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Team Rules and Information ENTRY FEE:
CHILI CONTEST PRIZES: RULES: 2. Entry fees will include an 8 X 10 foot space rental. Water will be available at the site, however there will be no electricity furnished. 3. A team may enter more than one recipe; the fee for additional recipe entries is $100 per entry. 4. Each team must furnish a minimum of 10 gallons of chili per recipe (may use one 10 gal pot or multiple smaller pots, e.g., two 5 gal pots). However, please consider preparing more than 10 gallons because quarts will be sold as part of the charity fund raising. We don't want to run out. 5. All meats must be inspected upon entry. Meat must be in raw form. All chili must be cooked at the contest site starting with raw meat. Pre-mixing and prior marinating of meat is not permitted. Uncooked or cooked/smoked sausage may be used and must be well refrigerated in a cooler or other cooling device. 6. All other ingredients must be raw upon entering the contest area. All other ingredients including vegetables may be brought in sliced but not cooked. 7. Beans are allowed but not required in the chili. 8. Teams may begin setting up as early as 7pm on Friday, November 9, 2007, however overnight security will not be provided. No cooking or food preparation can begin prior to 6am on Saturday, November 10, 2007. Teams must check in at the registration table upon arriving. (Security WILL NOT be provided overnight.) 9. Teams will bring their own cooking devices—no open fire pits will be allowed. No one is allowed to cook chili inside a motor home or the like. All cooking must be done in plain sight. 10. All contestants are expected to maintain a clean and sanitary area. Trash receptacles will be furnished. 11. Teams are expected to bring their own ingredients, tables, chairs, cutting boards, sanitary cooking gloves, and utensils, ect... 12. Sanitary gloves are required and cooks must wear them while preparing food. 13. All contestants must be prepared and ready to serve by 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 10, 2007. 14. Collectors will visit your booth between 11:00 AM-12: 00 PM to take samples for judging. The pick-up schedule will be determined by drawing and announced at the cooks meeting on Tuesday night prior to the contest. 15. If you are not prepared when the judges come by to pick up your sample, your entry will be disqualified. 16. The winners will be announced between 1:30 and 2:00 pm. 17. Small containers will be provided for serving to the public and larger containers for chili sales. We request that each team use the containers provided, in order to minimize the chances of running out of chili prior to the announcement of the winners. 18. Chili must be at least 160°F. to serve to public or to provide to judges. 19. All net proceeds will benefit the Montgomery Lions Club service projects and youth charities. 20. All judging decisions will be at the discretion of the Capital City Chili Cook-off organizers. 21. All judges’ decisions are final. 22. Please be sure to bring “wipes”, hand soap, towels, and potable water with you. 23. Chili Contest prizes will be awarded based on Judges’ scoring. Points (1=lowest to10 =highest) will be awarded in each category as follows: -Taste: Rated on the blending of flavors; a rating of “1” if a flavor is too dominant that ruins the taste of the chili to “10” if the flavors of the chili are well balanced. -Aroma: Rated on the appeal of the smell of the chili; a score of “1” means the smell is not appetizing; “10” means one would like to stick one’s face in it and eat it all up!! -Spiciness: A score of “1” is either too “hot” or too "mild". A “10” means it is just right! -Appearance/Color: Rated on visual appeal and appetizing appearance. A rating of “1” means the chili is not at all appealing; “10” means the just the look of it makes your mouth water and you’re eager to taste it. -Consistency: Rated on how it feels on the tongue and in the mouth; should be stout, heavy and stew-like, cooked to proper doneness. A rating of “1” will be awarded if consistency is poor; “10”, if the consistency is “just right.”
-After bite: Rated on the effects of the chili in the mouth and tongue after
swallowing. A rating of “1”will be awarded if the aftertaste is unpleasant and
excessively burning to “10” for a most pleasant aftertaste. • Teams are allowed to bring their own beverages but are not allowed to sell
beverages to the public; the Lions Club will be selling beverages on site. • No live animals or pets are permitted. Sponsored By: Montgomery Lions Community Foundation,
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