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Philicious
Philicious Posts: 346
edited July 2012 in EggHead Forum
First, does using one mean you are cheating? Second, what is the middle of the road one or the most commonly used/most popular one?
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,337
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    I would offer that "cheating" is akin to "depends on what your definition of "is" is"...whatever works for you.
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  • bigguy136
    bigguy136 Posts: 1,362
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    I was at a rib competition a month ago and I used my Stoker controller.

    Some might think it's cheating but isn't using the BGE cheating?

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  • allitnils
    allitnils Posts: 109
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    Cheating??
    Cheating whom?
    You use a temperature controller when you use your oven. Is that "cheating"?
    If you have a device that makes your cooking more efficient/results tastier, then who cares how it's done?
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  • Philicious
    Philicious Posts: 346
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    The "cheating" part was not meant in a negative way. It really was a joke, perhaps a poor one.
    Born and raised in NOLA. Now live in East TN.
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  • michigan_jason
    michigan_jason Posts: 1,346
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    If using a controller is cheating, no matter the definition, then using the egg is cheating as well.



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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
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    Who cares if its "cheating" or not? I have one, use it mainly on overnighters or to smoke sausages at temps around 150. Used it before on ribs. I would suggest knowing how to manually control the egg so you are not relying on it in case the electricity goes out or god forbid it breaks mid cook.

    Don't know which ones are considered middle of the road. I have an Auber and its on the low end, but works great. Check out The Naked Whiz's website. He's reviewed just about all (if not all) of the ones out there. So much info it will make your head spin.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Cheating?!  The purpose of making delicious food, esp in a competition, isn't to see how well you can  control the dampers on your egg, it's how you season, prepare and use temperature/time to cook your food.  The end result is your product, not the road you used to get that (plus, that's a secret).
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