Big Green Eggs Helped Us Survive The Hurricane

Chef_Hobo

I am so thankful for our Big Green Eggs as they helped us survive the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in St. Augustine, FL.  We lost power for some 30+ hours in our neighborhood, but luckily there wasn't devastating damage, just some lost food, a few shingles and downed trees.  We were able to reheat meals we prepared in advanced, cook new meals and cook for neighbors that were hungry.  The Mini Max performed well for reheating pre-storm prepared meals, breakfast, beans and whatever else we put in a pot or pan.  It heats up to temp so quickly, that we didn't even consider using a propane stove.  

On Saturday, my next door neighbor brought over his Large egg and all the other neighbors brought their food that was going to go bad.  We grilled up about 4 trays worth of food to help feed around 10 families.  We had an unbelievable spread (Beef Ribs [cooked all day], Pork Steaks, Strip Steaks, Pork Ribs, Chicken Quarters, Chicken Thighs, Chicken Breasts, Kielbasa, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Shrimp, Scallops, Asparagus, Zucchini, Black Beans and Baked Beans).  These three babies performed beautifully all day and everything came out delicious. 

After we ate, we heard that the local fire department had no food.  They were out all day performing rescues and had planned on going to Publix (local grocery store), but it had closed early since they were on limited power with a generator.  We gladly brought them a few trays of food to help out.  It was nice to see our community come together and support each other in any way we could!

P.S.:
Karma must've helped because right after we brought them food, the power came back on.

Cookbook_Chip

Nice!  Glad all are safe...

THEBuckeye

Well done. 

StillH2OEgger

That is awesome! Kudos to all involved for your efforts.

bhedges1987

Nice man.  Bet the neighbors loved that.

Dobie

Nice job, St Augustine got hit pretty hard. 

SmokingPiney

Your Karma account has just received a LARGE deposit.

Excellent! 

tikigriller

Your bucket is filling!!   Great story. Your picture looks like you are just hanging out on a sunny pleasant weekend doing some grilling! Thank God Matthew missed a direct hit. That was a nasty storm. 

bud812

This is what its all about.

NPHuskerFL

I'm glad you and your family are safe. I believe lives were spared by folks heeding to evacuations. That's fantastic you were able to help in your community. 

YEMTrey

Good on you sir!

caliking

Good to hear that not much damage was done in your area, and even better to hear about folks coming together for their community. Bravo!

MeTed

This the best post I have seen in quite awhile. Thank God your all safe. Thanks for taking the time to post!

northGAcock

This is a great act of kindness. So glad you are all safe and well.

Hans61

Sounds like a Bbq that will always be remembered!

BilZol

Good stuff all around. 

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Great story. Glad you are safe

Canugghead

I can't wait for the next storm if I'm your neighbour! Great story.

YukonRon

Nothing beats the community coming together, with big green eggs! Glad all is well.

JohnnyTarheel

Coming together in time of need is what it's all about.... great job

BikerBob

I fled the storm, but when I returned home a big oak had uprooted and a branch fell to the left of the egg and smashed a glass top table while a limb from elsewhere fell to the right and smashed another glass top table. The egg seems intact. My shop not so much so.

Bob

northGAcock

For those who appreciate some humor in the midst of hard times.......making lemonade out of lemons.

SloppyJoe

Very nice!!