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What to cook for first time?

Pork Butt
Pork Butt Posts: 95
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Ok I am going for it. I decided to get the large BGE today, 2/20/07. I am throwing out my last gas grill today. I can't wait to start cooking. It was a toss up between the large and the med. From reading your forms with so many great people here really helped me make up my mind. If there is anything I should know before I fire up my BGE, I would apreceate any advice. What to cook for my first time. So hard to decide becaue I want to try so many things. [p]Pork Butt
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  • Legally Blind Egghead
    Legally Blind Egghead Posts: 106
    Pork Butt,[p]Welcome to the wonderful world of Eggin'! I suggest you do something easy (Yet Delicious) for your first cook and one that doesn't require high searing temps.[p]BRATS are my recommendation as they are easy, juicy and yummy! There are many different ways to do them but I found a link to a recipe which is wonderful. I even read a recipe where you slow simmer in beer and onions in a crock pot all day before finishing on the egg. If anyone has that Brat recipe please share it as I can't seem to find it.[p]

    [ul][li]BRATS are Yummy![/ul]
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  • Unknown
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    Well I started up my BGE and decided to try smoke chicken. I used JD Chips. I had to first check out the high temp. first. Got it up to 675 degrees. I could not believe there was still more to go. I cooked my chicken parts at 275 degrees for 2 hours AND NO FLARE UPS, CAN YOU BELEIVE IT. The last 10 min. I put on BQ sauce. We could not believe how moist they were and the taste was out of this world. I am so mad I did not buy my BGE sooner.

    Pork Butt
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    <p />Legally Blind Egghead,
    you got it backyards... you should smoke the brats on the egg, then put em in a beer bath in a black iron skillet on your gasser while you cook something else on your egg. that's what we'll be doing at bristol again this year!
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    Pork Butt,
    i recommend a couple of medium heat cooks, like 350 maximum to "set" the gasket and adhesive. do not be tempted to "see how hot this baby will get" this first few times because your gasket will fail prematurely.[p]cook whatever you were going to on your gasser, then be amazed at the difference![p]don't get rid of your gasser just yet, your gasser will make handy storage for your plate setter & pizza stone and be a warmer.[p]welcome to the show![p]
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    Rick's Tropical Delight

    Thanks for the advice. Glade you mention that. I will be carefull. As for the Gas Grill it's gone. Buddy of mine took it for parts. LMAO.
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    Pork Butt, another reason to hold on to the gasser is a situation like I had this evening. I was using all my grid space on the egg for thin pork steaks. I wanted to grill zucinni and mushrooms and have them done at the same time as the steaks. In short, at times you will need the extra grill space in order to finish cooking several things at the same time. Enjoy the egg, it's a great grill.
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  • Nature Boy
    Nature Boy Posts: 8,687
    Man.
    DizzyPigBBQ.com
    Twitter: @dizzypigbbq
    Facebook: Dizzy Pig Seasonings
    Instagram: @DizzyPigBBQ
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    <p />Pork Butt,[p]I always recommend pork steaks for a first cook. They take several hours so you have time to play around and get used to your cooker's vent settings. They are very forgiving and can tolerate temp swings between 250° and 400°. You can sauce them at the end or leave them plain.[p]Below is a link to my cookin' site. A Pork steak page can be found in the PORK section.[p]~thirdeye~

    [ul][li]Click Here[/ul]
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
    Chuck/Tx,[p] Grate Extender.. Gives you two tiers. Use the gasser for storage.
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  • Chubby
    Chubby Posts: 2,955
    thirdeye,[p]How many times are you gonna tease me with that pic!![p]I'm having flashbacks....[p]Southern Missouri...High School Buddys...LynardSkynard, and Lil' cheapo Hibachis... loaded down with PorkSteaks!![p]Now...slather on some Maulls, and crack open a few doozen Miller Ponys!![p]Evans
    I spent most of my money on good bourbon, and bad women...the rest, I just wasted!!
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    Chubby,[p]I forgot about pony beers. Heheee. Out west, we had Oly and Coors in cans and Miller in the little bottles.[p]~thirdeye~

    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Unknown
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    <p />Nature Boy,
    :)
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  • Pork Butt
    Pork Butt Posts: 95
    thirdeye,[p]Thank you for the site, its awesome I put it in my favorites allready. Never had pork steaks before they look great. Thanks again for the site. [p]Pork Butt

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