Cook Off How Tos

[98 Red Kettle]

Some members on a non - BBQ board I post on are considering having a BBQ cookoff. I'd like to pick your collective brains for ideas, tips, resources - anything we can use to help organize and plan the function. No date/location has been set, but we are tenatively looking at next spring. Any help is appreciated.
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Smokey Joe

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[Lewis & Herschel]

I would either contact the KCBS or FBA(depending on where you are at).

The KCBS will oversee even a non sanctioned cook off in many cases, if the goal is to get bigger going forward.

I can tell you a lot goes into a cook off and far more than any of us ever imagine.

http://www.kcbs.us/about.php
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[Old Dave]

There is a lot of real good info on this website.

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ddt2swg7_3hg8j73ct
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Old Dave
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[TN_BBQ]

If possible, visit (volunteer if possible) a sanctioned cookoff.

Get in contact with the sanctioning bodies and read through their stuff.

Local chamber of commerce around here does a nice "amateur" cookoff. They made it a point to go heavy on the charity angle. As a result, there are several corporations that enter the contest.

Even with the BBQ competition, you might want to still have a "backyard" category for folks that are a bit intimidated or not capable of a full fledged BBQ competition.

[texanx5]

a lot does depend on location but here is another option http://www.ibcabbq.org/
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[creekraven]

Give this a look.

http://www.texascooking.com/features/mar2000ravencontests.htm
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John Raven Ph.B
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[Rub N Smoke]

try: www.tgcbca.org again it depends on the location though....
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