5 th Annual Benefiting Centennial High School, FFA Saturday, October 8 th, 2016 Mesilla Valley Maze, Las Cruces, New Mexico anna@mesillavalleymaze.com/ 575-526-1919 TEAM PACKET
2016 ROOTIN TOOTIN RIB COOK-OFF GUIDELINES Hosted by the Mesilla Valley Maze, the 5 th annual cook off benefits Centennial High School FFA. We are excited you have decided to join us and be a part of this fun and worthy event! This packet includes: Team entry form Guidelines and procedures Breakdown of Prizes and point system NM Environment Department (Temporary Food) permit application This Cook-Off is limited to the first 25 teams that submit a completed registration. Your entry will be confirmed by e-mail. Here are the details: Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016 Place: Mesilla Valley Maze Time: Team meeting @ 6:30 am Cooking begins@ 7:00 am Judging begins @ 12:00 pm Serving begins @ 1:00pm Your responsibility: Each team is responsible for turning in their team registration, initialed copy of the guidelines, $100 entry fee, and completed health permit. Teams will provide their own supplies for cooking; including sunshade, grills, sauces, cooking utensils, serving/cooking tables, hand washing & rinsing tub, hand sanitizer, chairs, etc. Racks of ribs will be provided by the Mesilla Valley Maze. Teams must have the capacity to cook and serve at least 6 and up to15 racks of ribs in the time frame allowed. Please indicate on registration form how many racks you can have ready by Noon. Judging: In order to make the best use of the ribs provided and to level the playing field between teams, all ribs, those turned in for judging and those served to the general public, will be cooked and served whole, Spare Rib Style including brisket portion. (No St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis or Hollywood Cut Ribs ) Anything other than Spare Rib Style will be given a 0 by the judges. 6 individual ribs will be entered for judging in the provided container. The remaining ribs will be available to the general public for $1 per rib. Disposable dishes for serving to the public will be provided by Mesilla Valley Maze. Sides and desserts also must be prepared and cooked on-site. Each team will draw for a turn in time at team meeting. Side and dessert submissions will be turned in at the same time as ribs. All judging is blind. Sampling: After submitting entries to the Judges, remaining ribs, sides and desserts are sold to the public for $1 each, but don t be afraid to salt the pot and work for more! Remember, this is fun as well as a fundraiser! The team that raises the most $ for Centennial H.S. FFA will receive the Newman Award; custom made Trophy Buckles. Cooks Dinner: Team members and (1) guest each are invited to attend the Cooks Dinner on Friday, October 7, 2016 from 6-10pm at the Maze. Passes for the Dinner can be obtained during set-up on Friday afternoon from Maze staff. Also, discounted admission tickets (for friends, family, and team supporters) to Saturday s Cook-Off event will be available for purchase at the Cooks Dinner. Discounted admission tickets will not be available the day of the event.
Cooking: 1. All ribs must be cooked on site, using the meat supplied by the host. 2. Entrants must offer either a hot side dish and/or dessert, cooked on site, supplying 60, 4oz. portions. 3. Sides and desserts are judged separately from the ribs, turn-in times are the same. 4. Teams must enter the rib portion of the cook-off and either the side dish or dessert category. However, we encourage you to enter all 3! The entry fee of $100 covers all 3 divisions. Set Up: 5. Entrants set-up and check in from 2pm 6pm on Friday, October 7, 2016. At 6 pm our Cooks Dinner begins and Team Captains will receive a Team Tote Bag. The totes contain Rootin Tootin Rib Cook Off aprons, Koozies, meat thermometers and wristbands for participating team members. 6. Sampling dishes & utensils for serving are provided by the host on event morning, also donation bucket. 7. No insurance is provided; each team is required to maintain a working fire extinguisher. 8. Each team will have a maximum area of 10 x 20 for cooking and serving, please plan accordingly. Day of Event: 9. Entrants must be on site no later than 6:30 am, Saturday, Oct 8 th to start fires. (You may start your fire earlier if you advise Maze staff beforehand). Team members must also attend the Team Meeting @ 6:30am in the Judges tent. This is a mandatory meeting! General rules will be discussed and you will draw for your turn-in time. Ribs will be issued to team captains at the conclusion of the meeting. Ribs, side dishes and desserts must be ready to be judged by 12 pm. Booths must be manned at all times. Tear down may begin at 4:00pm with completion by 6:30 pm. 10. Officials from the Cook-off will be on hand starting at 7am and will remain through the conclusion of the event to check for fire extinguishers, serving/cooking temperatures, and to answer any questions you may have. TEAM MEMBERS ONLY, with wristbands, will be allowed in cooking area. (Tell your friends and family that sampling begins at 1pm). 11. Winners will be announced at 4pm 12. Entrants are responsible for cleaning their space and removing all equipment. No grease or liquids of any kind (other than water) may be dumped and no hot coals in trash barrels. Receptacles will be provided.
