Troop 114 Cooking Contest
Scout Skills Weekend @ Camp Resolute
November 19 – 21, 2004
Your patrol will compete against other patrols in a cooking
contest at
The contest will be based on Saturday’s dinner. Judges, who will be selected from adults and senior scouts, will visit your patrol and judge you in the following areas
Planning
Organization and Cooperation
Variety and Balance
Preparation and Presentation
Taste
Initiative and Ambition
Planning: Did your patrol bring everything you need? We’re not just talking about the food, but the cooking equipment, clean-up supplies, fire supplies and little extras to make the dinner interesting and fun.
Organization, Cooperation & Clean-up: Does your patrol have jobs assigned to everyone? Are you not only doing your jobs, but also freely helping as needed to make your patrol the best? Are you arguing with each other or working like a well-oiled team?
Variety and Balance: Does your dinner include something from all the major food groups? Is it nutritious? Do you have reasonable proportions between the food groups? Are you getting a good meal before dessert?
Preparation and Presentation: Is everything properly cooked and served hot? Remember that this is going to be a cold weekend, so think about how to keep things warm until everything is done. Also, do you plan to just slop the food onto everyone’s plate one by one or have you planned the meal so that everyone can eat together and share the events of the day?
Taste: Have pushed your skill level beyond heating a frozen pizza? Have you tried using a Dutch oven or other camp cooking technique? Did you add any spice? Do you like the final result?
Initiative and Ambition: Have some fun and impress us! Try cooking something a little bit beyond your skill level. Think about things besides the meal itself. What would make your dinner fun and interesting? What are you doing to build your patrol spirit? Why is your patrol the best?
Judging Guidelines
Purpose: The purpose of the cooking contest is for patrols to have fun, build patrol spirit and scout skills, encourage cooperation between the boys, and teach leadership. Cooking is simply a way of providing focus and structure.
Format and Scoring: We should have approximately 3 to 5 judges. The judging team should be a mix of senior scouts and adults. A scout should lead the judging team and an adult should provide guidance and mentoring. Judges should observe and rank the patrols individually and then combine scores at the end. Judges can visit the patrols as a team or individually. Each patrol should be ranked using the following table:
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Criteria |
Maximum Score |
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Planning |
3 |
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Organization & Cooperation |
3 |
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Clean-up |
3 |
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Variety and Balance |
3 |
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Preparation and Presentation |
3 |
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Taste |
3 |
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Initiative and Ambition |
12 |
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Total |
30 |
Planning: Give them one point for meeting ahead of time and planning for the contest, a second point for trying to follow the plan and a third point for remembering all significant items and demonstrating that they are truly prepared.
Organization & Cooperation: Give them a point for having jobs assigned, a second point if they are doing their jobs and a third point if they are cooperating.
Clean-up: Give them one point for washing dishes with proper technique, a second point if dishes are clean & drying and a third point if the site is spotless and equipment is put away properly.
Variety and Balance: Give them a half a point for each major food group (meat / eggs, grain / cereal, fruit / vegetable and milk / cheese) represented. Provide a third point for a balanced combination and appropriate dessert.
Preparation and Presentation: Give them two points for cooking the meal correctly and serving it hot. Assign a third point to a patrol that presents the meal attractively and eats together.
Taste: Judge based on skill level and age of patrol: one point for trying, two for cooking at their skill and age level, and three for pushing their limits and performing better than you expect.
Initiative and Ambition: Judge based on skill level and age of patrol: These are free points for you to assign as you see fit. Look for creativity, initiative, and willingness to experiment. Look for leadership and cooperation. What did they do that is unique, fun or interesting?
Prizes
Judges should add their scores in each category and award the following prizes to the patrol that:
Is most prepared for the contest
Is most organized and cooperative
while cooking
Makes the most nutritious dinner
Prepares the food to perfection
Presents dinner better than a four
star restaurant
Is most likely to have no
leftovers (best taste)
Is most innovative & creative
Is best overall (total points
across the board)
Scoring Worksheet
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Criteria |
Maximum Score |
Patrol: |
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Planning |
3 |
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Organization and
Cooperation |
3 |
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Clean-Up |
3 |
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Variety and Balance |
3 |
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Preparation and Presentation |
3 |
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Taste |
3 |
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Initiative and Ambition |
12 |
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Totals |
30 max |
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