Just grilled stuff, boring compared to the chefs on here.

YukonRon

blasting said:

Perfect meal in my book Ron.  Simple quality is hard to beat.

Thank you sir, with our schedule, simple equals elegant. I know many that fast food it during remodels, and while in most cases it makes sense, we (My Beautiful Wife and I) have maybe dined out 3 times, our children however, are a different story entirely. They eat here and then go out with friends. How do they stay so thin?

johnmitchell

Great meal to share with your family.. Hopefully that spud got split open and smothered in butter and sour cream !!!!

YukonRon

johnmitchell said:

Great meal to share with your family.. Hopefully that spud got split open and smothered in butter and sour cream !!!!

It did. Thank you for the kind words my friend.
Usually I chop some peppers, onions and mushrooms, in some soy sauce with added garlic juice, sautee in a CI until the onions are opaque and soft, and use that instead of butter and sour cream. I forgot to get the shiitake and peppers at the grocery store, yesterday, or they would have been in it instead. Still turned out pretty well.

mikeinccfl

Nothing boring about a good, satisfying meal, especially when others can enjoy it too. Complex recipes feed our satisfaction as cooks and diners. Meals, served with love and smiles, feed our soul.

YukonRon

mikeinccfl said:

Nothing boring about a good, satisfying meal, especially when others can enjoy it too. Complex recipes feed our satisfaction as cooks and diners. Meals, served with love and smiles, feed our soul.

Kind words and well said my friend. Zero complaints at the table for this meal, thanks to the BGEs. No leftovers either.

tarheelmatt

You're cutting your self short buddy. You produce great food,  including this meal. 

AlexKeenan

"Just grilled stuff, boring compared to the chefs on here"

I am now in my later 50's and have talked to many chiefs and pit masters.
Most of the great ones will boil cooking down to making sure you first get all the simple stuff right each time.
It is all about mastering the heat and mastering time.

Hell's Kitchen does Risotto to see consistency since they make it time and time again. They do  Beef Wellington because it is all about timing and temperature.

So master the boring stuff and you will go a long way to mastering time and temperature on the big green egg.

Jupiter Jim

I like the way you two, family and friends suffer at meal time! Looking forward to some of your boring grilled stuff! J, K & EJ too  

tgs2401

très bien !

YukonRon

tarheelmatt said:

You're cutting your self short buddy. You produce great food,  including this meal. 

Matt, thank you for the kind words. It was fun.

YukonRon

AlexKeenan said:

"Just grilled stuff, boring compared to the chefs on here"

I am now in my later 50's and have talked to many chiefs and pit masters.
Most of the great ones will boil cooking down to making sure you first get all the simple stuff right each time.
It is all about mastering the heat and mastering time.

Hell's Kitchen does Risotto to see consistency since they make it time and time again. They do  Beef Wellington because it is all about timing and temperature.

So master the boring stuff and you will go a long way to mastering time and temperature on the big green egg.

I have done many things on the egg, and they are so much better than most everything I cook any other way. Not a master of yet by no means, but love what we cook and having fun doing it. Great times for me either way.
Thank you for the kind words and wise insight.

YukonRon

Jupiter Jim said:

I like the way you two, family and friends suffer at meal time! Looking forward to some of your boring grilled stuff! J, K & EJ too  

Yeah with my BIL here, we are going to need our big boy pants, for sure. The boil will be very good, spicy and the sides will be delicious as well.  Looking forward to see you in a couple of weeks. Drive safe.

YukonRon

tgs2401 said:

très bien !

Je vous remercie pour la gentillesse de vos propos.

I think? I hope I did not slaughter that too awfully bad. I tried to say "thank you for the kind words" I think I was close. It has been a while, sadly.

Sonny3

Okay, so you reeled me in with the "Boring" label and then slam the door with a great looking meal.  In my book simple and good always go to the head of the line.  And brother that meal fits the bill perfectly.  Nicely done sir.  With meals like that I wouldn't be in too big a hurry to have a kitchen back except for the convenience factor.

