BGE at my resort in Mexico

Ozzie_Isaac said:

kl8ton said:

Are those really tiny people or a really big egg?

Either way it looks warmer than here .. Snowed this morning.

His resort is definitely warmer than your campground.  You are both winning, but he is winning more right now.

You still win with your backyard! 😃

nolaegghead said:

They need a kick ash basket….that shovel seems unwieldy.  Never seen lobster tail cut like that, interesting.

never seen lobster tail cut like this either but SMWBO said it was really good.

Langner91 said:

I assume you talked to those two and told them what brand of lump you use, how you light your egg, and what vent settings you would run for that seafood, right?

I mean eggheads gotta egghead!

They are just grillers and I don’t speak a word of spanish, they have a “pitmaster” dedicated to maintaining the grills, etc.  I actually had a chat with him about the charcoal (which look surprisingly high quality and all natural).  Their egg would definitely fail the dollar bill test, but I am trying really hard to ignore that 😂🤣

They constantly open and close the lid so the charcoal burns hot and fast.  They only keep a small amount in the egg.  They run the grill from 12:00 to 18:00 so not the typical use case of bringing the BGE up to temp, cook food, close the egg.  I guess it makes sense for them.  Their charcoal makes a LOT of smoke when first lit.

RRP said:

paqman said:

They constantly open and close the lid so the charcoal burns hot and fast.  They only keep a small amount in the egg.  They run the grill from 12:00 to 18:00 so not the typical use case of bringing the BGE up to temp, cook food, close the egg.  I guess it makes sense for them.  Their charcoal makes a LOT of smoke when first lit.

6 hour window seems interesting - is it meal time at noon and 5:00 supper - but what about those other in-between hours? All afternoon hors d'oeuvre for pool side folks or what? I guess what I am really also asking - what hors d'oeuvres are they serving?

The area outside with the BGE is only open for lunch/snack, there is a pizza bar right next to the main pool.  They have burgers, nachos, etc.  They have tapas in the lounge area.  Interestingly, no buffet except for breakfast, that’s a first for us in an all-inclusive resort,

RRP said:

paqman said:

RRP said:

paqman said:

They constantly open and close the lid so the charcoal burns hot and fast.  They only keep a small amount in the egg.  They run the grill from 12:00 to 18:00 so not the typical use case of bringing the BGE up to temp, cook food, close the egg.  I guess it makes sense for them.  Their charcoal makes a LOT of smoke when first lit.

6 hour window seems interesting - is it meal time at noon and 5:00 supper - but what about those other in-between hours? All afternoon hors d'oeuvre for pool side folks or what? I guess what I am really also asking - what hors d'oeuvres are they serving?

The area outside with the BGE is only open for lunch/snack, there is a pizza bar right next to the main pool.  They have burgers, nachos, etc.  They have tapas in the lounge area.  Interestingly, no buffet except for breakfast, that’s a first for us in an all-inclusive resort,

So how is the security force there? Is their well armed presence obvious? On purpose or just so you know? We have neighbors who have vacationed around in several spots in Mexico and have told us armed security levels range all over the scale!

Nothing more than what we are used to see elsewhere while vacationing but we have decided to stay on the resort just to be safe.  We see the army walking on the beach every other hour or so and there were patrols/roadblocks along the main road leading to our resort.  It is out first time in Mexico so I can’t really say if this is more or less than usual.