Georgia Mountain Egg Fest Thoughts

Lowcountrygamecock · May 2017

The fest today was my first egg fest and we loved it. Great location, great weather and fantastic food. Too many good recipes to mention all of them but the pizzas were great, shrimp and grits were on time and all the sausage and monkey bread and cinnamon rolls and chicken wings on and on. Man it was good. I do have a question. Is the group that cooked in the first location on the right as you're walking in part of this forum? I didn't get anybodies name but my boys loved the chicken wings from there so we wanted to make sure we checked out the recipe.

GaBGE · May 2017

It was also my first eggfest. My wife and I had a great time. Could not have asked for better weather or food. We will definitely be making this trip again.

Lowcountrygamecock · May 2017

Yes us too. I was impressed.

SmokinTiger81 · May 2017

Good to see you guys--thanks to those who stopped by and said hello--good to put faces with names. The only problem with this one being your first fest, is it may be pretty much downhill from here until next May. This one is a fantastic venue and crowd. I have cooked a couple times in Atlanta--but it does not hold a candle to Hiawassee. John does a great job. I think the crowd this year had to be largest ever for this one--from the meet and greet all the way through the event.

northGAcock · May 2017

Had a great time myself. Great venue and crowd.

CincyTiki · May 2017

Great to meet folks and get lots of new ideas and @SmokinTiger81 Cuban sandwiches were a huge hit with my group ( really liked the text notifications of when his food was ready too!)

Jupiter Jim · May 2017

Glad you came and that you enjoyed it.

John Hall and all the staff at Fairgrounds work very hard to make it all happen, this is a copy of what he sent to all the cooks this morning and this is why my wife and I have been cooking for every year and will be doing so next year.

A Message from John Hall: I just wanted to be sure you knew how much we appreciated the extraordinary effort and sacrifice all of you made this weekend. 126 cooks and about 2200 tasters is a pretty daunting situation, but, you met the challenge and excelled, like you always do. You are the heart and soul, the literal essence of an eggfest. YOU are what it's all about. YOU are the heroes. YOU are the reason this eggfest is so popular, so successful, and YOU are the reason people want to come back again and again. I'm humbled by the incredible show you put on each year and by your dedication and talent.

So, my friends, I congratulate each of you, and, know that we realize how truly blessed we are by your presence here at the GA Mt. Eggfest. "Thank you" is much too inadequate to express our gratitude.

We'll be starting preparations later this year for our 8th Annual GA Mt. Eggfest, May 18th and 19th, 2018. We would be honored to have you come back and be such an important part of this eggfest.

That first group on the right is Barrett Carter and I don't think he is in this group but is on FB. I will see if I can get his chicken wing recipe and post it here. It should be in the 2017 fest recipes that John Hall will post when he gets them from the cooks.

SmokinTiger81 · May 2017

Jim, agree wholeheartedly with all your comments regarding John Hall. Thanks for sharing his message to us cooks with everyone. He creates a super fun event for everyone--cooks and tasters alike. And he improves it each year--5 mini max's in the cook's drawing along with other nice gifts, nice gift bags with custom Mtn Fest apron and grill tool for cooks, and no fee for cooks this year. And it seemed the missing charcoal issue got resolved quickly--lol

bgebrent · May 2017

This is a top notch event thanks to John and all the great cooks. Looking forward to next year. Great fun cooking here.

SmokinTiger81 · May 2017

Cincy--glad your group enjoyed the Cubans and text alerts. The Cubans are courtesy of John Hall too--he provides all night security Friday night so we can get in, fire up the egg, and put the Cuban butt on about 5:30 pm Friday to cook 15 hours, come back and check it if we need to during the night, and at about 8:30 or 9 am it goes in the cooler wrapped in foil and towels, and gets pulled hot right before we assemble the sandwiches at lunchtime. I would add this definitely seemed to be the biggest crowd I can recall--and very courteous, appreciative, and lots of good egg questions.

Kent8621 · May 2017

it was my first time at this one and I think we will be going back. we made the 4 hour drive over Saturday from north Alabama and it was well worth it, not to mention I got my second egg.

Jupiter Jim · May 2017

Kent8621, was nice meeting you and thanks for coming to the fest, enjoy that second egg and see ya next year. Jim

Kent8621 · May 2017

thanks jim I am counting down till I can use it. we have a busy week this week and next so its going to be a few weeks sadly. thanks for taking the time to chat, we had so much great food and got some new ideas to try out soon.

