Recent content by basselope

Do your tday turkey on the Weber and you will never put one in the oven again. I cooked my first turkey on a weber in about 1980, I haven't taken one near a oven since. If you truly want to kick it up a notch, brine the bird overnight. I use Alton Brown's brine (available on the Food Network...

You have a very lucky dog.

I see a visit to Sam's in my near future.

My gandpa bred a chicken that had 4 legs and thighs and six wings.  We never did find out how they tasted, we couldn't catch one.

You rock! That only a few miles up the road from me. (I'm in Sylmar) Thanks!

Jarhead - thanks I'll check them out. Bear - thanks, I'm off to read the linked thread.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

While I live in the barrio, I have so far struck out with all the Latin / Hispanic markets I have checked for pork bellies.  Smart and Final around here does not carry pork bellies.  Getting to know the Asian butcher sounds like a good idea, I will pursue that. I'm not sure if there are any...

I have been lurking for quite a while and I  finally joined and started curing some pork belly Unfortunately finding pork bellies in the store here in LA is not an easy task.  I located some at an Asian supermarket, but the pieces were rather small 1.5-2 lbs each. (if anyone knows a good source...

Hi all. Been using a Weber kettle for more years than I can count (my adult children have never had a turkey cooked in an oven), added a Big Green Egg a few years back and most recently a Weber bullet. I love doing pulled pork, ribs, and chicken. What pushed me to join here is I have had an...