YukonRon

Sonny3 said:

Okay, so you reeled me in with the "Boring" label and then slam the door with a great looking meal.  In my book simple and good always go to the head of the line.  And brother that meal fits the bill perfectly.  Nicely done sir.  With meals like that I wouldn't be in too big a hurry to have a kitchen back except for the convenience factor.

That is funny. My Beautiful wife told me last night she feels sort of guilty wanting a new kitchen. She thinks all we will do with it now is boil water for the french press, and grind coffee beans. Other than a couple of pasta dishes, I don't know if we will really want to cook anything inside, ever.
Did you hear that? that whoosh sound that just went by my head was all the money we are spending on this kitchen.

da87

@YukonRon, living in your world. I received my egg for birthday/Father's Day - 1 month after moving in to the house after the remodel (as you described, house built in 1948 and kitchen and bath turned into whole house electric, HVAC, 3 baths, plus the kitchen).  New stove has been used 4 times since the egg came - but it looks nice and my wife loves it so worth every $

YukonRon

Appliances get delivered Sunday, countert tops Friday.trim out is going on now all cabinets are in.That is where we are at currently and the granite we will be getting.

Ozzie_Isaac

Grilled is one of my very favorites!  I would have been tickled pink if that was my dinner!

YukonRon

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Grilled is one of my very favorites!  I would have been tickled pink if that was my dinner!

Thank you sir. I am getting better at this, having to cook just about every meal on the BGE lately.las night it was chicken breasts bacon and mac and cheese. Made sammies.

northGAcock

YukonRon said:

Sonny3 said:

Okay, so you reeled me in with the "Boring" label and then slam the door with a great looking meal.  In my book simple and good always go to the head of the line.  And brother that meal fits the bill perfectly.  Nicely done sir.  With meals like that I wouldn't be in too big a hurry to have a kitchen back except for the convenience factor.

That is funny. My Beautiful wife told me last night she feels sort of guilty wanting a new kitchen. She thinks all we will do with it now is boil water for the french press, and grind coffee beans. Other than a couple of pasta dishes, I don't know if we will really want to cook anything inside, ever.
Did you hear that? that whoosh sound that just went by my head was all the money we are spending on this kitchen.

We can't take it with us Ron. You will enjoy your kitchen more than you know. If like mine, it will be the central gathering place for many a good time.

Legume

Sandbagging your cooking, legendary.  Kitchen is looking great and your food, as always, is fantastic.

YukonRon

northGAcock said:

YukonRon said:

Sonny3 said:

Okay, so you reeled me in with the "Boring" label and then slam the door with a great looking meal.  In my book simple and good always go to the head of the line.  And brother that meal fits the bill perfectly.  Nicely done sir.  With meals like that I wouldn't be in too big a hurry to have a kitchen back except for the convenience factor.

That is funny. My Beautiful wife told me last night she feels sort of guilty wanting a new kitchen. She thinks all we will do with it now is boil water for the french press, and grind coffee beans. Other than a couple of pasta dishes, I don't know if we will really want to cook anything inside, ever.
Did you hear that? that whoosh sound that just went by my head was all the money we are spending on this kitchen.

We can't take it with us Ron. You will enjoy your kitchen more than you know. If like mine, it will be the central gathering place for many a good time.

Had a wise man tell me as a kid "we can't take it with us, but try to stay here without it." I am sure it will be worth it and fun. It is the BGE Curse. Still won't have a lot of standing around room, but it will be much better than what it was by a mile.....

YukonRon

Legume said:

Sandbagging your cooking, legendary.  Kitchen is looking great and your food, as always, is fantastic.

You have a very kind soul my friend and thank you, I keep forgetting to post, and with family, children, guests, (can you believe that? we have no kitchen, but we still host dinner parties, thanks to the farmers market hers and the BGE, and, of course My Beautiful Wife.) it gets a bit hectic. I will say my wine rack has taken a beating the last few months, but heck, it's worth it.