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The best advice I can give is that you don't need a bunch of accessories to put out some good grub. You simply need the ability to cook direct, raised direct and indirect. Couple that with a thermometer and you can produce consistent results.
Know your egg. Understand how the vents affect the temps. Build a fire just for practice controlling temps. No cooking here.
If you can control the fire, the only thing you need to concern yourself with is when to take the food off.
Things aren't as hard as they may seem to be.
Take risks, try new things... it's just food. Have fun. -
I think the best ting I learned was also the hardest for me - patience.
Don't rush things and catch the temperature on the way up. Make small adjustments and wait for them to take affect before making more adjustments.Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
MiniMax 04/17
Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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Light egg sooner rather than later, don't chase temps, burp the egg to prevent flash of fire, cook to temp, and buy an electronic controller for overnight pork shoulder and brisket cooks.
Large BGE, Adjustable Rig, Small BGE, 2 BBQ Guru's, 18" WSM, Rockwood, Stage 3 Roush Mustang and a hot wife...
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I'm still learning hope I never stop but like its been said start slow but venture out try new things and never settle play until its perfect you can do it, it just takes time and a willingness to make it better. oh and enjoy the ride
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ShesGotEggs said:The egg is just an oven outdoors. Anything you or bake in an oven, you can do on a BGE.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
Don't overshoot your temperature. It's much easier to go up than down with the heat of the cook.
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Boston, MA
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You don't need a standalone egg to bake in unless you've got (fill in the blank) ____'s $$$LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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When the charcoal is ready to put food on. This is different for BBQ and direct grilling.
Kansas City, Missouri
Large Egg
Mini Egg
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf -
It is possible to completely burn yourself out on pizza. If you're making them more than 4 times a week, back off, go eat some sushi or something.___________
"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."
- Lin Yutang
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NPHuskerFL said:You don't need a standalone egg to bake in unless you've got (fill in the blank) ____'s $$$Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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Most important points have been well covered, so a couple of minor ones:
- allow extra time on L&S, inevitably when you haven't the pig/cow decide they need extra time - more FTC or BPTC is better than too little
- spray your daisy wheel with cooking spray once in a while and put it inside the egg on the grate when you shut down and cap
- make it fun, laugh at yourself, and realize you learn more from your mistakes than successesDoug
Wayne, PA
LBGE, Weber Kettle (gifted to my sister), Weber Gasser
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe" Albert Einstein -
Mangrates are...=======================================
XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
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NPHuskerFL said:You don't need a standalone egg to bake in unless you've got (fill in the blank) ____'s $$$
Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL
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Agree with Ron, learn how to avoid the fire belch...lol...The flare is relatively easy to avoid. The one that I have no clue how it happened...and just glad it only happened once was when it beaches out the intake....scared the snot out of my dog. If someone could explain this to me please do so. I didn't have that much wood in the L. Was all fresh Lazzari Mesquite. Firebox was filled to about halfway up the side. Dome thermometer was at 700*. Had the Ceramic Grill Stores AR in it. 2 pizza stones, one in the middle notch the other on the extender.
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Patience to get your fire going and temps. I found lighting early (yes I'm retired) helps in so many ways... and get a ThermapenCharlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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gmac said:NPHuskerFL said:You don't need a standalone egg to bake in unless you've got (fill in the blank) ____'s $$$
Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
Status- Standing by.
The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. -
SGH said:gmac said:NPHuskerFL said:You don't need a standalone egg to bake in unless you've got (fill in the blank) ____'s $$$
Maybe your purpose in life is only to serve as an example for others? - LPL
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Don't purchase Egghead Forum Fad Products , it gets expensive and takes up spaceVisalia, Ca @lkapigian
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DoubleEgger said:Don't joke about the French"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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The best way to cook brisket is to boil it.
XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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If you overshoot your desired temp, you can pour 1/8-1/4 cup of water on the coals and the temps will come down quickly
it was stated above but when doing an overnight low and slow, start your fire 3-4 hours early. Let it get rock solid stable for a few hours then put your food on. You'll burn $1 extra of lump
but you'll sleep a lot better and your egg will be right where you left it when you went to bed.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
It's just that one accessory you are missing that is really holding you back.Love you bro!
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Two things: The most important by far was something I learned long ago on the Forum from Lousubcap: "Enjoy the ride"
The second thing: A 'failed' cook on a BGE is generally still absolutely delicious.Johns Is, SC
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
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Lessons......Listen to great music.......
Enjoy Great beverages.........
Great friends.......
....and love your animals.
You will have a full BGE Expierence!Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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Eoin said:The Cen-Tex Smoker said:Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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Any cook over 60 minutes will need at least three beers so plan accordingly.
Like @shesgoteggs says, it is an outdoor oven and it also is an outdoor cooktop. -
JohnnyTarheel said:Patience to get your fire going and temps. I found lighting early (yes I'm retired) helps in so many ways... and get a Thermapen
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