WEIMAR GEDENKE BARBEQUE COOK-OFF 2025

MEAT CATEGORIES

BEEF --------------BRISKET

                        PORK --------------RIBS (no baby back ribs)

CHICKEN ----------HALVES

ENTRY FEE

$ 50.00 PER MEAT CATEGORY

 OPEN (ANYTHING YOU WANT TO COOK) $25.00

BEANS --- $25.00

AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS

80% OF ENTRY FEES ARE PAID OUT MINUS EXPENCES

OVERALL CHAMPION WILL RECEIVE A BANNER AND CASH

1 TO 10 ENTRIES IN A CATIGORY – ONE PLACE - BANNER AND CASH

11 TO 20 ENTRIES IN A CATIGORY– TWO PLACES – BANNER AND CASH

21 TO 30 ENTRIES IN A CATIGORY – THREE PLACES – BANNER AND CASH

31 AND UP ENTRIES IN A CATIGORY –THREE PLACES BANNER, FIVE PLACES CASH

 CHECK-IN TIME WILL BE FRIDAY MAY 9, 2025 STARTING AT 2:00 PM CONTINUING UNTIL 5:00 PM. ANY LATE ARRIVALS CAN CHECK-IN BY CONTACTING JAMES PURDY AT 346-333-9647.

LOCATION WILL BE IN THE WEIMAR CITY PARK.

COOKING SPOTS ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

OFFICIAL RULES

1. THERE WILL BE A FEW RV’S SPOTS ON EXCHANGE STREET NEAR THE CITY WAREHOUSE WITH POWER HOOKUPS. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL SPOTS ON JACKSON STREET. FOLLOW GEDENKE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR RV PARKING MAP. GENERATORS WILL BE ALLOWED. SPOTS ARE FOR COOKERS ONLY AND MUST ENTER ALL CATIGORIES TO USE THE SPOT.
2. CHICKEN, RIBS, & BRISKET WILL BE INSPECTED BEFORE SEASONING AND COOKING, AND MUST BE COOKED ONSITE.
3. THERE IS A LIMIT OF THREE TEAMS PER PIT.
4. NO SAUCES OR GARNISHES MAY BE ADDED TO THE MEAT ENTRIES WHEN TURNED IN.
5. ALL MEAT CATEGORIES MUST BE COOKED WITH WOOD OR WOOD PRODUCTS.
6. FIRES MUST BE IN FIRE BOXES AND NOT ON THE GROUND.
7. AREA ASSIGNED TO THE TEAM, AND THEIR COOKING AREA MUST BE KEPT CLEAN AND SANITARY.
8. BEAN ENTRIES CANNOT HAVE ANYTHING BIGGER THAN A BEAN IN THE ENTRY CUP.
9. OPEN CATEGORY MUST BE COOKED ON THE PIT, IF JUDGES SUSPECT THE ENTRY WAS NOT COOKED ON THE PIT IT MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.
10. CHIEF COOKS MEETING 5PM ON FRIDAY AT THE JUDGE’S TRAILER
11. NO STEEL RODS ARE TO BE DRIVEN INTO THE STREET.
12. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE MOVED OUT OF THE COOKING AREA BY 4PM ON FRIDAY.
13. MUSIC WILL BE KEPT AT A REASONABLE LEVEL.
14. AWARDS MUST BE CLAIMED WITHIN 1 HOUR OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
15. EACH TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEAN UP OF ITS AREA BY 11 AM ON SUNDAY.
16. CONTEST OFFICIALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AS SITUATIONS WARRANT. DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND JUDGES ARE FINAL.

JUDGING DAY & TIME

BEANS WILL BE JUDGED AT 6PM ON FRIDAY

SALSA WILL BE JUDGED AT 6:30PM ON FRIDAY

OPEN WILL BE JUDGED AT 7PM ON FRIDAY

MARGARITAS WILL BE JUDGED AT 8PM ON FRIDAY

BLOODY MARY WILL BE JUDGED AT 10AM SATURDAY

CHICKEN WILL BE JUDGED AT 1:00 PM SATURDAY

PORK WILL BE JUDGED AT 3:00 PM SATURDAY

BRISKET WILL BE JUDGED AT 5:00 PM SATURDAY

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ABOUT 7:00PM ON SATURDAY AT THE PAVILION

THE WEIMAR GEDENKE COOK-OFF AND ITS OFFICIALS WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEFT OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, OR BODILY INJURY OF ANY KIND.