Team Registration-2016 Team Name: Team Captain: Email address: Phone number: Mailing address: Number of people attending cooks dinner (10 maximum) If your Team is In the Money, to whom should we make the check? We will prepare Racks of Spare Ribs. We will prepare (check one or both): dessert side dish. (Number of racks, minimum of 6) I have read and understand the rules for the Rootin Tootin Rib Cook-Off Team Captain Signature Date: Tell us about your team! This information will be used to introduce your team during the event. Return the completed form, completed health permit and entry check to: Mesilla Valley Maze Rootin Tootin Rib Cook-off PO Box 1334, Fairacres, NM 88033 575-526-1919 (Office) 575-524-5975 (Fax) Entry fee in the Amount of $100 should be made payable to: Mesilla Valley Maze BOOTH DECORATIONS AND TEAM THEMES ARE ENCOURAGED, AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN!
Rootin Tootin Rib Cook-off Prizes Best Ribs Best Side Dish or Dessert 1 st Place- $1000 1st Place - $500 Trophy Buckles /Engraved Flasks Official Jackets Ball Caps 2nd Place - $200 Traveling Flag 2nd Place- $500 3rd Place - $100 3rd Place - $250 Other Awards: Most Creative Team Theme- Caps/Medals/Team Plaque Best Decorated Booth- Caps/Medals/Team Plaque *High Point- Caps/ Medals/ Engraved Flasks Code of the West, Best tie-in to Agriculture -Caps/Medals/Team Plaque Spirit of the West, Most Enthusiastic Team-Caps/Medals/Team Plaque Queens Choice, Judged by local Rodeo Royalty-Embroidered Chefs Hats/Medals Newman Award- Most $ raised - Caps &Trophy Buckles Ribs are judged on the following point system: Appearance 0-15 points Aroma 0-15 points Tenderness 0-20 points Taste 0-50 points Total possible 100 points Side dishes and desserts are judged on the following point system: Appearance 0-15 points Aroma 0-10 points Taste 0-25 points Total possible 50 points * High Point Award goes to the team with the highest total points in all categories combined. In a tie, the team with the highest Taste Score will be declared the winner. The decisions of the judges are final. Copies of final score sheets will be available after the awards presentation.
TOP DOG CONTEST RULES Top Dog is a Nathans Hot Dog display contest only, sponsored by Shamrock Foods. Hot Diggity Top Dog Rules: 1. Children up thru ages 12 2. We will supply you with 2 hot dogs and 2 hot dog buns on a plastic tray. (should you desire more dogs/buns, you may bring extra) 3. You must bring any other accessories/tools to create your display. 4. The hot dogs/buns must be the focal point of the display. 5. Display MUST be in Good Taste...(No, not good tasting!) 6. Child entering must have a participating parent/guardian entered in the Rib Cookoff. 7. You may pick up your trays/dogs at 8am 8. You must have creation in the display area no later than 11am for judging. 9. One trophy buckle will be awarded to the winning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place display. Displays will be judged on: Creativity, Use of Materials, Originality, & Size of Display Tear off and return entry form with your team registration! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please complete one entry form for each child participating. Child's Name Age Parent/Guardian's Team Name Contact Name/phone # Top Dog Compe on 2016