And the National Beef Cook-Off Category Winners Are…

By Sandy Hu

How do judges keep mum after a major national contest? Judging is personally so all-involving – it’s hard to keep the results to yourself afterwards.

Having been sworn to secrecy after judging the 2011 National Beef Cook-Off earlier this month, I am now free to discuss the category winners, since they were announced last Wednesday. Whew.

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Judging the 2011 National Beef-Cook-Off

By Sandy Hu

If you’re a beef lover like me, tucking into 20 great beef dishes over two days, prepared by an excellent chef, may seem like a sublime, died-and-gone-to-heaven experience. And, okay, I’ll admit I enjoyed it.

But being a judge of a recipe contest is also serious business and carries considerable responsibility – especially when $25,000 is at stake for the National Beef Cook-Off’s grand prize winner.

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