Anyone have trouble going to a restaurant?

steelcityegger · June 2016

my wife said she wanted steak tonight, so stopped and bought a few ribeyes. I have a hard time ordering steak at a restaurant unless we are talking prime steakhouses. Anyone else spoiled with the egg that going out to eat isn't good anymore? Just do it if you know ou don't have the time to cook, or you are going to very fine dining. I feel the egg brings fine dining to home.

Ima_good_egg · June 2016

We feel the same. The egg makes food taste better.

JohnnyTarheel · June 2016

Yep..... All the time

apinion · June 2016

All the time. I'd rather get twice the food cooked the way I want it than to pay someone else.

Hans61 · June 2016

Very much agreed sir, the egg does bring fine dining home. At restaurants I only order food that I don't generally cook at home.

Gamecockeggman · June 2016

Had to eat outback the other day....I hate myself

loveTheEgg · June 2016

Cool-aid!

lousubcap · June 2016

No problem with restaurants-always follow a house rule from many decades ago; "Never order in a restaurant that which you can enjoy at home." Has served me well long before I found BGE. FWIW-

Holepuncher · June 2016

That is "Fine Dining".

YukonRon · June 2016

So far, these are what My Beautiful Wife and I no longer order when we go out when it is just us:
Beef
Chicken
Pork
Shell Fish
Crustacean
Salt water fish
Fresh water fish
Pizza
We will order:
Asian, pasta, sushi, drinks.

johnnyp · June 2016

We feel this way all the time

smokesniffer · June 2016

Love cooking at home, tastes better, fun to prepare and way easier on the budget. We went out the other night, for a light meal, both order some fancy salad, both had one drink $50. Not really worth it, but it was a date night.

Ozzie_Isaac · June 2016

I pick restraunts based on their cocktails now. Food has been underwhelming at them for a long time.

I do enjoy going with a large group of friends though.

nolaegghead · June 2016

I order technical food

Biggreenpharmacist · June 2016

nolaegghead said:

I order technical food

Mcrib hold the onions?

nolaegghead · June 2016

Biggreenpharmacist said:

nolaegghead said:

I order technical food

Mcrib hold the onions?

Pretty much. Takes about as much equipment (millions of dollars) to make one, sorta like taking a truffula tree and ending up with a knit thneed.

nolaegghead · June 2016

...ain't nobody doin that at home.

Ozzie_Isaac · June 2016

nolaegghead said:

...ain't nobody doin that at home.

I already see the next throwdown.

nolaegghead · June 2016

Ozzie_Isaac said:

nolaegghead said:

...ain't nobody doin that at home.

I already see the next throwdown.

We can have a throwdown where we all make surimi from scratch!!

Jstroke · June 2016

This is usually part of my argument when someone tells me eggs are expensive or charcoal is expensive. I simply ask how much they eat out--debate over

westernbbq · June 2016

Jstroke said:

This is usually part of my argument when someone tells me eggs are expensive or charcoal is expensive. I simply ask how much they eat out--debate over

Aint that the truth Brother! I simply do not enjoy most restaurant experiences anymore. I love Italian, certain Chinese, Middle Eastern and Mexican places but my kids always remind me that chicken, ribs, steak, burgers, sausage, pizza, brisket amd pulled pork are so much better at home than from any restaurant. BGE has opened up an incredible world of cooking possibilities for me and it is incredible....

We hardly go to restaurants at all anymore and when we have celebrations and i cook for family or friends, it is always a wonderful EGGsperience.....

td66snrf · June 2016

I honestly could not tell you the last time I ordered a steak at a restaurant.

Elijah · June 2016

I still order one every year or so. I regret it every time.

Doc_Eggerton · June 2016

I was just going to post that The Spouse paid me a nice complement a while ago that she did not like restaurant steaks any more after eating mine. I told her what I was doing and she said "Hell, we can't order a pizza anymore!"

ibanda · June 2016

I really did not know how to cook very well when I bought my egg 7 or 8 years ago. I learned how to cook from this forum and going to eggfests. I remember 7 years ago eating my own food and it was a revelation to realize this is as good as a restaurant! About a month later thinking, my own food is better than most restaurants!

The NY Strip steak method posted by TREX on the forum was the first cook I mastered.

Jstroke · June 2016

westernbbq said:

Jstroke said:

This is usually part of my argument when someone tells me eggs are expensive or charcoal is expensive. I simply ask how much they eat out--debate over

Aint that the truth Brother! I simply do not enjoy most restaurant experiences anymore. I love Italian, certain Chinese, Middle Eastern and Mexican places but my kids always remind me that chicken, ribs, steak, burgers, sausage, pizza, brisket amd pulled pork are so much better at home than from any restaurant. BGE has opened up an incredible world of cooking possibilities for me and it is incredible....

We hardly go to restaurants at all anymore and when we have celebrations and i cook for family or friends, it is always a wonderful EGGsperience.....

It's funny how that becomes more and more true as time goes on and we become less nervous on the egg. At first you make a hash of it(I sure did), and then gradually it's better, and then you realize after a year or two the only thing you get is take out and only from your favorite Chinese. And only when SWMBO says no cooking tonight. Otherwise the pantry and the meat locker are stocked and the idea of going out and dealing with parking and unedibles becomes a chore, so you stop mentioning it. And like you, anytime there is a excuse to get together as a family the expectation is that you're egging which is great as that means we slow things down a bit relax, play corn hole and tell lies. It sure beats wedging everyone into a restaurant where you only talk to the person on either side, or God forbid having it catered.

westernbbq · June 2016

True story Jstroke:

After i got my first bge an xl r yrs ago some family members would come over for great eats. We dont host a ton of parties but enough get togethers at sis in laws and cousin in laws where they each bought a Large BGE with the caveat that i agree to cook on them at their parties! I made za, steaks, burgers, chicks and turkeys beyond belief at each of their homes, and it gave me good practice too

We went out to dinner tonite. Italian, good stuff but if it was a bar and grill, i would not have enjoyed any of it because i am so spoiled by the results that come off my big green eggs.

My kids return from their friends houses telling me that the hot dogs or carry out pizza they had was ok but they want their pals over to our place so they can taste what really good food is like

BGE isnt just about cooking....its about a lifestyle,

Jstroke · June 2016

westernbbq said:

True story Jstroke:

After i got my first bge an xl r yrs ago some family members would come over for great eats. We dont host a ton of parties but enough get togethers at sis in laws and cousin in laws where they each bought a Large BGE with the caveat that i agree to cook on them at their parties! I made za, steaks, burgers, chicks and turkeys beyond belief at each of their homes, and it gave me good practice too

We went out to dinner tonite. Italian, good stuff but if it was a bar and grill, i would not have enjoyed any of it because i am so spoiled by the results that come off my big green eggs.

My kids return from their friends houses telling me that the hot dogs or carry out pizza they had was ok but they want their pals over to our place so they can taste what really good food is like

BGE isnt just about cooking....its about a lifestyle,

I don't doubt it one bit. Good for you getting the rest of the family to eggs

rifrench · June 2016

My grandchildren went to a steak house while on vacation, and ordered their steaks "cooked like PaPa does"!

pgprescott · June 2016

I order steaks cause I like steaks. Rarely do they measure up,even at high end joints.

gdenby · June 2016

There's maybe 300 restaurants, cafe's etc, besides the chains, near where I live. Any more, there's maybe 15 I will go to. 1 is new, and the chef had a bit of instruction on his brisket from Aaron Franklin. Needless to say, his product puts everyone else's to shame. Another is a Puerto Rican guy's place, who also happens to cook on Eggs.

Anyone have trouble going to a restaurant?

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