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New member finally stepping out of the shadows!

Focker
Focker Posts: 8,364
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Hello all,

My name is Brandon and I have been lurking and drooling at all of your posts since this summer. :) I stumbled across this egg and table in the classifieds over the summer. I bought it from a really nice gentlemen retired from John Deere. Gotta love the paint job :lol:Table.jpg

I've been a Weber guy for 7 or 8 years, but I love my egg. It has definitely expanded my grilling horizons :woohoo:
Its like a blended family now :lol:

I am in nursing school now so I barely have time to use my egg, let alone post pics. :( I got my first camera for Christmas and I am on break so I thought I would post a few pics :cheer:

These are some untrimmed spares I did over the xmas break 3-2-1 with a modified Beals sauce. I tried Beals the first time following the recipe, and on the second I had to cut back on the Wright's along with adding meat drippings and a few other things B)

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Next are some chicken quesadillas I did on Saturday at 450, legs down on the platesetter. I grilled the chicken before and sliced, carmelized some onion and jalaps. Brushed outside of tortillas with a little EVOO and assembled with some cheddar and cilantro.
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This is my motivation to pass boards :laugh:

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Its sitting patiently(I'm not), in our spare room until school is finished.

And lastly, a couple future eggers! B)B)

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Mason on the left is my 18 month old son. Quentin is on the right, and he is my 2 year old nephew. Quentin is a picky eater and he devoured some quesadillas. My brother couldn't believe it. Mason takes an extra set of grill tongs and drags them around when I am checking on the egg. He just stands at the door and watches dad while saying "hot".

I am sorry this is a little long, but thanks for reading :)
Brandon
Quad Cities
"If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Pharmeggist
    Pharmeggist Posts: 1,191
    I really enjoyed your post....

    Nice Photography too!

    The 4th picture down from the top made me hungry for ribs :P My tongue is hanging out

    Happy Egging, Pharmeggist
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thanks Pharmeggist :)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Beli
    Beli Posts: 10,751
    Brandon

    Honoured to have you in the forum, your cooks look delicious and the photo quality outstanding....and as for the future eggers..priceless ;) ....keep sending your excellent work.
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  • Little Chef
    Little Chef Posts: 4,725
    Welcome XY!! Everything looked great! Keep sharing! And Beli...WELCOME BACK! :laugh: You have been missed!! XY...warning...this forum will form another family for you! Somehow, no matter how you try not to, you'll end up attached to all us nuts! :woohoo:
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thank you kindly Beli :)

    I can't wait for them to get a little older. :) I'm sure a few years down the road I will be saying the opposite :laugh:
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thank you Little Chef,

    In a way, I feel like I know a lot of people on here already, whether it be good or bad :laugh:

    I guess I have lurked for way too long :(
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Charleston Dave
    Charleston Dave Posts: 571
    Welcome aboard, Brandon, and thanks for sharing the pics!

    Now, when you make it to your first Eggfest you'll know you're addicted beyond hope! :)
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thanks Charleston Dave,

    I knew I was in trouble when I actually convinced my wife to get another large before the price increases, as a graduation gift :woohoo:

    I'd love to attend an Eggfest this summer B)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Desert Oasis Woman
    Desert Oasis Woman Posts: 5,604
    B) Well, male nurse to be, I can see you are no Gaylord Focker!! :woohoo: As a female seasoned professional, and a new Egger, welcome! In nursing school, one doesn't really have time for a life, so I see Egging has become a gret stress reducer 4 u ;) I went back when my little guy was 3 y/o; now he's a 15.75 y/o honor student, so you are setting an eggcellent eggample for your 2 tots ;) Cooking and egging are great stress reducers (and we all know nursing students and seasoned professionals know no stress, right???). E-mail me if you need more support... :cheer:
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  • Ross in Ventura
    Ross in Ventura Posts: 7,234
    Welcome XY great pictures and cooks we are here for you when you need help, in all ways!
    Ross
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  • dhuffjr
    dhuffjr Posts: 3,182
    Welcome out of the shadows.

    Nice post and nice looking ribs.

