Welcome Newcomers/Unsolicited Advice

Nature Boy

Just wanted to welcome all of the new eggers that have joined us lately. Seems like several new family members since Christmas. It just keeps getting better and better.[p]Anyway, a couple quick observations, and things I learned here, that I would like to put in writing. General stuff that might help as you new folks learn the art. [p]1) Most everything cooked on the egg benefits from leaving the lid closed as much as possible. Patience is important to keep from peeking too much. Sit back, watch your dome temp, and let the egg do its magic. The more you open the lid, the more moisture that is lost, and the fire gets hotter each time as air rushes in.[p]2) If you must open the egg often at the end of a cook, like when you brush on finishing sauce, close the bottom vent while you have the top open. And brush on sauce and close lid quickly.[p]3) Go for it!! There are many, many foods that are better on the egg than any other way. Try something different for every meal, and you will learn quickly to adapt your egg to all temps/cooking procedures needed. Highly recommened are Pulled Pork Butt, Brisket, Ribs, Pizza, Steak, Pork Chops, Chicken and Salmon. They are my personal favorites, and once you cook most of those, you can cook anything.[p]Hope to see you at Eggfest 2000.
Nature Boy[p]

thetrim

Great advice

Gulfcoastguy

Next advice, always cook to internal temperature of the meat, not by a given time at a certain heat. thermoworks.com has several nice meat thermometers of both the instant read and the remote viewing variety.

frazzdaddy

See above and check those thermometers for calibration from time to time. Don't ask why I know that.

Nature Boy

Where is this stuff coming from? I am not posting this. Well, I did 18 years ago, but I am not now! 

thetrim

Someone had too much time on their hands

nolaegghead

Must be a Y2K glitch.

Nature Boy

haha. Yeah, someone is sharing old posts as me, or that Y2K glitch is finally taking hold. You may be onto something.

SSQUAL612

Nature Boy said:

haha. Yeah, someone is sharing old posts as me, or that Y2K glitch is finally taking hold. You may be onto something.

Or maybe someone is scrolling through the archives and commenting on the post thus the resurrection.

Nature Boy

Ahhh!!! No conspiracy after all I guess that's prolly a good thing. 

frazzdaddy

It's a Time Life "Best Of"Collection infomercial

Botch

Nature Boy said:

Where is this stuff coming from? I am not posting this. Well, I did 18 years ago, but I am not now! 

Haha!  You're officially a fossil!  

Nature Boy

Well, my face is definitely getting a little wrinkly, but my finger tips don't burn nearly as easily after all that scar tissue build-up from 20 years of cooking on da Egg. Plus, you'd have to dig me up for me to be a fossil, and I am still above ground.

Botch

We-e-e-lll, somebody dug up your post; that counts, right?  

Nature Boy

You run rings around me logically