Teams- This competition is open to any level of cooking skills as well as those who are just here for a good time! If you and your best friends are looking for a fun weekend up north and a place to share your love of grilling with other barbeque enthusiasts, this is the place for you. You will get the opportunity to share your special skill and creativity with the “tasters” who will be on the search for the best BBQ.

You are to provide your own grill but are limited to charcoal, wood, or pellet type ( no gas).

There will be one first-place winner chosen in each category of the People’s Choice competition. Winners are chosen by the “tasters”.

In addition to the people’s choice awards, there will be a team of judges who will make their rounds to each team’s booth. They will be judging each team using the following categories on a rating scale 1-10 (10 being the best):

• Appearance
• Taste
• Tenderness

We will award 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for the “Judges Choice” competition.

Cooking Team Information:
• $300 Entry Fee (good for up to 4 cooking team members)
• 10x10 space to be used for cooking/supplies.
• One 8ft table
• Two 25lbs bags of ice
• 2oz ramekins for sampling
• 1 chafing dish with two sternos for keeping samples hot.
• Access to our hospitality tent- including water, NA beverages, snacks, and beer.
• Friday night welcome dinner- 8pm at the Halfway Café chuckwagon buffet
• 1 trash bin with additional liners
• 16 tasting tickets for team to sample other teams’ proteins.
• 4 drink tickets per team
• One complimentary hotel room and discounted rate for additional rooms
• Meat for Grilling Competition – Treetops Resort will provide this to you upon check-in. You get your choice of one of these protein options:
 25-30 lbs brisket
 25-30 lbs racks pork ribs
 25-30 lbs pork butt