/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I'm looking forward to this!

Finally! Last time this was on I only caught it in the elimination rounds, making me unable to join. This time it's different. I've got loads of free time off, craploads of money and my passion has been on a high lately.

>>4272766
I missed the last time round, how does this work exactly?
Is each round themed, have specific ingredient that must be used, etc?

I like the mug btw.

My interest has peaked quickly
I'm a newcomer in /ck/, so I'm not very sure what this is about. But next year...

Will you ship internationally this time?

>>4273319
this, only 'joined' at the tail end of the last one haha

>>4273319
check out the 1st page of the blog, dude. It's all there.

I'm fucking ready. I have support at home, and a creative spirit, limited knowledge but good instinct.

I want a fucking mug.

>>4273395
I have mugs, you want one? I have a snoopy one you can have.

>>4272766
Japan here. Gonna wreck this shit.

>>4273403
>tfw flatmates keep breaking my mugs
>tfw forced to drink tea out of a pint glass

>>4273460
tbh pint glasses are best for everything

Oh god, I hope this won't take a huge chunk out of my budget. I'm ready for this.

I am so excited, life suddenly has meaning again.

Gonna be in new zealand fuck
Next year

I think I am going to sit this one out, I will be watching though. I am excited to see what everyone comes up with.

>no dildo award

not playing.

I'll follow this contest closely. Damn, I wish I wasn't moving, else I'd take part on this one

>>4273578
>mystery prize
don't put away your knives yet, you may be in the game after all.

I'm interested, but I'm sure I won't be able to compete on a frugal $30-a-week grocery budget that excludes meat.

Fuck, I would so enter this, but I know I would lose the first round.

I'm not a bad cook, but after seeing the late tournament dishes from last year, I know when I'm beat.

>>4273330
I shipped internationally last year too. One of the runner-ups was from France and was sent a mug. :)

>>4273591
Don't write yourself off, anon! Most of the rounds this season can be done on a tight budget.

>>4273594
One of the most exciting things to see last year was how much some of the contestants improved over the course of the competition. You won't know unless you try. :P Also, like with last year, some of the rounds will have hidden prizes for the dish with the highest votes. So even if you don't win the grand prize or the mugs, you might still end up winning something! :)

>>4273563
I'm going to miss seeing your submissions! But I guess I have your food blog for more recipes. :D (Secretly we are glad that this year won't be another shut down win by you, lol.)

TL;DR of game play for the very lazy:
-10 rounds, each round with a specific theme, lasting a week each
-you must cook and take a timestamped photo of a dish relevant to the theme
-/ck/ votes based on Presentation, Originality, Appeal, and Challenge Goals
-contestants are eliminated based on votes
-the last three contestants remaining get stuff

I'M IN!!!!
I didn't do it last time, and I regretted it. (I'm lazy that way.) But as I watched the challenge go on, I was disappointed in myself that I didn't do it.
Now, do we have to have a trip for this? Or can I just use the same name every time? I'd rather not have a trip, unless it's necessary.

>>4273837
I think that you could just sign the timestamp with something unique

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;_; thanks op

>>4273837

We suggested adopting temporary trips for the Challenge just because it makes it easier for everyone to keep track of contestants and their submissions. It's simpler to say "so-and-so's submission" rather than "the guy who made that one dish with the veal cutlets" or whatever.

But if you're really opposed to it, just make your submissions unique somehow; the example we usually give is to include something like a jar of milk or a gun in your pictures - something which would make your posts immediately recognizable.

>>4273856
>include something like a jar of milk or a gun in your pictures - something which would make your posts immediately recognizable.

Hahahaha...oh milk jar guy, how we miss you.

Anyway, yeah, I can do that.

>>4272766
Don't have access to kitchen, should i just wait till next year op?

>>4273863
>Don't have access to kitchen, should i just wait till next year op?
What do you fucking think? What was your logic behind this post?

>>4273872
>wanted to cook
>thought if i had a time delay it would be possible to still submit my entree
Clearly wasn't thinking.

>>4273902

You don't have access to cooking materials at all? Even dorms and offices usually have little kitchens somewhere. There are also free grills at parks and beaches.

>>4273914
Requirements:

Kitchen: culinary kitchen, I suppose i could use it to cook as long as i cleaned it up when i finished.
Grill: we also have this same as above.
Food items: No money, can buy what i need, so can't cook.
Time: I have enough time, I'm always at school early, and in a competition i would leave late after cooking what i needed to.
Dishes:again inside a culinary school, i could just wash the plates when i finish.

problem?: can't cook at home, it would have to be at school, it would take me a while to get a hold of what I'd want specifically, due to lack of money, if i had the money it would be done fairly quickly.

