First Egg fest

EggHeadinFlorida · November 2016

Went to my first egg fest today in LongWood Florida.
Not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this fest. Only about 15 cooks, maybe about 75-100 customers. most of the food were small hors d'oeuvres. One person was cooking pizza another one had wings. It was definitely interesting smelling all the different types of food being cooked at one time.
I was expecting to try some pretty bad ass food like brisket, pulled pork, etc.

Seems like most of the vendors there had their own little barbecue businesses and we're promoting their spices, rubs etc.

But on the bright side I did pick up a smoke where cap for my eggs as well as the adapter for my mini max and I also got one of those Kick ash basket for my minimax. The guy said it was highly recommended for the minimax over my extra large because this will get a lot more airflow to the lump since these little eggs do you have an issue with getting up to temperature. Plus all these accessories were 15% off..

I also spoke with the owner of flame boss for about 10 minutes. Told her some features that I was looking for if I ever decided to swap out my DigiQDX2 unit and she told me that their company is working on somethings that will be out hopefully by next year.
The one thing I did like about flame boss that I did not know is they are located here in Central Florida about an hour south of me

tikigriller · November 2016

I love watching other people spend money!

Enjoy the new toys!!

Florida Grillin Girl · November 2016

Most cooks don't do overnight cooks, so brisket and fresh pulled pork are very unusual to see at a fest. I suggest the BIG one, Eggtoberfest in Atlanta if you want to see large teams of cooks pulling off overnighters.

The fest isn't over til 5PM, who knows what you missed by leaving early!

But I hope you enjoyed the your first fest and got some new ideas. Have fun with your new Eggsessories!

Canugghead · November 2016

nice toys!

how was Pat's picanha? he's an old timer on the other forum...
(Pat, if you're reading this, hope you don't mind me stealing your photos!)

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couple of other great grubs I saw...

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EggHeadinFlorida · November 2016

I deff didn't see any of that ^^^. I left a little after 1pm. Got there at 930ish

pgprescott · November 2016

Eggfests are a lot of work for ma and pa operations. I'm really impressed by the work the members do to hold their own BBQ fests. Keep in mind the time and effort the cooks donate to the events. My advice is to cook next year. You will only make the event better. You will meet some good friends too.

EggHeadinFlorida · November 2016

I'm not complaining, hope I didn't come off that way. Just saying this was my first event and wasn't sure what to expect.. thought it was going to be a lot bigger

theyolksonyou · November 2016

Come to Ga Mtn eggfest in the spring. It's more what you were thinking, but not as big as eggtoberfest. A few hundred cooks, a few thousand tasters. Lots of "different stuff". However, the idea is a bite here, a bite there. Don't expect big portions.

EggHeadinFlorida · November 2016

I didn't expect big lunch portions. I knew it was finger food sizes lol

saratoga2323 · November 2016

If this was your first fest, I could see your thoughts. It is one of the smaller ones, but that doesn't take away from what the cooks do for you, the taster. Jen and Rick make everything from scratch, even her frosting on her pumpkin muffins......her breakfast strata was so good. Chris from Gentry BBQ made an INCREDIBLE gumbo towards the end of the day, stirring his roux for over an hour over a very hot egg. He also served excellent food through out the day. Marcia made some tasty Monte Cristo sandwiches and her portion was more than enough. Jim and Kay made some delicious apple cake and pork sliders among other things, they know how to bake on the egg! Josh and his crew from True Craft BBQ..... it is a pleasure to taste his creations, even if he doesn't use pimento wood

Please remember, they have to pack, prepare, and cook for you while using a couple of tables outside. They also have to pay for all of the food themselves, there is no "fund" for the food that the cooks can take from. We drive from Miami for this fest and have never been disappointed by the size of the fest or the quality of the food. Thank you to Peter for putting on another great event and to Wekiva Island for sponsoring the event! See you next year!!!

chuckytheegghead · November 2016

What features are planned for FB?

FlaPoolman · November 2016

It seemed that most of the tasters didn't showup until 1:00 or so. Pete did a great job organizing this one.

bgebrent · November 2016

Butt Blast is the best, you are welcome. N GA Eggfest is da bomb!

Jupiter Jim · November 2016

saratoga2323 said:

If this was your first fest, I could see your thoughts. It is one of the smaller ones, but that doesn't take away from what the cooks do for you, the taster. Jen and Rick make everything from scratch, even her frosting on her pumpkin muffins......her breakfast strata was so good. Chris from Gentry BBQ made an INCREDIBLE gumbo towards the end of the day, stirring his roux for over an hour over a very hot egg. He also served excellent food through out the day. Marcia made some tasty Monte Cristo sandwiches and her portion was more than enough. Jim and Kay made some delicious apple cake and pork sliders among other things, they know how to bake on the egg! Josh and his crew from True Craft BBQ..... it is a pleasure to taste his creations, even if he doesn't use pimento wood Please remember, they have to pack, prepare, and cook for you while using a couple of tables outside. They also have to pay for all of the food themselves, there is no "fund" for the food that the cooks can take from. We drive from Miami for this fest and have never been disappointed by the size of the fest or the quality of the food. Thank you to Peter for putting on another great event and to Wekiva Island for sponsoring the event! See you next year!!!

