cooking contest

Kitchen skills showdown

A cooking contest is a competition in which participants prepare dishes to be judged on taste, presentation, technique, or adherence to specified criteria.

These range from informal community events to televised competitions with professional chefs: She entered her chili in the county fair's cooking contest.

Also called a cook-off.

Related
  • chefProfessional kitchen leader
  • judgeOne who decides
  • kitchenFood preparation room
  • timerDuration-tracking mechanism
  • apronWaist-tied protective garment

recipe · elimination · sudden death · pressure · time crunch · plating · food styling · ingredients · mystery basket · showdown · taste · winner · challenge · heat · battle · head to head · finale · culinary

Categories
Opposites
competitive vs. non-competitive food activity

cooking contestpotluck dinner

Shared meal, random dishes

cooking class · meal preparation

active participation vs. passive evaluation

cooking contestrestaurant review

Assessment of an eatery

dining out · taste testing · eating contest

Family

cooking, contest, cook, cooked, cooks, cooker, cookery, cookbook, uncooked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G