2016 South Florida Gathering (6th Annual) November 4th-6th PICTURES ADDED

dougmays · Oct 31, 2016

carol506 said:
Doug,John is bringing a "knock off" egg instead of weber.

ok cool!

jarjarchef said:
@dougmays If you want to bring your spicy cole slaw that is good. I was going to make a simple lime and cilantro slaw as well. We can have both.

Different knives react well to sharpening. Victornox is a soft metal and very tricky to work with, usually it is all about the angle with them.

Firewood Ill see what space I have. My problem is we put the cover back on my truck, but will figure out something.

Good to know about the Victornox and that its not just me. i'm gonna bring a bunch of knives and my 2 different honing stones

orlandosmoking · Oct 31, 2016

Doug you can put me down for site 79. Oh yeah, also sites 82 and 83. I'll have my mini WSM. Was hoping you will have room on your rig again for my beans and ???? other stuff that won't fit in my mini. I could do a butt overnight again for lunch and not sure what else is coming along just yet. Got a couple of extra chickens I may bring along.

ega-q · Oct 31, 2016

Planing to bring my Smoke Hollow-E, a small travel grill (not good for much but fire under the grate)... As said before I will have some easy eats for Saturday and will try to figure out some sides to offset the protein overload (not sure how that would be a problem but some folks can't live by meat alone).

Looking to roll in Friday early afternoon and set up... see you all there.

tripleq · Oct 31, 2016

dougmays said:
I feel like my knives dont keep an edge long enough and sometimes when i hone, they feel duller :(

I have a Victornox 8" chef's knife that was crazy sharp when i got it and i cannot seem to get that edge back

jarjarchef said:
Different knives react well to sharpening. Victornox is a soft metal and very tricky to work with, usually it is all about the angle with them.

He's correct, there is no such thing as a perfect knife, As a rule of thumb, the higher the carbon, the lower the rockwell once hardened when compared to most of the stainlesses out there. The trade off is the softer steels you can get much sharper than the harder stuff but the edge doesn't last as long. Add to that the geometry of nearly all store bought knives is wonky at best and what you end up with is closer to a spoon than a knife. Keep me in food and drink and teach me some smoking magic and I'll make them right. jarjar do you have a preferred edge? What I've settled on for my kitchen knives is a 20deg convex, fleshed out differently depending on its function but I can do what ever you want.

dougmays · Oct 31, 2016

OrlandoSmoKing said:
Doug you can put me down for site 79. Oh yeah, also sites 82 and 83. I'll have my mini WSM. Was hoping you will have room on your rig again for my beans and ???? other stuff that won't fit in my mini. I could do a butt overnight again for lunch and not sure what else is coming along just yet. Got a couple of extra chickens I may bring along.

HE LIVES!!!! Gotcha down bud! There will be plenty of room on the trailer :)

TripleQ said:
He's correct, there is no such thing as a perfect knife, As a rule of thumb, the higher the carbon, the lower the rockwell once hardened when compared to most of the stainlesses out there. The trade off is the softer steels you can get much sharper than the harder stuff but the edge doesn't last as long. Add to that the geometry of nearly all store bought knives is wonky at best and what you end up with is closer to a spoon than a knife. Keep me in food and drink and teach me some smoking magic and I'll make them right. jarjar do you have a preferred edge? What I've settled on for my kitchen knives is a 20deg convex, fleshed out differently depending on its function but I can do what ever you want.

Mind. Blown! I want to learn more this weekend LOL

JckDanls 07 · Oct 31, 2016

I have 2 mini's and also a 2 burner propane stove... I will have some of that wood again for the campfire but some logs would be nice... I'm not sure on the sausage as I don't have any casings... I have a few strands for snack sticks but that's it... we would need Don's MES for low and slow if we were to do any ... I will bring the stuffer and such just in case... I was also thinking about bringing chicken wings for lunch/snacks one day ?? y'all let me know... Charlotte is making broccoli salad and an oreo pie desert for Sat.

