Let's have a frank discussion about Throwdowns

bgebrent

theyolksonyou said:

Somewhere out there is a winner I did for thanksgiving leftover throwdown.  Turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce empanadas.  Too lazy to find. 

Lazy garage dwelling.

JohnInCarolina

bgebrent said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Well everyone is reacquainting themselves with Throwdowns I would like to add a reminder. 

There will be a Thanksgiving leftover Throwdown. Go ahead and get some ideas going. 

Best use of leftovers wins. Open the week of Thanksgiving and closes Sunday night.

@tarheelmatt stole the cup from @JohnInCarolina who had some killer egg rolls with a last minute entry last year. 

Ohhhh, NOW I see why you wanted to do top 3 John.    Ok, gold, silver, and bronze bragging rights. 

Haha.  I really couldn’t care less about winning one of these.  Those egg rolls were off the chain tho...

You told me after getting your MM cleaned up, nothing meant more than winning a throw down.

bgebrent

JohnInCarolina said:

bgebrent said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Well everyone is reacquainting themselves with Throwdowns I would like to add a reminder. 

There will be a Thanksgiving leftover Throwdown. Go ahead and get some ideas going. 

Best use of leftovers wins. Open the week of Thanksgiving and closes Sunday night.

@tarheelmatt stole the cup from @JohnInCarolina who had some killer egg rolls with a last minute entry last year. 

Ohhhh, NOW I see why you wanted to do top 3 John.    Ok, gold, silver, and bronze bragging rights. 

Haha.  I really couldn’t care less about winning one of these.  Those egg rolls were off the chain tho...

You told me after getting your MM cleaned up, nothing meant more than winning a throw down.

Correct.  Your MM never got spiffed up.

theyolksonyou

bgebrent said:

JohnInCarolina said:

bgebrent said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Well everyone is reacquainting themselves with Throwdowns I would like to add a reminder. 

There will be a Thanksgiving leftover Throwdown. Go ahead and get some ideas going. 

Best use of leftovers wins. Open the week of Thanksgiving and closes Sunday night.

@tarheelmatt stole the cup from @JohnInCarolina who had some killer egg rolls with a last minute entry last year. 

Ohhhh, NOW I see why you wanted to do top 3 John.    Ok, gold, silver, and bronze bragging rights. 

Haha.  I really couldn’t care less about winning one of these.  Those egg rolls were off the chain tho...

You told me after getting your MM cleaned up, nothing meant more than winning a throw down.

Correct.  Your MM never got spiffed up.

How would you know?  You totally bailed on wing ding.  Loser. 

bgebrent

theyolksonyou said:

bgebrent said:

JohnInCarolina said:

bgebrent said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Well everyone is reacquainting themselves with Throwdowns I would like to add a reminder. 

There will be a Thanksgiving leftover Throwdown. Go ahead and get some ideas going. 

Best use of leftovers wins. Open the week of Thanksgiving and closes Sunday night.

@tarheelmatt stole the cup from @JohnInCarolina who had some killer egg rolls with a last minute entry last year. 

Ohhhh, NOW I see why you wanted to do top 3 John.    Ok, gold, silver, and bronze bragging rights. 

Haha.  I really couldn’t care less about winning one of these.  Those egg rolls were off the chain tho...

You told me after getting your MM cleaned up, nothing meant more than winning a throw down.

Correct.  Your MM never got spiffed up.

How would you know?  You totally bailed on wing ding.  Loser. 

Winner arrogance.  I see.  So we can no longer be dead friends except coming through your parts later this month.  I’ll pm so you can go shopping 

Theophan

I'm always interested in a great recipe, or something else someone did that I might like to try.  But for myself, grilling and smoking are about having a great time making really wonderful food, not about competing with someone else.  I know that most people love competition, and it adds excitement for them.  I'm just not one of those people.  Different strokes...

thetrim

Throw it down.   How bout a nachos Throwdown sometime.  

I love nachos.  

thetrim

The only rule is:

There are NO rules!

bgebrent

I like the Nachos idea @thetrim.  Lots of options.  Next weekend.  Might be just you and me but I’m in.  Not this weekend, next weekend.  

Legume

thetrim said:

Throw it down.   How bout a nachos Throwdown sometime.  

I love nachos.  

Love this idea, except that @JohnInCarolina has a roccbox and makes unbelievable nachos in it, @caliking will make his own chips from scratch and @20stone will plant a field of corn and make his own cheese.

bgebrent

Legume said:

thetrim said:

Throw it down.   How bout a nachos Throwdown sometime.  

I love nachos.  

Love this idea, except that @JohnInCarolina has a roccbox and makes unbelievable nachos in it, @caliking will make his own chips from scratch and @20stone will plant a field of corn and make his own cheese.

They are all wannabes.  Don’t be skeered.

JRWhitee

I meant to post but forgot to take the plated photos and didnt post what I took.

johnnyp

thetrim said:

Throw it down.   How bout a nachos Throwdown sometime.  

I love nachos.  

