Contest Date and Site Information
DATE: August 6, 2008
Location: Poultry Research Center at Penn State University
Awards: Plaques and the highest scoring eligible individual at the state contest wins an expense paid trip to represent Pennsylvania at the National contest in Louisville, KY.
Contest sponsored by: PennAg Industries Association Poultry Council
Contact: Phillip J. Clauer for more information.
Preparing for the poultry barbecue contests is a set of publications developed to help the youth prepare to successfully compete in the National 4-H Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Contests. These files are in PDF format.
"Cooking Basics"covers the barbecuing skills portion of the contest.
"Presentation Basics" covers how to prepare and give a presentation for this contest. Discusses the development and use of posters. However, "Power Point" presentations are now allowed and encouraged as part of the barbecue contests at the state and national level.
"Chicken: Consumer's Guide," Excellent resource by the National Chicken Council
Past Barbecue Recipes used in competition.
Barbecue'n On The Internet Has a number of very informative sections for barbecueing. A lot of recipes and helpful FAQ's section.
Tyson Recipes Tyson Online Recipe Book where you'll find hundreds of recipes organized in an easy-to-use system. A number of Barbecue recipes included.
Purposes:
1. To demonstrate and teach proper skills and techniques to use in preparation and use of poultry meat.
2. To acquire the ability to express their ideas through participation in projects, demonstrations, and exhibits.
3. To acquire knowledge and improve understanding of the economy, versatility and nutritional value of poultry meat and its relationship to human nutrition and health.
Objectives:
1. To provide an opportunity for 4-H'ers to develop and use communication skills.
2. To create an environment for competition to select and recognize outstanding demonstrators.
3. To develop self-confidence in the 4-H member.
4. To research and develop a current knowledge base in selected subject matter area.
5. To teach and share current information with others.
Eligibility:
1. Each contestant must meet all requirements of eligibility for demonstration awards set forth in the PA 4-H Achievement Days Handbook. Contestants must be 14 years of age or older as of January 1 of the current year to be eligible to move on to the National level competition.
2. A contestant is only eligible to represent Pennsylvania in one barbecue contest at the National level. Once you have gone to the National Contest in either barbecue category, you are no longer eligible to compete in a barbecue contest.
Rules:
1. Each contestant will prepare two 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound chicken halves provided to them by contest monitors and make an oral presentation to the judges.
2. There will be a 2 1/2 hour time limit on the preparation of the chicken. Points will be deducted for extra time used. One point will be deducted for every five minutes late.
3. Barbecue grills will be provided for all contestants, which they will be required to use. Charcoal and lighter fuel will also be provided. No match light charcoal will be permitted.
4. All other equipment and supplies, including sauce, must be furnished by the contestants. Sauce may be commercial or private recipe (recipe must be provided to judges). Commercial devices for covering of meat during cooking will not be permitted.
5. The chicken will not be available to the contestants prior to contest starting time.
6. A contestant may not inject any fluid or sauce into the chicken.
7. Each contestant will present two barbecued chicken halves to the panel of judges at the conclusion of their presentation.
8. An illustrated presentation, including factual information about broilers, will be made by each contestant (see score sheet). Contestants will be allotted a maximum of 10 minutes for presentations. Judges will have up to 3 minutes for questions directed to contestants. Posters and tabletop graphics will be allowed. Easels will be provided. MS PowerPoint Presentations using a computer and computer projector can be used for the oral presentation. A laptop computer and computer projector will be available. Any contestant wishing to do a PowerPoint presentation should have their talk on a high density 3 1/2" diskette, a 100 MB zip disk or on a CD. Order of presentation will be determined at contest.
9. No contestant will be allowed to have any means of identification as to name or unit represented.
10. Contestants will work alone, except for setting up for the demonstration or in case of emergency, as determined by contest monitors.
Each contestant will be scored by the judges according to the barbecue score sheets listed.
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