BBQ Challenge

Does Your Team Have What It Takes?

The Rules

Each team will be given a designated area to set up cookers & necessary equipment.
No pre-cooked or marinated meat will be allowed; all meat must be in original store-bought packaging and kept on ice until the cook-off has started. Competition meat is provided by event.
Someone from your team must be present at your site at all times during the competition.
All meat must be cooked until the internal temperature reaches a minimum of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Garnishing is limited to green leaf lettuce or curly leaf parsley ONLY. No foreign objects are allowed in the presentation box.
Each team must have a place to wash/sanitize their hands & cooking utensils and a Fire Extinguisher. Bleach must be used to sanitize.

Meats To BBQ

Pork – Event will provide each contestant with 3 racks of Baby Back Ribs.
Beef – Event will provide each contestant with 3 Tri-Tips.
Chicken – Event will provide each contestant with a package of Chicken Thighs. Chicken thighs can be presented bone-in or boneless.

Gorge Hops & Hogs Awards

Grand Champion

People’s Choice

1st Place Beef

1st Place Pork

1st Place Chicken

2nd Place Beef

2nd Place Pork

2nd Place Chicken

3rd Place Beef

3rd Place Pork

3rd Place Chicken

All participants will receive a goodie bag.

Important Reminders

Check In
All contestants must check in prior to the start of the event, teams that fail to check in will not be allowed to compete and will not receive a refund.
BBQ’s & Cookers
BBQ’s or cookers may be started at 7:00, no cooking until after meat inspection. This will be a blind judge competition, turn in boxes will be provided to each team, any boxes that are altered, or marked as to distinguish one box from another will be disqualified.
Garnishing
Garnishing of food is allowed but is limited to green leaf lettuce or green curly parsley only.

Event Timeline

7:00am
Can Start Cookers
8:00am
Cooks Meeting - Meat Handed Out
8:30am
Begin Cooking
9:00am
Event Starts
1:00pm:
People’s Choice Judging
2:30pm:
Turn-In Chicken
3:30pm:
Turn-In Tri-Tip
4:30pm
Turn-In Ribs
5:30pm
BBQ Challenge Awards Ceremony

BBQ Challenge

The Rules

Meats To BBQ

Gorge Hops & Hogs Awards

Important Reminders

Check In

BBQ’s & Cookers

Garnishing

Event Timeline

7:00am

Can Start Cookers

8:00am

Cooks Meeting - Meat Handed Out

8:30am

Begin Cooking

9:00am

Event Starts

1:00pm:

People’s Choice Judging

2:30pm:

Turn-In Chicken

3:30pm:

Turn-In Tri-Tip

4:30pm

Turn-In Ribs

5:30pm

BBQ Challenge Awards Ceremony

REGISTRATION FOR 2020 IS NOW OPEN!

Gorge Hops & Hogs Fest 2020

Saturday, Aug 8, 2020

7:00am - 5:30pm

Event Location

Event Fees

Registration Fees