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That's how I got my first Weber kettle. Guy was deploying, and had to sell. I really sympathized with him, but I got a lot of use out of it. When I got my Weber Performer, I sold it to another enthusiast who said he collected them, and had over 30 of them ranging back to the originals.
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Saddened to hear the news. Who'll be our huckleberry, now?
I highly recommend his auto-documentary "Val". It's narrated mostly by his son, as Val could barely speak at that point.
That's what sucks living in an apartment right now. I can't take advantage of a good meat sale, because I have maybe 1-1/2 cubic feet of freezer space. I miss my old stand up freezer.
I just picked up some Green River Barrel Strength bourbon and Wheated bourbon. That's something that I hadn't seen in this area before. I've heard they're good; decent price points, too.
I seem to recall that there was an episode of Good Eats with Alton Brown, where he showed how to make your own liquid smoke.
I don't have access to a smoker right now, so I will use it in a pinch. It's definitely not the same, but better than nothing. It sure does smell up my kitchen, though.
Get a strip loin when they have them on sale in December, and throw it into an Umai bag for 30 days. After that, trim and cut it up into steaks. They will seem firm, but when cooked, they're tender as all get out.
Here are a couple I pan seared this week. (Still don't have access to a grill yet...
I'm really getting into Dark Winds right now. It's about a tribal police officer investigating some supernatural murders and an armored car heist on the Navajo reservation in 1971.
I have a good friend who is Navajo (Diné), and she says the Native American actors are butchering the Diné language.