Coming back to /ck/ just for this contest.

I'm stoked.

>>4273849

Every online link scanner I use says safe site.

You were likely already infected.

Hope this contest is shorter. It went on too long last time.

What's to stop someone from getting behind 20 proxies and voting for their dish 20 times?

>>4273981
Nothing. It worked out alright last time.

>>4273981
everyone would notice, I'd be easier if we just got people to sign up for voting before hand, that way that very same thing won't happen.

>>4273980
It will indeed be shorter than last season; 10 rounds instead of 15.

>>4273981
We trust that you guys are interested enough in seeing some OC on /ck/ that you'll want a fair contest. Obvious samefagging will be noticed of course, but there's really nothing we can do about it. But isn't it more fun with a real challenge?

I'm in! Sounds awesome!

So how many of you guys that are planning to enter are professional/have been professional chefs/cooks?

I expect there to be a quite large quality gradient.

>>4274052
I'd say about...
4 maybe 6 or some regulars on /ck/

If /ck/ has about, maybe. a hundred or so users, that seems about right, maybe four others lurk around and just give advice but honestly there isn't that many culinary students or graduates here. Most people do it for fun.

>>4274089
What im saying is, you can probably tell who's worked in a kitchen when it comes to voting

I'm not sure whether I'm going to participate this year yet. I guess I'll make up my mind when the first challenge is revealed.

But to everyone considering to join in - doit!

>>4274092
Shouldnt discourage/exclude amateurs from winning it though.
Some of the shit ive seen pro chefs create...

Ill participate.

>>4274133
Yeah, I expect that many of the professionals will crash and burn because of trying too much and arrogance

>>4274143
If I recall correctly there was only one professional contestant last year. I don't mind them at all - as long as they cook their own food and preferably in their own kitchens.

>>4274178
who was the professional? certainly not the winning contestant.

>be on /ck/
>"guess nothing ever happened with that contest"
>see this thread
>my logo on a mug
> O.O

>>4274235

I quite enjoy the logo.

4th place contestant from last year here.

What were some of the challenges last year?

recap of last year's winner food pics.

Please post them :)

>>4274255

They're all listed on the Challenge blog, but it was stuff like chicken breast, soup, salad, stuff like that. There were a couple of randomized challenges based on your post number, too.

http://ckchallenge.blogspot.dk/2012/06/round-one-round-one-june-11-17-current.html and forward

>>4274189
the thing is, I have no kitchen of my own, and also, The concept i would have to roll with every round is how to apply the best ingredients money can buy without being overly pricey, and it would have to fit into a reasonable budget. Pending serving size, for example if the meal is only serving one person, and its an average size meal, it should cost more than 12-17 dollars, but if its ment to feed about 6 people, it would fall into the same price range, pending whats used.

I for one would try and set it up so

One person serving, ($10-20)
Two person ($15-23)
Three person ($20-25)
Four or more ($20-40)

That pretty reasonably priced.

>>4274374

You know what I would personally do?

I would show this competition to your teacher, and say you wish to compete. If they have any issues with rules/scoring (besides the fact we can't taste) they can/should voice their opinion. From there, we can say this or that to what is said, and maybe we can convince them to let you, and maybe the whole class, participate. Let us be your grading score without ever tasting the food.

That would be a great test. Sure it looks good, but will your preparation description make us REALLY want it?

I think you should bring this up with your headmaster.

>>4274430
Thats the most retarded thing i've ever read.

>>4274485

Only because you're too retarded to think of the idea.

When I lived in Memphis and had a friend attending culinary school, the teacher welcomed outside criticism, even if they couldn't eat the food.

And it made those cooks much better at their art. At least, those that would really taste what was being cooked.

One thing I'd really fucking like to see is a burger or pizza challenge before the elimination rounds.

Also I'd like to see the topics of upcoming challenges announced weeks prior. This would make planning a lot easier. Obviously each challenge would have a random number to include in the timestamp as to make sure the dish is actually cooked within the week. I guess this is a somewhat controversial suggestion.

am i the only one who thinks that having a cooking contest where the judges cannot taste the entries is pretty dumb?

>>4274803
noFunAllowed.jpg

>>4274803
Probably not, but it definitely says something about your kitchen skills.

Can you tell how a recipe is going to taste ahead of time just by looking at it? I often can, and I'm an amateur with zero professional experience. Now granted, a pic of a finished product isn't a recipe and leaves many things untold. Proper salting for instance. But it does tell quite a bit, especially if the extra info that the organizer stated a preference for is included.

