Australia’s most prestigious and commercially recognised Branded Beef Competition reveals the best retail beef on the Australian market. The Best Branded Beef of Show winner will be served as the main meal at the prestigious Royal Queensland Wine Show Gala Awards Dinner.

Competition Details

Entry Fee          $500 per entry (subject to change)
Entries Open     Early February and onwards (Click here to receive updates)
Entries Close     Wednesday 12 May 2010 at 4.30pm

Judging Process

Striploins will be the cut, prepared and cooked by DPI&F Food Scientists. Samples will be held at 3 degrees till ready to cook on a silex type grill at 200 degrees for three and a half minutes. This protocol is checked each year and the aim is to produce steaks to “medium” doneness according to guidelines set down by Meat Standards Australia (MSA). 

After cooking, the sample is rested for two minutes and the internal temperature checked.  The cooked sample is trimmed of all gristle and fat so that only muscle tissue is presented to the judges.

Judging Criteria

Exhibits will be judged on the following criteria:

Total possible score per judge is 90 points. Each exhibit will be grilled only.