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  1. brazosbrian

    UPDATE - Weber (the company...) rocks!!! RE: New WSM bent, need advice on if this is normal and how

    No, no, no!  Have some class here and don't involve an innocent store... crazy!  Rather than justify this route, try asking your local big box store if they'll support your purchase from Amazon ...see what they say, but be up front about it.  Maybe they'll support you and do it so you'll be a...
  2. brazosbrian

    Low & Slow - Gary Wiviott

    Dirt Sailor... Thanks for responding!  I'll read your post in a sec ...but here's an update that some may find useful: 1. Kettle runs hot ...Yes, it does, and I'm not going to blame the charcoal.  I've done a lot of research since my original post, and the charcoal is a very good one ...The...
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    MES Window Cleaning Solution

    Oh yeah?  I just hum and dance around to create a little BBQ ambiance and my window just cleans itself!  Just kidding ...thanks for all the info, folks!  I'm going to try some of these solutions on my oven (kitchen) door glass window and all the grease/grime that builds up on my microwave...
  4. brazosbrian

    How did you come up with your screen name?

    I really enjoy reading all these stories ...the idea of asking where people got their screen name was a great one! Brian
  5. brazosbrian

    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Do you ever BBQ venison?  Seems to me that it would run on the dry side, no?  I'm just curious... being a big fan of all things venison :) Brian
  6. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    Very interesting... I've been here for a a long time, and I am actually employed by the Native Alaskans and am in the healthcare field as well ...And although we have native foods potlucks and get-togethers and provide native foods to residents of the hospital and I work with many native...
  7. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    OK ...I've been in Alaska for 14 years but don't know ...What is a stink head??? Brian
  8. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    Interesting.... Love all the info from everyone.  It explains much.  Although we're not big fans of dairy, we WILL definitely continue using buttermilk brines.  (BTW ....Ceviche?  Yechhh... haha ...I'm not a fan!  Everyone else that I know loves halibut ceviche ...a common dish in these parts...
  9. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    My drip pan fits as you say ...I had to bend the corners for it to fit the curve of the kettle.  I'll measure it later today ...BBQ'ing again tomorrow :) I'll look at the charcoal baskets... I haven't noticed them yet, but HD does have a big selection of BBQ stuff ...nice for Alaska.  You can...
  10. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    Good idea ...and yes, will do.  I'm having fun learning all this stuff ...thanks! Brian
  11. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    Thanks.  As for the temperature, I am aware of chicken being more tolerant of higher temps, and in fact, it's probably better at higher temps since the skin will crisp up better.  One of my favorite ways to make chicken is to brine or marinate it, then cut it up and cook it at around 375.  I...
  12. brazosbrian

    So ...What exactly does the buttermilk do in a brine?

    Hi ...Tried a buttermilk brine this weekend (from Gary Wiviott's book, Low & Slow) and it was good ...but hard for me to judge since I am just now able to maintain 250 F in my plain ol' Weber Kettle: 10 F outside, and I have to use two aluminum bread pans and the big drip pan, all full of...
  13. brazosbrian

    Hello from Knik, Alaska!

    OK ...I can finally maintain 250 F in my Weber Kettle: Gary Wiviott in his book 'Low & Slow' recommends using an aluminum bread pan above the fire, charcoal banked to one side, and a choked down bottom vent to get 250 F out of a Weber Kettle ...but that combo ran WAY too hot, even in our...
  14. Hello from Knik, Alaska!

    Hello from Knik, Alaska!

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    How did you come up with your screen name?

    The Tanana River in Fairbanks has more burbot per mile than anywhere else on earth ...but it does get cold!  At -20 and colder, it gets really hard to get your gear into the river because anything that's damp or wet sticks instantly to everything else ...like your line freezing solidly to 24" of...
  17. brazosbrian

    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Lake Erie burbot look like the same fish as our Alaskan burbot to me... Kinda fun fishing for them through the ice (24 hr sets) during the winter... had to haul a gear sled about 1-1/2 miles, snow shoeing, and wear a head lamp ...days only being a couple of hours long, you'd start out at...
  18. brazosbrian

    How did you come up with your screen name?

    Now we're talking...    Life is good.... bd
  19. brazosbrian

    Hello from Knik, Alaska!

    Uh oh... more homework!  "Reverse flow"?  What do do with a 15" circle cut and what's it look like?  I'll have to do some googling around ....later.  Got meetings and work to tend to at the moment...  Thx, Brian
  20. brazosbrian

    How did you come up with your screen name?

    'BrazosBrian' ...Well, up until recently, we were planning on moving to Texas and 'BrazosBrian' (named after the river) seemed to have a nice ring to it.  BUT, I got a nice promotion on my job and we decided it would be best to stay here in Alaska, and be thankful for what we have here.  My...
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