And the Winner is...
The Edgewood Locker
The Edgewood Locker has been making Award Winning Meats for more than 30 years. With over 200 awards hanging on our wall, we are among the best of the best when it comes to making homemade quality meats! The following list contains all of the awards we have received over the years at National competitions, as well as State competitions.
2024
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Bone-In Ham
Grand Champion Bone-In Smoked Pork Loin
Grand Champion Ring Bologna
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Grand Champion Small Diameter Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Reserve Champion Cottage Bacon
Reserve Champion Canadian Bacon
Reserve Champion Whole Muscle Jerky
2023
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Ground & Formed Jerky
Reserve Champion Jerky - Whole Muscle
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Ground & Formed Beef Jerky
Grand Champion Smoked Maple Link Sausage
Grand Champion Old Fashioned Franks
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Bone-In Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Honey Pork & Swiss Sticks
Reserve Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Ring Bologna
Reserve Champion Semi-Boneless Ham
Reserve Champion Canadian Bacon
Reserve Champion Shelf Stable Meat Snack Sticks
2022
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Smoked Whole Turkey
Grand Champion Smoked Cured Dried Beef
Grand Champion Old Fashioned Franks
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Maple Link Sausage
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Pork Chops
Reserve Grand Champion Whole Muscle Beef Jerky
Reserve Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Shelf Stable Meat Stick
Champion Bone-In Ham
Reserve Champion Ground & Formed Beef Jerky
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Grand Champion Meat Snack Sticks (Honey Pork & Swiss Snack Sticks)
Reserve Grand Champion Bone-In Heavy Weight Smoked Ham
Reserve Champion Semi-Boneless Smoked Ham
Champion Summer Sausage (Old World Summer Sausage)
2021
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Grand Champion Ground & Formed Jerky
Champion Bone-In Heavy Weight Smoked Ham
Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Champion Cottage Bacon
Reserve Champion Summer Sausage (Old World Summer Sausage)
2020
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Reserve Champion Smoked Turkey
2019
IFFA (Internationally recognized competition)
Gold Medal Boneless Ham
Gold Medal Ground & Formed Jerky
Gold Medal Semi-Boneless Ham
Gold Medal Bone-in Ham
Gold Medal Dried Beef
Gold Medal Frankfurter
Gold Medal Bacon
Gold Medal Smoked Turkey
Gold Medal Smoked Maple Links
Silver Medal Canadian Bacon
Cup of Honour (for quantity of awards)
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Grand Champion Frankfurters/Wieners (Old Fashioned Franks)
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Speciality Ham
Grand Champion Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Grand Champion Speciality Beef Products (Pizza Patties)
Reserve Grand Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Reserve Champion Summer Sausage
Reserve Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Bacon
Champion Bone-In Ham
Iowa State Fair / Best of the Wurst
1st Place – Raw Bratwurst
1st Place – Cooked Bratwurst
2018
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Grand Champion Restructured Jerky (Ground & Formed Jerky)
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Bone-In Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Specialty Beef Products
Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Flavored Snack Sticks
Reserve Champion Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Dried Beef
Grand Champion Smoked Ham
2017
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Grand Champion Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Grand Champion Cooked Ring Bologna
Reserve Grand Champion Specialty Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Bacon
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Meat Snack Sticks
Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Champion Bone-In Ham
Reserve Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Champion Smoked Bacon
Champion Smoked Ham
2016
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Bone-In Ham
Grand Champion Ground & Formed Jerky
Grand Champion Frankfurters/Wieners (Old Fashioned Franks)
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Grand Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Champion Ring Bologna
Reserve Champion Cured & Smoked Beef (Dried Beef)
Iowa State Fair / Best of the Wurst
2nd Place – Summer Sausage
2015
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Grand Champion Cured & Smoked Beef
Reserve Grand Champion Whole Muscle Jerky
Champion Flavored Snack Sticks (Jalapeno & Hot Pepper Cheese Sticks)
Champion Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Champion Canadian Bacon
Reserve Champion Cottage Bacon
Reserve Champion Smoked Turkey
Achievement Award – Terry Kerns & Jim Kerns
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Bacon
Champion Smoked Ham
Iowa State Fair / Best of the Wurst
2nd Place – Raw Bratwurst
3rd Place – Summer Sausage
2014
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Champion Small Diameter Smoked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Reserve Champion Jerky, Restructured
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Champion Semi-Boneless Ham
Champion Bacon
Iowa State Fair / Best of the Wurst
2nd Place – Cooked Bratwurst
3rd Place – Raw Bratwurst
3rd Place – Summer Sausage
Best of the Midwest
Grand Champion Snack Sticks
Grand Champion Small Diameter Smoked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
2013
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Innovative Beef Product (Reuben Brats)
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Grand Champion Small Diameter Smoked Sausage (Smoked Maple Links)
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Champion Bone In Ham
Champion Specialty Ham
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Champion Dried Beef
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Champion Semi-Boneless Ham
2012
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Whole Muscle Jerky
Iowa State Fair / Best of the Wurst
2nd Place – Summer Sausage
1st Place – Raw Brats
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Champion Dried Beef
Champion Ham
Reserve Champion Bacon
2011
