Your invitation to be a Young Cook

Young people are annually invited to take part in the south east’s Masterchef-style event with the winners receiving a share of £500!
The Young Cooks judges love to see local produce being used, so thought should be given to this. Finalists will be chosen by our judges based on your entry and the details of the final event will be confirmed to you.
Any child or young person aged 7 – 21 may enter Young Cooks during the nomination window within the following categories:
Primary
7-11 years
To enter the Primary category you need to prepare two dishes, a homemade lasagne & cupcakes of your choice. The recipes should be what you think is delicious, healthy and showcase your cooking skills. You will need to include a photo, ingredients, method and cost. The meal should cost no more than £10.
Next we will ask you to tell us about a family recipe of your choice, please include the method and preparation of this meal and it should also be within the budget of £10 to feed a family of 4.
If you are invited to the final you would be provided with ingredients and asked to do a skills test to really test your cooking skills!
Secondary
11-16 years
To enter the Secondary Category you need to prepare two dishes, a homemade pizza (including the dough) and a vegetable based cake or dessert. You will need to include a photo, ingredients, method and cost. The meal should cost no more than £10.
Next we will ask you to tell us about a family recipe of your choice, please include the method and preparation of this meal and it should also be within the budget of £10 to feed a family of 4.
If you are invited to the final you would be provided with ingredients and asked to do a skills test to really test your cooking skills!
Further Education
16-21 years
To enter the Further education category you will need to prepare two dishes completely of your choice. This can be a starter and main or main and dessert. You will need to include your ingredients, method and cost – sticking to a budget of £10.
These will be the dishes you would be asked to cook if you were invited to the final.
Kent Cooks is staged as a fundraising event to support the educational services delivered by the KM Charity Team in Kent schools. No charge is made to submit a nomination, but funds raised through corporate sponsorship are used to support our work.
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