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For Overland Expo East 2017, Metal-tech 4x4 is hosting the first Overland Expo East Chef competition. The competition is for anyone who loves Overland Cooking and having fun. Up to 7 teams of 1 to 3 teammates will be challenged to make one sweet and one savory dish using a "secret" ingredient in both dishes. A panel of Overland Celebrity Judges will the taste and vote what team is the first ever Overland Expo East Chef winner for 2017! The winning team besides bragging rights and fame will win championship Chefs aprons with "Overland Expo Chef 2017" embroidered on them.
The first 7 teams to sign up will be accepted. To sign up send an email to: expochef@metaltech4x4.com
This thread will list the teams that have been accepted and open to any discussions / questions about the competition. This is open to anyone that will be at Expo East, until the 7 team spots are gone.
DATE and TIME:
Friday September 29th
2:00 PM set up
2:30 Cooking Starts!
4:00 Knives/spatulas down! Turn in of dishes.
4:00 to 4:40 Judges tasting
4:40 to 5:00 Clean up
Winners will be announced at the happy hour following the competition.
The fine details: OXE Chef 2017
Participants have 90 minutes total to come up with one savory dish and one sweat each with the a secret ingredient. At the 60 minute mark the team's stop all cooking on their savory dish and will turn in them in, in order of registration. (Team 1, 2, etc.) Cooking can continue at their stations for their sweet by their teammates. At the 90 min mark all cooking ends and teams will turn in their sweet in the order of registration.
The secret ingredient will be revealed the morning of the competition at 9AM at the Metal-tech 4x4 booth. This will give teams enough time for to get their ingredients and recipes ready for the late afternoon competition.
There will be a panel of 5 judges. Each entry will be judged in 3 categories. The categories are: Taste, Presentation, & Originality. Taste will have a scale of 1 to 5 points. While presentation and originality will max out at 3 points. The winning team will be the one who is able to score the greater amount of points. In the case of a tie - a 4th category will be considered with a max of 3 points for how the secret ingredient was used.
Each team will have its own (unique) name and maximum of 3 members. There will be a maximum of 7 teams and a minimum of 3 teams. Each team must provide all their ingredients, plus all their cooking equipment. The secret ingredient and serving plates (small desert size plates) will be provided by Metal-tech 4x4 at the start of the competition time. Each team will bring their own setup (Cooking table, stove, grill, cookware, alcohol ETC). All preparation is one side by side in a designated area, so your cooking equipment needs to be be mobile and open for all the see. No trailers or vehicles in the competition area.
This inaugural OXE Chef Competition sign up is free per team. The winning team gets is awarded the title of OXE Chef 2017 and get customized Metal-tech 4x4 Aprons with that title embroidered onto them, but most importantly bragging rights of being the OXE Chef 2017! Every participant regardless of winning will also receive a limited edition Metal-tech 4x4 Overland Chef patch avalible only to Overland Chef competitors.
This is all for fun so enjoy yourselves. Does not hurt to have a team signature cocktail to butter up the judges....
- Update: It is OK to start your cooking equipment in advance. For example maybe you love cooking on a portable wood fired stove. Its fine to have the fire going in advance before the comp starts.
The first 7 teams to sign up will be accepted. To sign up send an email to: expochef@metaltech4x4.com
This thread will list the teams that have been accepted and open to any discussions / questions about the competition. This is open to anyone that will be at Expo East, until the 7 team spots are gone.
DATE and TIME:
Friday September 29th
2:00 PM set up
2:30 Cooking Starts!
4:00 Knives/spatulas down! Turn in of dishes.
4:00 to 4:40 Judges tasting
4:40 to 5:00 Clean up
Winners will be announced at the happy hour following the competition.
The fine details: OXE Chef 2017
Participants have 90 minutes total to come up with one savory dish and one sweat each with the a secret ingredient. At the 60 minute mark the team's stop all cooking on their savory dish and will turn in them in, in order of registration. (Team 1, 2, etc.) Cooking can continue at their stations for their sweet by their teammates. At the 90 min mark all cooking ends and teams will turn in their sweet in the order of registration.
The secret ingredient will be revealed the morning of the competition at 9AM at the Metal-tech 4x4 booth. This will give teams enough time for to get their ingredients and recipes ready for the late afternoon competition.
There will be a panel of 5 judges. Each entry will be judged in 3 categories. The categories are: Taste, Presentation, & Originality. Taste will have a scale of 1 to 5 points. While presentation and originality will max out at 3 points. The winning team will be the one who is able to score the greater amount of points. In the case of a tie - a 4th category will be considered with a max of 3 points for how the secret ingredient was used.
Each team will have its own (unique) name and maximum of 3 members. There will be a maximum of 7 teams and a minimum of 3 teams. Each team must provide all their ingredients, plus all their cooking equipment. The secret ingredient and serving plates (small desert size plates) will be provided by Metal-tech 4x4 at the start of the competition time. Each team will bring their own setup (Cooking table, stove, grill, cookware, alcohol ETC). All preparation is one side by side in a designated area, so your cooking equipment needs to be be mobile and open for all the see. No trailers or vehicles in the competition area.
This inaugural OXE Chef Competition sign up is free per team. The winning team gets is awarded the title of OXE Chef 2017 and get customized Metal-tech 4x4 Aprons with that title embroidered onto them, but most importantly bragging rights of being the OXE Chef 2017! Every participant regardless of winning will also receive a limited edition Metal-tech 4x4 Overland Chef patch avalible only to Overland Chef competitors.
This is all for fun so enjoy yourselves. Does not hurt to have a team signature cocktail to butter up the judges....
- Update: It is OK to start your cooking equipment in advance. For example maybe you love cooking on a portable wood fired stove. Its fine to have the fire going in advance before the comp starts.
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