Triple Q... are the ceramic knives sharpanable (is that even a word)... or disposable ?? (hope you like shine and/or jack) ...

floridasteve · Oct 31, 2016

I will have my tall mini wsm.
Sorry, can't help with firewood.
I will be bringing my 10x10 canopy for community shade
And my fan, but y'all have to sit downwind of me. Lol

tripleq · Oct 31, 2016

If I get time, Ill grab some fire wood.

BGKYSmoker · Oct 31, 2016

The salami will be done if anyone wants to try it.

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BGKYSmoker
Oct 31, 2016

tripleq · Oct 31, 2016

JckDanls 07 said:
I have 2 mini's and also a 2 burner propane stove... I will have some of that wood again for the campfire but some logs would be nice... I'm not sure on the sausage as I don't have any casings... I have a few strands for snack sticks but that's it... we would need Don's MES for low and slow if we were to do any ... I will bring the stuffer and such just in case... I was also thinking about bringing chicken wings for lunch/snacks one day ?? y'all let me know... Charlotte is making broccoli salad and an oreo pie desert for Sat.

Triple Q... are the camicer knives sharpanable (is that even a word)... or disposable ?? (hope you like moonshine and/or jack) ...

Ceramic knives are actually Titanium oxide and yes they are sharpenable with special stones but are a PIA. I have some special 2x72" belts for my knife grinder but haven't been able to turn out anything that wouldn't be considered a war crime to carry in uniform:)

the prices have fallen so much that people consider them disposable after a year or two. all the blades are made in the asian basin or russia with Kyocera making most of them by far. The only real difference between a $15 knife and a $250 ceramic knife seams to be the handle.

JckDanls 07 · Oct 31, 2016

nepas said:
The salami will be done if anyone wants to try it.

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BGKYSmoker

Oct 31, 2016

Don't be silly.. of coarse none of us would like to try that ?? just give it to me secretly and nobody will ever know... :biggrin:

dougmays · Nov 1, 2016

nepas said:
The salami will be done if anyone wants to try it.

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BGKYSmoker

Oct 31, 2016

Aged and dried raw meat....psssh i'll take a salad instead....said nobody ever!

dougmays · Nov 1, 2016

I could go for a little cooler weather but cannot complain about this!

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Nov 1, 2016

tiki guy · Nov 1, 2016

Getting ready this week so glad nothing came up ( like last year a week before so we missed out) See Y'all Saturday

dougmays · Nov 1, 2016

Tiki Guy said:
Getting ready this week so glad nothing came up ( like last year a week before so we missed out) See Y'all Saturday

Are we doing a cocktail-off Kevin? :) Or maybe just a exploration of different mixed drinks for whoever wants to participate

tiki guy · Nov 1, 2016

Doug, there will be "cocktails" but not really set up for what we talked about last year ( sorry ) I'm really looking forward to see all the people enjoying some R & R ( well deserved its been a trying year )

dougmays · Nov 1, 2016

Tiki Guy said:
Doug, there will be "cocktails" but not really set up for what we talked about last year ( sorry ) I'm really looking forward to see all the people enjoying some R & R ( well deserved its been a trying year )

I think i might bring stuff to make a batch of smoked cherry bourbon lemonade if i get time to smoked the cherries here ahead of time and blend them :)

I can bring a coffee pot for the gathering stop for everyone to use unless someone is already bringing one

carol506 · Nov 1, 2016

Love her Oreo our. Bringing baked beans as a side for whenever.

carol506 · Nov 1, 2016

That should have read pie,[emoji]128549[/emoji].

dougmays · Nov 1, 2016

Just want to give a big shout out and THANK YOU to our sponsors who contribute to make this gathering great every year!

@Lisa B with Vacuum Sealers Unlimited who graciously donates bags and rolls every year to seal up our leftsovers and projects!

https://www.vacuumsealersunlimited.com/

@TJohnson with A-Maze-N Smokers. These cold smokers are the best! I'll be doing a demo with these and giving them away after!

https://www.amazenproducts.com/

Thanks for your on going support!

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dougmays
Nov 1, 2016

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