>>4274803
The contestants frequently make verticals with their entries.

>>4272766

I think I might participate.

Holy shit this is real!?

>>4275818
As real as you are new.

sweet i think i have time to participate this year :D

Fuck it, joining for great justice.

>>4275803

Is the old IRC channel going? If so, what was it again?

You invited me once before.

I'm in. Hands down.

Ahhh, sweet I'll make sure I won't miss out on any other days like last time.

Hoping for more exciting themes :)

I'm fairly limited on what I can do at home, Are you guys cool with me using my work kitchen for the challenges?

>>4273522

Special Ingredient is: White Truffles!

>>4273937
Get a camp stove? Then you could be the camp stove guy.

>2013 /CK/ CHALLENGE

Dafug is /CK/

>>4276559
>Calvin Klein

>>4276100
Man up and do it at home, I'm going to be working out of student accommodation with essentially just a pot and a pan. Also, I'm about to run out of money if my bets don't start coming through.

You'll find a way to survive.

>>4276853
im not worried about survival, I'm worried about the act that right now im in the middle of season and working 90+ hours a week. And the fact that I lose access to a lot of equipment doing this at home

>>4276865
What I'm saying is that everyone has limits placed upon them. I'm willing to bet that my kitchen is allot poorer equipped than your home kitchen.

You're already at somewhat of an advantage being a professional, why do you need the added advantage of having access to a professional kitchen?

But cook there if you want I doubt anyone will call you out on it. Look forward to seeing what you have to offer.

>>4276344
no money... ergo, no camp stove.

maybe I can enter it still, it depends on when it starts, gotta wait for dem food stamps to kick back in and maybe i can cook up some grub

>>4276909
First round starts this Sunday bro.

>>4276914
Could we have a late start type of thing?

Or at least a student handicap,

Ok so if you have an complicated schedule, access to a reasonably stocked kitchen. and likewise a reasonable budget you should enter this challenge. Your meals have to be creative, they do not have to be extravagant.

If all you have access to is a hotplate and 5 bucks a week for ramen then people are going to get mad at you when you whine and complain about how you don't have what you need to participate in certain challenges.

If you continuously complain that you didn't have time to adequately put together your presentation/cook because you had an exam, your dog was sick, or your mom made you go outside because you were stinking up the basement then it is fairly likely that your score will suffer.

Only do this if you CAN do it, don't be the dick that everyone hates because you have more excuses than fucks that everyone else gives.

The point of the Challenge is to generate some OC for the board and have fun with it, which is why we're trying to impose as few rules as possible. This is a friendly competition, not the Bocuse d'Or.

>>4276100
This is fine with us. Work, school, hot plates, a public grill in the park... Wherever. As long as you can prove that you cooked the entry dish within the week of each round.

>>4276953
No one gets special treatment. ZB and I understand that people are working with different budgets and schedules, which is why we've tried to make each round as accessible as possible, but we just can't cater to individual concerns.

You can always choose to skip a round if you're having time/budget issues, though since eliminations are based on cumulative scores it's best to submit a crappy dish than nothing at all.

>>4277009
Very well said. Thank you. :)

Also, we *strongly* suggest that those of you already using tripcodes adopt a different one for the competition, that way your board reputation doesn't negatively impact votes.

>>4276559
They wouldn't let me engrave using lowercase letters. :( Last year's trophy said /CK/ also.

>>4274235
Thank you again for the logo! :D

And what is this nonsense? This appears to be pretty much one of the truly most productive ideas in /ck/ like ever. especially if you manage to play nice and not make it turn into gigantic argument. I do wonder if I should myself really take part in such endeavour, too.

>>4277179
This nonsense is what made me go out of my comfort zone for several times a week trying to think of new and innovative ways to cook something, try new recipes and ingredients.

It has occasionally kept me awake at night wondering if my dish was truly worth posting or is it a failure. ...It also made me watch a lot of cooking shows and do a lot of research.

Last year's contest didn't end up in a shitstorm, so I doubt this year will be any different.

>>4277203
Yes, probably it made you do that, too. But you guys did this also last year? I guess you can actually have nice things in /ck/ these days.

>>4277223
Nice things are more likely than you think.

Outside of /b/ anyway.

>>4277223
>2nd annual

You might have missed that bit. Go take a look at the blog and past blog entries, might be helpful.

bringing this thread back from the dead to say, i might give it a shot after missing last year. i need some variety in my life anyway and some of last year's challenges looked fun.

>>4272766

I hope the ingredients get posted soon. I've no idea what to cook this weekend.

>>4279914
>starts on sunday

sorry for ya