Finally - a place to discuss cooking contests!

[steffi67]

i have been looking for a place to discuss cooking contests i'm a big fan of them! i myself are currently entered into at least 20 of them and have won 1 so far please respond if you are into them as much as i am i am dying to talk to someone about them thanks! looking forward to hearing from you

 

[babetoo]

welcome, i like to watch cooking contests. but have never been in one. i am sure there are some here on dc



babe

 

[nbk12ul]

Welcome to DC. I haven't seen a ton of contest talk, but I'm sure they are out there and would love to talk about it!

I'm interested in one thing though. What type of contest did you win, and with what did you win it with? I've never seen a contest in real life, but it does sound fun!

 

[steffi67]

well i won the ultimate krispy kreme recipe contest i won a 250 dollar krispy kreme gift card, a viking mixer worth 500 dollars, 800 dollars worth of lodge cast iron cookware, all of paula deens spices and marinades and cook books one autographed by paula and 2 aprons i was also in 2 of my local newspapers it was great, but the main ones i want to get in is the pillsbury and the national cooking one i think im currently in 20 recipe contest now i check everyday to see if there is a new one coming up

 

[DaveSoMD]

well i won the ultimate krispy kreme recipe contest i won a 250 dollar krispy kreme gift card, a viking mixer worth 500 dollars, 800 dollars worth of lodge cast iron cookware, all of paula deens spices and marinades and cook books one autographed by paula and 2 aprons i was also in 2 of my local newspapers it was great, but the main ones i want to get in is the pillsbury and the national cooking one i think im currently in 20 recipe contest now i check everyday to see if there is a new one coming up

Steffi- was that the one where you had to make a dessert using krispy kream doughnuts as the main ingredient???

 

[steffi67]

yes thats the one

 

[steffi67]

i made extreme pumpkin cheesecake i used donuts for crust and topping

 

[DaveSoMD]

yep.. I remeber that recipe. It was in the Tast of the South Magaine! It is here in my pile of cooking magazines.

I'm hoping to find out about some contests on here.

 

[steffi67]

cool they sent me like 10 copies of that magazine and a free subscription for a year you still want to enter any contests? i can tell you where to look

 

[Calya]

Hi Steffi. Cooking contests are great! Congrats to you for winning one. The prizes you received sound wonderful.

 

[sattie]

Welcome to DC steffi!

 

[pdswife]

Hi, welcome to our group!!!!

 

[DaveSoMD]

cool they sent me like 10 copies of that magazine and a free subscription for a year you still want to enter any contests? i can tell you where to look

Steffi,

Yes I'd love to know where to look for contests!

Thanks!!!

 

[steffi67]

the best place i found was foodreference.com or go to google and put in cooking and recipe contests

 

[steffi67]

i have submitted 2 recipes for the national chicken cookoff all ready and i want to get 2 to 3 more in it's for 50,000 the pillsbury one is 2 years away and the build a better burger is coming up this summer and thats for 50,000 plus i'm in a few small one at taste of home

 

[Ryan_ Clark_nzchef]

hello all im a young chef in nz and have been in a few comps b4 i started my apprenticeship but am now going to enter more serious comps and was wondering if any1 has any advice on coming up with great ideas

 

[kitchenelf]

hello all im a young chef in nz and have been in a few comps b4 i started my apprenticeship but am now going to enter more serious comps and was wondering if any1 has any advice on coming up with great ideas

You do a lot of searching and looking and then some experimenting of your own. Like any other great idea that someone comes up with - they draw inspiration from things they see.

 

[Ivan.Zhidlovsky]

The prizes you received sound wonderful

The best prize in a cooking contest are the words "very tasty"
It is quite enough!

 

[txharleyman]

Cooking contests are really fun. I have put together a cooking team to participate in steak cooking contests. Does anyone on this forum know of any upcoming steak cooking competitions?

 

[kitchenelf]

Cooking contests are really fun. I have put together a cooking team to participate in steak cooking contests. Does anyone on this forum know of any upcoming steak cooking competitions?

I want a nickel for every time someone gives you the answer "yea, the next one is at my house" I'll start...