BGE Haters

AG6 · February 2016

It seems like everybody who doesn't have a BGE are haters when I post food or actually smoke products for them. They all say that I cheat cause I use a BGE and its basiclly a oven. I always get " you don't stand by the fire all night to monitor the heat" line. What a bunch of crap. Sorry just venting.

jakebge · February 2016

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

YukonRon · February 2016

BGE envy. You don't have to do, what they do, because you have a BGE.

Captainjimpark · February 2016

I'm a transplant from Oregon living in south Texas,around here everyone has the same big steel type bbq pit.until I bought my large egg a year ago I never smoked anything in my life,a few of my friends have ate what comes off the egg and all agree it's as good as anything they can do on there big steel pits.and I don't have to slave over the pit for hours on end.

1move · February 2016

It's just envy! I hate to be so direct to the point but it really is. I know exactly how you feel because I also get comments along the lines of "all you do is just put it on the grill and the BGE does the rest" or "it's just because you use charcoal" amongst many others and my favourite "it's the BBQ and not you, you just flip it a couple of times"

Its the fact that you invest so much time and make it look easy, yes the egg does help but it is easier to screw up on the egg if you have no idea what you are doing.

I know when I go to their house they don't attempt to cook on the BBQ or if they do they make sure they get my opinion no matter what it is.

StillH2OEgger · February 2016

Yeah, great food in an efficient manner with less hassle. You are such a moron (-:

schafe98 · February 2016

That's just the jealousy talkin' man.

Mikee · February 2016

Another thing that gets brought up is that it's a lot of extra work and time to get the lump going. Then when you tell them is just a few minutes to fire it up and by the time you finish any food prep work its ready to go, they have another reason to hate the Egg.

Zmokin · February 2016

AG6 said:

It seems like everybody who doesn't have a BGE are haters when I post food or actually smoke products for them. They all say that I cheat cause I use a BGE and its basiclly a oven. I always get " you don't stand by the fire all night to monitor the heat" line. What a bunch of crap. Sorry just venting.

Interesting, I've never had a non-egger throw negative comments at me about my BGE.

nolaegghead · February 2016

I haven't either. But bbq doesn't have the same Johnson swinging culture here in new Orleans as, say, Texas.

buzd504 · February 2016

nolaegghead said:

I haven't either. But bbq doesn't have the same Johnson swinging culture here in new Orleans as, say, Texas.

I've had a few Texans accuse me of cheating before but all of their arguments are very thin. I chuckle in their general direction.

And an egg can't stand up to a real TX draft smoker, but that's not what these backyard BBQ yahoos are using, which is why it's funny. By definition, if you have to tend the fire all night, you're not producing consistent heat/smoke.

Toxarch · February 2016

Can you smoke in the egg? Yes. Is it the best smoker? No. Can you grill in the egg? Yes. Is it the best grill? No. Can you cook pizza in the egg? Yes. Is it the best pizza oven? No.

I don't know if the egg is the best at any type of cooking. But I do know it's the most versatile and can cook a lot of things a lot of different ways. If you were to buy all the different types of cooking devices to match the egg, I think you would spend a lot more than what the egg cost and they would definitely take up more space.

Are some people jealous? Sure. Are there actual haters out there? Sure. Did they give you money to buy your cooking devices? Then why do they need to criticize your purchase? If they don't like your egg, then when it's time to eat, they can have salad.

Mickey · February 2016

Where the hell are you? The people around me just say "damn that's good and you paid how the hell much for that".

Mosca · February 2016

Remember this: the food either tastes good or it doesn't. Everything else is just posturing.

cajunrph · February 2016

There's an old saying, "Work smarter not harder." We're just the smarter ones.

HeavyG · February 2016

nolaegghead said:

I haven't either. But bbq doesn't have the same Johnson swinging culture here in new Orleans as, say, Texas.

Must be a regional thing like you say. I've not run into many folks in my area that dis the Egg/kamados. Some good natured ribbing amongst the various aficionados of different cooker types but no "haters".

What I've found more annoying are the folks that think the Egg is the ne plus ultra of kamados or other types of outdoor cookers.

If folks think Eggs are pricey and "the best" they haven't seen Komodo Kamados.

Lit · February 2016

cajunrph said:

There's an old saying, "Work smarter not harder." We're just the smarter ones.

