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REGISTRATION (registered cooks - see bottom of page)

Please register EACH AND EVERY individual cook name via the Registration form located on the Contact page.

A "cook" is defined as any person (regardless of age) that participates by preparing, handling, or cooking food at the event.

Registration is necessary for planning purposes, and ensures eligibility for receipt of any donated wings.

All cooks should review the following short food handling and safety videos courtesy of Central District Health.

Each food safety video is only a few minutes in length, and helps ensure proper food handling and safety.

Click the image and link below for important information each cook should review annually prior to the event.  Thank you!! 

​​​​Registered cooks

If you are cooking and don't see your name below, please Contact us, and thanks in advance for providing us with ALL the information requested.
Please re-register each year. We do not assume that previous participation guarantees you will be cooking in the current year, so please take the time to register.  Thank you!

Our goal is 70 cooks again this year, so sign up and help us reach our goal.  Truly, every bit of grilling horsepower really makes a difference, so let's bring it!!!

If your name or a cook on your team is not listed below, and you are planning to cook, please sign up via the Contact page to let us know, and let others interested in cooking also know.


FYI - We've introduced a new trophy for Best New Cook (only new first time cooks are eligible). 

Which new cook will claim this, and take home a trophy their first time?  Bring it and we'll see!!


We had 87 cooks last year.  Let's crush that record this year!!

89 Cooks so far!!!!  A huge "thank you" to all those in black font below!!! 

We still a bit more horsepower to bring this event up to par, so get your team signed up and recruit anyone else that may be interested!!

NOTE:  Only registered cooks are eligible to receive any donated wings we may collect thanks to our gracious sponsors!

NOTE: When registering, please include all cooks (first and last names), as well as number and dimensions of canopies you intend to set up for cooks and/or guests. 

This is required for site planning.

Only names appearing ^above^ the "Registered cooks above" row are officially registered.

Previous names appearing below the "Registered cooks above" row are notofficially registered.


Sign-up

order

Team Captain

Team name
Total cooks

Cook name/s

(w) - Wings

(p) - Pig

Cook

canopy

count

Cook

canopy

size/s

Guest

canopy

count

Guest

canopy

size/s

Canopy orientation
Planned Lbs
1
Brett Hollingshead
Team H2
5

Brett Hollingshead (w)

Carrie Stuart (w)

Bobby Dalton

Maggie Dalton

Hailey Robertson

1
10 x 10
1
10 x 10
Front to back
60
2
Jason Hollingshead
Team H3
3

Jason Hollingshead (w)

Tiffany Hollingshead (w)

David Cain (w)

1
10 x 10
1
10 x 10
Front to back
60
3
Curtis Hollingshead
Team H1
3

Joe Nelson (w)

Curtis Hollingshead (w)

Patti Whiffen

3
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

Front to back

Guest canopy separate

60
4
Bryan Lee
Team Lee
2

Bryan Lee (w)

Kyle Lee

1
10 x 10



60
5
John McKernanWingin' It Crew​
7

John McKernan

Kelly McKernan

Mary Kruger

James Tyler

Steve McClain

George Turner

Stacey Shipley

210 x 20110 x 10250​
6Kristi HooverTeam Fez5

Kristi Hoover

Jake Fessenden

Mike Fessenden

Todd DeBoer

Jimmy Lindsey

110 x 1018 x 8
150
7Ryan Chesler
Team Chesler2

Ryan Chesler

Jordan Chesler

1Food truck110 x 10
45
8
Holli Madsen
Team Madsen
3

Holli Madsen

Andy Madsen

Vicki Halverson

Sherill Tweeter

1
12 x 12
1
10 x 10

160
 9
Juan Rosado
Team Rosado
4

Juan Rosado

Luis Martinez

Ryan Gonzales

Elias Vicencio

2
10 x 10
2
10 x 10

40
10
Devin Kemp
Team Kemp
6

Devin Kemp

Joel ??

Paul ??

Tony ??

Katii ??

Terra ??

