On 1/24/2013 3:08 PM, Bryan wrote:
>
> I just judged a chili contest. At least half of the entries were
> downright bad. One was so nasty that I wished I hadn't put it in
> my mouth. I voted for the blandest, least offensive one because at
> least there was nothing about it that was patently bad. Every
> one of them was well below the better canned chilies like Chilli
> Man. The local chili you described sounds especially nasty, whereas
> what you described as your own sounds good. Powdered chiles, cumin
> and garlic is really the base. Folks here in St. Louis almost always
> add canned tomatoes, and some of them even add sugar (ick). Next year
> I should make a pot of chile instead of judging. That way, I wouldn't
> have to put anything nasty in my mouth. The thing is a fundraiser for
> the preschool.
>
> --Bryan
>

You should make chili next year - give others a chance at calling your
chili nasty. I don't believe that I can recall eating other people's
chili before. As a general rule, folks don't make much chili around
here. The last chili I made was in a rice cooker. It was OK.