Recent content by gunzby

I will add that this is all because I got a little excited. I ordered a 1975 Workhorse and wanted a load of pecan to season before it showed up. I already had a load of firewood that was red oak, white oak, hickory and some trash, but I specifically wanted pecan. Just be happy with what you...

Fry beetles fry

Ended up taking the stack down and moving it. I'm glad I did because I had a lot more than I thought. I might actually burn it up in a campfire and be done with it. Swept up a full snow shovel of sawdust.

I'm in NC, so it's primarily red oak with some white mixed in. I was planning to sparingly use the pecan before I saw the dust piles. Now I'll burn that stuff up first

The weird part is that I have a stack of oak right next to it and nothing. Pecan is expensive for me compared to what I normally get. I can get about a half cord of oak that has a wheel barrow or two of trash in it for $90. A quarter cord of pecan is $260. I think this is a one and done for me

Food grade DE is much different than what's in a pool filter. They add food grade to chicken feed. Neither are good to inhale, which is why I'm hesitant to dust it directly on the wood. My fear is that the smokestack will draw it into the cook chamber and basically make it an aerosol. I...

I've never tried putting anything other than lemon juice on watermelon. I used to go to a cool little restaurant that would change their menu daily. They'd cook ribs with different sauces like blueberry ribs, strawberry ribs etc. One time they had watermelon ribs and I tried them. They came...

The other week I picked up a load of pecan that had some powderpost beetles tagging along for the ride. I went and picked up some food grade DE and was going to dust the wood pile with it when I got home today when I wondered if that's safe. Anyone else dust their wood? An AI search says it's...

That's another upgrade I'd have to think about. If I keep it outside it'll be on concrete and really won't move unless I'm cooking in the rain where I'll roll it into my carport. I might see how it goes and if I want bigger wheels I'll get them at the hardware store and do it myself.

I was looking at that one as well. It's a bit too big for my needs, or even my wants.

I was using B&B lump when I ran out, but that was also a 14 hour smoke. Right now I have B&B competition charcoal logs which would definitely last a lot longer

That's actually small enough to fit through my door. I'm in no rush to buy right now. This is more of a next year deal after I cash out a few investments. I was looking at the wheels, handle, drain, SS grates and definitely the cover if I left it outside. I'm giving myself a lot of time to...

Well, I wouldn't say never on grilling. It would be for when I'm grilling a lot of stuff.

I currently have a Kamado Joe, which is great for grilling and smoking. The main drawback is with long smokes like pork butts or brisket. I'll run out of charcoal, have to pull everything, fill it back, relight, get back to temp and start over. Originally I was looking at Traeger and that...

Finally the finish and they were great