Jupiter Jim · May 2017

Kent just sent ya a PM

piney · May 2017

This was our 3rd Ga Mtn Eggfest and probaly the best one yet. We had the pleasure to cook with @bgebrent and his wife Nichole again this year and they are top shelf. We also got to meet up with old friends way to numerous to mention here. Thanks to John Hall (@egret), Hiawassee Hardware, and to Ga Mtn Fairgrounds for all the hard work and dedication to hold an event like this. Last but not least, thanks again for the Mini Max I will add this to our arsenal! See ya'll next year, Gary and Sandy Woods

Lowcountrygamecock · May 2017

We missed the Cuban sandwiches when we stepped out for a few. I was really looking forward to trying them. Good times and good food. Can't beat that.

EggyBear · May 2017

@Lowcountrygamecock Thank you for the kind comment! I am glad the boys loved the wings. I would be happy to share the recipe with you.

@Jupiter Jim Thank you for letting me know about his request! Happy to oblige

http://eggybear.com/sweet-tea-brined-chicken-wings/

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions about the recipe!

Lowcountrygamecock · May 2017

I looked up your website this morning and saw the recipe. Only thing I didn't see was the temp you cooked them at?

egret · May 2017

Thank you all for your comments~~!! It was one amazing eggfest, even if I say so myself!?

Mark your calendars for next year........8th Annual Georgia Mountain Eggfest, May 18th and 19th, 2018.

b0atnutz · May 2017

John my wife Kim and I had an awesome time great food great epode and a great event thank you. I do have one question there was a team that severed sausage who if I remember what the lady noted was from Tifton do you know where I can get the info from to purchase this wonderful sausage. Thank You Jerry

GaBGE · May 2017

@b0atnutz it was https://www.carrollssausage.com/

outrageous · May 2017

b0atnutz said:

John my wife Kim and I had an awesome time great food great epode and a great event thank you. I do have one question there was a team that severed sausage who if I remember what the lady noted was from Tifton do you know where I can get the info from to purchase this wonderful sausage. Thank You Jerry

Jerry,. The sausage came from Curtis packing company in Tifton. They have a retail store alone with a large wholesale operation , a long time family business. The sausage was their fresh pork sausage. Message me if u need additional information. Glad u enjoyed it. I cook it indirect, 350*.

GaBGE · May 2017

Sorry about that @outrageous I remembered someone serving some sausage and the lady was telling everyone where it came from. Must have been a different cook.

outrageous · May 2017

GaBGE said:

Sorry about that @outrageous I remembered someone serving some sausage and the lady was telling everyone where it came from. Must have been a different cook.

Not a problem. Carroll's is great love their smoked sausage n other meats. Their smoked pork chops are to die for.

billybon · May 2017

b0atnutz said:

John my wife Kim and I had an awesome time great food great epode and a great event thank you. I do have one question there was a team that severed sausage who if I remember what the lady noted was from Tifton do you know where I can get the info from to purchase this wonderful sausage. Thank You Jerry

Jerry, what variety of sausage did you eat?

Jupiter Jim · May 2017

EggyBear said:

@Lowcountrygamecock Thank you for the kind comment! I am glad the boys loved the wings. I would be happy to share the recipe with you.

@Jupiter Jim Thank you for letting me know about his request! Happy to oblige

http://eggybear.com/sweet-tea-brined-chicken-wings/

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions about the recipe!

EggyBear my pleasure to help it's what us Eggers do!

deadhead88 · May 2017

Great time at the GA Mtn. Egg fest! Picked up an XL Demo egg and i've been having a blast with it! Have already cooked a stuffed pork loin and reverse seared some NY Strips. EggyBear thanks for the 101, y'alls food was awesome as well! SmokingTiger's Cubans were on point as well. Big thanks to everybody that helped put this wonderful event on, Glad to be part of the EggHead Community!

b0atnutz · May 2017

Thank you outrageous I will try to contact them and if I have a question i will contact you Thanks again

northGAcock · May 2017

deadhead88 said:

Great time at the GA Mtn. Egg fest! Picked up an XL Demo egg and i've been having a blast with it! Have already cooked a stuffed pork loin and reverse seared some NY Strips. EggyBear thanks for the 101, y'alls food was awesome as well! SmokingTiger's Cubans were on point as well. Big thanks to everybody that helped put this wonderful event on, Glad to be part of the EggHead Community!

Welcome aboard.

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