS rule, all teams MUST have a fire extinguisher.
- Copies of the rules are available on the KCBS.us website.
- Any and all cookers must be five feet from any tent.
- Backyard competitors will be competing in Ribs and Chicken only. Backyard teams have the option of competing in the Pork Steak and Dessert categories. We need a minimum of five teams to sign up for the backyard division.
- We reserve the right to reject any entry form.
- Additional ice is available for purchase.
- Teams can start arriving Thursday afternoon or after 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. Please let me know if you are going to arrive Thursday, so we can have someone to greet you.
Tenative Friday night times.
- 4:30 - Team Meeting
- 6:30 — Pork Steaks Turn-Ins (Optional)
- 7:00 — Dessert (Optional)
Saturday turn-in times:
- Noon—Chicken
- 12:30—Ribs
- 1 p.m.—Pork
- 1:30—Brisket
- 2—Backyard Chicken
- 2:30—Backyard Ribs
- 3:30 Awards
Prize Pool—$4,000
- Grand Champion – $750
- Reserve Grand Champion – $450
- Individual Categories
- 1st – $250
- 2nd – $200
- 3rd – $125
- 4th – $75
- 5th – $50
- Backyard Division
- TBD - Depends on number of teams
- Friday Night Categories
- $50 to the winner of each category - pork steak and dessert.
- Ribbons will be awarded for first through tenth in each category.
2010 Teams
Teams that have signed up:
- Two Porks and a Smoker
- 4 smokin butts
- Bandit BBQ
- Lion Bout the Q
- Missouri Shark Fisherman
- Monster-Que
- Smell Our Butts
- Jo Jo's Pullin Pork
Teams expected to sign up:
- Que's Your Daddy
- Big O' Dang O'
- Smokin' Bros.
- Rick's Pit Stop
- Smokey Joel / Cubby Bear
- Twyford BBQ
- Quau
- Smokin' Joe and Son
- Two Bro's and a Brit
- Tuxedo Bar-B-Que
- Gilly's Barnstormin' BBQ
- Big Chief BBQ
- Beam Boys
- Charlotte's Rib
- Holeshot BBQ
- The Pitmaster Blues BBQ
- H*Que
- Shafer BBQ
- Chubby's BBQ
- Whitey's Little Pit BBQ
- Really Grosz BBQ
- Nitro Smokers
- Rockstar BBQ
- Beeftown Basters
- Southside Smokers
- Smoke This BBQ
2010 Judges
For the past 2 years at the Kick Off Cook Off, we have been 100% KCBS Certified for our judges!! Thank you for your support!
If you are interested in judging at the 2010 Kick-off Cook Off, please e-mail the following information to chefbeth@gmail.com:
- Name:
- E-mail address:
- Address:
- Phone Number:
- Phone Number to be reaced at on day of event:
- KCBS Number:
- Number of Contests Judged:
- Are you a certified table captain?
- If needed, would you be willing to fill the role of table captain?
I will send a confirmation e-mail once I have received your information. I will also send an e-mail to all judges a week or 2 before the contest.