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    Necessity is the mother of invention - Prime Rib single bone holder

    Created this holder by using a couple of hangers. Sanded off the finish and sharpened the tips Hooked the ends so the second ribs act like springs and press into the roast to hold in place. Worked pretty well
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    Seared steak stuck to cast iron pan??

    So went out and bought a cast iron pan as many said that was the way to sear before finishing in the oven. Thin coat of oil. Let it get hot. When I went to sear the edges. Stuck to the pan pretty good. Laid steak down and a bugger to lift up. Whole face stuck pretty good also. Managed to...
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    Cast iron pan or steel griddle

    Was thinking about buying a 10" Lodge cast iron pan, but I recalled I also have my mothers old Frigidaire steel griddle which I make hamburgers on It's 3/16" thick. Figured I could sear steaks on it. Still testing ways to oven cook thick steaks. Tried a previous method someone mentioned with...
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    Oven baked ribs

    Usually I just buy pre-cooked ribs as it's simple to do. Few people tell me that making your own is great, so I decided to try. Local store had some ungraded ribs on sale for $8.00, so I bought Had a long lump of meat on the back that wasn't attached, so that removed. Some fat and meat...
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    Neighborhood pizza oven

    During my daily walk. I walk by this house with an extended polished smoke stack in the backyard. Turns out. The woman is a friend of another whose dog I know (I know the dogs names - not the owners), so I asked if I could take a look Pizza oven one of the previous owners built. New owner...
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    Nuking a steak

    Nuking a steak. My fingers were bigger than my eyes and a butcher cut me some 1.5" striploins (ordered the day before so not pre checked). I no longer have a BBQ which means broiling in the oven. Fine for thinner steaks, but I think the outsides will cook faster leaving the inside too raw and...
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    Not happy with my oven roasted brisket (again)

    Usually I place the flat in a small amount of water in the bottom of a covered roasting pan. This time. I placed on a low rack just barely above the water temp at 300 and 3 hours for a 2.8 pound flat. 1/2 out covered in foil Rub was 2x tsp's of black pepper, kosher salt. 1 tsp of garlic...
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    How do I know if my thermometer is oven safe?

    Bought this at the Dollar store, but never tested it in the oven Thanks DON
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    Reading this meat thermometer

    I'm guessing you read it from the flat end of the arrow? Odd they just didn't turn the pointed side around as it doesn't point to the what the temps lists Used it once and then put it away, but just checking Thanks DON
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    Oven roasted brisket and the right run >>

    I know this is a smoking forum, but can't seem to find anything on an oven roasting forum, but post is mainly on the rub. I also posted in the Rub forum. Just want to get the right idea for next time When my mother was ill. I helped her cook the brisket she had in her freezer. Double about...
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    Oven roasted brisket and the right rub >>

    I know this is a smoking forum, but can't seem to find anything on an oven roasting forum, but post is mainly on the rub. Could also be posting in the wrong forum,, so move if needed When my mother was ill. I helped her cook the brisket she had in her freezer. Double about 12 pounds. The...
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