The Nisenan Chapter of the Order of the Arrow presents
Pioneer Express Youth Dutch Oven Cooking Competition

June 7th — 12:30 pm

Carmichael Elks Lodge

No charge — flyer to come

Contact nisenan_chief@amanginacha.org if you have any questions.

Dutch Oven Cooking Contest Rules

• Each Troop may send ONE team consisting of 3 or (preferably) 4 youth and  2 adults (to supervise and maintain 2 deep leadership NOT to participate)
• Each team will be expected to prepare a main dish and dessert for 8 PEOPLE
• Meals must be prepared primarily in your Dutch Oven but we will also allow reflector and foil cooking we WILL NOT permit other types of cooking
• Each team will bring all of their own ingredients and equipment, keeping in mind that their meal will FEED 8
• Ingredients CAN NOT be prepared beforehand, this includes pre-cutting ingredients, measuring out ingredients, mixing together spice blends, etc.
• From 12:30 to 1:30 will be check in and set up time, teams are expected to check in by 1:15 at the very latest
• Set up time includes unpacking equipment and ingredients, and presenting your team’s patrol flag and yell, you are NOTpermitted to use set up time to prepare your ingredients or start coals
• Meals will be served and judged at 4:30 SHARP (the Chapter will provide paper plates and bowls for serving). These meals MUST be presented in Class A

Failure to follow these rules will affect your score and may lead to disqualification.

SCORING METRIC:

10% Scout Spirit (How well does your team work together, and how well do you display your Patrol Flag, Yell, and Class A’s?)

10% Health & Safety (How well do you apply Requirement 1 of the cooking MB?)

10% Cooking Method (How many cooking methods did you use well?)

20% Presentation (Is your dish visually appealing?)

20% Nutrition & Menu (How unique is your menu and how well it follows MyPlate guidelines?)

30% Taste (How much do we want to eat your dish again?)