SHORT BEACH DAYS PIE BAKING CONTEST
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2024 at 2:00pm
No early nor late entries and no exceptions. Pies must arrive by 12 noon. Plan accordingly.
3 categories: One-crust, two-crust, and tarts
General Guidelines
Judging (see chart below)
Entry Process Rules- IMPORTANT!
1. Pies will not be accepted earlier than 10 minutes before the start time. And no late entries accepted 10 minutes after the start time. That gives entrants a 20-minute window to deliver their pie for judging.
2. Any pie which is brought early will not be accepted until 10 minutes before the start time. Please plan accordingly, particularly if your pie is susceptible to melting.
3. Any pie which is brought after the 10 minute grace period after start time will be considered a late entry and automatically disqualified from judging. The pie, however, will still be served and shared with SBD neighbors even if it is not judged.
4. All pies are photographed at the time of entry. Please remember to bring your card with both your number and the name of your pie written clearly on it. This card will be placed next to your pie as part of the photograph
5. Judges will refer to the photographs of the pies throughout the judging, so the the photos are taken at the moment of entry to ensure maximum beauty
6. Judges will not be facing the pie entry area. No one (except the pie runners) are to speak to or interact with the judges during the judging period.
7. Only until all judges have been served a piece of each pie will the pies then be cut up and served to the SBD community.
8. Pies are served by designated SBD volunteers/runners and we ask that the public do not serve themselves.
9. Please be courteous to your neighbors and return for additional pie rather than take as much as you can in the first go-around.
10. Category winners will be announced at the end of the judging. Best in show/Judge's choice will be announced at the SBD Awards Ceremony. A special prize will be awarded to the Best in Show/Judge's Choice Pie
Categories
Scoring
Judging will be based on the following criteria by a panel of 3 judges for each category.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 2024 at 2:00pm
No early nor late entries and no exceptions. Pies must arrive by 12 noon. Plan accordingly.
3 categories: One-crust, two-crust, and tarts
General Guidelines
- Open to anyone who complies with the general residency rules for participation in Short Beach Days
- Only one entry per person
- Must register during registration period and bring registration number to the contest
- Bring the recipe for the pie with you to the contest. If willing, we would like to publish a book of recipes every few years and will need your permission to include yours.
- Winning pies cannot be submitted in future contests.
- Whole pie must be submitted
- No entry can be sold or distributed for consumption after judging due to food safety regulations
- Donations will be accepted and spectators who wish to take tasting samples may do so at their own risk.
Judging (see chart below)
- To maintain anonymity, judges will be brought in only when all entries are in. No late entries will be permitted once judging has begun
- Please note that the pie bake contest occurs in two rounds. The first round is to select the winners in each category (single crust, two-crust, and tart). The second round is similar to a playoff round in which the 9 winners from the first round are re-entered in for the judge's choice or the BEST-IN-SHOW prize.
Entry Process Rules- IMPORTANT!
1. Pies will not be accepted earlier than 10 minutes before the start time. And no late entries accepted 10 minutes after the start time. That gives entrants a 20-minute window to deliver their pie for judging.
2. Any pie which is brought early will not be accepted until 10 minutes before the start time. Please plan accordingly, particularly if your pie is susceptible to melting.
3. Any pie which is brought after the 10 minute grace period after start time will be considered a late entry and automatically disqualified from judging. The pie, however, will still be served and shared with SBD neighbors even if it is not judged.
4. All pies are photographed at the time of entry. Please remember to bring your card with both your number and the name of your pie written clearly on it. This card will be placed next to your pie as part of the photograph
5. Judges will refer to the photographs of the pies throughout the judging, so the the photos are taken at the moment of entry to ensure maximum beauty
6. Judges will not be facing the pie entry area. No one (except the pie runners) are to speak to or interact with the judges during the judging period.
7. Only until all judges have been served a piece of each pie will the pies then be cut up and served to the SBD community.
8. Pies are served by designated SBD volunteers/runners and we ask that the public do not serve themselves.
9. Please be courteous to your neighbors and return for additional pie rather than take as much as you can in the first go-around.
10. Category winners will be announced at the end of the judging. Best in show/Judge's choice will be announced at the SBD Awards Ceremony. A special prize will be awarded to the Best in Show/Judge's Choice Pie
Categories
- One crust pie – any kind of filling (cream, custard, etc.)
- Two crust pie – mainly (but not limited to) fruit pies
- Tarts
Scoring
Judging will be based on the following criteria by a panel of 3 judges for each category.
Prizes
There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize in each category for a total of 9 prizes.
Winners will be announced at the end of the contest and prizes will be given out at the SBD Award Ceremony.
In addition, one BEST-IN-SHOW/Judges Choice prize will be awarded to one of the 9 winning pies at the consensus of the judges. This special prize will be announced and awarded at the SBD Awards Ceremony.
Judges
Panel of 3 judges to judge all pies in all categories
Judges will be rotated each year.
Winners from past year’s contest will be given first opportunity to serve as a judge.
To download RULES click HERE
To download REGISTRATION FORM click HERE
There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize in each category for a total of 9 prizes.
Winners will be announced at the end of the contest and prizes will be given out at the SBD Award Ceremony.
In addition, one BEST-IN-SHOW/Judges Choice prize will be awarded to one of the 9 winning pies at the consensus of the judges. This special prize will be announced and awarded at the SBD Awards Ceremony.
Judges
Panel of 3 judges to judge all pies in all categories
Judges will be rotated each year.
Winners from past year’s contest will be given first opportunity to serve as a judge.
To download RULES click HERE
To download REGISTRATION FORM click HERE