But saying that makes you just like them. I have multiple eggs and still use them but if I have time my vertical run as a stick burner produces better results than the egg. I have to add 1 small split an hour and there is no fussing with vents it stays wide open all the time. I can also cook 20 racks of ribs for probably $2 worth of wood and get a consistent smoke ring every time. It takes maybe a minute an hour to open the door and put a piece of wood on top. Like someone said above the egg is good at most things but not the best at any. Not bashing eggs at all they put out good BBQ but there are other options out there.

JohnInCarolina · February 2016

There is a very simple remedy for these types of people: stop sharing your cue with them.

northGAcock · February 2016

I have a neighbor who sells Bubba Keg at his place of business. He referees to my egg(s) as inferior cookers. He hasn't turned down any vitals while over as yet.

tarheelmatt · February 2016

JohnInCarolina said:

There is a very simple remedy for these types of people: stop sharing your cue with them.

John is on to something here. I would do this or slap the rib out of their mouth on the ones sampling the cue.

tarheelmatt · February 2016

Everyone cannot be Donny Baker.... Just saying.

https://youtu.be/xX2uWjj6a1c

Thatgrimguy · February 2016

You would think I cheated on my wife around here. Since getting the shirley I keep getting concerned questions like "Well what about the Green Eggs" "You aren't going to forget about your eggs are you" "You'll only use that thing when you are doing BIG cooks, right?"

What's funny about the OP is that most smokers are as set and forget as Green Eggs. Pretty much every single cooker outside of stick burners has just as much set and forget (or fan control) as a green egg. All the insulated verticals, hell if you know how to set it up, you can get 8 hours on a weber kettle!

jonnymack · February 2016

Yeah if someone complained about my BGE then they can feel free to not eat my food. And they can get the hell out of my house.

Photo Egg · February 2016

I thought this was a post about BGE owners who hated other types of cookers.lol

lousubcap · February 2016

Gotta admit that I have not gotten any negative comments. Everyone enjoys the output and is appreciative of the chance to consume whatever offered.
Of course, Q is not the holy grail in these parts.

msloan · February 2016

I think the "haters" come in with all hobbies where people buy their toys......BGE's are expensive and most regular cookers look at buyers of something like that and wonder what it is we see in that product to make us pay that much more for something than they are willing. Because they dont necessarily see it they try to dismiss it. the other side of that coin is people who would love to own an egg and are not in a financial position to own one and they lash out because of their frustration.

it's no different than if you play music and you see people react to others playing and owning Les Paul's.

of fishermen buying GLoomis rods instead of something more common and cheaper.

women buying Kate Spade purses.

running into haters is something that is never going to go away completely....it's not a new concept but you have to realize that it's because you own a highly sought after expensive brand. it comes with the territory.

tgs2401 · February 2016

Everyone is fascinated with my BGE and they ask lots of questions about it. All good, no haters except for my stbxw but then she hates anything that might bring me happiness.....

tarheelmatt · February 2016

No haters for me either. Just those that are pissed I didn't bring enough. Lol.

hondabbq · February 2016

I had a guy rip on me about my egg, on an ATV/outdoor site I frequent. He had a Vision Kamado cooker. They are a decent product but not the egg by comparison.

Others chimed in saying the egg is the Cadillac of the Kamados, while other Vision owners talked about the various concerns with them, ie having to duct tape the ash basket cause it causes extra air flow etc.

He still was pissed at me about it. He bashed all my posts when I was making BBQ, sausages, meat sticks, bacon. I don't know why he was so mad at me. Ive never met the guy.

Ladeback69 · February 2016

I have helped my brother in law do BBQ competitions and he uses a large smoker and a UDS that he likes to use just briquettes for a fuel source and then add wood chunks like I do with my egg. He has done quite well and got a grand reserve with it last year. The food was great I had off of it, but not really much better then what I have made before on the egg. I also have a Weber Smokey Mountain and have done a 10+ brisket cook on it and didn't have to do much to it after I got it going. The egg makes things easier, but like others have said. there are a lot of smokers/cookers out there that are set it and forget it, like pellet smokers or electric smokers. Of course some of the best BBQ I have had come from the old stick burning stand alone pits that have been seasoned over the years. I would love to have a larger smoker, but can't justify it tell I have a need for it.

If they don't like it, don't share your food with them and if you like it, that's all that matters.

blasting · February 2016

BBQ isn't much of a thing here in phoenix or where I came from. In fact, nobody I know even owns a smoker of any sort.

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