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The Pensacola egg fest sucks.
travisstrick
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I consider myself an expert at having fun and that eggfest was not fun. It was expensive and everything had a long line for cold food.
I even got free free beer and my best friend from school was a cook.
I wouldnt go go next year if it was free never mind pay the $35 per person.
I even got free free beer and my best friend from school was a cook.
I wouldnt go go next year if it was free never mind pay the $35 per person.
Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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I honestly feel these off the radar fests (Brisket Camp and Butt Blast) is the way to go. More intimate setting with more food than one can shake a stick at, and the people are better. Okay, maybe the last point is far fetched, but that's my story damnit.------------------------------
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Salado is also super fun.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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I just can't see paying to cook at an Eggfest.
With what it costs us for the food we cook and serve, all of the disposal products like serving trays and cups, travel costs and hotels, I just can't see asking an Egghead cook for money to cook.
Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX -
Yea really. They wanted $50 to cook.
There was no place to gather or hang out. Everywhere you went you were in someone's way.Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here. -
Paying $50 for the privilege of spending the day giving away food I bought to promote a product that I have no financial interest in to people who paid an admission fee....Hell no.
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The Eggfests in Texas do not ask for the cooks to pay. And they are extremely supportive of the Cooks. Most will have a local grocery store as a sponsor and provide a gift card to help with the cost of food. We get excellent support from the Eggfest retail dealers and the Regional BGE Distributor, Paragon.
We have traveled to other Eggfests and had a great time. But I think we will stay here in Texas and travel for the Egghead and BBQ Brethren events.
Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX -
I see that moving back home has done nothing to quell your penchant for being direct
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I've got two on the radar that are top notch, Hearth and Patio in Peoria, and Prescott's BBQ Shop in Sterling. Out and back same day for both. Peoria gives you a big bag of lump for being a cook, really cool gesture. Prescott's gave out the best cook's goodie bag I have ever received this year.
I don't like to pay to play, but have at GA MTN, and don't mind dropping some cash on food to give out. My way of giving back to the old school mom and pop brick and mortars, for the great service I'm fortunate enough to receive.
Always surprised at the amount of people who have an egg, but don't really use it to its full potential. Love teaching them new things to try at home, like pizza.
I enjoy the egga hangouts too, Frozen Fest for example. 2, or so a year for me is more than enough. I am overdue for a GA MTN visit to support John and Hiawassee Hardware, maybe next year.BrandonQuad Cities
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As Aaron Rodgers might say, R-E-L-A-X. The Trumpster is gonna make Eggfests great again.
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DoubleEgger said:Paying $50 for the privilege of spending the day giving away food I bought to promote a product that I have no financial interest in to people who paid an admission fee....Hell no.
Eggheadforum events are the way to go. Nothing better than cooking and hanging out with friends."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
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Nice rant, @travisstrick you are a "Go" at my station! Well done!!! See you at the next Brisket Camp.
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Dickson's BBQ in Toronto hosts the fest here and does things correctly. Although they charge 50 bucks to cook, they redeem that fee to your credit card first thing in the morning before the fest kicks off. I guess it's to guarantee you show up to cook. On top of that they send you a $200 gift certificate from a local butcher to offset your meat costs. How's that for a dealee-o?
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gabriegger said:Dickson's BBQ in Toronto hosts the fest here and does things correctly. Although they charge 50 bucks to cook, they redeem that fee to your credit card first thing in the morning before the fest kicks off. I guess it's to guarantee you show up to cook. On top of that they send you a $200 gift certificate from a local butcher to offset your meat costs. How's that for a dealee-o?
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So many Eggfests are trying to copy a BBQ cook off format...Their goal is making money.
They give away an Egg or other prizes to the most popular cooking team/teams.
This goes against the open, friendly Eggfest theme that most of us are used to seeing. It's not a completion. It should be a teaching and learning event about cooking on the Egg. Just my opinion, and that's not worth beans.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Photo Egg said:It's not a completion. It should be a teaching and learning event about cooking on the Egg. Just my opinion, and that's not worth beans.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Come join us for Butt Blast, it doesn't suck! Sounds like a lousy fest for sure.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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@Semolina Pilchard Yup great dealer. Family owned hardware store with BBQ side biz. So good in fact a couple of years ago after working a deal with the city for free parking, everyone ended up with parking tickets. The Dickson boys offered to pay all the tickets and redeem receipts for those who paid their own. Fest is no contest with cooks and helpers running around feeding other cooks throughout the day. Class act all the way.
the city above Toronto - Noodleville wtih 2 Large 1 Mini
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bgebrent said:Come join us for Butt Blast, it doesn't suck! Sounds like a lousy fest for sure.
