" BOB" > wrote in message
> Don't like the rules? Play another game. Don't like any of the rules?
> Start your own organization.
>
> BOB

Good point. I have been to competitions, but I choose not to compete. I've
had some great food as prepared by the contestants, but choose not to cook
along with them.

I guess you need some basic rules to keep things organized, but seems like
most competitors are cooking to achieve a taste the judges will like, not
what they want themselves. Sure, it does taste good, but personal
preference is another matter and I may like another style, level of heat,
dry or sauce, etc.