Surf & Turf 06 / Sand Chef Competition

[PKP80]

Originally Posted by pismojim

Sand Chef Web Page is up!

SNT Sand Chef

Jim all you need to do is photoshop your face, Alvaro's face, and Doug's into that of the iron chefs....good times

[PabloVTA]

er...GAStronomical?

What if it's saltines?...how do you make a dessert with that?

Are there items that are not allowed? like Habanero's, Anchovies, using a valve cover as a steamer type thing???etc?

Please make it an alcohol as the secret...PLEASE!!!

[alvarorb]

Saltines... That's a thought.
There are no banned ingredients as long as they are edible. You can use gold leaves or anchovies, whatever you want. If you are willing to eat from it, you can cook on/with any vessel that you wish. Just use your common sense.

We still have not made up our minds regarding the secret ingredient. Alcohol is a good idea.

Regards

Alvaro

[alvarorb]

So far we have four teams signed up for the event. If you want to participate, please let me know. We have a surprise in store for the teams who participate.

Regards

Alvaro

[PabloVTA]

I've got a team of two so far....with a third being decidely slow to commit to help.

Sorry for so many questions on this, as you can see I'm pretty excited to get my ass handed to me by NorCal Doug, but I'm up for the challenge, regardless.

Can we have utensils prepped before the 90 minutes start? Like campfires, hot skillets for frying oil, things like that, or is it a shotgun start with a blank slate, nothing pre done at all? If we were going to use a dutch oven, that's pretty hard to get a set of coals ready, and still complete a dish in that much time...so I'm guessing that is not allowed for this contest? But if we had a fire going already is that viewed as cheating the clock?

Do we get lesser points for the occurance of sand in the dish, regardless of intention or not? I mean..it is on the beach after all....

Does plating and presentation count for originality, or can I score just as many points on a Chinet as I would on fancier plates?

If we cook for more than 5, do those portions have to also be completed within the 90 minute time frame?

sorry..I won't be so anal Friday night.....I'll be half cocked on beer by then anyway..I'll be lucky to make a grilled cheeze and slap whatever the ingredient is on top of it.

[NorCalDoug]

Originally Posted by PabloVTA

I've got a team of two so far....with a third being decidely slow to commit to help.
Sorry for so many questions on this, as you can see I'm pretty excited to get my ass handed to me by NorCal Doug, but I'm up for the challenge, regardless.

Can we have utensils prepped before the 90 minutes start? Like campfires, hot skillets for frying oil, things like that, or is it a shotgun start with a blank slate, nothing pre done at all? If we were going to use a dutch oven, that's pretty hard to get a set of coals ready, and still complete a dish in that much time...so I'm guessing that is not allowed for this contest? But if we had a fire going already is that viewed as cheating the clock?

Do we get lesser points for the occurance of sand in the dish, regardless of intention or not? I mean..it is on the beach after all....

Does plating and presentation count for originality, or can I score just as many points on a Chinet as I would on fancier plates?

If we cook for more than 5, do those portions have to also be completed within the 90 minute time frame?

sorry..I won't be so anal Friday night.....I'll be half cocked on beer by then anyway..I'll be lucky to make a grilled cheeze and slap whatever the ingredient is on top of it.

It’s my assumption that it’ll be something like what we see on TV…with the Iron Chef dealio. As far as I can tell, they don’t prep fires or anything like that…but who knows…maybe it would be allowed in Sand Chef #1

Whatever the judge says…

Don’t we get an hour and a half to get things done? That should be enough time to get coals started, no? I don’t even know what cooking gear I’ll be bringing to this thing…and you’re already stressing about having time to get coals set?

I don’t recall plating/presentation being one of the judging points, so I think we’re all safe there…hopefully I can pull out the chinet and be done with it

As far as sand goes…I think even the incidental inclusion of silica…unless it’s the secret ingredient…might hamper the taste portion of the judging…

[alvarorb]

Pablo,

You can start your coals as early as you need. We encourage you to have your cooking station ready to go. What you can't do is handle food (meaning start cooking) before the clock starts ticking. Therefore oil can't be started heated before the 90 minutes.
Try to keep sand out of your contest entries. Presentation is NOT being judged. But taste is, and last I checked sand did not taste too good.
Maybe next year presentation will be a category, but not this time.
90 minutes is the allowed time and you have to cook for the 5 judges. Leftovers are encouraged, but not mandatory. After all I need to taste your creations too.

