So Off Topic but inspired by BBQ Snob

cazzy

EGGjlmh said:

@cazzy

I am very sorry......I just want these guys to come to realize how talented you are!

Okay just don't tell them my wife cooks everything and we're cool [-X

EGGjlmh

@cazzy

Agreed.....

 

All jokes aside, that brisket is absolutely, well, ummm, I wish I could do one half that good.  It is unbelievable how good some of you guys are on here.

TonyA

There's two types of people in the world: people who feed you when they have you over, and people who have you over to feed you. For the former, spending time with you is how they bond. For the later, the meal is an expression of love toward the guests. Telling the former their Trader Joe appetizers are **** is unnecessary, while the later probably wants to know how to improve the offering.

A disaster like your buddy is created because today no one is willing to risk offending anyone, they aren't invested enough to deal with the reprocussions of shooting him straight. So in a sense, they are stuck eating **** food because that are **** friends? Or there's the fake food snobs... The worst! Lol

GalanteNate_OneEa

EGGjlmh said:

@cazzy

Agreed.....

 

All jokes aside, that brisket is absolutely, well, ummm, I wish I could do one half that good.  It is unbelievable how good some of you guys are on here.

Hey, if you want one done half as good as that one, I'm your man!

Jeremiah

cazzy said:

DMW said:

Too funny. I was flying solo for a week or this spring and friends of ours invited me over for dinner. I got there and she says to me: "I don't know what I was thinking. I'm cooking meat and I let Matt invite you for dinner". She had tossed a top round roast in the crock pot in the morning. I told her I'm sure it will be fine. It was overcooked and gray throughout, but there was no way she was going to know. I told here it was fine, nothing wrong with it, thanks for inviting me.

Last week, my roommate asked me if I had any rub for wings. I told him what to use and he made about 50 wings for dinner. I got home very late and they were out when I got home. I looked at them and saw they were charred. I knew the rub I told him to use didn't have sugar in it, so I eliminated the possibility of them being caramelized. Had one and put the rest away in the fridge. Disgusting burnt taste.

He was working, so didn't ask me for feedback. Two days later, we're in the kitchen and I'm eating some chicken he prepared. I say "so about those wings...they got away from you huh". He said "holy ****...they sure did. I've been waiting for you to say something and your silence made it worse".

If he wasn't a good friend, I would have never said anything.

I'm glad we're not friends.

) >:)

stemc33

Regardless of how polite you, if visiting someone else , or your invited guest if hosting during the visit; you know and they know if the food hit the mark. The smacking, the mmm mmm's, the how'd you do this, the smiles, and the going for seconds. Especially if this is normal for you or them. Now, we also now when, and they know when, it was a fail or mediocre. The I'm just not that hungry tonight, the half eaten plates, no request for techniques/recipes, the quietness in the room, and all the other signs to include not too bad(meaning it's a little bad), or the it's okay.

Solution:
Get new friends, use or give more ETOH whichever the situation dictates, and the number one the solution and probably the most important when dealing with VIP's is just become better actors/actresses. Do this by eating all the $#!+ offered and get seconds. Don't forget to rant and rave over the wretchedness of a meal they served up.

Remember, fake is fake regardless of the situation or predicament.

Legume

Love this thread and rant.

There are friends we hang out with where I just want to give them a good meal, but the hanging out is based on other areas of interest.  There are others where cooking/hunting/fishing/bbq is the fabric of our friendship and with them, I want to give them a good meal AND I want their assessment, I count on it.  With these friends, much like on this forum, good food is appreciated and either polite suggestion, open brainstorming or unfiltered ****-giving is expected and valuable input to continue to improve.  I've never served a perfect meal with these folks, but this is where we experiment and play around with new ideas.  As satisfying as it is to finally nail a cook where you wouldn't want to change anything, it can be boring to forever lock that in and not try new things.

A polite thank you is never wrong, but if you're expecting criticism/help or someone is expecting that from you - I say don't disappoint and blast 'em, but you have to know what they're looking for.  Not everyone is interested in all day prep and super technical cooks - if getting the perfect char on a hotdog is my goal, I don't need someone telling me how homemade mustard from locally sourced, organic heirloom mustard seeds would really elevate that dog.

GalanteNate_OneEa

@Legume‌ awesome points. I have two good friends and my brother who really get into what we cook, homemade sauces and rubs and everything, then outside of that I have some friends who just like to eat and drink. I survive off of both groups, I need them both to stay sane. But when the two groups mix, lol, that's when the craziness starts, the **** talking and the pretend foodies and critics voice opinions. Can't say it's not entertaining, but like I said, without both groups of friends, I would go nuts. More than I have already.

SeahawksEGGHead

I get it completely.  Case in point, last weekend I did a brisket flat.  To me it was tender and flavorful, but dry.  One of my guests said "I get brisket now.  I haven't had brisket this good ever, so now I get what the hype is all about."  Really?  It's tender and flavorful, but it's too dry, and I can do better.  My ribs are rarely good enough for me, but my guests are often very enthusiastic.  I know my chicken rocks, but I am my own worst critic, even though it's usually pretty good.

cazzy

Thinking about this thread right now.  With the fam in Houston and my wife's friend has some food going on his Traeger.

He's doing brisket...more of a brisket strip I should say.  It's the full length of a packer and about 3 inches wide.  He's also grilling some fajitas and some hatch sausage.  I don't think he knows how much of a BBQ snob I am, especially about brisket.  Either way, i'm excited to try his grub.  I will point out that his approach for these proteins is not even close to the way I would do it.  There is however many different ways to skin a cat. 

If he asks for help, I have my knifes and black latex gloves on standby.  *EDIT - Oh wait, wrong window...that should have been posted on my serial killer forum.   >:)

texaswig

My friends get overly worked up when I eat v at their house. After seeing my all my food pics on Facebook and having eaten what I'm best at cooking.that's when they start the" I can't cook as good as you "stuff. That's when I tell them" no worries it's just food" .

GalanteNate_OneEa

I'm pretty sure everyone can relate to this thread at some point in one way or another. I recently thought of a time when I was at the house of one of my closest friends for a picnic. I was standing next to him shooting the s#!t, watching him mass produce hockey pucks on his webber. It wasn't really an issue, I was there for the good company and catching up on life with a good friend. We'll someone's friends boyfriend walked up, took a sip of his beer, looked down at the grill and said, " I don't have time for charcoal, I don't see why someone would use it. I then took a sip of my beer, as to moisten my throat for the long winded response. Right then, my friend busted out with, "When you cook at the level that me and Nate cook at, you will understand". Now I was torn. He's right, that guy just didn't have a clue, but my buddy can't cook for s#!t, so I wasn't sure if I wanted to grab the flag and charge with him! because if that guy had any clue he would have busted out laughing and asked for another puck. But he didn't, he said, "Guess you're right, let me get another burger". Yet another situation where if you tell someone it's not burnt, it's philly style, you must not know BBQ. Nobody wants to look stupid.