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So…. I left work early today because the geniuses working 20’ outside my window hit a gasline and we had to evacuate! Well this gave me the opportunity to make a nice sammie from some leftover tri-tip that I cooked like a brisket this past Sunday. Gently heated thin slices in some simmering...

Hey All, Last night I cut up a whole strip loin into steaks. Looking at the steaks they had unusual dark spots scattered about. I’ve done this many times and never noticed such spots before. Of note is this slab o’beef had a large inspection dye mark - could the spots just be dye that spread...

Hey All! While preparing ( Saturday) for last weekends storm my Wife suggested we do gumbo on Sunday - fine by me - trip to grocery store? Well, at least no one got hurt… I grabbed a big pack of chicken thighs and some andouille. No shrimp the wife is allergic. Smoked up the thighs with cajun...

Merry (belated) Christmas, Everyone! “and they did feast feast feast and they ate the roast beast…” Snagged a 12 lb-er @ $8.99. Monday evening I trimmed the fat cap and mostly separated the bones. Salted it heavily and wrapped in plastic wrap till Christmas Eve afternoon. Unwrapoed and hit it...

Hey All, Just a quick easy weeknight dinner. This has been a work in progress this summer -over cooked, under cooked, not quite right… but this time I got it right😉 Nice fresh steaks from Wegmans, they cut them right in front of my wife that morning. A little salt n pepper then in the fridge...

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...

I don’t exactly recall last night clearly but I’m pretty sure the police are after me.

Early start, now back to sleep 😴 Yes, the temp alarm is set!

Hey All! I’ll be doing some wings on a brand spanking new Webber 22 with a Vortex tomorrow. Looking for some rub ideas for the wings. I’ve seen lots of just SPG but other thoughts? I’ve got a whole cabinet of rubs (avoiding anything too sugary). I haven’t done a whole lot of wings so any ideas...

At my Buddy’s for BDay cookout. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. And extreme respect to those that made the ultimate sacrifice.

Hey All, My "free" Thanksgiving turkey -17.5lbs- has been taking up a lot of freezer space and with two days this weekend available to smoke it was time. Started thawing Tuesday morning and by Sat morning it was fully thawed. No picturesque presentation necessary so I butchered into parts...

Hey All! Certainly not a normal lunch, this was supposed to be dinner last night but happy hour kinda turned into all evening and we’re going to friends for dinner tonight so here we go: Just some little necks on the grill for starters: Now the fish, garlic lemon marinade, bit of spg, lil...

Hey All! Looking to make some sauerkraut. With St. Pattys right around the corner Stop n Slop has cabbage for 17cents/lb, I have all the equipment (from my failed jalapeno ferment last fall) just looking for a decent recipe. I like kraut with a little bite, not mush, and a robust flavor. I...

Steak and scallops for my Wife’s BDay! We didn’t want go out as my wife had gastric surgery a few weeks ago and has a restricted diet. Tenderloin prices are through the roof here/ $28/lb for regular ole usda choice - no thanks - but I found these “American style kobe” strips from SRF at the...

Hey All, I’m trying to find a nice tangy, peppery bbq sauce. Now I don’t mean a finishing sauce for pulled pork, but a tomato based sauce that isn’t so damn sweet. All I find at the store is: Sweet; SuperSweet; Extra Sweet with Chipotle; Extra Super Sweet with extra Honey and Hickory… etc…...

Hey All, Just a quick dinner from last week. Pounded out some chicken breasts and stuffed with sauted spinach and feta (honestly my wife did most of the work). Wrapped in bacon 🥓 of course! My little two burner Weber isn’t the best at two zone cooking but I made it work. Served with greek orzo...

This past Tuesday -Valentines Day- about 20min before I was leaving work my GF let me know she was going to be able to escape the Slave Pit and be home for dinner. Which is great, however due to her crazy schedule I had nothing planned. So I needed minimal prep and quick cooking - so fillet it...

You should have seen the face on the checkout girl at restaurant depot when I asked if they have ski masks… it was blank… she thought a second then said “I don’t think so” 🙄 It’s not funny when you have to explain it 😟

Hey All, Following up on a post I made about a week ago here: https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/nice-bottom-round-roast-what-to-do.319571/ Thank you to everyone that contributed to that discussion especially @TNJAKE , @chopsaw and @tx smoker . I mostly followed TNJAKE's prep and cook...