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How much do you put out for the public at a comp?And for those who compete without an enclosed trailer how do you keep folks from comin up to you as your doing your turn ins?
How much do you put out for the public at a comp?And for those who compete without an enclosed trailer how do you keep folks from comin up to you as your doing your turn ins?
A lot of contests don't allow samples either because they have vendors or the Dept of Health gets involved. There could be a liability issue for the contest if somebody gets sick.
How to keep people away - all good ideas so far and until I had the trailer I did many of them. But some idiot will still try to walk around tables and come up when you're cutting ribs and start to reach for one. As the knife comes up off the table and heads towards their hand and I say don't touch that it usually stops them. Especially if it's a big knife. I did hear of a person getting a rib from one team right in the middle of the slab. They dropped it but it couldn't be turned in. After all you don't know what's on their hands and it could significantly change the taste. And you thought I was concerned about disease and judges. :twisted:
When Carol competed with me she was rather vocal if anybody got anywhere near me during turn-in. Usually worked.
How much do you put out for the public at a comp?And for those who compete without an enclosed trailer how do you keep folks from comin up to you as your doing your turn ins?
I attended several comps here in Wisconsin and for the most part the competitors were putting the meat out after the turn ins were at the table safely.I guess I need to figure out a way to box us away while doing boxes.
Did it work? I have often wondered why the organizers dont make this clear to the public as well..At WilliePalooza and at Sayville we had a small one-sheet that gave an overview of the event and gave an overview of event etiquette. We gave those out to spectators.
Eric
Did it work? I have often wondered why the organizers dont make this clear to the public as well..
i often thought about the sign thing myself but never tried it..seems like the msot logical thing to do