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  1. old golfer guy

    Best way to save a 10lb Prime Rib??

    Bought a Costco bone in Prime Rib for Thanksgiving. I got sick 2 days before so canceled the family dinner, wrapped roast and put in freezer. Rescheduled family dinner for today 3 /23. pulled roast on Monday and put in refer to defrost. Thur. at 3: am wife calls 411 for paramedics to take me to...
  2. old golfer guy

    Cooking for 75 people!!

    "She who must be obeyed" has volunteered us to help cook for 75 people on an RV trip this fall. Wants to do a pancake breakfast and brisket for dinner one night. Has anyone tried making a bunch of pancakes, freezing them and then reheating by S. V.?? We have 2 SVs and I'm sure I could come up...
  3. old golfer guy

    where did the smoke go??

    Did my first brisket on my MB 900 Fri. night. Started the 900 at 7:30 pm, plenty of smoke rolling. Put brisket in when temp. of 225 was reached. Checked about 11PM and smoke still there but had slowed down some. At about 1:00 am very little smoke coming out ant brisket has almost no bark...
  4. old golfer guy

    Brisket sauce?

    Doing my first brisket in a couple of years. Wondering about sauce, what's the newest thing? I make Franklins regular sauce and like it. I use very little if any but it pleases my friends. Any other sauces that are popular now? Friend born and raised in Texas says if it's good meat and smoked...
  5. old golfer guy

    Foil boat brisket

    Have not done a brisket in a long time so started looking for the latest and greatest way to smoke a brisket. FOIL BOAT! Sounds very interesting. Anybody have thoughts on this process of smoking a brisket? Thinking it would be almost impossible to dry it out.
  6. old golfer guy

    Griddle??

    Only done 1 cook on my 900 and it was great. Have company tomorrow night and I would like to Samsh Burgers but have not ordered the griddle yet. Can I use the griddle we have for our cooktop ?? Any special set up instructions?? Thanks
  7. old golfer guy

    Fan not working

    Just finished my GR 900 together and started the burn in. Fan will not come on!! Over 1oo degrees out here now so will look for solutions in the morning. Any suggestions of where I should start??
  8. old golfer guy

    MB covers

    Just got my MB GF 900 and now need a cover. bought a cover for my TEC grill about 8 years ago from Covers All and it is still holding up. Looked at recent reviews of Covers All and I am not sure I want to buy from them again. Looks like nothing but problems with them. Anybody bought from them...
  9. old golfer guy

    Covers?

    Just got my BD present. Master Built 900 Gravity Feed. Now looking for a cover. The MB one is about $80.00 but I would suspect it would not last one year. I used Cover & All about 6 years ago for my Tec grill and it is holding up great. But looking at the reviews of them now lots of people say...
  10. old golfer guy

    Downsides of Trager Silverton XI

    Me propane vertical smoker just took a dump on me! Me 30 year old propane grill needs to be rebuilt ! So I am shopping I'm Costco and they have this new Trager Silverton XI on sale , it ends tomorrow. More than I wanted to spend for a smoker but if it does a good job of grilling also I think I...
  11. old golfer guy

    Brisket in Sous Vide??

    Have cooked a few briskets over the years but have a timing problem this time. Has anybody cooked the brisket, let it cool then reheat SV?? Want to cook at home, freeze then put in SV for about 4 hrs. at 140? 170? 205?? Doing this because this is an RV trip and can't take smoker with me. Any...
  12. old golfer guy

    Brisket for 6

    I would like to do a brisket dinner for 6 but am not sure about finding a piece that small. So I'm thinking of buying a full packer at Costco, smoke the whole thing, slice off what we need for dinner that nite then vac pak the rest in portions for about 6. When I want to have a brisket dinner I...
  13. old golfer guy

    Beer marinade

    I have to cook Tri Tips for 40 people this weekend. I asked the chef at our golf course what he uses to marinade T. T. and he uses beer! Been BBQing for a long time smoking for 10 years but never heard of beer for a marinade. Any thoughts on this? Thanks
  14. old golfer guy

    Reheating stuffed peppers

    Going to a gathering this weekend and want to take bacon wrapped stuffed peppers. Do you think it would work to smoke the peppers at home, put in a covered pan to transport and reheat on a gas grill or in the oven before serving? Wife thinks they might be a little soggy after resting for...
  15. old golfer guy

    Reheating candied bacon

    We will be in the RV ( actually outside the RV) with family on X Mas eve. I want to make candied bacon but have to do it before hand and reheat it for the family. Any suggestions as to the best way to reheat, or just eat it cold. Thanks Stay safe, stay healthy
  16. old golfer guy

    Beef Ribs/ person?

    Smoking some Costco beef ribs for my B. D. party but I need some help on amount per person. We are a bunch of old fools in our 70s. Any ideas. Also the time for beef ribs? A. Franklin says about 12 hrs but I see a lot of threads here that are for about 5 to6 hrs of cook time?? Thanks
  17. old golfer guy

    Hatch Green Chiles

    Wife just came home with a big bag of Hatch Chiles. Have any of you made poppers with these?? Need to make any changes? Taste? Thanks
  18. old golfer guy

    Menu help

    My birthday is on Mon. and what I like to do is cook ( smoke ) for my friends. Planning on Jeffs Bacon Shooters, cheese and crackers for starters. D. W. is doing dessert. I will smoke Costco beef ribs. Question is what to serve as sides with the ribs??? Smoked mac & cheese, cole slaw, potatoes...
  19. old golfer guy

    Pulled Pork help

    Put 2 8lb butts on the Kamado at 6:00AM expecting to eat at 6:PM Thankfully the dinner was cancelled by noon. The pork was not done by 11:00 that night!! Never got to 170 degrees so I wrapped in foil and thru in the oven for awhile at 350 then shredded it. Flavor of meat is OK but very dry and...
  20. old golfer guy

    1/2 lb/ pereson?

    Doing a brisket on the 4th. Is 1/2 lb / person of trimmed prime brisket enough for 15 seniors? Thanks
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