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Starting off with the money shot! Picked up some Prime Ribeyes for 18.98/lb….been a while if seen Prime RE that low….dry brined them over night…..finger crossed! My cheat on lighting the base coals…..2/3 full then on the Weber burner…..makes quick work of it! Finishing the coal burn in with a...

Since we woke to snow in the yard on Monday it became a chili day....so why not do it Idaho style! Found a nice marbled chuck, here it is after a overnight dry brine coated it dropped in the sand with Kinders caramelized buttery onion rub on the RT 1600 at 265, it my go to for smoked chuck...

Smoked Plate Rib, Wild Rice, Brussel Sprout, and Red Currant Dinner! How it came to be: Found another Costco score .....some very marbled plate ribs last week. I have been passing up these double pack of ribs because it was too much for one meal and didn't really want to add to the freezer...

Went with Mrs C to do a Costco and spied a two pack of Picanahas, so grabbed one lickity split! Wanted to treat these right so gave the a nice coating of salt for an overnight dry brine Time for the smoke……coasted up dropped in the sand with SPOG…… On the RT1600 @ 225 The hung out for about...

Happen to have a bachelor night so it was a caveman dinner…. @JIMSMOKES and me must have been channeling the same flames today! Prepping the cave fire! Getting the cave warmed up! Started off with some root veg roasting in the flames! Flame painting cavemen color in real time! Once the...

The “thread title” was the menu choice for the son’s desired B-Day present….. so we made it happen! He wanted a repeat from when we did A5 previously! Up first….imported Japanese A5 Wagyu!. They were thawed slowly in the fridge then brought out to come up to room temp… Next up the scallops…...

Stopped by the small town GS to pick up some dry aged Ribeyes on the way home from Va-ca……they only had two so scored them both…. Coated them in salt yesterday to do a dry brine over night. I missed a pick but also added a NY I had also picked up…. After the dry brine I coated them with...

So out camping in route to the Coast and stopped in Mt Vernon OR for the night and stopped by their local market…..they had some nice NY and Ribeyes so grabbed a Ribeye….not knowing they were choice plus 21 day aged….. First the camp site, right on the John Day River! It’s usually greener but...

So it was a go big or go home day…..picked up a full prime grade packer, it was 18.5 lbs so cut it into a point cut and flat and put the flat in the freezer…. Coated the point section in salt and then dry brined it for 32 hours…. I purposely trim it to have exposed muscle so the salt will absorb...

So as part of the smokehouse way build a downsized pellet was in the plan…..so went to Ace take a gander and while I was on the fence the 1600 went on sale….and as I mentioned on another post you can get recteq through amazon so you can get rewards back!!! Ordered and it was scheduled to be...

Today was a huge day at the CivilSmoker household….. after many years the X-Fire is in place ready to breath fire again!!! A chimney of coals in place and ready to fire…. Where there is smoke, fire will soon follow…… Oh man the flames have sparked…… …..the flames are getting stronger...

Just a heads up that Recteq has a Labor Day sale that just launched. Almost every model is discounted so if you have been on the fence about one, it might be a good time to jump.....

Had a perfect day on the lake.... Set 10 pots out for a 5-hour soak and we hit pay dirt baby! Averaged 17 crawlers per pot..... The "haul" One pot had the bonus catch.....a yellow perch.... that was so freaking cool! 170 babies fillin the cooler... Had to make a line up of the...

Was crazing the meat cooler this week, ie my usually look with no real intent to buy….. when lo and behold I spy a very meaty rack of back beef ribs…… so I reached out and snatched the the un-expected gem…. Seasoned them up with a splash of woster and some kinder….. On the RT 1250 at my go to...

So the boy has been craving some lamb chops so made that happen tonight…. Started off with a double pack imported from New Zealand….. Very nice pair of chops….. Rubbed sow with Dijon, salt, kinders, and fresh chopped herbs…. Searing the fat side on the Weber…. More searing to get good...

So was walking in to the local HD-Pot and this thing screams LOOK AT ME! Did a quick look over and holy crap what a NICE unit for $499 the grate looked to be porcelain covered, it has the bonus swing grated and the hangers. The inside has a raised coal basket as well…….well worth the price...

Went to the GS with Mrs C the other day and spied some on sale plate ribs (5.99/lb) so I grabbed a nice marbled one before I could even blink Washed it down with some Worcester sauce the a splash of kinders sweet heat and finally my Asian beef rub....then on the RT 1250 at 265! 3.5 hours in at...

So I had Friday planned as a honey do list day and Mrs C says why don’t we break out the boat……so out it came….. So after a made scramble to get the the gear cleaned up and installed new batteries (10 years on the old ones….not more trust) got up to the lake after lunch and set 10 pots along...

Hoping and praying for the pilots, 4 chutes were seen….still waiting to hear! crazy we were going to go to this but the boy had to work today some of the craziest footage if seen!

Thawed some dry aged NYs for dinner, two were 28 day Prime one was 35 day choice then seasoned them up with SPOG and olive oil… On the Weber sear zone smoking hot….the two 28 days cause they were thick…. Did these lid open to focus on the sear…. Flip one….the sear zone gets crazy hot! Did the...