What is going on lately

I agree 100 percent. There is some stiff competition on the forum. Brother husker and brother chilly have really been turning out some impressive stuff as of late. Brother grim guy has been one upping us all. I may have to change forums if this keeps up!'

Agreed. Why post pics of cooks with my crappy $100 phone while others are posting with their $1000 Cannon? Or whatever they own. Nobody here cares anyhow unless you have a couple thousand posts.

There are numerous astute cooks on this forum and some really helpful people as well. It's why I joined. To soak up their knowledge. As of late there has been a lot of folks that have really stepped up and posted some amazing cooks. Some of the big names drop in and post here and there. But lately it's been us lower ranking chefs posting most of the cooks. I have also noticed some of the people that I really like seem to have suddenly stopped. Examples- TOTN, Ponder, fusionhq, hapster just to name a few. Anyone know what become of them? At any rate just want to say no matter who you are post away my friends. We all started with post #1. For months I only gave advice. I was still using a flip phone with no internet. Could not post pics. This ultimately caused me some issues. People thought I was a troll because I only gave advice. No photos as evidence. Bought a iPhone and problem rectified. Now I post almost everyday. Even if it's just hot dogs. Somedays if I'm feeling lucky I may post 5 or more cooks. Just depends. I do not have fancy camera equipment either. Only a iPhone. I couldn't work a camera if you gave me one. My point in all of this. No matter who you are or what you cook or what you take pics with post it brother. The forum is just as much yours as it is anyone else's. Have fun and let rip my friends.

@ChillyWillis‌
Well said brother chilly. And for the record you have been turning out very impressive cooks and giving solid advice. You vastly under estimate your contributions here. Keep cooking brother. You have our attention I assure you.

@stemc33‌ Haha ya want to see a pic..... This is what my chicken looks like now:



I made a mistake early and pulled a wing bone before I should have. That lead to the top 1/3 of a side of the rib cage pulling out and making the rest of the process tougher than it should have been. After about 30 min struggling with it I decided to save this bird for a soup and try again another day.

Today was my first attempt at one but it won't be my last.

@SGH‌ Thanks brother..... I never walk away from a meal, I just try and reimagine it.

I agree and diasagree. I have only been egging for a couple of weeks, but have done some nice cooks. I haven't posted them all due to lack of pics and joining the forum.

Heck i have posted pics of stuff simple as a whole chicken and hamburgers. Why? It's fun for me and i know i enjoy seeing everyone elses. Each post is different seasoning, prep, rub, brine, temps, etc. I pick up a little knowledge and ideas from each one.

Of course when one of the "pro" Eggers post something out of this world, i think wtf am i doing.... but you gotta start somewhere.

Blake.

Its interesting as a want-to-be egger, i joined in order to learn more and to (hopefully) make less purchasing mistakes. I try not to be an impulse buyer. But i also know that my twenty years in the food service business will allow me to help others, so i post where i can. Some of my favorite posts from others are the simple ones, One picture or so of everyday cooks. It doesn't have to be a documentary, it just says, hey all I'm alive and egging. I love to hear about failures, especially from the experienced eggers. You know, when you turbo cook a butt and it comes out like a brick, or when you leave the steaks on caveman style and take your bosses phone call. THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION. Its a place to share an interest and a hobby.

Good morning. I like to cook period. I take pics with my 2 yr old (no special app) HTC One S Android "phone". I have had many failed cooks. And even took pics of those (gotta learn somehow right?). For me personally my pics have evolved because, I want to get better not because of anything else. My last cook's title was kind of a poke at myself as I have done so many different kinds of Spatchcock. Literally I've done close to a hundred or more Spatchcock so I didn't want to do another yesterday but, of course I'll do another. Yesterday the prep was VERY CHALLENGING & it took me time which I took the time to sort of document step by step but, by nomeans was it a cake walk. I like a challenge and believe it is necessary to challenge ourselves. This is how we get better. But, to be fair I believe everybody on the forum has some knowledge to offer. Share away. Happy egging :-)

OBW Sept will be my one yr anniversary egging. So, I'm fairly new still yet.

Between all the Rob Zombie, Kiss, Nirvana, Ozzy, Cash, Willie Nelson videos etc I also manage to watch MANY, MANY, MANY cooking and prep YouTube videos. And I get a lot of ideas there and also here from our forum. For me it's fun.

tjosborne said:

Agreed. Why post pics of cooks with my crappy $100 phone while others are posting with their $1000 Cannon? Or whatever they own. Nobody here cares anyhow unless you have a couple thousand posts.

@tjosborne, I totally disagree.  Post count, per se, is irrelevant.  I can't speak for everyone, but I'm pretty sure I represent the majority with what I am about to say. 

I don't care who posts something.  And I tend to not really care about the quality of the photography as long as I can get a handle on the quality of the cook when I read the post and look at the pics.  A high post count might (and often does) represent someone who has been making regular contributions by posting many of their cooks, with pics, that allow others to learn from them.  To many of us they become a trusted resource.  In that regard they have some "street cred".  At one point, when someone asked for brisket advice, Centex and I simultaneously gave him contradictory advice.  He chose not to follow my recommendation and go with what Centex had said - even though I know my advice for his particular dilemma was better  .  I didn't pout about it, I just thought "Hmmm.  If I were that guy, I'd probably do the same thing he did."

So please.  Post away - with phone pics.  Join in.  Make regular contributions.  Go to an eggfest and meet some of the great people on these boards in person.  Or go to Salado and meet some of the other types.  Your input will always be welcome as long as it is thoughtful and constructive, or even a little bit humorous.