Iron Chef Competition - Junkie Edition
- Thread starter Nastycrow
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Battle Potato!
The secret ingredient for this week is potatoes. Any type of potato is game, as are sweet potatoes and yams (yeah - I know they aren't related, but they're all tubers).
You can use as much or as little potato as you want, so long as it is important to the dish and well-integrated. Any meal of the day, included dessert, is fair game.
Making a side dish with potatoes is acceptable, but the voters might not consider a side dish to be as creative and skillful as a single dish that incorporates potatoes.
PM me the URL for up to 6 pictures that show us your dish or meal, from ingredients to final product, before midnight on Sunday. You have the option of also included a few sentences discussing any aspect of your dish, preparation, inspiration, injuries that occur during cooking...whatever.
If you can't include a picture of yourself cooking, that's fine, but in that case, include a hand-written sign or some other reasonably identifiable feature in the background, just so that we know you didn't take the pictures from some other site.
Again, the judging criteria are:
- realism of the pictures (did the competitor actually cook this?)
- quality of food presentation
- creativity or skill displayed
- incorporation of the secret ingredient
- degree to which the pictures make you hungry!
Good Luck Iron Junkies!
Seawall said:
Just so I'm sure how this will work. We cook, take pictures, and PM you the links. We do not post our pictures in this thread, correct? I'm assuming you'll be posting all the pics in another thread with a poll for voting.
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Correct. However, you can post whatever you want in this thread - including your competition photos if you want your competitors to know what you made in advance (though I don't recommend that). I'm trying to keep this thread unrestricted to encourage discussions and smack talking - but I will release all of the official photos at once in a voting thread.
Archean_Life said:
Seawall said:
Just so I'm sure how this will work. We cook, take pictures, and PM you the links. We do not post our pictures in this thread, correct? I'm assuming you'll be posting all the pics in another thread with a poll for voting.
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Correct. However, you can post whatever you want in this thread - including your competition photos if you want your competitors to know what you made in advance (though I don't recommend that). I'm trying to keep this thread unrestricted to encourage discussions and smack talking - but I will release all of the official photos at once in a voting thread.
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Cool. Thanks for clarifying.
Damn, now I'm starving. I may have to make my dish today.
Seawalls_Wife said:
I am so going to kick Seawalls butt in this.
I know what he is making, cause he is making it now. However, he does not know what I am making and I guarantee you stomachs will RUMBLE when the pictures are shown.
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^^^ Plain baked potato, probably burnt.
Seawall said:
Seawalls_Wife said:
I am so going to kick Seawalls butt in this.
I know what he is making, cause he is making it now. However, he does not know what I am making and I guarantee you stomachs will RUMBLE when the pictures are shown.
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^^^ Plain baked potato, probably burnt.
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:lol:
You guys crack me up sometimes. I made something last night... but I didn't do anything special to identify myself with it, so I didn't bother submitting it. I'll have to do it again, this time the right way!
Seawall said:
Seawalls_Wife said:
I am so going to kick Seawalls butt in this.
I know what he is making, cause he is making it now. However, he does not know what I am making and I guarantee you stomachs will RUMBLE when the pictures are shown.
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^^^ Plain baked potato, probably burnt.
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Maybe I should make this while you are at work.........hmmmm.......so I can enjoy it all to myself??
I am loving this thread. Seawall made a nummie dinner that he has made many times, but this was the best he EVER made it! It was very ugly though.
Seawalls_Wife said:
Seawall said:
Seawalls_Wife said:
I am so going to kick Seawalls butt in this.
I know what he is making, cause he is making it now. However, he does not know what I am making and I guarantee you stomachs will RUMBLE when the pictures are shown.
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^^^ Plain baked potato, probably burnt.
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Maybe I should make this while you are at work.........hmmmm.......so I can enjoy it all to myself??
I am loving this thread. Seawall made a nummie dinner that he has made many times, but this was the best he EVER made it! It was very ugly though.
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Toenail cooked three ways with a fungus reduction?
Archean_Life said:
Scott123 said:
I might get in on the next one? If thats allowed? Just too busy right now.
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It's an elimination tournament, so you can't join next round, but if you want to try this round, you have until Sunday night at midnight.
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Oh Sh*t that's lots of time...OK I'm in sucka's.
Scott123 said:
Archean_Life said:
Scott123 said:
I might get in on the next one? If thats allowed? Just too busy right now.
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It's an elimination tournament, so you can't join next round, but if you want to try this round, you have until Sunday night at midnight.
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Oh Sh*t that's lots of time...OK I'm in sucka's.
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Ok - you're the last to make it an even 16. Ideally, the cuts will go something like this:
16
8
4
2
1 winner
So the two finalists will make four meals over a period of about 6 weeks. That's seems reasonable.