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runnin2fire
runnin2fire Posts: 40
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I am Going to fire up the BGE for my first cook this weekend. Does anybody have any suggestions for my first cook? I was thinking along the lines of a pork tender loin or some ribs but not set in stone. Does anybody have any better ideas for my first cook? Thanks
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  • Danman
    Danman Posts: 22
    keep it simple..chicken
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  • Kentucky Wildcat Fan
    Kentucky Wildcat Fan Posts: 606
    I'd recommend playing w/ it a few times before you cook on it. Take time to learn how to adjust and hold temp. Car Wash Mike's Ribs are fantastic. My first cook w/ ribeye at 700 degrees.
    Large & MiniMax in Lexington, KY
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  • Bacchus
    Bacchus Posts: 6,019
    Both are good ideas. Another one would be to do a whole chicken. Indirect around 350-375 until done.
    Don't "practice" before cooking. It's a waste of lump, and whole chickens are cheap.
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  • Basscat
    Basscat Posts: 803
    Dead Simple Spatchcocked Chicken ala Naked Whiz is kind of traditional, easy, and shows off the Egg very well:

    http://www.nakedwhiz.com/spatch.htm

    That's what I did for my first cook, several years ago, and many since. Tenderloin would be quick and easy too, might want to save the ribs until you have a little experience with temp. control. Congrats on the new Egg, I am sure you will enjoy it!
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  • Ripnem
    Ripnem Posts: 5,511
    Spatchcock that baby, Ay Ron. B)
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  • Bacchus
    Bacchus Posts: 6,019
    Hey Adam, I'm not a big spatchcocker. Maybe I just dont get it. I know most forum members are on board with the spatchcocking. IMO, if you are gonna spatchcock, why not just go ahead and break it down, then do chicken parts?
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  • Bash
    Bash Posts: 1,011
    I'd say start with whatever you want to eat.

    Other than pizza, everything I have tried has come out tasting great. And most of the pizzas did too, but I have messed a few up.

    First three cooks were burgers, pizza, and ribs. This post shows the pizza disaster. Burgers and ribs came out great.

    http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=604643&catid=1

    Richard
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
    If you do a tender loin you wont be dissapointed!! Great choice. The spatchcocked is another great one. Heck, do 'em both and wow the crowd!! :)
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
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  • Rainman901
    Rainman901 Posts: 13
    I cooked two Spatchcocked chickens my first cook and they turned out great. Naked Whiz iz where I got the recipe and info form.

    Like Bacchus says "chickens are cheap".
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  • runnin2fire
    runnin2fire Posts: 40
    Man all these suggestions sound awesome. I think I will start with the chicken and if my temp. Control is doing ok I might go ahead with the tender loin. Thanks for all the great ideas keep em' comin. I'm really excited about this weekend, can't wait to fire it up. Thanks Eggheads
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  • eenie meenie
    eenie meenie Posts: 4,394
    runnin2fire, can't wait to see the pics of your first cook! Good luck and have fun. :)
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  • Hungry in Lilburn
    Hungry in Lilburn Posts: 756
    I too thought I should have started with butts are ribs on my first cooks. Nope! Did hamburgers first and then a standing prime rib roast. Man, it was great! And the LBGE gets all the credit because I had no idea what I was doing! Then I did spatchcocked chicken and then ribs, and then a picnic. Then pizza. Everything was great except I cooked the pizza to hot. Will do that again this weekend as well. I plan to cook all day Saturday. And a half day on Sunday. And I just got my LBGE for Christmas! Cook anything and take pics, lots of pics! Enjoy!
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