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Aaron does Steak
One of Bezos' minions just dropped by and one of the items was a copy of Aaron Franklin's new book "Franklin Steak".
Just giving it a quick flip thru I see that it has a nice full page pix of a BGE and a section discussing kamados. Sorry folks, he's not a fan of kamados for cooking steak - "Kamado-style cookers are excellent devices for cooking many thing. Unfortunately, steak is not one of them."
So time to quit trying and to just buy another grill I guess.
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Myself, and several others who have had steak of my Eggs would disagree ... Now I need to take this book off my wish list ... You saved me $$ - Thanks!
Dave
Cambridge, Ontario - CanadaLarge (2010), Mini Max (2015), Large garden pot (2018) -
There will always be a technique specific device that cooks better than an all purpose cooker. The beauty of the kamado is that it does a lot of things pretty well. Not everyone wants a deck or garage full of various grilling equipment.
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Are they the perfect steak cooking apparatus, no. But nothing beats a thick cut, reverse seared steak, finished caveman style.
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Green needs to step up their game. That Big KJ with the dome lift assist blows the XL away. I saw one today. Pretty dang nice. I just can’t deal with red. THWG.
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Thankfully you have bgebrent money to buy top quality meat and a wife to grill it right for you.
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It’s true. I’ve got 2 XL’s and I like em. But, if I were buying them both today, I’m not sure I’d buy green...
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Who really needs a cookbook for steak anyway? 85% of having a really good steak is getting a good piece of beef and not f^cking it up.
LBGE
Pikesville, MD
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@HeavyG I look forward to your next thread, where you’ll show us all how it’s really done.
"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
I bet I could light a good fire to cook steak using this book as a fire starter .
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This is the first time the forum has ever saved me money.
LBGE, PSWOO, 36" Blackstone, MasterBuilt smoke box- Playing with fire in Three Rivers, MI
My '23 & Me' said I'm 2/3 bacon and 1/3 Red Blooded American
USMC Veteran
Always do sober what you said you would drunk, that'll teach you to keep your mouth shut. -EH -
I'm curious as to what, specifically, Mr. F thought the downsides of Mr. Egg were, regarding grilling steaks. Care to elaborate? She can get as hot as you want, do caveman/reverse-sear/drop-in-the-coals/etc, go direct/indirect, use reflected heat from the dome, or not, use virtually no smoke, or too much, etc etc etc....
___________"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."
- Lin Yutang
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He probably only cooks skinny steaks.
Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
I've been putting all the spare change I find in a big jar in order to fund a new camera just so I can take food pictures. Got about $33.00 now so only need about $47,967.00 more for the Hasselblad H6D-400c I've been dreaming about.
Might need a new tripod also but I think my old Bogen 3040 might be up to the task.
Can't wait to upload one of its 550Mb TIFF files (that oughta melt @Botch's phone). 😊
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk -
The egg is an excellent steak cooker. I can reverse sear, I can go caveman , I can get my kamado up over 900 degrees....so what’s wrong with it?
XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 -
HeavyG said:
Can't wait to upload one of its 550Mb TIFF files (that oughta melt @Botch's phone).
It's only you young punks that have phones with pictures. Get off my lawn.
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___________"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."
- Lin Yutang
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When it comes to steaks, two words: Sous Vide bitches.
Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin
Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)
"If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
Dennis - Austin,TX -
I disagree. 1/2" or bust.
TWSS.
#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
I'm also curious to know his complaints. Like others have said, the egg can get screaming hot, create indirect/direct/reflective heat, et cetera. The only issue I could see is that the grid isn't a solid cooking surface, which means less caramelization, but that problem is easily solved with a cast iron pan. You can't do sous vide on the egg, I'll grant that, but pretty much everything else is a go.
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I actually cooked a damn decent skinny prime ribeye in a SS skillet the other day. It was good.
#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
So I’m assuming at some point you will have a full picture documentation on how to cook steaks? Trollin trollin trollin.
-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky. -
Applies well to Tri tips for me. Others not so much.
Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
He probably just hasn’t spent enough time with one. I found the BGE extremely cumbersome at first too and missed my kettle and the kettle style of grilling. I was ready to give mine away there for the first few months. Then it started to click.
This is his 2nd book bashing the BGE, haha. Meathead isn’t a fan either.
South of Nashville - BGE XL - Alfresco 42" ALXE - Alfresco Versa Burner - Sunbeam Microwave -
I’d say it roast and puts a crust on a steak or prime rib just fine .
XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 -
In his defense, he said they work just fine for roasting which is what you did with that prime rib there.
South of Nashville - BGE XL - Alfresco 42" ALXE - Alfresco Versa Burner - Sunbeam Microwave -
Then I cranked it up to 700 and put the crust on it.
XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 -
I think @ryantt was just showing how you could do a prime rib without the need to sear I know this method works.
No need to be combative. We’re all here to learn and increase our abilities for cooking
-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky. -
Combative? Definitely wasn’t my intent. Was just pointing out that Aaron said he didn’t like the BGE for steak, but said they work great for long cooks like a prime rib.
South of Nashville - BGE XL - Alfresco 42" ALXE - Alfresco Versa Burner - Sunbeam Microwave -
Aaron probably like Beto anyway, soooo.....
I think steak is one of the better things the egg can do. So screw you Aaron!
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