wuteversbitin424 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Well i know there is varying opinions on this subject but i thought id share the results. A while back i posted about getting ready for a national competition at the college level. Last week was the competition which was in Louisville, Ky. I have to say for being the 16th largest city in the U.S. it was ok (i dont really like big citys). We did have some good food though. Anyway i do these things mainly to learn and push myself but it would be a lie if i said i dont enjoy the competitive side also. There ended up being 27 competitores and i ended up earning a spot on stage recieving the silver medal. It was a once in a life time experience and one that i learned an extensive amount from. It happened to be pretty profitable in scholarships and knife sets. I do know one thing...its nice to be home. rps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Ha! That's pretty cool--congrats. I don't think anybody (well, nobody who's a thinker anyway) can find fault with what you're doing. Sounds to me like you've got the right perspective--do it to learn, push yourself, get some experience, get better. wuteversbitin424 1 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuteversbitin424 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 The website is www.skillsusa.org if anyone is interested in more info about it. Its a great organization for todays technical college students. Theres also a video there of the awards ceremony or you can google skillsusa 2015 national championships. Its a long ceremony, the culinary arts is towards the last 30-45 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 You should be proud of yourself. Was it a black box competition or a set of required items? Did it include butchery or did they supply portioned ingredients. In other words I am curious about the details. wuteversbitin424 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuteversbitin424 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yes it was a mystery basket we recieved the day before along with aditional product. We had to fabricate the protiens in the basket to suit our menu. We also were required to do 5 different knife cut and utilize them in our menu. The menu was to include a salad, soup, entree 1, and entree2 each with a starch, veg, and sauce. Each entree had to be within a realm of requirements. 1 was sauteed, seared, or roasted with roasted or steamed starch and boiled or blanched veg and a reduction or variation of mother sauce. 2 was to be poached or braised with simmered starch, two veg with distinct knife cuts, and a fortified reduction of braising liquid or a nage. Its fairly in depth with requirements but pretty open to creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuteversbitin424 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Btw thanks ness and rps. One of the possible baskets had a tilapia in it and aftering seeing your post about fish cakes rps i was going to do that if we got that one. rps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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