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  1. SunnyDC

    So much for my first smoker

    We didn't file a police report, but we figure the landlord might ask us to. Honestly, I'm not sure what they could do, really. The cover likely protected whatever vehicle hit it from paint coming off on it (and it was probably one of those huge vans that wouldn't register a scratch). Our...
  2. SunnyDC

    So much for my first smoker

    So last night, my partner came home from class and called me outside saying that there was something funny looking about the new smoker. The cover was still on it, and it was dark, so we couldn't see very well, but we could tell pretty fast that someone had hit it with a vehicle and pretty much...
  3. SunnyDC

    1970s Dance/Party

    I do a number of small, in-home catering gigs a year, and one of my most popular "themes" is 60's/70's or "Mad Men" themed cocktail parties. Here are a few of the things I've made over the past couple of years that might give you some ideas, if you want to take appetizers: Swedish Meatballs...
  4. SunnyDC

    Thank you, SMF & Pitfaced BBQ!

    Look what I came home to find today! I am so excited to try the rub, which I won't be able to do until next weekend, probably. The pint glass, on the other hand... I might just give it a whirl later tonight! Thanks to @bvbull200 and @bmudd14474 for the prizes and running the contest! Sunny
  5. SunnyDC

    Newbie here

    Welcome from another newbie! Prepare for a very addictive habit! And you have definitely come to the right place to learn and feed that addiction!
  6. SunnyDC

    45 Day Aged Ribeye Steak Dinner: My Best Yet (Heavy Q-View)

    Your friends almost certainly went home feeling awfully grateful to have you as a pal! Looks like you knocked this out of the park!
  7. SunnyDC

    Cheap offset mod idea...

    We went through this last night in our CG in wind and rain and temps in the 30°'s, so I can't help, but I'll sure be watching to hear what folks have to say! :)
  8. SunnyDC

    Heart and gizzards.

    Thanks! I am now on a mission to find some. :)
  9. SunnyDC

    Meal Prep - Pepper Crusted Smoked Chuck for Sliced Roast Beef

    Ok, this sounds amazing... what a great idea!!
  10. SunnyDC

    Bday Pulled pork

  11. SunnyDC

    I love bbq chicken!

    Yum! When you get stuck at the standing-at-the-cutting-board phase until half the goodies are gone, that's a sign you did good, I'd say!
  12. SunnyDC

    First Pork Breakfast Sausage

    Hmm, yeah, ok; that makes sense. I couldn't have added any more salt to this, though, given the fact that the meat had already been sitting in an MTQ brine and was already highly seasoned. I guess the bottom line here would be not to start with that next time!! Thanks!
  13. SunnyDC

    First Pork Breakfast Sausage

    Yeah, that's a good idea. The reason I made this was that when I made boudin a couple of weeks ago, I had too much of the cured/marinated cubed pork butt, so I stuck it in the freezer, then decided to use it to try and make sausage. For the spices, I just winged it, then once I thought I had...
  14. SunnyDC

    First Pork Breakfast Sausage

    This morning I fried up my first attempt at making breakfast sausage. I was hampered by two realities: I don't have a meat grinder yet (used my food processor) and I couldn't decide on any sort of binder for them, so there were some less-than-desirable chunks of fat that didn't get ground...
  15. SunnyDC

    Heart and gizzards.

    :emoji_astonished: That sounds kind of amazing. I wonder if I could find any around here...
  16. SunnyDC

    First Smoke Today!

    We actually did already have thermometers before I got the smoker, because I've always done butts for pulled pork in my grill. I didn't know I was actually smoking them, though!
  17. SunnyDC

    First Smoke Today!

    That would be great... I will have to look out for someone who does this, too! That plum wood is gorgeous, besides. Thanks!
  18. SunnyDC

    First Smoke Today!

    We braved the outback of the grilling aisle at Home Depot for these. ;) Not much in the way of wood to be had around these parts... though I'm going to have to go in search of some, I think, because I'm sure burning through this stuff! My temperature's doing pretty well... it's dropped a...
  19. SunnyDC

    First Smoke Today!

    Good to hear... that's about the advice I'm getting all around, too. I was all set to mod it up before starting, but was advised to give it a whirl first. It's pretty much leaking in a couple of very specific spots. The only other surprising thing is that the paint is already peeling over the...
  20. SunnyDC

    First Smoke Today!

    Big chunks of apple wood. I don't think splits would fit in my firebox unless I chopped them up. Wish they would, though! This is a bit more labor intensive.
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