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Grandpas Grub
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When I got my first egg it took me a while to find the 'stuff’ discussed here on the forum. What follows below are posts and sites that help me getting to know and use my BGE(s) better. You will find links to some of the posts, member sites with great information, recipes and toys/accessories for the egg. This is just a starting point and quick reference to help you on your egg'n adventure. Welcome and congratulations with your egg.
Feel free to copy or bookmark this post/page for future reference.
Where to begin:
. Make sure you read the manual
. Watch the video provided with your new egg
. Calibrate your dome thermometer. Instructions are included with the egg.
Now, it's time to 'mouse around', enjoy:
- BGE Headquarters - The Mother Ship Home Page
- New stuff from BGE - What's new from BGE
- The Egg Components What everything in & on the egg is called
- Recipes - BGE HQ Recipes
- Recipes - Forum Recipes
- Boiling Point Calculator - From the Forum
Quick Tip - (on or off the egg) For great tasting food, cook food to temperature and use time as a reference.
- When is the food done - Food Cooking Temperatures
- USDA Is My Food Safe - How Temperatures Affect Food
- USDA Cold Storage - Freezing and Food Safety
- USDA Safe Food Handling Fact Sheets
- Egg Temperatures - Visual Guide to Vent Settings & Clear Smoke
- A Visual guide to - Good & Bad Smoke
- One of many ways to light the lump - Paper Towel & Oil
- How to post a picture on the forum - Using Photobucket - Visual Guide
- How to post a slideshow on the forum - Using Photobucket - Visual Guide
- What is Flashback (important) - Understanding Flashback
A few personal favorite cooks I have found to be easy, fun and result in some darn good eats:
- Chicken & Veggies
- Pot Roast in Dutch Oven
- Pork Char Sui
- Pulled Pork, Shoulders (Butt and Picnic)
Quick Tip - How much meat should I buy to feed Pulled Pork for a group of people. Take the number of people eating and divide by 2.4
- Prime Rib
- Buckboard Bacon
- Pastrami
- Chili Verde
- Mad Max Turkey & Gravy
Forum member sites, good places to spend some, you will find a wealth of knowledge being shared:
- Thirdeye - Recipe Section
- Thirdeye - Thirdeye Front Page Don't pass up the other BBQ/Smoking help on the site.
- Wess B - Recipes, Tips & Fest Cookbooks
- Nakedwiz - Lump Database, Recipes & Tips
Thermometers:
Most forum members will advise to get an instant read thermometer. The Thermopen is a well worth investment, don't settle for lookalikes. The MTC is also an good thermometer, pick up the thin fast reading probe. Both are fast reading and extremely accurate.
- Thermoworks - Fast Read Thermapen
- Thermoworks - MTC Mini Handheld (get the 2 sec read probe)
- Maverick Redi Check - ET-73 (abt. $40 online) Pit & Food probes with remote & alarms
Tools, Toys and Must Have's:
Some forum members who offer Tools & Accessories, you will also find recipes and tips at some of these sites - take time to look and learn:
- Thirdeye - ThirdHand Grid Lift, Wiggle Rods, Micro Adjuster and ThirdFinger
- Ceramic Grills Store, Egg Accessories - One of my favorites, the Adjustable Rig & Spider
- Dizzy Pig Rubs - (DP) Rubs
- Chubby's accessories for the small egg - Grill Mates
- Lawn Ranger - Custom Handles and Tools
- Big'un - Carnivore BBQ Sauce
Enjoy, GG
Feel free to copy or bookmark this post/page for future reference.
Where to begin:
. Make sure you read the manual
. Watch the video provided with your new egg
. Calibrate your dome thermometer. Instructions are included with the egg.
Now, it's time to 'mouse around', enjoy:
- BGE Headquarters - The Mother Ship Home Page
- New stuff from BGE - What's new from BGE
- The Egg Components What everything in & on the egg is called
- Recipes - BGE HQ Recipes
- Recipes - Forum Recipes
- Boiling Point Calculator - From the Forum
Quick Tip - (on or off the egg) For great tasting food, cook food to temperature and use time as a reference.
- When is the food done - Food Cooking Temperatures
- USDA Is My Food Safe - How Temperatures Affect Food
- USDA Cold Storage - Freezing and Food Safety
- USDA Safe Food Handling Fact Sheets
- Egg Temperatures - Visual Guide to Vent Settings & Clear Smoke
- A Visual guide to - Good & Bad Smoke
- One of many ways to light the lump - Paper Towel & Oil
- How to post a picture on the forum - Using Photobucket - Visual Guide
- How to post a slideshow on the forum - Using Photobucket - Visual Guide
- What is Flashback (important) - Understanding Flashback
A few personal favorite cooks I have found to be easy, fun and result in some darn good eats:
- Chicken & Veggies
- Pot Roast in Dutch Oven
- Pork Char Sui
- Pulled Pork, Shoulders (Butt and Picnic)
Quick Tip - How much meat should I buy to feed Pulled Pork for a group of people. Take the number of people eating and divide by 2.4
- Prime Rib
- Buckboard Bacon
- Pastrami
- Chili Verde
- Mad Max Turkey & Gravy
Forum member sites, good places to spend some, you will find a wealth of knowledge being shared:
- Thirdeye - Recipe Section
- Thirdeye - Thirdeye Front Page Don't pass up the other BBQ/Smoking help on the site.
- Wess B - Recipes, Tips & Fest Cookbooks
- Nakedwiz - Lump Database, Recipes & Tips
Thermometers:
Most forum members will advise to get an instant read thermometer. The Thermopen is a well worth investment, don't settle for lookalikes. The MTC is also an good thermometer, pick up the thin fast reading probe. Both are fast reading and extremely accurate.
- Thermoworks - Fast Read Thermapen
- Thermoworks - MTC Mini Handheld (get the 2 sec read probe)
- Maverick Redi Check - ET-73 (abt. $40 online) Pit & Food probes with remote & alarms
Tools, Toys and Must Have's:
Some forum members who offer Tools & Accessories, you will also find recipes and tips at some of these sites - take time to look and learn:
- Thirdeye - ThirdHand Grid Lift, Wiggle Rods, Micro Adjuster and ThirdFinger
- Ceramic Grills Store, Egg Accessories - One of my favorites, the Adjustable Rig & Spider
- Dizzy Pig Rubs - (DP) Rubs
- Chubby's accessories for the small egg - Grill Mates
- Lawn Ranger - Custom Handles and Tools
- Big'un - Carnivore BBQ Sauce
Enjoy, GG
Comments
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GG
Thanks for all the info...by the way...I picked up the ET-73 based on some of your comments and I love it...my kids think I'm a nerd (with the wireless readout), but they love the food that comes off my egg... -
You da man, Kent !!
Think I'll do your pot roast in the DO on my BGE this W/E if OK w/ U.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious -
Thanks, good info, just tagged that link as a Favorite. BB
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Enjoy the cook, one of my favorite cooks. Thanks.
Kent -
It is great when the kids think you are a nerd and are loving the results.
Glad you like the toy.
GG -
This link is so incredibly useful. Thanks!
Is there any way to make it a "sticky" link that always stays on the top of the forum so you don't have to keep answering the same questions? I don't claim to know anything about designing the forum, but I know there are "sticky" links in other forums (fora?). -
Thank you thank you thank you for this posting - maybe it should be a "sticky" for everyone.
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ThanksGeorge Foreman? Who?Tim C. Panama City, Fl.Large, Minimax-soon
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Thnaks GG for those links and informations...
Newbe!Bon appétit !! -
what a great list of resources! Thanks
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