    Looks like those boys had a nice Christmas.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Desert Oasis Woman,your words are so true :) The hardest part is not theory, or clinicals, but having the feeling of missing out on so much with family. I keep telling myself this is only temporary, but even that is growing old. :(

    Cooking on the egg is my stress reducer ;) I just wish I could do it more often. :(

    I never thought a Desert Oasis Woman would be the first to start making Focker comments on here:woohoo: :woohoo:

    Thanks much Desert Oasis Woman, and I could definitely use a little support :cheer:
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Desert Oasis Woman
    Desert Oasis Woman Posts: 5,604
    :whistle: what Focker comments :whistle:
    B) give a little whistle anytime, XY
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thanks Ross in Ventura, I need help in all ways :laugh: :lol:

    dhuffjr- thank you :)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Desert Oasis Woman,

    I will B)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Little Chef
    Little Chef Posts: 4,725
    Regardless, Welcome! See profile (and Bubba Tim, my husband) Anything we can do to help, let us know! In all honesty though, this forum is SOO packed with knowledgable people! There is more knowledge in this forum than in any cook book! Welcome.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    I will definitely be asking you guys for help :)

    I have learned so much on here and Naked Whiz's website just in the past 6 months B)

    I'm glad I got lucky and found that egg for sale in the classifieds. B) I heard about the BGE, but didn't know that much about them.

    Thanks again Little Chef!
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Bordello
    Bordello Posts: 5,926
    Welcome to Eggland, you did a great job on both the cooking and the picture posting. Now that wasn't so hard was it???

    You're probably thinking why did I wait so long to post, the point being that you're finally out of the shadows. :laugh:

    Hope you find more time to use your egg, as always feel free to come here for any help needed.

    Post more pictures, the forum loves them.
    Bordello
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  • lowercasebill
    lowercasebill Posts: 5,218
    welcome brandon and happy new year.. nice looking cooks, pics and family.. glad to see you have your priorities in order ..... you got the egg and the shun before the camera :laugh: good luck in school
    bill
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  • Frank from Houma
    Frank from Houma Posts: 5,755
    Mightyfine post. Good luck with school and stop in when you can.
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  • Firetruck
    Firetruck Posts: 2,679
    Well it's about time you came out of the closet Focker. :laugh: JK, welcome to the cult. I like the way you just jump in there and git er done. Way to go. Nice pics and goodlookin food.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,454
    Welcome aboard. Obviously you hit the ground running!!! Since you mentioned you bought your set up from a JD retiree does that mean you live in the Quad City area by chance?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • reelgem
    reelgem Posts: 4,256
    Welcome Brandon! Your new camera is taking some beautiful pictures. Ribs look fantastic! The quesadillas look pretty good too. Your son is adorable!
    Hang in there with schooling. You'll be done before you know it.
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  • blackgrass
    blackgrass Posts: 54
    When I read your post for the first time I missread "nursing school" for "nursing home"...I was like WOW! That's the place I want to end up one day! :woohoo:
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Bordello-
    Yours and Mike's response to a previous post about posting pics helped extremely ;)

    Bill-
    Someone posted here about a Shun sale on Amazon. That 9" slicer was less than $60 shipped B) Its my first "real" knife. Thank you for your nice comments

    Frank in Houma-
    I appreciate your words of encouragement ;)

    RRP-
    Yes I live in the QC B) From what I recall, aren't you in the Peoria area? We will have to get together over the summer B)

    Firetruck-
    Thanks buddy ;)

    Reelgem-
    I appreciate your kind words. Its my first camera, nothing fancy. Its a point-and-shoot Samsung. I love the Macro button. I'm sure someone has posted on here about using that button for closeups :unsure:

    Blackgrass-
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    As long as we can take our eggs with us right?
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • mcdraw
    mcdraw Posts: 89
    XYRN2B,

    Great moniker!! You also have inspired me to learn how to post pics. Its time for me to step up as I too have had my BGE for about 6 months. I have learned a lot about its capabilities and still have a lot to learn. Loved the pics of your quesadillas and will try them soon (with some margaritas). Good luck in school.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    Thanks mcdraw,

    They are simple and really good. Especially when they are washed down with a margarita B)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • mcdraw
    mcdraw Posts: 89
    Let me know if you're headed to Chicago-Fest. I know from posts that there are several eggers in Illinois. I am in the north suburbs of Chicago and was at the 2008 Chicago-Fest.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    mcdraw,
    will do B)
    thanks
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    You Chicago people need to go to the fest in Osweego, it is a true Eggfest. It was held in September last year and it was a blast. Would have even been better without 7" of rain that day. -RP
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