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Grand Champion Specialty Beef Products
Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meats
Reserve Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Reserve Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Champion Summer Sausage
Iowa State Fair / Best of the Wurst
1st Place - Cooked Brats
1st Place - Summer Sausage
3rd Place - Uncooked Brats
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Champion Smoked & Cured Beef
2010
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Bacon
Champion Bone in Ham
Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Champion Ham
2009
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Grand Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Reserve Grand Champion Loaves
Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Champion Dried Beef
Reserve Champion Cottage Bacon
Reserve Champion Bacon
Best of the Midwest
Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Bacon/Pumped & Tumbled
2008
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cooked Ring Bologna
Grand Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Grand Champion Specialty Beef Products
Champion Dried Beef
Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Reserve Grand Champion Specialty Pork Products
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Champion Ham
Clayton County Cattleman's Association
Golden Steak Knife
2007
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Grand Champion Bone in Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Dried Beef
Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Dried Beef
2006
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Bone in Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Specialty Beef Products
Champion Meat Snack Sticks
Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Champion Cottage Bacon
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Champion Bacon
Reserve Champion Ham
Reserve Champion Dried Beef
2005
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Bone in Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Bacon
Champion Dried Beef
Champion Specialty Ham
Iowa State Fair / Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Ham
Champion Dried Beef
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
2004
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Bone in Ham
Grand Champion Cooked Summer Sausage
Grand Champion Loaves
Reserve Grand Champion Dried Beef
Reserve Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Restructured Jerky
Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Reserve Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Champion Canadian Bacon
Best of the Midwest
Champion Snack Sticks
2003
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Bone in Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Frankfurters/Wieners
Reserve Grand Champion Meat Snack Sticks
Champion Bacon
Champion Dried Beef
Champion Cooked Ring Bologna
Reserve Champion Restructured Jerky
Reserve Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Achievement Award - Tom & Joan Kerns
2002
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Specialty Pork Product
Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Reserve Grand Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Champion Meat Snack Sticks
Reserve Champion Specialty Ham
Reserve Champion Restructured Jerky
Reserve Champion Whole Muscle Jerky
Clayton Country Development Group
Business of the Year
2001
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Grand Champion Large Diameter Luncheon Meat
Reserve Champion Meat Snack Sticks
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Champion Smoked Turkey
2000
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Cottage Bacon
Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Champion Whole Muscle Jerky
Reserve Champion Luncheon Meat in Casing
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Grand Champion Lightweight Bone in Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Semi Boneless Ham
1999
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Canadian/Cottage Bacon
Reserve Grand Champion Specialty Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Grand Champion Wieners
Champion Commercial Bacon
Champion Smoked Links
Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
1998
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Champion Dried Beef
Reserve Champion Wieners
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Champion Semi Boneless Ham
1997
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Summer Sausage
Champion Specialty Ham
Champion Luncheon Meant in Casing
Reserve Champion Commercial Bacon
1996
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
Reserve Grand Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Grand Champion Canadian/Cottage Bacon
Reserve Champion Specialty Ham
Reserve Champion Luncheon Meat in Casing
1995
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Commercial Bacon
Reserve Grand Champion Canadian/Cottage Bacon
Champion Smoked Turkey
Champion Ground and Formed Jerky
Champion Luncheon Meat in Casing
Reserve Champion Wieners
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Champion Semi Boneless Ham
1994
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Canadian/Cottage Bacon
1993
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Specialty Ham
Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Ham
1992
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Champion Wieners
1991
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Canadian/Cottage Bacon
Grand Champion Dried Beef
Reserve Grand Champion Ring Bologna
Reserve Grand Champion Cooked Sausage
Champion Commercial Ham
Champion Smoked Turkey
1990
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Specialty Ham
Champion Commercial Ham
1989
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Champion Ham
American Meat Platter Competition
Grand Champion Novice Service Class
Clayton County Cattlemen's Association
Golden Steak Award
1988
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Grand Champion Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin
Reserve Grand Champion Smoked Turkey
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Champion Cured and/or Smoked Dried Beef
1987
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Champion Dried Beef
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Grand Champion Jerky
1986
***American Association of Meat Processors***
Reserve Grand Champion Jerky
1985
Iowa Meat Processors Association
Reserve Grand Champion Deli Platter
