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So this journey started in early October with a nice 12lb point in the bag….in the UMAI bag and hanging in the fridge
Fast forward 35 days and it’s finally time!
Man this smells soooo gooood!!!
All trimmed out and salted for an overnight dry brine….
Saved all the trimmings to smoke with the...
So this dinner was just shy of a month in the making….. been a little bit frustrated at both the price and quality of the GS cuts so taking charge of that my self…..got this small in the bag ribeye for 9.99/lb and it started at the first of October in a UMAI bag….. here it is 3 days in….
Now 9...
So one of my honey hole GS had cold water tails on sale for 6 each…. I happened to spy these SRF Bistro filets…. They were nicely butterflied and over an inch thick……the marbling spoke to me so they also got the invitation for dinner and came home with me 🥳
The filets got wrapped in bacon and...
With the price of beef these days, I’ve been one the hunt for some reasonable price stuff to cook up….Mrs Civil and me went to GS after GS….only to walk away empty handed……the struck gold at the 5th GS…..
Found these SRF Wagyu Petite Sirloins on sale for 10.99/lb….score!!! Salted them up for a...
Started with a nicely seared patty of sausage……guess which one is mine….. papa bear, boy bear, and momma bear……. lol
Fast forward to the build….toasted muffin (buttered salted butter), then patty, white america, sunny side egg with fresh chopped chives, hot sauce….
This makes me hungry for...
Since snow was forecast for the local hills (yes it did snow), we thought we better welcome winter in with a feast……
Picked up a point cut and trimmed the fat cap and coated it with kosher salt (1/2 tsp/lb) yesterday morning for a 36 hour dry brine….
Started the smoking operation this AM at...
Grabbed a couple watermelon colored Ahi steaks yesterday…..they were today’s lunch……
I marinated them for a couple of hours in chili sauce and sweet soy….. then crusted them with some seasoned (onion, garlic, pepper) seeds…..
60 seconds per side in a HOT hexclad with beef tallow….it happened...
Just took a pic of my garage fridge…..it almost brings tears to my eyes…….this is my kind of meal planning!!!!
Beef it’s what’s for dinner……bottom right is tomorrows dinner……
Dry brining brisket point…. Fat cap trimmed for the brine….did that early this am…..
Next the upper right…..a...
So I cooked these the day before the throwdown but didn’t want to post it because it had the same or test pan seared shrooms for my entry….
Found these nicely trimmed baby’s!!!
Salted them up for a 36 hour open air dry brine….
Mrs Civil made these up while the hawks were brining…..
I’m not...
Scored these two tails for 12 bills so split them and seasoned them up with some melted butter with fresh herbs and Kinders buttery steak, then on the Weber top rack to roast at 375…..
Roasted them for about 18 min basting about each 4 mins….pulled the at INT of 145….
This makes me happy...
I smoked this up 2 weeks ago took pics but forgot to do a post so I though I would share....
Got a nice discount chuck.....
Since this was going to be for tacos I just used the hatch chilli rub.... Ie my dropped in the sand seasoning.
Prepping the braising liquid.... beef broth, a few...
This project has been in the planning stage for a long time…..to long but finally it is happening! The motivation……The X-Fire Grill wants create flame crafted magic again!
Step one: get the back yard fence in…….was calling around to some fence supply places and a local outfit gave me an...
Was able to get out in the woods this past week and had to do a proper meal to match the scenery of the Tetons…..
First up the camp set up…..this is a dry national forest camp ground (ie no utilities)…..so the solar setup and the custom built 4 golf cart battery setup (yes by me) is perfect in...
So we have have been passing on filets for many weeks as they just haven’t looked good…..that changed this past weekend….. scored these 4 USDA Prime cuts and they spoke to me!
I trimmed them up and the salted for a 36 hour dry brine session, the wife likes beef this way!
Bingo all dry brined…...
So the Boy successfully completed his medical lab rotation on Friday and therefore officially graduated with his BS, so we had his celebration dinner tonight!
The wife and him went on a 3 hour 8 store hunt for some grub to cook up…..this is what they came up with…..we called them the “boneless...
It’s the time of year to build another knife for the annual scholarship auction……
This years is going to be a rustic frontier knife, so a bit unique be it should be a collector!
This one will be out of fishhook canister damascus…..the loaded canister with 1084a fishhooks and 1084 powder with...
The wife was on top of fathers day an brought home a nice point for me to smoke up..... I took pictures but have been too busy to post....so her it is. I used my go to method for brisket https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/brisket-simplified-and-reliable-dinner-timing.331064/
The point...
Costco had their Rack of pork on sale so scored one for 13 bills! Seasoned up with a sweet hot honey mustard and then rub from Man Crates which was a TD prize...... Smoked it in the RT 1250 @ 265, which is my go to for these ROPs, but I wanted to experiment with the RFX and resting and carry...
I have to say I really enjoyed this TD.....as I LOVE steak and cooking steak and all forms so I will admit I cooked a few over the contest time.......The other part I will add is my entry was via.......Walmart....yes that is right for both the steak and tuna......Not sure who is in charge at WM...
Ok, I love my recteq but I'm not really sure how if feel about their new grill that dropped today......... Just look below....I'm very conflicted..... 😉
IE there is NO match to the original X-Fire Grill that was introduced a little over 6 years ago...
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