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Christmas ideas?

Carolina Q
Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Mom wants some Christmas ideas for her favorite son. :) I have no suggestions. I don't really feel the need for a Stoker or DigiQ. Suppose one would be nice, but I really don't lo n slo enough to justify the cost. Never could see the point of an Adjustable Rig. Don't ever cook enough food to need more than one level. I already have a platesetter/pizza stone/CI grid. Plenty of CI skillets and DOs. Have a wok too. The only thing I've thought of is a spider. Not even sure what that would do for me.

Anyone have any ideas? Or am I maxed out?! Thanks.

I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Michael 
Central Connecticut 

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  • ResQue
    ResQue Posts: 1,045
    How about some Well's BBQ sauce since you like carolina q. She could buy you a couple of gallons of it for you.
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  • Hoss
    Hoss Posts: 14,600
    A spider would be good to hold the wok.You can pair it with a small diameter CI grid and get really close to the coals for a nice sear than put on a higher level to finish steaks.You could Trex at 350-400 dome.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Sold! They are about as eastern NC as u can get! Looks awfully red, but worth a shot. Thanks!!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Dave in So Cal
    Dave in So Cal Posts: 603
    While I don't often cook enough food to need more than one level, I use the AR for most of my cooks. I find that it is great for chicken because it raises the meat up in the dome. That allows me to go direct for crispiness without worrying about flare ups charring the meat.

    I use the spider a lot too - whenever I cook indirect. It is a more efficient use of space than the platesetter. Now days, I keep my platesetter clean so I can use it as the indirect piece for bread. I use a pizza stone in the spider for indirect meat. Despite using a drip pan it gets greasy. I don't want the grease smoke hitting the bread.

    Anyway, that's just what I think. You could also ask for a year or two's supply of lump, rubs, sauces, some really nice meat, a wok, or a bag full of tools and toys for your BGE.
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
    Thermapens are worth their weight in good food.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Yeah, I keep thinking about a spider. I have a broken large CI that I keep meaning to cut down to size. I haven't because I don't have a spider. Thanks, Hoss.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Thanks, Dave. I keep threatening to learn to bake bread. Maybe you have a point. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • ResQue
    ResQue Posts: 1,045
    I love it, I can send you some if you want to try it first. I have a little less than half a gallon left and can pack a sample up for you until I go back across the state line.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Yeah well, I should have asked her for that LAST year. I bought it myself. Sigh.

    Nice thought though!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Desert Oasis Woman
    Desert Oasis Woman Posts: 5,604
    an easy to use nice digital camera to post your wonderful cooks??
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    hahaha! You've been talking to Molly, haven't you, Darlin'?! I have a Canon point and shoot plus a Nikon DSLR with a couple of lenses. I have no excuses. :laugh:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Bacchus
    Bacchus Posts: 6,019
    Carolina Q wrote:
    Mom wants some Christmas ideas for her favorite son. :) I have no suggestions. I don't really feel the need for a Stoker or DigiQ. Suppose one would be nice, but I really don't lo n slo enough to justify the cost. Never could see the point of an Adjustable Rig. Don't ever cook enough food to need more than one level. I already have a platesetter/pizza stone/CI grid. Plenty of CI skillets and DOs. Have a wok too. The only thing I've thought of is a spider. Not even sure what that would do for me.

    Anyone have any ideas? Or am I maxed out?! Thanks.

    A better attitude maybe? ;)

    How bout some saffron or truffles?
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  • thechief96
    thechief96 Posts: 1,908
    Perhaps She could come over and cook you a wonderful breakfast on the egg. :laugh:
    Dave San Jose, CA The Duke of Loney
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,988
    was just thinking a griddle plate for cooking some eggs :laugh: :laugh:
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,988
    im pretty maxed out as well. only thing ive considered is upgrading my remote to the et732, but im waiting on that to see if prices drop. could also use a couple knives but the few i have work for me
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Misippi Egger
    Misippi Egger Posts: 5,095
    I have to agree with Dave in SoCal. I use my AR on most of my cooks. If nothing else, it raises to grid to a more 'useable' level, where you don't have to dip down to flip burgers, etc. Gets ckn higher in the dome for direct cooks, plus the multilevel capacity when you might occasionally need it.
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    a good knife?
    a sausage stuffer? stuff for curing/

    cold smoke generator?

    mesh thong?
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    how about santa finishes yer shower install? :laugh:
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,988
    should actually be done in a few weeks, have the big granite pieces all cut and ready and the sink now mounted. would be happier if the dog would start eating again though

    004-9.jpg
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    that's the nicest attic sink i have ever seen.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,988
    some day it will have running water
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Dimple's Mom
    Dimple's Mom Posts: 1,740
    A thermapen, sauces, or my personal favorite - cookbooks! One can never have too many.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    hahahaha!! Fish, I can't stop laughing!! Could I do pancakes too?

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Hey, I wonder if breakfast on the egg is really any better. Or did I already ask that? :laugh:

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Have a T-pen, sauces are always a good choice. Yes, I can have too many cookbooks! I already do! But if they have enough pretty pics.........maybe. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    My mother will never buy anyone a knife. Bad luck, ya know? I bought HER a Wusthof santoku a couple of years ago. Addressed the card "To Michael, From Michael" - told her she could borrow it. :laugh: Finally settled on accepting her payment of $1. Superstitious old girl. :laugh: Mistake anyway - HATE that knife!

    No idea what I'd do with the rest of that stuff. Well, except the mesh thong. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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