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New Egg Owner. First Cook
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Nyltiger
Posts: 16
After two plus years of wanting an Egg I got my Large today and did my first cook. I have been lurking around for about a year gaining a ton of knowledge from all you Eggheads. The crazy thing is, I could not decide what to cook first. Sunday is usually chicken so I ended up going with a London Broil from Fresh Market. Did a reverse sear after being marinaded in Moore's Original and dusted with Dizzy Pig Red Eye Express.
It went indirect at 300 until an internal temp of 115. Then pulled and removed the PS and seared for 3 min per side at 550. I did not want the temp to go that high on the first cook but it quickly got away from me. You can read and research all you want but nothing replaces actually doing the cook.
I still have a lot to learn and boy is it going to be fun and tasty learning on the job. Thanks for all your help
Johns Creek, GA
Large BGE
Weber Kettle
Weber Genesis
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Great looking first cook man! Congrats and welcome to the cult, lol! I have a large as well and love it. Pretty soon you'll be grilling 4 days a week at least. All of your clothes will smell like lump and smoking wood. It's a great thing!1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC
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Congratulations and welcome to the club....
XL owner in Wichita, KS -
It's an addiction you cannot break. Welcome
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+1 on the addiction! Congrats on the egg and the first cook! Welcome to the forum! Lots of good folks here and great advice. If you have a question just ask, you will have an answer ot two soon enough.Bristow Virginia XL&Mini One of the best feelings in life is watching other people enjoy the food I cooked!
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Welcome to the cultish egghead community. Great looking first cook. Enjoy it.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Great looking first cook - you did do your homework. Welcome to the forum. Keep posting those cooks and pics!XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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Welcome @Nyltiger Great looking cook. It`s a good thing you took pictures of your Egg brand new, so a year from now you can look back because it will not look that pretty for long. :-*Belleville, Michigan
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Welcome to the life... good looking LB there. Strong pics for your first cook, thanks for sharing
MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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Thanks y'all . When I removed the DW the felt seal came off. There is a good bit of sticky residue so I put it back on. Who knows how long that will last. Do you think it was because of the higher temp on the first cook or maybe I took it off too soon?Johns Creek, GA Large BGE Weber Kettle Weber Genesis
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Looking good!
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The previous models never even had the felt up top around the vent. I'd discard it and keep Egging!
My PitMaster IQ120 FREAKIN ROCKS!!!!!!! Current BGE arsenal: XL & MiniMax -
More than likely, I was told to do a couple of lower temp cooks as my first to so call break in the egg.Nyltiger said:Thanks y'all . When I removed the DW the felt seal came off. There is a good bit of sticky residue so I put it back on. Who knows how long that will last. Do you think it was because of the higher temp on the first cook or maybe I took it off too soon?
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I melted the felt off on my first cook too. I cleaned off the residue with some rubbing alcohol, and never bothered to replace it. Advice here was there was little need for the felt. I have never missed it.Nyltiger said:Thanks y'all . When I removed the DW the felt seal came off. There is a good bit of sticky residue so I put it back on. Who knows how long that will last. Do you think it was because of the higher temp on the first cook or maybe I took it off too soon?Nice job on your first cook. That egg is so clean! You should scrub the inside with soft scrub after ever cook to keep it nice and white like that! 1 LBGE in Chapel Hill, NC -
Only advice I'd give is do the plate setter with the legs "up"...looks like you had em down for this one...welcome to the lifestyle !
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I see you are in the John's Creek area. Where did you purchase the egg?Is there a store up your way that has a good variety of lump and egg-cessories?Atlanta, GA - LBGE -
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Acorn said:I see you are in the John's Creek area. Where did you purchase the egg?Is there a store up your way that has a good variety of lump and egg-cessories?
I bought the Egg from a new store The Big Grill Shop in Suwanee. The owners are extremely nice and very helpful. The only lump I saw was The BGE. The ACE hardware in Johns Creek will carry Rockwood, Wicked Good WW and I have even seen Ozark. Not all at the same time.Johns Creek, GA Large BGE Weber Kettle Weber Genesis -
Acorn said:I see you are in the John's Creek area. Where did you purchase the egg?Is there a store up your way that has a good variety of lump and egg-cessories?
Thanks. I realized that after I got it going. Still lots to learn and remember.Johns Creek, GA Large BGE Weber Kettle Weber Genesis -
Welcome to the fun. Excellent looking cook. Looking forward to your future posts.Steven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter,
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
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Welcome. ..Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Welcome - great looking cook!XL, JR, and more accessories than anyone would ever need near Olympia, WA
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Welcome, based on the looks of your first cook I'd say you'll be fineXL BGE, Blackstone, Roccbox, Weber Gasser, Brown Water, Cigars -- Gallatin, TN
2001 Mastercraft Maristar 230 VRS
Ikon pass
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Great news, one good thing about living in the metro Atlanta area is several dealers around. This is the best place to share and learn new things. Enjoy.............Atlanta, GA - LBGE -
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Strong start-most eggcellent intro. Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Looks good
Corpus Christi, Texas. LBGE x 2, Weber Smoky Joe, and Aussie Walk-About -
Sniff~ I remember my first cook Sigh~
Seriously, good cook and welcome!
Egghead Davey....
no, not -that- one!
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Good looking first cook. Welcome.2-XLs ,MM,blackstone,Ooni koda 16,R&V works 8.5 gallon fryer,express smoker and 40" smoking cajun
scott
Greenville Tx
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