I don't know why people think BCAA's are a waste of money.
Personally I keep them in my system all the time - I've been on 2600 cals for the past 2 months ( and I'm going to increase soon) and my weight is still holding at 225-230. The only thing I can think of is the large amounts of BCAA's have helped me maintain my strength and size while on lower calories.
Just my opion
Plus all these pod casts I'm listening to from Fitcast all they do is praise them.