Puester wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>
>>
>> Not at a fair but I've competed in several chili cook-offs over the
>> years. Made second place one time and was very happy to get that. Not
>> much more difficult than entering something in a canning contest
>> except you will be time limited.
>>
>
>
> I've always wondered about chili competitions, George.
>
> Does overall flavor count more, or mainly the heat level?
> Too many people, in my opinion, try for knock-your-socks-off heat when
> they make chili and that's all you can taste.
That seems to be more common than it was back in the sixties and
seventies, when taste counted.
>
> Beans or no beans?
Put beans in chili and you just made soup. <G> Most chili cookoffs today
have a category for each. I NEVER put beans in my chili, I cook a pot of
pinto beans on the side, preferably pink pintos when I can find them,
and the heathrens can add beans in their bowl.
>
> Ground beef or chunks?
I've used both, depends on the rules of the cookoff. Not chunks really
but shredded beef. Normally, around the house I just use ground chuck.
If'n I'm showing off I might shred some beef chuck.
>
> Inquiring minds want to know....
>
> gloria p

Now you know. always get the rules in hand before you sign up for a cook
off. I was in one where they let people put POTATOES in their chili.
THAT definitely ain't chili. In another I didn't even place because the
judges didn't think it was "hot" enough but the spectators ate up all my
chili first. Go figure.

George