2013 Grilled Cheese Academy Recipe Showdown Contest

Difficulty Level : Moderate ( 3 out of 5 ) Let’s rejoice the National Grilled Cheese Month. On behalf of this celebration, Grilled Cheese Academy has dedicated the 2013 Recipe Showdown Contest throughout the month of April for grilled cheese sandwich lovers. It gives wonderful excuse to make and eat grilled cheese sandwiches all day long. What's your favorite grilled cheese creation right now? Grilled Cheese Academy is in search of the country’s tastiest, most unique grilled Wisconsin Cheese sandwich. And most excitingly, your unique masterpiece could be won you a gourmet kitchen makeover, a $1,000 MasterCard gift card, and a chance to feature your winning recipe in the 2013 Grilled Cheese Academy Recipe book. Yes, you. If you have unique grilled cheese recipe, so why not take part into this contest to win great prizes.

Limit: Each contestant can receive multiple entries, but every time per e-mail address unique recipe is required to submit. Age of contestant should be 18 years of age or older.

To compete in the contest, visit www.grilledcheeseacademy.com and follow the onscreen instructions. Click on the tab of ‘The 2013 Grilled Cheese Academy Recipe Showdown’ and submit recipe. And for that, you have to complete the entry form, create and describe your grilled cheese sandwich recipe with sandwich name, brief description, preparation instructions, ingredients and photo of your grilled cheese sandwich. Up on properly submission of the Recipe, you will get entry into the contest.

After the end of the contest, all received valid entries will be judged by a group of judges. On or about August 9, 2013, this judging will be over and in initial round of judging, there will be 30 highest scored entrants deemed and moved on to the final round of judging. And in final round, all 30 entries will be evaluated based on the ingredients and preparation instructions to select the winner of contest.

Contest Prizes:

(1) Gold Skillet Award: In this prize pack valued up to $5,282, winner will receive his/her choice of Gourmet Kitchenware Package (or $3,000) including, All-Clad Copper Core 10-Piece Cookware Set (ARV: $1,940); Wüstof® Classic 7-Piece Knife Block Set (ARV: $562); Le Crueset Signature Cast Iron 10-Piece Cookware Set (ARV: $1,680) plus $1,000 MasterCard gift card; Wisconsin Cheese Basket of assorted Wisconsin cheeses (ARV: $100); and Inclusion of recipe in the 2013 Grilled Cheese Academy Recipe Book.

(2) Silver Spatula Award:

- $500 Williams-Sonoma gift card (ARV - $500)
- Wisconsin Cheese Basket of assorted Wisconsin cheeses (ARV - $99)
- Inclusion of recipe in the 2013 Grilled Cheese Academy Recipe Book (ARV – N/A)

(8) Bronze Butter Knife Award:
- $100 Williams-Sonoma gift card (ARV: - $100)
- Wisconsin Cheese Basket of assorted Wisconsin cheeses (ARV: $100)