New Big Green Egg User, need tips!!

wspwooks

Greetings BGE community! I am VERY Happy to announce that I am a first time BGE owner that is getting my BGE delivered on Wednesday. I am looking to ya'll for easy, first time/rookie - recipes/tips to get me started. I am kind of a health nut and I eat a lot of chicken and fish. I like to cook in bulk and then vacuum seal everything. I mainly eat Salmon for my fish but I am open to just about any steak-like cut of fish.

I am also interested in smoking trout for a family recipe for trout dip. Normally, we just buy the trout already smoked and use it in our recipe but of course I want to brag and say that I smoked it myself.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to joining this community and becoming addicted to my BGE like everyone else is.

WessB

Poke around my website linked below..you should get plenty of ideas..and ask all of your questions here on this forum..there are many experienced eggers here..Welcome..

Mike in Abita

Read this http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramic.htm

and welcome.

Doug in Eggmonton

Read this post it has every answer to every question linked in. Grampas grub does the community a great service putting that list together.

Doug

2Fategghead

wspwooks, Congratulations and welcome to the forum. :woohoo: Tim

Teach42

As for easy recipes, I started off with Moink Balls, ABT's, and Pulled Pork. They're all incredibly easy.

Let us know how your smoked trout mission goes. Never tried it, but that sounds delicious now that you've mentioned it!

[Deleted User]

You like Salmon?? That's an easy cook!

Get some salmon filets, cook at 350-400, skin side down.
After the fire has stabilized (give it 20 minutes) the cook takes about 12 minutes. Cook to 125 internal temp. I don't flip but if you choose to, make sure you use two spatulas.

Always cook to temp, not time. I find an instant read thermometer like the Thermopen invaluable.

Also if you are new to rubs, get some here:
http://www.dizzypigbbq.com/

Raging River is excellent on Salmon. I like my fish simple and wasn't sure if I'd like a rub- but it's great! Another thing that's great is drizzling some maple syrup on it with the rub.

Welcome to the cult!

TheDirtyBurger

I think someone should show you their spatchcock if you are a chicken kind of person. Ask someone and I am sure they will show you

2Fategghead

Here is my version of a spatchcock chicken. Tim

aem

TheDirtyBurger wrote:

I think someone should show you their spatchcock if you are a chicken kind of person. Ask someone and I am sure they will show you

Don't have a picture, but I use the same cooking instructions on split chickens (less work).

[Deleted User]

Spatchcock chicken is here:
http://www.nakedwhiz.com/spatch.htm