OK, I have to say it

Crimsongator

This is an open memo to all the newbies and some old farts. Cooking is an art, especially BBQ. You can't do 225 for 14 hrs with this butt just because you did it with the last one. It is done when it is done and each cut of meat is different and each cook on the egg seems to settle at a slightly different temp. If your egg pops 10-20* higher this time, roll with it and adjust your times slightly. It is all about the feel of the finished prduct and not even a cetain temp. What is 195* on this brsket needs to be 200* or 205* on the next one to get the correct finish.

If you expect to go exactly 240* in varying weather conditions with different kinds of lump you are going to drive yourself crazy. And this talk about not wanting to go as high as 300* or even 350* to cook a butt or ribs, try it. Some of the best teams in the country are doing it with great success and I would bet you $100 you couldn't tell the difference, even if I told you which was which.

Relax and enjoy the egg. You are driving your family crazy! Btw, that advice was free and would cost you over $100 to get at a bbq cooking class..... you're welcome :kiss:

Desert Oasis Woman

Rebate, please!
:woohoo:



Btw, u r right!

DMurf

Well said!

The purpose of BBQ, grilling, etc is to relax, once I learned that I love cooking on my EGG! I don't chase temps, I settle down read a book and relax. Some great cooks have come from technically questionable processes, but they were still great.

Conceal carry

Thanks for the advice

elzbth

Well said. Personally, I don't get caught up in all the hoo-ha over times, etc. When it's ready, we eat. :laugh: I've got enough sense to know that I can't throw the turkey on and plan to eat in an hour - I do the best I can and try to time the cook accordingly - but hey - sometimes I get it wrong. As long as I don't burn it up, it's all good. :silly:

Mr. & Mrs Potatohead

Well said......

fire egger

Thanks for the reminder, this is supposed to be FUN!!!

Fluffyb

Great post! I always have some little thing, like stuffed mushrooms or dates or wings, to throw on if a cook goes longer than intended.

thebtls

Good advice. Personally my ribs and roasts and butts all get done in the crock pot. Occasionally, and ONLY occasionally I'll do some 3-1-1 ribs.

I'm to ADD to do low and slow in my Egg even after all these years. Someday maybe...I know I'm missing out but I'm still eating well. I prefer to fire it up, cook, eat, clean up and move on...I wasn't a smoker before I had the egg so I never converted.

Mainegg

Well said Gene and I agree completely. if you put a cake in your oven in the house is it always done that same time and always the same? no! doing the demo yesterday and people asking about times and stuff I showed them our thermopen and said learn to cook to temp. about 95% of your cooks will be over the top great when you do. there are a few things that will affect it and you can ball park the time but do not plan on putting it on at 4 and taking it off at 7 it might be 6:30 or 15 after 7. and that is not the egg it is just life. every piece of meat is diff so will act diff. relax and enjoy life and the wonderful meal that will follow.
just about everything I cook on the egg is around 375 to 400, i do not fuss with it if a little either way. only time i do any diff is pizza or low and slow. the egg is very forgiving to bad we all were not LOL

BENTE

hey!!! i have never bee accused of overthinking.. glad you are helping to bring people down to my level

fdxegger

One of my favorite cook books circa 1905 refers to a Hot, Medium or Slow oven. I think that's one reason I like baking on BGE. Marvelous results with a bit of SWAG (Sophisticated Wild Ass Guess) each time.

TheEgg&I

A newbie here. I too agree. Trials along the learning curve. Fun, is what I want. Fun is what I will have because, What? Me worry?

Spring Chicken

NOW you tell me... LOL

Spring "Learned Everything The Easy Way" Chicken
Spring Texas USA

FlaPoolman

I just ordered a new dome therm with 3 settings hot, hotter and hottest I could have gotten the 4'th Fishlessman option but declined

tjv

you can always shorten time by foiling late in the cook. bbq for me has become a multi-task event, doing other things during the long cooks. t

Carolina Q

thebtls wrote:

Personally my ribs and roasts and butts all get done in the crock pot.... but I'm still eating well.

OK, I have to say it. I've seen a lot of contradictory statements in my day, but that has to top 'em all. The day I cook a butt in a crock pot is the day I just start eating nuked TV dinners. :sick:

transversal

Early on, Fishless shared that knowledge with me and I have enjoyed the egg a bunch more since he did. So, I agree with you......and most of the vets on here who do not drive themselves into the nuthouse when they find that their dome temp exceeded the target by 25-45* for some portion of the cook. I love my Egg, but I'm not convinced that it resides at the same level of consciousness that most of us do. And that is precisely why the man upstairs gave us BEER!!

thebtls

Still eating some microwave food too...when you are on call 24/7 you have to keep all optins open.

eggtopia

I know I'm new around here, but I'll give a suggestion anyway.

There should be a "sticky" or "fixed" thread or on top of this forum with all the FAQ's so us newbies can gather some info without asking repeated questions. A search is good, but sometimes we don't know what we don't know so we don't know what to search for.
Just a suggestion.

Frank from Houma

Eggcelent suggestion - made it a couple years ago :huh:

Frank from Houma

Wish you would have told me this a few years back B)

I like the warm, hot, real hot oven stuff - sounds like an AGA.

Crimsongator

Yeah, me either

Crimsongator

Hey, it just came to me :whistle:

Frank from Houma

Well said BTW

bees

Most all things worth doing in life have nuances that are necessary to adjust to. The good news is that if you continue to try the adjustments they turn into experinces and sometimes a darn good story. Thanks for the post. Randy

'Q Bruddah

This is a great post. If you could just remind me again where I send the hundred bucks.

smbishop

eggactly!

Brokersmoker

Thanks for the reminder. Some of us need a swift kick as a reminder from time to time.

smoky b

Couldn't disagree more. BBQ is science and science is predicated on replication. I do my pork butts at 195* for 20 hrs every time!