If I can find my way, I might surprise you and show up. I want to see if those cooks you have been posted are real or photo shopped...........Large egg and mini max egg plus a Blackstone griddle
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gabriegger said:Dickson's BBQ in Toronto hosts the fest here and does things correctly. Although they charge 50 bucks to cook, they redeem that fee to your credit card first thing in the morning before the fest kicks off. I guess it's to guarantee you show up to cook. On top of that they send you a $200 gift certificate from a local butcher to offset your meat costs. How's that for a dealee-o?
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gabriegger said:Dickson's BBQ in Toronto hosts the fest here and does things correctly. Although they charge 50 bucks to cook, they redeem that fee to your credit card first thing in the morning before the fest kicks off. I guess it's to guarantee you show up to cook. On top of that they send you a $200 gift certificate from a local butcher to offset your meat costs. How's that for a dealee-o?
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I would love to see someone do an Eggfest in Jacksonville, Fl.Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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outrageous said:bgebrent said:Come join us for Butt Blast, it doesn't suck! Sounds like a lousy fest for sure.
If I can find my way, I might surprise you and show up. I want to see if those cooks you have been posted are real or photo shopped..........."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
SaintJohnsEgger said:I would love to see someone do an Eggfest in Jacksonville, Fl.Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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I'm not down with paying to cook after all the other cost to help someone else make money. If it's going to a charity thats a little different. And depends on the charity.2-XLs ,MM,blackstone,Ooni koda 16,R&V works 8.5 gallon fryer,express smoker and 40" smoking cajun
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@gmac redeemed monies and meat certs are for cooks. Big city no
biggy. I was freaked after registering to cook but it was a great experience. Between losing a day and time drinking, the only thing ya lose there is a day. But ya really don't. "Gnome sayin?'"
the city above Toronto - Noodleville wtih 2 Large 1 Mini
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gabriegger said:@gmac redeemed monies and meat certs are for cooks. Big city no
biggy. I was freaked after registering to cook but it was a great experience. Between losing a day and time drinking, the only thing ya lose there is a day. But ya really don't. "Gnome sayin?'"Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large. -
tarheelmatt said:..... Okay, maybe the last point is far fetched, but that's my story damnit.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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travisstrick said:SaintJohnsEgger said:I would love to see someone do an Eggfest in Jacksonville, Fl.Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"
But that is my style - If I can't go to the mountain then I bring the mountain to me.Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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SaintJohnsEgger said:I would love to see someone do an Eggfest in Jacksonville, Fl.
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We didn't go, but we talked about going. Only there's too much going on in Texas with 5, going on 6 Eggfests a year, plus some other stuff Hotch stirred up. But it sounds like we would not have enjoyed or had fun at the Pensacola Eggfest, especially after having to pay for cooking.
We keep good records on our 'Eggfest EGGventures' and even the close-by ones run upwards of $800 to $1,000. The long-distance ones run $1,500 or more. At the rate we're going, we'll have to start culling the Chicken Ranch 'Girls' down to just one, and shutting down the occasional free parties.
Eggfests have grown to the point where one thousand tasters is not an exceptional crowd. But it's manageable and still allows time for some fun for the Cooks.
Two thousand Tasters puts the Cooks to the test, usually cooking non-stop for ten hours. But if the setting is right, the funds going to a good cause, and out-of-pocket expenses are manageable, it can be fun.Photo Egg said:So many Eggfests are trying to copy a BBQ cook off format...Their goal is making money.
They give away an Egg or other prizes to the most popular cooking team/teams.
This goes against the open, friendly Eggfest theme that most of us are used to seeing. It's not a completion. It should be a teaching and learning event about cooking on the Egg. Just my opinion, and that's not worth beans.
Darian, is right about some of the Eggfests. Adding a 'competition' feature to the Eggfest is a turnoff to a lot of Cooks, especially the ones who have been doing Eggfests for years. To us, it was all about the Egg and sharing our enthusiasm for the Egg with people who may one day be fortunate enough to own one because of our efforts. Competing for a single prize diminishes the reward we all get for cooking and talking up the Big Green Egg.
If anything, any prizes should be a simple drawing, limited to just the Cooks who bore the expense and put out the work. Without the Cooks, it's just a small, boring picnic.
And while I'm on the subject, we're probably going to reduce our participation over the next few years to only 'Fund Raising' Eggfests. No more profit motive Eggfests for us.
But I just work here. What do I know?
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