Kids Que Contest Application
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
DOWNTOWN EXCELSIOR SPRINGS
The BBQ & Fly-In on the River is excited to host the Kid’s Que competition during their 24th year and bring together some of the best junior pitmasters to show off their BBQ skills!
Important Information
Cook’s Meeting – mandatory attendance by cook AND supervising adult. Location & Time TBD.
Turn Ins – will take place on Friday, August 16th. Location & Time TBD.
Awards – will be at 4:00 PM on Saturday, August 17th.
Entry Fee – $10 entry fee must be paid in full at the time of registration.
Kid’s Cooks Age 5 to 10 will prepare a Burger for turn in.
Kid’s Cooks Age 11 to 15 will prepare a Pork Chop for turn in.
Contest Information
Cooks are to provide their own meat, cooking equipment and utensils, rubs, seasonings, etc.
Cooking may be done using charcoal, wood or pellets. NO GAS GRILLS ALLOWED!
There will NOT be a meat inspection.
Kids may cook in their supervising adult’s team site if the adult is competing in the KCBS contest.
If the supervising adult is not a competing team, a location which will be shared by other Kids Que competitors will be provided. You will be notified of where this area is located and when you may set up your cooking area.
Teams may use their own tray, plate, platter or container; however, there cannot be any marketing or any identifiable team information on turn-in items, as this will be grounds for disqualification.
Judging criteria is as follows: Appearance, Taste, and Tenderness.
Kids Que will be a blind judging event.
Payouts will be dependent upon number of entries AND how many cooks are in each age bracket.
Rules for Kids Que
The supervising adult should allow the child to make their own decisions; however, they can coach verbally. Remember that this should be fun for the child and allowing the child to make their own decisions is part of the experience.
A supervising adult must be present with the child during the entire cooking competition and may help with cutting, preparing or maintaining the heart source, or anything deemed dangerous. The supervising adult may also assist with checking the final temperature of the protein to ensure food is cooked to a safe temperature for consumption.
Entries may contain toothpicks or skewers to hold food items together, if necessary. NO GLASS allowed in submissions.
Garnish – Garnish on the bottom and/or around entry is not required but may be used if desired. If it is used, any form of greenery is acceptable. Garnish should not cover over the entry in any way to prevent viewing of the entry by judges.
Kids Que entries will be judged on Appearance, Taste and Tenderness. The order of tie breakers is Taste, Tenderness, Judges Preference.
All entries should be fully assembled for judging.
The child must do the preparation, cooking and presentation. This means that the child should be able to put his/her own protein on the grill/smoker, turn his/her own protein on the grill/smoker, remove the protein from the grill/smoker, and do all garnishing (if garnish is being used).