If you build it, they will come 

NPHuskerFL

Mattman3969 said:

Everyone that enters get acknowledged as a winner.  Problem solved 

Yes.  Wait....what?

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

thetrim said:

Throw it down.   How bout a nachos Throwdown sometime.  

I love nachos.  

Love this idea, except that @JohnInCarolina has a roccbox and makes unbelievable nachos in it, @caliking will make his own chips from scratch and @20stone will plant a field of corn and make his own cheese.

Thus my suggestion for a “top three”.

northGAcock

Killit_and_Grillit said:

MORE THROWDOWN!!!!!!!!!!

Not participating in a throwdown because you think you'll not be good at it is like not sleeping with the loose girl in school because you think she'll be better than you. Just stick to your go to moves, experiment a little, and hope you come out on top.

Did you have fun? Maybe got your a$$ spanked a little? Learned a lot of new stuff? Well there ya go.

frazzdaddy

@northGAcock now you've done it. I spit coffee out my nose. That was funny.

northGAcock

bgebrent said:

theyolksonyou said:

Somewhere out there is a winner I did for thanksgiving leftover throwdown.  Turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce empanadas.  Too lazy to find. 

Bitter Lazy garage dwelling.

Fixed it for you.

fishlessman

i know this is an egg forum, but why limit it to egg cooks, im good if the  pizza is cooked in an egg, the oven, the blackstone, or if you made a stone woodfired oven.

billt01

NPHuskerFL said:

Mattman3969 said:

Everyone that enters get acknowledged as a winner.  Problem solved 

Yes.  Wait....what?

TideEggHead

For me it's a combination of things like others have said. Summers through the end of September are tough due to my work schedule and we always seem to be busy on the weekends. That and I seem to always fail seeing the thread until it is too late. Otherwise, I have no excuse, I would like to get involved even though my pictures suck!

JohnInCarolina

fishlessman said:

i know this is an egg forum, but why limit it to egg cooks, im good if the  pizza is cooked in an egg, the oven, the blackstone, or if you made a stone woodfired oven.

I second this.  

theyolksonyou

northGAcock said:

bgebrent said:

theyolksonyou said:

Somewhere out there is a winner I did for thanksgiving leftover throwdown.  Turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce empanadas.  Too lazy to find. 

Better Lazy garage dwelling.

Fixed it for you.

FTFY

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

fishlessman said:

i know this is an egg forum, but why limit it to egg cooks, im good if the  pizza is cooked in an egg, the oven, the blackstone, or if you made a stone woodfired oven.

I second this.  

this forum leans more to good cooks and good food than to the traditional kamado cooking grilled/bbq, it would be a shame not to be able to put your best effort out on the plate with the right tools if you have them

CigarCityEgger

I’ve always liked the throw downs even if it’s just seeing the results. I’m down to participate when I can. Sometimes plans get in the way of being able to do a specific cook on a given day, but if they’re a weekend long event, let’s say Fri-Sun (Not sure how long they’ve been in the past) and given enough notice I’m sure more would participate. 

HendersonTRKing

fishlessman said:

JohnInCarolina said:

fishlessman said:

i know this is an egg forum, but why limit it to egg cooks, im good if the  pizza is cooked in an egg, the oven, the blackstone, or if you made a stone woodfired oven.

I second this.  

this forum leans more to good cooks and good food than to the traditional kamado cooking grilled/bbq, it would be a shame not to be able to put your best effort out on the plate with the right tools if you have them

FWIWAINWTM ("For What It's Worth And It's Not Worth That Much"), I'd be less likely to participate in a TD that was not limited to egg-cooked stuff. 

While I definitely learn tons here from all the Blackstone and stickburner and other-equipment posts, my main purpose in clicking here (dozens of times some days) is to become a better egger.  I've found that the TDs provide a singular platform for inspiration and execution.  They've gotten me to expand things I'm willing to try to do, and they've also shown me what people who REALLY know what they're doing can do.

Nothing inherently wrong with opening it up to other equipment . . . I, for one, am just less likely to "compete" in that kind of a TD.  Definitely will watch and learn, tho!

I also don't like limiting the pictures, as the TDs sometimes do.  My pix aren't anything special, but only being able to post 3 seems a bit arbitrary.

Just my two cents.  

smokingal

HeavyG said:

There's a day each year for everything, including food. This calendar might spur some suggestions: https://foodimentary.com/today-in-national-food-holidays/

Next weekend is National Kegger Weekend.  That just sounds dangerous, lol.
I agree with those who have indicated that more time to plan and prepare would encourage more participation.

In addition, it might help if there was a dedicated sub-forum for throwdowns to help make sure no one misses out on one because the topic got lost in the clutter of the main forum.

TN_Egger

National Kegger Weekend.  Guaranteed there's some 18 year old kid, future SC Justice who's notating that on his calendar.

grilldad

I feel like eating some nachos.....

Kent8621

we have been doing keto so thanks for all the nacho torture talk now I want nachos I cant have.....