Guide Cookout 2007
Venue to be advised
Sunday 4 November 2007
11 am till 2:30 pm
ALL patrols welcome.
Guide uniform suitable for the weather to be worn.
This is a pots and pans cookout, food to be cooked using billies or frypans.
A balanced 2 course meal is required (both courses cooked) -
each patrol to choose whatever food they want to cook.
Judges will be looking for originality and food preparation on site.
See below for full judging criteria.
Challenge yourselves to light your fire without newspaper.
Try homemade firestarters made from egg cartons and wax or just use 'punk'.
Turfing will be required. All food and equipment to be brought by the patrol.
Enquiries contact the Outdoor Team
Please print out and fill in this form below and return to 39 Felgrove St, Glendene by 26th October 2007, or fill in the online registration form below.
Printable version of this page, with Registration form
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It can be downloaded for free here.
Judging Criteria
- A balanced nutritional meal.
- Originality in what and how it is cooked.
- A budget of what the meal cost (even if items are brought from home they can still be costed out).
- A written/typed out menu including recipes.
- Good teamwork and participation by all.
- Timing (all the food should be ready around the same time, with sufficient time for cleaning up).
- Food preparation on site.
- Serving, presentation, grace & manners.
- Attention to hygiene.
- Cleaning up during and afterwards.
- Safety of work area.
- Adequate fireplace - good size & stable.
- A woodpile, graded & sheltered, (not messily in boxes and bags), and enough wood of the right size to complete the cookout.
- Water bucket - can be used for both fire & hands.
- Other equipment, eg. 1st aid kit (each patrol should have its own equipment and firewood and not be sharing with others).
- Uniform - tidy, right colour, hats and sunscreen and raincoats, long hair tied back, no open toed or slip-on shoes.
- Courtesy to each other & testers.
- Apparent enjoyment of whole exercise.
Leaders and parents will be asked to stay off the field during the competition.