2
12 x 12
2-4
10 x 10

40
11
Mike Grim
Distinguished Frogs
4

Mike Grim

Trina Grim

Trayce Ghislain

John Ghislain

1
12 x 12
1
10 x 10

100+
12
John Locher
Team Locher
2

John Locher

Egan Lasley

4
10 x 10
2
10 x 10

40
13
Kevin Silva
Team Silva
3

Kevin Silva

Joan Silva

Neal Silva

1
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

80
14
Paul Taylor
Team Cluck & Huff7

Paul Taylor

Adam Mark

John Mark

Ryan Taylor

Phil Evans

Jeremy Reed

Cody Newby

1
18 x 20
1
10 x 10

120
15
Julie Schott
Team Miller
3

Julie Schott

Kris Miller

Trevor Cline

2
10 x 10
2
10 x 10

300-500 wings
16
Brandon Nipper
Team Rotor Wings
4

Brandon Nipper

Veron Phillips

Roger Casch

Dale Reynolds

4
10 x 10
0



17
Chris Mendiola
Team Mendiola
4

Chris Mendiola

Sarah Mendiola

Jaden Mendiola

Ashley Mendiola

1
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

40
18
Craig Marak
Team Marak
13

Craig Marak

Roy McGlothin

Brandon Cavener

Brian Cavener

Craig Price

Shawn Hicks

Josh Blake

Riley Mahaffrey

Chris Linder

Sierra Rodgers

Teri Byrd

Shaina Hylton

Kirsten Vilendrer

3
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

200-240
19Scott WillmorthTeam Willmorth6

Scott Willmorth

Mike Larson

Kathy Larson

Harry Larson

Sam Rice

Ben Drake

210 x 10110 x 10
50
20Scott TharpMFT Sauce & Rub Co
3

Scott Tharp

Janel Miles

Johny Sirlin

110 x 10


100

^ Registered cooks above ^
v Un-registered cooks below v









8
Rick Destasio
Team DeStasio
5

Rick Destasio

Matt Curtis

Monae Curtis

Jerrad Nelson

Fayanna Schieberl

2
10 x 10



40
12
Austin Jardine
Micron Young Professionals
5

Austin Jardine

Basanti Bail

Ryan Laity

Steven Davis

Rachael Moyer

1
10 x 10



60
14
Jessica Larsen
Team Larsen
3

Jessica Larsen

Jenn

Chad

1
12 x 12
1
10 x 10

15
15
Brandon Nipper
Team Nipper
3

Brandon Nipper

Jason Tugby?

Cook #3??

2
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

40+
17
Scott Willmorth
Team Willmorth
7

Scott Willmorth

Mike Larson

Kathy Larson

Harry Larson

Sam Rice

Ben Drake

Ron Tucker

2
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

70 - 100
18
Craig Marak
Team Marak
6

Craig Marak

Scott Parker

Chris Linder

Courtney Horine

Sierra Rodgers

Pat Greenwood

2
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

70 - 100
19
Paul Taylor
Team Cluck & Huff
5

Paul Taylor

Ryan Taylor

Adam Mark

John Mark

Phil Evans

Jeremy Reed

1
18 x 20
2
12 x 12

120
20
Scott Tharp
Team Tharp
3

Scott Tharp

Janel Miles

Eric Herrera

1
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

90
21
Kris Miller
Team Miller
2

Kris Miller

Julie Schott

1
10 x 10
1
10 x 10

50
22
Adrian Alvi

Team Alvi

Cancelled

0

Adrian Alvi

Sami Alvi

1
10 x 10



50

Josh LangendorfTeam Langendorf3

Josh Langendorf

Mike

Nate

110 x 10

Standard in-line?

















 







 


















Key Information for cooks:

  • Store food at 41F or below
  • Prepare food at the event as much as possible
  • Don't handle raw food directly
  • Use gloves when cooking and handle food with tongs, or other clean utensils not having been in contact with raw food.
  • Bring multiple sets of tongs to ensure plenty of clean utensils for replacement multiple times during the event.
    • Thoroughly clean or replace tongs after contact with raw chicken to prevent cross-contamination.
  • Ensure chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
  • Verify proper operation of thermometers.  An ice bath can be used to verify temperature reading of 32F.
  • Do not participate in cooking should you become ill.
  • Bring a bleach bucket and rinse bucket (recommended)
    • A bleach bucket is a tub capable of holding a gallon of water mixed with one teaspoon of bleach  used to sanitize utensils.
    • The following is ideal:
      • Tub 1 (Detergent) - Tub containing a mixture of clean water and dish soap to wash cooking items
      • Tub 2 (Rinse) - Rinse tub containing clean tap water
      • Tub 3 (Sanitize) - Bleach tub containing a ratio of one tablespoon of bleach to one gallon of tap water (5 minute contact time with items being washed)
      • Tub 4 (Rinse) - Rinse tub containing clean tap water
      • Tub 5 (Air Dry) - Empty tub to place washed items to air dry


