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New Halo 1B. Need to season and try it but my initial impression is good. Mighty thick, recessed griddle plate for wind resistance, ability to cook with the lid closed, huge grease cup. Liking. Biggest complaint so far was ridiculously aggressive adhesive left behind a sticker touting its...

Picked up a bag of these 100% white oak briquets today and I'm wondering if they're appropriate for a low and slow snake on a Weber kettle. After seeing their composition, I'm second guessing it. I didn't realize they were simply heavily compressed white oak shavings. In theory I think they...

Toying with smoking some Vietnamese fish sauce/nuuc mam, Co Bay Do brand. I know commercial varieties of smoked fish sauce exist, just curious if anyone has tried smoking their own. I figure I'll pour some in a non reactive vessel and cold smoke it with something mild, maybe apple. It's not like...

I'm in need of an onion gravy for brisket. I recently made one that used numerous sacrificial onions, boiled only for their flavor and then removed. It was smooth, silky deliciousness. I can't find the source. It had quite a bit of butter, maybe a wee bit of sherry or balsamic, thickened with...

Hoping to cold smoke some uncooked Basmati this weekend. Cherry wood for about an hour or so on my Smokin-It #1. I say cold smoked, but realistically, whatever temp supports good smoke. Great stuff! First introduced to it in a Persian grocery store.

Just smoked a batch of Chex Mix for Sunday's Festivities. I don't remotely care about football but it's a good excuse to eat a variety of apps all day. Jerky on the cold smoker as we speak. Wings hitting the Weber w/ Spider Venom temp controller tomorrow, along with bacon wrapped kielbasa.

Any familiarity with these diminutive German cocktail wieners? A jar caught my eye recently and they followed me home. Thinking a pig in blanket treatment, lightly pre-smoked or something. I'm also tempted to just pop them into my mouth straight out of the jar. I have no shame when it comes to...

My wife's birthday is right around the corner, just picked up the All Americn 1930 pressure canner as a result. Looking forward to seeing how it works out! It's a beauty.

The LEM Mighty Bite 5 Tray Dehydrator is currently on sale for $69.99 on Academy's website. My guess is they no longer care to stock it. This is normally $149.00+. Just ordered one because our old one just died. Fantastic timing!

Hey, Just saw a "Morty Pride Salted Fresh Ham" at our local podunk grocery store. Very odd to see and very out of character for the store. It's what appears to be a heavily salt cured, uncooked, un-smoked ham, ready to be smoked or otherwise utilized in some fashion. I rinsed it, scored the...

Spotted a Joro spider in Winnsboro SC. These guys are native to Japan but have now made it to the US. Reported it to a site that's tracking their movements, first reported sighting in Fairfield county. Beautiful creature, like them or not, they're coming and they'll be here to stay.

Our house favorite "light" soy sauce is Healthy Boy Mushroom soy. By "light" I simply mean it's not labeled as "dark" which is an entirely different animal. Anyway, this sauce is phenomenal, rich, and addictive. It's readily available in most Asian markets. As far as a decadent choice for a...

Hello from the thriving metropolis of Winnsboro South Carolina. I've been a prior member here but it's been some time and I either can't recall my forum info or it was purged. Either way, it's good to be able to post again versus lurk. I've been smoking and grilling for most of my adult life. My...