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New Big Green Egg user..What are some of the first things I should try on it?
Posted on 8/17/18 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 8/17/18 at 1:46 pm
Any recipes anyone would like to share will be greatly appreciated.
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Posted on 8/17/18 at 1:48 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Ribs or a pork butt are the easiest things to cook on it.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:03 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
I'd try a long, low temp cook to figure out how to temp control it. Really hot should be easy, you need consistent temps to really cook well.
This post was edited on 8/17/18 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 8/17/18 at 2:21 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Pork butt is the first thing that should go on your egg
Posted on 8/17/18 at 3:07 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
The first thing I did on mine was chicken thighs
Posted on 8/17/18 at 3:07 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
I think chicken is one of the best things to try first. Good temp of 350 to 400 to help break in the gasket. And the difference in the moisture of a BGE chicken is very noticeable.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 3:32 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Turkey might be my favorite thing to cook on the egg. Brine for 24 hours, inject with Cajun butter, then coat the outside with your favorite poultry rub.
70/30 mix lump to hardwood.
70/30 mix lump to hardwood.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 4:48 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Pork butt for sure
Posted on 8/17/18 at 6:47 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Welcome to the club 
Posted on 8/17/18 at 6:51 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
When you get to Pizza, let me give you one hint: take the time to let the coals Ash over completely and make sure you have nothing but clean heat coming out of the stack. When I did my first pizzas, I went all in... made homemade Neapolitan style crust; homemade pizza sauce, fresh buffalo mozzarella, the best toppings I could find. I didn’t; however, wait long enough for all of the black to burn off of the charcoal, and my pizzas tasted like charcoal. They cooked and looked amazing. Tasted.... Whoof
Posted on 8/17/18 at 7:39 pm to dpd901
When you feel comfortable try this. Take a thick rib eye (1.5 in minimum), start fire and let it get completely red. Actually all you need is super hot about the size of your rib eye. By super hot I mean like a blacksmith's fire.
Salt and pepper your rib eye and place it directly on the super hot lump coals. Not briquettes but hardwood lump charcoal. No grill, just meat on coals. Takes courage to do this with an expensive piece of rib eye. Watch it carefully so it is not over cooked. Much better if you love it rare.
Make certain bottom vent is open all the way and the top is open as well without the cast iron vent control.
Don't worry if it flames a bit.
Enjoy
Salt and pepper your rib eye and place it directly on the super hot lump coals. Not briquettes but hardwood lump charcoal. No grill, just meat on coals. Takes courage to do this with an expensive piece of rib eye. Watch it carefully so it is not over cooked. Much better if you love it rare.
Make certain bottom vent is open all the way and the top is open as well without the cast iron vent control.
Don't worry if it flames a bit.
Enjoy
Posted on 8/17/18 at 9:16 pm to Fred439
pork butt is the most forgiving.
Posted on 8/17/18 at 10:18 pm to Fred439
ON the coals?
Posted on 8/18/18 at 9:35 am to coachLSU
Yes, Directly on the hot coals. I mentioned it takes a lot of courage to do this to a big rib eye. Just make certain you cook it nice and rare maybe rare-medium rare at the most. Medium will overly char the outside. Lump charcoal burns cleaner than briquettes as briquettes have a lot of junk to bind them together. Should any pieces of charcoals stick to the steak, just knock them off prior to eating.
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