Thanks for the support! ☺

Jupiter Jim · November 2016

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bgebrent · November 2016

Jupiter Jim said:

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No message. He meant to encourage you you to come to the N GA Eggfest.

Jupiter Jim · November 2016

EggHeadinFlorida said:

Went to my first egg fest today in LongWood Florida.
Not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this fest. Only about 15 cooks, maybe about 75-100 customers. most of the food were small hors d'oeuvres. One person was cooking pizza another one had wings. It was definitely interesting smelling all the different types of food being cooked at one time.
I was expecting to try some pretty bad ass food like brisket, pulled pork, etc.

Seems like most of the vendors there had their own little barbecue businesses and we're promoting their spices, rubs etc.

But on the bright side I did pick up a smoke where cap for my eggs as well as the adapter for my mini max and I also got one of those Kick ash basket for my minimax. The guy said it was highly recommended for the minimax over my extra large because this will get a lot more airflow to the lump since these little eggs do you have an issue with getting up to temperature. Plus all these accessories were 15% off..

I also spoke with the owner of flame boss for about 10 minutes. Told her some features that I was looking for if I ever decided to swap out my DigiQDX2 unit and she told me that their company is working on somethings that will be out hopefully by next year.
The one thing I did like about flame boss that I did not know is they are located here in Central Florida about an hour south of me

Were you the person looking to check out a thermapen? You should have stayed until the end as you missed a lot.

EggHeadinFlorida · November 2016

Jupiter Jim said:

EggHeadinFlorida said:

Went to my first egg fest today in LongWood Florida.
Not sure how I'm supposed to feel about this fest. Only about 15 cooks, maybe about 75-100 customers. most of the food were small hors d'oeuvres. One person was cooking pizza another one had wings. It was definitely interesting smelling all the different types of food being cooked at one time.
I was expecting to try some pretty bad ass food like brisket, pulled pork, etc.

Seems like most of the vendors there had their own little barbecue businesses and we're promoting their spices, rubs etc.

But on the bright side I did pick up a smoke where cap for my eggs as well as the adapter for my mini max and I also got one of those Kick ash basket for my minimax. The guy said it was highly recommended for the minimax over my extra large because this will get a lot more airflow to the lump since these little eggs do you have an issue with getting up to temperature. Plus all these accessories were 15% off..

I also spoke with the owner of flame boss for about 10 minutes. Told her some features that I was looking for if I ever decided to swap out my DigiQDX2 unit and she told me that their company is working on somethings that will be out hopefully by next year.
The one thing I did like about flame boss that I did not know is they are located here in Central Florida about an hour south of me

Were you the person looking to check out a thermapen? You should have stayed until the end as you missed a lot.

Yes that was me.. were you the one who helped me with my purchase ( i'm guessing you work for Travel Country? We cut out around 1ish. Looks like a lot more food was being cooked in the afternoon hours from I'm reading. If we would have known that we would have definitely stayed but we figured what they were cooking during the time we were there that's all that there was going to be. First egg fest, we will definitely do it different next time for sure.

Jupiter Jim · November 2016

I'm just a cook! I'm the person that brought my thermapen for you to check out, but you never stopped by to say hi. Did you buy one? I spoke with the owner of travel country Friday and asked him to bring you one. The wife and I cooked the following, breakfast casserole, apple cake, jalamango lime wings and Pork tenderloin BBQ sliders. We started cooking around 9:00 and ran out of food about 3:00. I sure wish you had found me I could have helped you understand how Eggfest work, no two are alike and there aren't any bad ones.

EggHeadinFlorida · November 2016

Jupiter Jim said:

I'm just a cook! I'm the person that brought my thermapen for you to check out, but you never stopped by to say hi. Did you buy one? I spoke with the owner of travel country Friday and asked him to bring you one. The wife and I cooked the following, breakfast casserole, apple cake, jalamango lime wings and Pork tenderloin BBQ sliders. We started cooking around 9:00 and ran out of food about 3:00. I sure wish you had found me I could have helped you understand how Eggfest work, no two are alike and there aren't any bad ones.

No, I'm not that person. I was at the table Travel country had looking at their (2) thermapens. I didn't speak with any cooks about them. Just one guy from Travel country.
Im going to go ahead and get the thermapen from the manufacturer. The ones at the show were not the new MK4 model, but they were priced at $97