Show vr 21 Cook-Of- f oven Then she has to take into account the effects of changes in altitude and other factors All contestants will be judged on three pots: main dish bread and dessert Many factors aie taken into account: presentation taste and other elements of quality that are part of the cooking and preparation process Don't bother asking any entrants what delicacies they'll be creating for the cook-o“No one is going to tell you what they’ll be cooking” she said However in her days of com- peting and judging she's seen del- icacies such as pork roast prime rib rack of lamb ostrich ami stuffed beef tenderloin Kendrick says that one of die best parts about the cook-of-f is that you can learn something new at each one After 10 years of competing she’s picked up some ff pretty valuable hints “Clean up your pots before you present” she said “How it looks to the judges is very important Oil up the pot and make sure it's shiny before you present it Keep your work area extremely clean Sanitation is veiy important Use latex gloves” The list goes on She also - knows that judges are looking for food that is made as much as pos-sible from scratch Canned foods or boxed mixes don't go over too well Some contestants don’t real- ize that hey have to present everything they cook If the bread gets burned or die vegetables in the middle are undercooked it doesn't matter It all has to be taken to the judges At the world championship the cook-ojudges tastedishes from new contestants approximately every eight minutes A steady sup- ply of carrots and grapes is kept ff on hand so the judges can cleanse their palates between entries Kendrick says that having qual- ified judges is important “I want somebody who knows how difficult it is to do decent bread in a pot" she said “It's expensive to do this and it's a lot of work If I'm going to put in all this effort it's got to be a legiti- mate contest or I won’t enter” In a past year she and her teammate took home the $500 first prize The dollar amount awarded this year is the same The second place winner will be awarded $300 and the third place winner will receive $200 Other prizes will also be awarded If this year’s contestants are anything like Kendrick it's not winning the money that’s most ' ’ important “We don't do it for the size we do it for the bragging” she said d) 120 North 800 E fa lion Hyrnrn Pull Service Laundromat Wolff Tunning Beds Monthly Specials Hottest Cleanest Beds Is Town! 2 HEW Platinum Beds £0a900 Mon-P- rl Sat 425-245-7?- Double & Triple Size Washers Attendanton Duty Walk-in- Available Mon-P- rl Ifffflffff! Vt?! Call Por Appointment Change Machine for Quarters Drop Off Service £00-7:0- 0 l2 Styling Salon Sat s 9:00-6:0- 0 Mon-S- at 42E-24£-7?- £00-9:0- 0 Welcome ll £00-7:0- 0 Soon Coming Min fatureQolf i v f’ |