You or your teams physical participation in this competition shows your tacit acceptance of all the Potjie competition rules as set out below without exception.

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You pick one category only; anything that can be made in a Potjie is acceptable.

• Entrée

• Dessert

• Bread

1. Open to everyone.

2. Individual or teams allowed, each team can consist of up to 4 people.

   • You need a Team Name, and each team will receive a number. This number will be logged with your team's name.

3. Each participant or team can pick an area to utilize.

4. Participants must provide all their own ingredients for the Potjie.

   • Each Potjie that is entered for the competition and that is shared with attendees will receive a $20 gift card or cash. This is a small contribution to thank you for sharing and to help you offset some of the cost you incur.

5. Potjies need to be filled at least 3/4 of the way to be considered for the competition. 

   • Participants must provide all their own equipment that is needed to execute the Potjie. Bring your own tables, chairs, canopy/gazebo, gas stove, Potjie pot, utensils, coal, wood etc.. Please ask us if we have any charcoal or wood left that we can share with you.

6. Participants must observe proper safety and hygiene practices at all times.

7. Participants can start their Potjie at 12h00 or after but must be completed by 17h00.

8. Judging commences when you indicate your potjie is ready or at 17h00 on Saturday.

   • You need to bring your team's number to registration when ready for judging.​

9. Each entrant must clean their own area, leaving it in the same condition as found. This includes cleaning your own Potjie.

1. All the Potjies must be prepared from scratch on the day of the competition. Prior marinating of meat / poultry / fish will be allowed.

2. All entries must be cooked in a traditional cast iron Dutch pot or Potjie.

3. Potjies can be cooked over wood, coals or gas burners only.

4. Due to Nut & Shellfish allergies, your entry have to be labelled if it contains or have traces of nuts or shellfish, or have touched any nut or shellfish product (i.e. mussel, shrimp / prawn, lobster etc.).

1. Judges will visit all the cooking sites whilst the Potjies are being prepared.

2. The judges will be scoring the cooking area on the general spirit, originality, preparation techniques and general impressions (cleanliness) and the Potjie on appearance and taste.

3. Potjies will be judged on the following criteria: Aroma, Color, Taste, Texture, Ingredients, Work area cleanliness and overall Potjieness (see explanation below).

4. Judge's will bring a plate to your cooking site. You need to dish up what you want the judges to taste. Judging must be completed at the latest by 17h30 at your area.

5. Friends and family can then enjoy all Potjies that was entered into the competition after judging.

6. Judge's decision will be final.

7. Your Potjie will receive an overall number score from 1-10 on the evaluation criteria:

1-2 = Poor

3-4 = Satisfactory

5-6 = Good

7-8 = Very Good

9-10= Excellent

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Aroma:

• Overall flavor, distinctive aromas, pleasant or pungent flavor, distinctive mingled flavors or burning smells, odorless.

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Color:

• Natural color, distinctive color of ingredients, varied color, full of interest, attractive,appealing, interesting or lacking character, dull or pale, meat browned.

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Taste:

• Aromatic or pungent savoring, interesting or piquant quality, slight flavor or suggestion, specified flavor or lacking flavor, amount of spices used – appetizing or bitter, spoiled, bland.

Texture:

• Feel or appearance of food, interpretation of meats & vegetables. Still have shape (not mushy, or falling apart), cooked, overcooked or under cooked.

• Vegetables to be cooked but still to have form.

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Ingredients:

• Use of unusual ingredients or cooking techniques. This does not mean if use expensive ingredients you will score more.

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Cooking Area:

• Use of own implements, (pots, knives, chopping boards…), table cleanliness, cleaning up after oneself, hygiene, general spirit in the team, originality, preparation techniques and general impressions.

1. The winning individual or team will receive a trophy, hampers, medal and bragging rights for a year.

2. Second place will receive a hamper and medal.

3. Third place will receive a hamper and medal.

4. Judge's decision is final.