[News Boquete] Fwd: Panama BBQ Fest Hits Boquete

Are you ready for some BBQ?

After 7 years the Panama BBQ Fest hits Boquete. Come join us in Panama's Premier BBQ Cook off this Saturday September 19 at the Feria de Boquete grounds.
Doors open to the public at 12 noon until midnight so come out and enjoy some great BBQ, Games and Live Music.
If you think you have what it takes? sign-up to compete!
Sign up is easy just visit www.panamabbq.com and complete the online registration or you may sign up at 3 Corrales Meat Market in David, San Francisco Commercial Plaza Unit #10 Phone number 730-7606
CONTESTANT -The BBQ Fest is open to all BBQ lovers and connoisseurs no competition experience is required. Each team will be comprised of a head cook and as many as 4 assistants, team will compete of the categories at the BBQ Fest which are Ribs, Beef, Chicken and Burgers. Each team is granted a space according to size selected at sign-up and it's the team's responsibility to mount and dismount any structure that they require (Canopy, Scafolding etc etc etc)
ENTRY FEE: $25 It includes (10 entry tickets and 5 competitor ID's or Wristbands)
EQUIPMENT - Each team will supply all of the equipment necessary for the preparation and cooking of their entry including a cooker, wood, charcoal, or wood pellets. No team may share a cooker or grill with any other team. Teams will be granted full access to the fair grounds on Friday September 18 for set-up as of 3pm. The day of the event doors will open to the teams at 8:00am and to the public at 12:00 noon.
APPROVED COOKERS – Any wood, charcoal, or wood pellet fired cookers homemade or commercially manufactured, will be allowed to be used in FBA contests. Electric or manual operated rotisseries or rotating shelves are permitted during the cooking process. Electric or manual operated wood, charcoal, or wood pellet augers are permitted during the cooking process. Electric or manually operated power draft devices are permitted during the cooking process. No electric, gas, wood, charcoal or wood pellet fryers are permitted during the cooking process. Frying with any form of fat, butter, or any type of oil is prohibited.
Entry
SAFETY REGULATIONS -Each team must have a fire extinguisher and / or water tank of 5 gallons per regulation firefighters.
COOKING FUELS – The only approved cooking media are wood, charcoal, or wood pellets. Gas of any kind or any electrical heating element may be used only to start the initial fire or to start burn barrels, charcoal chimneys, etc. A gas starter, gas flame, or electrical heating element may not be used in the cooker after the meat has entered the cooker or during the cooking process. Gas bottles must be disconnected from the cooker once the fire has started and must be removed from the immediate cooking area. A gas flame or electrical heating element may not be used in the cooker during any part of the cooking process.
MEATS - All teams will be responsible for purchasing meat that will be used at the event for the judges and tasting to the public if they desire. 3 Corrales Meat Market is the official meat sponsor and distribution center where the participants must make their purchase of meat to be used in competition. The distribution
center will deliver the kits Saturday morning or the teams may pick them up Friday at their establishment. You are not allowed to enter pre-cooked meats to the event.
CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION – All teams are expected to maintain their cook sites in an orderly and clean manner and to use good sanitary practices during the preparation, cooking, and judging process. The use of sanitary gloves is required at all times while handling food. Failure to use sanitary gloves may result in disqualification. Teams are responsible for cleanup of their site once the competition has ended. Teams must pay a $25 cleaning fee.
MEAT CATEGORIES - the following categories are sanctioned by PANAMA BBQ
• Chicken – no restrictions on what part of the chicken
• Pork - Pork Ribs: Loin back (baby back) or spare ribs only, meat on the bone. No country style ribs and no chopped, pulled, or sliced rib meat loose in the box.
• Beef – Costillon (ribeye roll) 3 Corrales
• Burger – open category
• People Choice – the public will cast their ballots for the team they liked the best. (Teams are encouraged to provide tasting to the public but it is not an obligation)
JUDGING – PANAMA BBQ sanctioning allows for blind judging only. Entries will be submitted in an approved container, with NO garnish, or decorating of any kind. Only the entry to be judged is allowed in the container. Marking of any kind will disqualify the entry. Each entry will be judged on PRESENTATION, TASTE / FLAVOR, and TENDERNESS / TEXTURE. Meat may be sauced or un-sauced. A minimum of 8 separate and identifiable portions must be submitted.
DISQUALIFICATION – An entry can be disqualified by the FBA Representative only. An entry can be disqualified for any of the following reasons:
a. There is evidence of marking or sculpting. Marking is defined as: any handwritten or mechanically made mark inside or outside the turn-in box that identifies the submitting team to any judge. Sculpting is defined as: the carving, decorating, forming, or shaping of a meat entry contained in a turn-in box that identifies the submitting team to any judge.
b. There is anything in the box besides the meat.
c. There are not a minimum of 8 separate and identifiable pieces.
d. There is evidence of blood such that the meat is uncooked.
e. The entry is turned in after the officially designated time.
f. Gloves are not used while handling food products.
g. Not cooking pork as a single piece of meat.
h. Not cooking the meat that was inspected.
JUDGING PROCEDURE – The table captain brings all the boxes to the table. He or she announces the number of the box to be judged, opens that box and checks for rules violations such as marking, insufficient number of samples, etc. All judges score this box for presentation. Each judge then takes a sample and scores this box for taste and tenderness. The table captain makes sure that all scores for that box are recorded before moving on to the next box. The table captain will then collect the judging slips and turn them over to the PANAMA BBQ representative. The use of eating utensils is not allowed.

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