Lebanon Fire Department to Host First Annual Chili Cook-Off as Part of Lebanon Festival, August 22.

The East Lebanon Fire Department Inc.

is pleased to announce

our first annual

CHILI COOK-OFF

 

The event will take place during the 2015 Lebanon Festival at the Lebanon Hanson School located at 53 Upper Guinea Rd., Lebanon, Maine 04027
The festival runs from 9:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, August 22.
The East Lebanon Fire Department Inc. (LFD) will be hosting a Chili Cook-off on Saturday, August 22, 2015 during the Lebanon Festival at the Lebanon Hanson School on Upper Guinea Road. LFD is a non-profit 501 (C)3 corporation. 50% of the proceeds from the event will go to the Lebanon Food Pantry.

Two types of chili allowed
1. Meat chili
• Beef, Pork, Turkey, or Chicken. No wild game.
2. Vegetarian chili
Fillers such as beans, carrots, celery, tomato, etc. are allowed.
Regular commercial chili powder is permissible, but complete commercial chili mixes and canned mixes are not permitted.
Thickeners such as corn meal, flour etc., are permissible.
Each entry must have a minimum of two quarts of product for tasting.
Contestants must set aside 1 cup of chili to be used for judging.
Chili must be made before arriving.
There will be no cooking allowed onsite.
Contestant must provide their own fixings for their chili if so desired.
No power receptacles available.


Fees
Each chili entry fee will be $20.00.
Contestants may enter as many types of chili for judging as they wish. If entering more than two dishes, the fee is reduced to $10 for each additional dish.
All fees are due upon submission of application.
 Checks made payable to Lebanon Fire Department Inc.

Mail to:
LFD Chili Cook-Off
c/o Andrew Noyes
PO Box 1004
Lebanon, Maine 04027

Consumers will pay $3.00 per person to sample all entries.
Additional bread $0.50
Soda $1.00
Gift basket tickets – 2 for $1.00 or 15 for $5.00
Tasting
Each consumer will receive a 2oz plastic cup and a spoon for each sample, a piece of bread, a cup of water or milk, and a voting card.
Each cup will be numbered on two sides and the bottom with the number assigned by LFD.

Food Safety
All entries shall be cooked to a minimum temperature of 160 degrees F using a food thermometer.
All entries shall remain covered


Judging
There will be three judges for the event. One member of the Lebanon Fire Department Inc., one festival committee member, and one person selected by the LFD Chili Cook-off Committee.
Judges will taste and judge each entry at the beginning of the event.
All entries must arrive between 10:00am and 10:30am.
Judging will take place starting promptly at 10:30a.
Peoples Choice Chili tasting will begin at 11:00am or after the judges have completed tasting, which ever is later.
Judges will be told that they should vote for the chili, based on the following major
considerations: color, aroma, consistency, taste, and aftertaste.
People's Choice Chili is governed by the Lebanon Fire Department Inc.
Consumers will be given a voting card to vote for their favorite chili. Consumers will place their vote into the corresponding voting box. Cards will be tallied at the close of the competition and the chili with the most votes will be declared the winner of the People’s Choice Chili.
Best overall chili will be awarded to the chili with the most points awarded between the People’s Choice Chili and the Judges score. The best overall chili will receive the grand prize
Complete Cook-off rules and entry applications will be published shortly so check back.

GET YOUR ENTRY FORMS HERE!!!
http://www.lebanonmefire.org/chili-cook-off.html