Comments on Profile Post by ChaChaRealSmooth

  1. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    I guess it depends on if you get a Big Green Bird?
    Jan 21, 2023
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  2. Ziva
    Ziva
    I love mine. So easy and delicious. Will be cheaper than real eggs soon…
    Jan 21, 2023
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  3. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    OK, OK... I googled.

    First surprise: it has nothing to do with audio! Or birds!
    Jan 21, 2023
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  4. JK47
    JK47
    I bought a mini fake one years ago from Walmart. The Acorn Jr. is insulation sandwiched in steel, rather than real clay. Works really well though
    Jan 21, 2023
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  5. ChaChaRealSmooth
    ChaChaRealSmooth
    Jan 21, 2023
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  6. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    "apart from cooking them."

    I should have said, "...apart from cooking them!"
    Jan 21, 2023
  7. YMO
    YMO
    Let me know how dog cooks on that thing.
    Jan 21, 2023
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  8. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    Uses paws to adjust, and nose to judge cooking times.

    How else?
    Jan 22, 2023
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  9. Azimuth
    Azimuth
    Basically the same as a brick oven. And we all love brick oven pizza!
    Jan 22, 2023
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  10. Azimuth
    Azimuth
    What is actually hilarious is that in colonial times in the US, cooking used to be done mostly outside or in a separate building because of the fire and heat.
    Jan 22, 2023
  11. Vansen
    Vansen
    The religion I practice is kamado grilling and I worship at the altar of my green egg. As a former coffee roasting professional, my roasting experience was directly translatable to using a green egg, which made it a perfect match.
    Jan 22, 2023
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  12. ChaChaRealSmooth
    ChaChaRealSmooth
    @Vansen how has the Green Egg worked for you during owning it? Anything you notice it does particularly well or badly?
    Jan 22, 2023
  13. Vansen
    Vansen
    Honestly, it doesn't do anything badly. Whenever I see complaints about green egg performance, it's usually because the person hasn't been cleaning it well. As long as you keep it clean with good quality fuel, you'll have a great experience.
    Jan 23, 2023
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  14. Vansen
    Vansen
    You can really dial in and finely control temps. On my large egg, I can get 30 hours at 110C or two hours at 370C. The ceramic really retains heat well and burns a lot less fuel than many other methods.
    Jan 23, 2023
  15. Vansen
    Vansen
    I use a Thermoworks Signals to manage my cooking and cook everything to temp with an internal thermometer and can monitor the grill temp with it, too. It'll even wake me up at 1am if the temps start to deviate.
    Jan 23, 2023
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  16. Vansen
    Vansen
    Easiest thing to start out smoking to get a feel for the egg is a pork shoulder. Maybe burgers to start out with the grilling side (costco frozen patties for lazy mode), but graduate to a steak ASAP. The high temps are incredible for steaks (~350C).
    Jan 23, 2023
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