  • NOTE:  If your recipe is intensely HOT, contains extreme heat from known hot peppers, or contains known food allergens such as peanuts or nuts of any kind, please provide adequate warning signage to inform guests!!!



recommended items:


  • A cooking platform/s of your choice (propane/briquette/pellet Grill, Smoker, Hibachi, Dutch oven, etc.).  
  • NOTE:  It is each cook's responsibility to safely contain AND remove any and all cooking materials such as briquettes, fryer oil, trash, etc. from the event. 
    • Park personnel will be available for trash removal for most of the event, however removal of any remaining trash or materials, including damaged canopies, is the responsibility of each cook/team.   
    • ANY damage to park grounds resulting from improper management of cooking or other materials is the financial responsibility of the responsible cooking team.  
    • In some cases oil / fat collection containers may be available for used cooking oil, however this is not guaranteed.  Any team using cooking oil should accommodate for oil removal.  

  • NOTE: If using a fryer, sufficient air space MUST exist between the fryer and the park grounds to insure NO scorching/discoloration of park grass.  
    • Any damage to park sod is the sole responsibility of the cook/team to resolve with the Meridian Parks Dept.  
    • It is strongly recommended that at least 12" of clearance exists between the bottom of the fryer and the park grounds to prevent sod damage.  
    • Simply placing a fryer on plywood and directly on the ground does NOT allow sufficient air space to dissipate extreme heat, and WILL damage park grounds.
    • Please take appropriate measures to insure adequate capture of any spilled oil (heated or not) and verify proper clearance between hot cooking surfaces and park grounds.
  • Fire extinguisher (if possible).
  • Portable generators are allowed at the park for grills requiring electricity.  Park electricity is not available for grills as it is dedicated to other equipment, nor is it in proximity of grilling areas.
  • Gloves are required for cooking and food handling per Central District Health.
  • Matches or fire starter
  • Spare cooking fuel
  • Spray bottle of water for those occasional flare ups...
  • Multiple sets of tongs for food handling (use separate sets of utensils for raw uncooked food, and cooked food).  Change out utensils multiple times to prevent any potential cross-contamination.
  • Quick-read thermometer (calibrated to read 32F in a crushed ice bath)
  • Shade canopy
  • Chairs
  • Coolers (with easy to read thermometer for any coolers containing food to be cooked and served).
  • Tables and/or table cloths
  • Serving boats (these can be purchased at Cash N Carry or other restaurant supply outlets).
  • Wet wipes
  • Sun screen
  • Signage to identify your recipes


Ready to cook?

Head on over to the Contact page and get signed up!!

There you'll find detailed information regarding participation.

Donated Wings (please read!!!)

In years previous, we have been very fortunate to have wing donations from such great sponsors as Sysco, Tyson, Smart Chicken, and Food Services of America.  We greatly appreciate any and all wing donations to help supplement the quantities of food offered at this event by our many excellent cooks!  If you have a contact that can supply food items for the event, please contact us via the Contact page.  We'd appreciate hearing from you, to support this event and help pass on savings to our cooks.


A special note:  We'd  like to take a moment to remember our dear friend Paul Rensberger who passed in 2016. 

Paul was a huge fan of this event, and supplied hundreds of donated pounds of Tyson wings to assist our cooks over the years. 

We miss Paul, and extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to his daughters, extended family, and friends.


A special note to cooks regarding donated wings and how donations work

Wing donations, like any donation, vary based on a supplier's economic environment, corporate donation policies, budgetary constraints, etc. 

Any wing, (or other food) donations are greatly appreciated and will be distributed as equally as possible amongst REGISTERED COOKS ONLY!  


Originally, the Wing Off event began with all cooks donating any and all food items they brought and prepared to the event.  There was no sponsored donation of any kind.  All food, supplies, materials, etc. were supplied by the cooks.  We consider ourselves fortunate to be associated with all the incredible cooks, suppliers, and organizations that have donated to this event, and have the deepest gratitude for their support and generous donations over the years.  Thank you!!

 

 In previous (good) years we've had enough wings donated to give every cook 20+ lbs.  This is NOT guaranteed!!  If the final donation quantity for the year is insufficient to provide all cooks with wings, a raffle will be held to distribute a reasonably determined amount of wings to as many REGISTERED COOK NAMES as possible based on the final donation quantity.


cooks and staff breakfast!!

the cooks and staff breakfast will Tentatively be from 8-10 am

thanks to Phil Evans and the Meridian Kiwanis for making this possible!!

Join us for the twentieth annual Wing Off - Saturday, June 17th, 2023


click the image above for important food safety information