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We encourage everyone and anyone to take part. A wide array of people take part in barbecue competitions, from chefs to youth groups and everything in between. The majority of cooks and teams are enthusiastic amateurs, keen back garden barbecuers who want to test their ideas and skills against others. 

The barbecue competition community is incredibly welcoming and supportive, always happy to lend a hand or offer some advice. For many it is as much about the social aspect as it is the competition.

If you are entering as a regular team (i.e. not using our new team special offer) you will need to bring your own shelter such as a gazebo, whatever grills, smokers and equipment you need need. You will essentially be allocated a team pitch area for your team setup.

If you are entering using our new team special offer you won't need to worry about a gazebo, and we will have a Weber Master Touch and Weber 47cm Smokey Mountain on site for you. We will also have a table you can use as a work surface. You will need to bring anything else you need in terms of kit and equipment. If you want to bring additional grills, smokers or cookers for use in the contest please check with us prior to the contest as while you are more than welcome to bring additional kit we may just need to work with you on what type if we have any sponsor restrictions.

You can find information on our page about cooking and competing. 

This contest is a supplied meat contest, so all of your contest meat will be supplied to you on site (on the Saturday morning). You will not be permitted to substitute other meat  for the supplied meat so as to ensure all teams are on a level playing field. 

You will need to supply any other ingredients you need to use however.  The rules for each round will dictate what each entry must be and you will be free to use whatever other ingredients you need for your entries as long as they confirm to the round requirements.

Unfortunately not, to ensure a level playing field, all teams will be required to take part in all six of the rounds.

There is camping available for teams and judges. We will look to manage the location of camping in relation to the contest to ensure the aesthetic of the overall festival.

The overall event is a large food festival taking place across the weekend called The Flavours of Yorkshire. There is going to be a celebrity chef theatre, many food, craft and other stalls and traders as well as other exhibits. The organisers are expecting over 20,000 visitors across the weekend. As part of the food festival we will be organising the competition and a barbecue demonstration area. The contest will be an attraction for visitors with the judging of rounds talking place in front of the public and teams encouraged to engage the public.

Unlike last year, all teams will be part of the same contest and will take part in all six rounds. Once final team numbers are known we will look to see if we have adequate numbers to make additional awards to new teams in rounds or the overall contest.

The short answer is yes. If you are entering using the offer from Weber, any additional grills or smokers you bring do have to be Weber. We will possibly have a small number of additional Master Touches and Smokey Mountains, but these will be subject to availability.

If you are entering using the other (non Weber) special offer for new teams, you are free to bring whatever additional kit, grills or smokers you require.