May Throwdown - Unofficial Thread

shucker

This thread shall serve as the "unofficial" May Throwdown thread.  All discussions/questions/comments regarding the May Throwdown should take place here.  A separate "official" thread for entries will be posted and linked to this thread.   In an effort to garner as much participation and as many entries as possible, I have chosen a theme that should be broad enough that anyone egging during the throwdown timeframe can submit an entry. In honor and celebration of Memorial Day the theme is........ "The All-American Meal".  Think of it like this; if you were hosting a foreign family for a meal cooked on the egg, what would you serve to show them true American cuisine.  This should be a very diverse group of entries as our great country is so diverse when it comes to food in the areas we live.  Here are the rules:

1.  Throwdown starts at 6:00 pm EST on Friday May 22 and ends at midnight EST on Sunday May 31
2.  All entries shall be submitted on the "official" May Throwdown thread
3.  The egg must be the primary cooking vessel
4.  5 photos should be submitted, One showing ingredients, One showing the food cooking on the Egg, One Plated and Two Wildcard photos.
5.  Submitted photos should be taken with a cell phone.  
6.  Voting should begin once the entry deadline is up.  In order to vote, "like" the entry you want to vote for.  VOTE ONLY ONCE PLEASE.  I will be the deciding vote in case of a tie. 

Of course, I will provide a fabulous prize for the winner which will be posted on the "official" thread. 

Good luck to all who participate.  If you're on the fence about participating, please give it a shot you won't regret it.
   
  

GalanteNate_OneEa

Gears are turning, ideas forming, love the theme! @shucker should have some great entries for this one!

Walt2015

   

Jeremiah

Just a thought, and I don't mean to step on your toes here, but with a topic so broad that'll lend to a lot of participation, five photos is gonna clog the official thread down a lot. 

bgebrent

Sounds like fun!

GalanteNate_OneEa

Jeremiah said:

Just a thought, and I don't mean to step on your toes here, but with a topic so broad that'll lend to a lot of participation, five photos is gonna clog the official thread down a lot. 

Yeah, I had a lot of issues loading the last one.  So this one might be a bit much.

shucker

GalanteNate_OneEa said:

Jeremiah said:

Just a thought, and I don't mean to step on your toes here, but with a topic so broad that'll lend to a lot of participation, five photos is gonna clog the official thread down a lot. 

Yeah, I had a lot of issues loading the last one.  So this one might be a bit much.

I never have any trouble with the threads loading,  but I'm open to whatever.  If you guys think we need to drop it back to 3 photos (or less) I'm fine with that.   We need to do whatever it takes to get more voters than we've had in the past. The votes-to-views ratio of the throwdown threads have been way off balance.

GalanteNate_OneEa

shucker said:

GalanteNate_OneEa said:

Jeremiah said:

Just a thought, and I don't mean to step on your toes here, but with a topic so broad that'll lend to a lot of participation, five photos is gonna clog the official thread down a lot. 

Yeah, I had a lot of issues loading the last one.  So this one might be a bit much.

I never have any trouble with the threads loading,  but I'm open to whatever.  If you guys think we need to drop it back to 3 photos (or less) I'm fine with that.   We need to do whatever it takes to get more voters than we've had in the past. The votes-to-views ratio of the throwdown threads have been way off balance.

It wasn't bad at home but when I opened it up on my phone with the work wifi, it took some time to load all of the entries, so I'm guessing there are some out there who opened the thread but didn't vote for lack of loading.

NPHuskerFL

Honor, Courage, Commitment!  Eggcellent Theme for this occasion. 

GATraveller

I'm thinking something along these lines...........

GalanteNate_OneEa

GATraveller said:

I'm thinking something along these lines...........

In the Ameican fashion, I'll take one of these, super sized with a side of freedom fries and a diet coke.

tarheelmatt

For voting, it would take a little time on the organizer, but Google has included with Google docs now where you can do a poll.  

It's another process, but makes voting a little easier and accurate.  

I have made a test HERE if anyone wants to try it out.  

Also here:  http://goo.gl/forms/BoVV6i1YU9

nolaegghead

So does this include native American dishes, and is Central and South American cuisine included or not?  And what about Canadian food?  What do they eat anyway?

nolaegghead

GATraveller said:

I'm thinking something along these lines...........

Does not qualify.  Gun was invented in the Ottoman empire, beer in Iraq.  But the red, white and teal popsicle came from California, so not a total wash.

tarheelmatt

tarheelmatt said:

For voting, it would take a little time on the organizer, but Google has included with Google docs now where you can do a poll.  

It's another process, but makes voting a little easier and accurate.  

I have made a test HERE if anyone wants to try it out.  

Also here:  http://goo.gl/forms/BoVV6i1YU9

Thanks to the one person that has voted.  Doesn't show who it is or anything.  Whoever you are, how did you like this?  

johnmitchell

nolaegghead said:

GATraveller said:

I'm thinking something along these lines...........

Does not qualify.  Gun was invented in the Ottoman empire, beer in Iraq.  But the red, white and teal popsicle came from California, so not a total wash.

Beer in Iraq...I thought there was only oil..

nolaegghead

Well, ancient Mesopotamia is more accurate.  Saying Iraq is like saying Iowa was the United states of America in 1725.

Legume

I'll bet that beer was nasty.

shucker

Bump.  get yourself to the grocery store, throw down starts tonight!!

SmokeyPitt

tarheelmatt said:

tarheelmatt said:

For voting, it would take a little time on the organizer, but Google has included with Google docs now where you can do a poll.  

It's another process, but makes voting a little easier and accurate.  

I have made a test HERE if anyone wants to try it out.  

Also here:  http://goo.gl/forms/BoVV6i1YU9

Thanks to the one person that has voted.  Doesn't show who it is or anything.  Whoever you are, how did you like this?  

That looks pretty slick- good idea Matt.  I could be mistaken but I think you have to have a google account to respond to one of these forms. That is how they track only 1 vote.

byrne092

nolaegghead said:

And what about Canadian food?  What do they eat anyway?

Poutine 

shucker

The official thread is up.  Hope to see lots of entries this weekend! 

SmokeyPitt

Bump the official via the unofficial

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1181510/may-throwdown-official-entry-thread#latest

jls9595

I think I'm going to throw something together. I like the theme.

shucker

Bump to the top. Looking for someone to break the ice

shucker

@DoubleEgger coming out swinging.! Great entry and very good looking cook! 

GalanteNate_OneEa

how long is the voting? not sure it was mentioned.

shucker

GalanteNate_OneEa said:

how long is the voting? not sure it was mentioned.

You're right,  it wasn't mentioned.  Let's go with voting through Friday June 5th at midnight est.  Cast your votes by hitting the LIKE button under the entry you want to vote for on the Official Entry Thread.