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Oliver Bailey is king of the pan!

Published:Thursday | December 2, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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2009 champion Claudia Mitchell had her chicken seasoned to the bone.
The 2005 pan chicken champion, Oliver Bailey had his hands full on Sunday but his hard work paid off as he was crowned CB Chicken 2010 Champion of Champions. - Photos by Rudolph Brown/Photographer
Dorritte Brown was the 2006 champion and always the innovator with her sweet potato jerk chicken delight.
Chicken anyone? David Graham, 2007 champion.
Bailey's array of kebabs and pan chicken.
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It's official. Oliver Bailey from St Elizabeth is the Caribbean Broilers pan chicken Champion of Champions.

As the smoke cleared on Knutsford Boulevard on Sunday, Bailey, the 2005 champion, beat past champions, Dorritte Brown (2006), David Graham (2007), Anthony West (2008) and Claudia Mitchell (2009), to win the ultimate title. In celebration of the fifth year of the competition, it was time to see who really was the ultimate champion.

The famous pan chicken has become as much a staple in Jamaican cuisine as the national dish. By mid-afternoon, walking space was limited as scores of persons formed queues at various stalls to get a taste of what champion chicken really tastes like. Lips were tight about their secret seasonings while others proudly showed off their versatility.

But pan chicken champions weren't the only 'chefs' who had something to prove. Members of the music fraternity also wanted to show their dominance in another area - the kitchen. In the end, Stacious won over Nadine Sutherland, Shane-O and Keida.