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  1. WaterRat

    Wild Mushrooms - Chanterelles!!!

    Very informative description there. Not sure if we have the false chants here but we do have Jack oLantern - also toxic.
  2. WaterRat

    Steak too salty

    A couple things about those vids. First they almost always use coarse kosher salt partly because it's easier to see. If you're using fine kosher or sea salt you're probably oversalting in relation to the vid. Second they usually are preparing bigTHICK steaks. Probably thicker than what most of...
  3. WaterRat

    Wild Mushrooms - Chanterelles!!!

    Nice! I feel some foraging in my near future especially since I paid $15 for a puny little container at the farmers market yesterday 😣 Hopefully it will be more successful than my morel hunts of a few years back, these certainly seem easier to spot!
  4. WaterRat

    Favorite widely available bourbon or whiskey

    Buddy brought this over for my birthday. Pretty darn good:
  5. WaterRat

    Summer 2025 Throwdown!!!

    Hmmm….can probably come up with something..,, 😉
  6. WaterRat

    Ozzy Osbourne

    Very true, RIP
  7. WaterRat

    Cheapest place to buy smoking wood?

    I’n mostly a pellet guy so I don’t use alot of wood splits, but the big question will be is this for primary fuel, aka stick burner or are you using it to supplement another fuel? Also where you are located will play a big role.
  8. WaterRat

    Pulled chicken... who knew??

    I have two plants growing (slowly). Really hoping for some good tomatoes from them.
  9. WaterRat

    Is it enough smoke?

    You are just going to have to cook something to find if it’s “smokey” enough for you, then decide if you want to add a tube. Pic below is 6ish hour 225deg ribs on my old falling apart PitBoss. You can certainly get a smoke ring and it’s enough smoke for me. Just try it out, it (whatever you...
  10. WaterRat

    Trimming the fat, but not any meat on a Brisket.

    I recently saw someone put foil over the skinny end of a brisket once the bark was set to keep it from overcooking, I haven’t done so but it seems reasonable.
  11. WaterRat

    T-Bones n’ fireflies

    Thank you! Thanks! Never seen a firefly? Bummer 😲 Haha, that’s good stuff 👍👍
  12. WaterRat

    Hanger Steak, Fresh Corn, Rice-A-Roni

    Looks good! Just a touch still mooing for me, but not much 😉
  13. WaterRat

    T-Bones n’ fireflies

    Thanks! Corn would be a nice addition 👍 Never seen a Horny Toad, they don’t like the snow, lol! Thanks! Thanks Chile! Ha, “T-bones n fireflies” just sounded like a better title 😉. My wife goes for the tenderloin due to digestive issues. I clean mine whole both sides to the bone 🦴
  14. WaterRat

    Pit Barrel ribs

    Looks tasty to me 👍😄
  15. WaterRat

    T-Bones n’ fireflies

    Thanks! Thanks! Oh, and when I said “poached” lobsta, my wife poaches them in butter and beer ;) Yeah, I love seeing them around. When that first really hot humid night in June arrives they just pop out.
  16. WaterRat

    Plate Ribs Tonight

    Looks good! I may be seeing my future… 🤔
  17. WaterRat

    T-Bones n’ fireflies

    Thanks! Yeah, they were a nice size, The weather threw off the timeline, I was going to grill the lobster, my wife said let me just poach em - ok! 4-5oz tails, cold water get rm from local grocery store for $5 each. Hardly everyday fare but nice on occasion. I think we get the fireflies cuz no...
  18. WaterRat

    T-Bones n’ fireflies

    July 3rd. Storms cane through and nearly messed up dinner but we threw up the canopy and got it done. T-bones on sale, wifey poached some lobsta tails, grilled spuds. Fireflies, fireworks, and rain keeping me company. uuuugggggg, cant post a vid, here’s a still clip of the fireflies , we...
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