Chili cook-off entry form
Cooks enter a category and list allergens, so judges and tasters know what's in each pot.
What's inside
Each category shows the places left, cooks who rate their heat 4 or 5 say what brings it, and entries close when all 20 pots are in.
- 1Your name
- 2Name of your chili
- 3CategoryRedWhite or greenVegetarian
- 4Heat level
- 5What brings the heat?Only if “Heat level” is 4 to 5
- 6It containsNutsDairyGlutenShellfish
- 7PowerI need an outlet for my slow cooker
Setting up the tasting table
Open entries three weeks out and close them a few days before, so you can print one card per pot with its name, heat and allergens.
Lay the table out from the replies: power outlets for the cooks who asked, vegetarian pots together, the hottest at the end with their heat source on the card.
For People's Choice, give each taster one ticket and a jar per pot, or share a voting link at the table. The people's choice vote template takes one vote per person.
Cook-off entry questions
Can I use it for a bake-off or a salsa contest?
Yes. Rename the categories and the heat question, or delete heat for a bake-off. The allergen list works for any food contest. Add eggs or sesame as allergen options, since bakers use both often. For a salsa contest, keep the heat scale and change the outlet option to a cooler request, because salsa is served cold and needs ice, not power.
Should I charge an entry fee?
Many cook-offs take a small fee for the prize pot. Fillio takes no payments, so put the fee in the intro and collect it at setup. Five to fifteen dollars per pot is common at community events. Say in the intro whether the whole pot goes to prizes or part goes to a cause, and how many places get a prize.
How do I keep judging blind?
Give each pot a number on the day and keep the export with names away from the judges' table until the scores are in. Write each number on tape under the pot, not on the lid, so no name card shows. Ask one helper who is not judging to match numbers to names and to tell judges about allergens before they taste.
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