Lebanon Fire Department Inc. Announces First Annual Chili Cook-Off During 2015 Lebanon Festival.

The East Lebanon Fire Department Inc.

is pleased to announce

our
First Annual Chili Cook-Off!!

 

The Chili Cook-Off will take place as part of the

2015 Lebanon Festival

at the Lebanon Hanson School

located at 53 Upper Guinea Rd., Lebanon, Maine 04027

The Lebanon Festival will open from 09:00am – 3:00pm on Saturday, August 22.

Consumers will pay $3.00 per person to Sample ALL Entries.
Additional Bread $0.50
Soda $1.00

Gift Basket Raffle Tickets – 2 for $1.00 or 15 for $5.00

LFD is a non-profit 501 (C)3 corporation. 
50% of the proceeds from the event will go to the Lebanon Food Pantry.

Rules:

Two types of chili will be 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.

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 Entry Application and Fees to:

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


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
There is no electricity provided at the site. Please bring your own portable generator or sterno to keep your product hot!



Judging:

Judges Scoring: 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. 
Judges will be told that they should vote for the chili, based on the following major considerations: color, aroma, consistency, taste, and aftertaste.

Peoples Choice Chili Tasting will begin at 11:00am or after the judges have completed tasting.  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 Judges scores and the People's Choice Chili. The best overall chili will receive the Grand Prize!!

~~Complete Cook-off rules and entry applications

will be published shortly~~

You can find all available Chili Cook-Off rules here...........   http://www.lebanonmefire.org/chili-cook-off.html