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  1. Coach JoeQB

    What are your tips and tricks for making bread???

    Ray They look awesome can you share the recipe? Joe
  2. Coach JoeQB

    My way of seasoning a cast iron skillet

    Crisco for me too!
  3. Coach JoeQB

    Poolish Bread

    Jam , YUM Here's the thing it's not that the sourdough doesn't come out good. It's just temperamental. One day great oven spring and ears, the next mediocre. Instead of 3 days and a cold ferment this bread comes out the same every time. Joe
  4. Coach JoeQB

    Poolish Bread

    So here's my Poolish bread recipe and how I make it. When I was making Sourdough bread was a 3 day process and lots of labor. I started making this loaf and ditched the starter with great results. Poolish 150 G Water ( I prefer bottled spring water, but I have used tap water that I leave out at...
  5. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    HS coaching. Now I live in Cuming Georgia, about 50 miles east of Atlanta.
  6. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    I coached in Brooklyn and then Queens until 1998, then Florida, North Carolina, and back to Florida. Last couple of years in NY I lived in Huntington. Joe
  7. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Lol, I am a type 1 Diabetic. The biggest thing I have learned is moderation, and home baked bread is much better for a diabetic then store bought. The other is growing up in Brooklyn, I learned to appreciate good bread.
  8. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    One of my favorite smells. It took a long time to get sourdough right. Then when I did I started making the loaf I favor most now. It uses a poolish and just comes out great. I no longer worry about the starter. I also love a no knead Focaccia, it's very high hydration and the toppings are as...
  9. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Ryan I coached football for 45 years. I am retired now. Long ago I learned that the only to learn new things is to not be afraid to share what you know. The other thing is I never had these ideas I appropriated them, so it's best to share. Joe
  10. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Ok so a couple of things: I sprinkle cornmeal on the bottom of the Dutch Oven to prevent the bottom from over baking. Next after the first 18 minutes I remove the loaf from the Dutch Oven. Chad Robertson in his book "Tartine" talks about how finishing bread in an oven with a falling...
  11. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Ray I used a clay baker for batards, same deal I got it at a garage sale. I just find the crust comes better in the Dutch oven. The real thing is I give a good preheat(550). I cook the loaf for 18 minutes @ 485 then 15 minutes at 450. At that point I turn the oven off and leave it until it's...
  12. Coach JoeQB

    The happier kind of "Eeyore"

    Eye Round is my favorite for roast beef. I smoke it but with a very simple rub. Great cook on it, nice job. I usually slice it thin. Joe
  13. Coach JoeQB

    Heads Up ... Boston Butt on sale At Winn Dixie

    No WDs here , arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh
  14. Coach JoeQB

    Hello from Lebanon CT

    Welcome!
  15. Coach JoeQB

    What are your tips and tricks for making bread???

    I have used fresh yeast many times. Usually when I go to Restaurant Depot I will pick up a block it's cheap enough so I don't worry about not using it all. Otherwise I always keep my yeast in the fridge. Fresh yeast does give bread a smoother taste. The rise is about the same as when I use a...
  16. Coach JoeQB

    Crawfish sale...

    Call Joe Patti's in Pensicola https://joepattis.com/ I know they have shipped to Florida before.
  17. Coach JoeQB

    Crawfish sale...

    Crawfish Pie oooohhhhhhhhh my.
  18. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Lol I know it happens. I bake in a Dutch Oven, it really makes a huge difference. Now this looks like Sourdough, but much simpler.
  19. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Do you have a Lame? If not I have a simple way to make one.
  20. Coach JoeQB

    What Baking Bread Teaches a Pitmaster about Smoking Meat

    Ray Nice looking loaf.
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