PM with the name of your team and team members

Regards

Alvaro

[65swb45]

Maybe some live music during the cook-off?

[snailwagon]

I have a couple of questions.

First, what time is the cookoff? I'd like to enter but am not sure of my arrival time since I have a 5 hour drive to get there.

Will the cooking area be in a wind protected area or do I need to bring an RV and a piece of plywood for blocking the pismo wind to actually have flames?

And as with the event, are we allowed to do prep work before the 90 minutes begins, i.e. chopping onions and peppers, or is the prep to be done during those 90 minutes?

And last, do my team members have to be absolute? It might just be me and wifey cooking, or we might grab a random pig owner, Pig Doe. Allowed?

Oh, you be soo sorry meet a my wok.

[alvarorb]

Snail,

The event will start around sunset. Try to get there as early as you can.
We can't predict the weather. But we'll try to shelter the cooking area as much as possible. You can't start cooking before the event starts. Yes, chopping onions and peppers is considered cooking.

We need to know how the name of your team and who is in it before Oct. 20th. However, you could have someone substitute a team member at the last minute.

Regards

Alvaro

[woooody]

Alvaro - Jim --

I'm wanting to do this... I have no idea who will be around to assist. When do you need to know team name/members? Do we have to have 3?

[alvarorb]

Originally Posted by woooody

Alvaro - Jim --

I'm wanting to do this... I have no idea who will be around to assist. When do you need to know team name/members? Do we have to have 3?

Woody,

Maximum number is 3. If it's just you cooking it's fine, two is OK too.
We need to know the name of your team and team members by the Oct. 20th. PM me when you have this information.

Regards

Alvaro

[woooody]

Yeah, I just saw that you posted the 20th...

Okie Dokie.

[PabloVTA]

will there be community power cords and lights set up for the general area?
What about a sink set up?

And who is going to do the voice dubbing?

I noticed that wagering wasn't specifically mentioned as illegal....will that change as the contest progresses?

[alvarorb]

Pablo,

There will be some lighting, but you should have your own. The generator will be used to provide some lighting plus the sound system. I'll be doing the voice over.

I'll try to keep contestants on their toes by letting them know what the others are up to.

Regards

Alvaro

[alvarorb]

Originally Posted by 65swb45

Maybe some live music during the cook-off?

Mark,

It's a good idea. What do you have in mind?
Remember that this will be done out in the open. It's hard to appreciate live acoustic music in such an environment.

Regards

Alvaro

[NorCalDoug]

knowing Oceano Dunes....I must ask about wind protection?


will there be any?

[desertdude]

yeah "your" trailer -

Originally Posted by NorCalDoug

knowing Oceano Dunes....I must ask about wind protection?


will there be any?

[NorCalDoug]

Originally Posted by desertdude

yeah "your" trailer -

I guess I'll have to get there early to get a nice spot up front.

[yep]

OK, I will bring the napkins for all the teams...

Also, I am happy to bring a generator if someone thinks it could be put to use...

[snailwagon]

Originally Posted by NorCalDoug

knowing Oceano Dunes....I must ask about wind protection?


will there be any?

Cruisers should be the only wind blocks allowed.

So my plan is, if for some reason I cannot incorporate the main ingredient well, then the habaneros are coming out to screw with the judges. Your gonna' need more tequila.

[woooody]

Alvaro

Is there any way that we can have the "secret ingredient" revealed Thursday evening? Some of us have a long haul to get to Pismo, and quite frankly, I don't know if we're going to have that much time.

Especially since we have to provide the food. I understand what you intention is, but Iron Chef provides all of the food. All they have to do is gather it and prep it.

[alvarorb]

Originally Posted by woooody

Alvaro

Is there any way that we can have the "secret ingredient" revealed Thursday evening?

Woody,

Yes, I've thought about that and I'm planning to reveal the secret ingredient Thursday night on this message board. That will give plenty of time to study your recipes and buy what you need.

The SI will be something you can buy at a local Pismo/Arroyo Grande supermarket.

Regards

Alvaro