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rmercier
rmercier Posts: 212
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Long story short...made the switch to gas about 10 years ago because the wife had reservations about using "charcoal"...mind you, we are talking about briquettes.

Many years ago a friend showed me his egg and I was intrigued but could not afford one. On top of that, I did not know about lump charcoal so I could not praise it's virtues so the wife was weary.

Fast forward to the present. One of my wife's clients told her about the egg and she asks me "what about this egg thing, I hear it's great". I roll my eyes and explain it to her, again, except with the knowledge of lump this time.

So, now I've cooked a few meals on this thing and she LOVES the taste....she even asked me to grill some chicken thighs on it last night....who am I to argue?
LBGE in Northern VA
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,172
    I have much of the same situation.....but for the life of me, I can't get her interested in firing it up or cooking on it. It would be one thing if she would bring me an occasional beer.....
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,429
    edited August 2015
    Show your wife how to use the egg. It isn't going to bite. My wife made buffalo drummies for us Wednesday night on the egg. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
    Ha!  I don't want my wife anywhere near my EGGs.  I tried that with my lawnmowers and it wasn't pretty.  Just expensive!

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,429
    edited August 2015
    Hawg Fan said:
    Ha!  I don't want my wife anywhere near my EGGs.  I tried that with my lawnmowers and it wasn't pretty.  Just expensive!
    Haha!  That made me laugh.  It's just a grill. No carbs, primer bulb, choke, blades, etc... =)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
    WeberWho? said:
    Hawg Fan said:
    Ha!  I don't want my wife anywhere near my EGGs.  I tried that with my lawnmowers and it wasn't pretty.  Just expensive!
    Haha!  That made me laugh.  It's just a grill. No carbs, primer bulb, blades, etc... =)

    Yes, that's true.  But fire and breakable ceramic are both involved!  I'm afraid she would be at the ER or one of my EGGs shattered on the patio!  Then I'd have to start another "Devastated" thread.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • rmercier
    rmercier Posts: 212
    While we were enjoying those thighs on the deck...she started asking me about the egg and how it works, the lighting process, temp reg....all that jazz. She provides personal chef services, so she's not afraid to cook or anything...hell, let her grill something for all I care, she'll probably churn out better cooks than me!
    LBGE in Northern VA
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,429
    rmercier said:
    While we were enjoying those thighs on the deck...she started asking me about the egg and how it works, the lighting process, temp reg....all that jazz. She provides personal chef services, so she's not afraid to cook or anything...hell, let her grill something for all I care, she'll probably churn out better cooks than me!
    I completely agree. It's just a grill. If she's showing interest why not have some fun together with it. It doesn't get much better than coming home to an egged meal that you didn't have to lift a finger =) Plus I'm my own hardest critic to please when cooking. I'll throw down others people's food all day long without one single complaint. I always find something I could have done differently with mine. Zero complaints with my wife using it 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,232
    Wives cook Wings on Eggs???????
    New Albany, Ohio 

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