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  1. rippinntearin

    2nd Tri Tip

    Afternoon, So after my first Tri Tip which IMO was a little overdone, I just cooked my 2nd last night. It was damn near perfect! Reverse seared once it hit 125 and pulled at 135. The temp climbed to 140 which was a perfect medium-rare for my family. Oh....AND I cut across the grain this time...
  2. rippinntearin

    First Tri-Tip!!!

    Sup Ya'll! Decided it was time to see what all the Tri-Tip hype was all about. So I went to my local meat market and got one (not cheap)...local grocer doesn't readily carry them. I figured since the family would be eating it I kept it simple...just S&P and some Montreal steak seasoning (no...
  3. rippinntearin

    Super Bowl DINO BBQ RIBS!!! First Time!

    Morning Everyone! Given yesterday was the Super Bowl and I live in Tampa I decided to make something special for my wife and kids. My wife is a born and raised Tampa native and a huge Bucs fan so I decided on some Dino beef ribs for us. BTW...I grew in Soflo so the Dolphins is where my...
  4. rippinntearin

    Spare Ribs...Weber Kettle...No Wrap

    Kids wanted Ribs...so I bought a slab of Spare Ribs...I rubbed the Ribs...smoked the Ribs...did not foil the Ribs...only peeked once at the Ribs...pulled the Ribs once I had my "bend"...we ate Ribs 6 hours later...delicious...
  5. rippinntearin

    Super Bowl Brisket

    So...I bought a Brisket...I trimmed the Brisket....I rubbed the Brisket....I smoked the Brisket....I foiled with juice for the Brisket....I pulled the Brisket...we ate the Brisket!!! And I drank some beers...done.
  6. rippinntearin

    WAAAAYYYYY...Overdue Brisket

    Hey Ya'll... Its been way too long since my last post. I had my sister, brother-in-law, and my two nephews in town over the weekend so I decided to smoke a full brisket for them. Its been a few years since I made one, plus was too lazy to fire up the UDS. So I opted for the snake method on...
  7. rippinntearin

    Tampa Caterer - Whole Hog Cuban style - Suggestions

    Hi ya'll! Been a while.  Anyone know of a good Cuban style whole hog catering company in the Tampa Bay area?  I'm not looking for a smoked hog, but rather your traditional Cuban style hog (la caja china cook) for my son's 1 year old birthday party (lets face it, it will be an adult party).  We...
  8. rippinntearin

    My Daughter's 1st Birthday Luau Pulled Pork!!! - with Qview

    Hi All! I’m going to keep this post short and sweet…been a while since I’ve been on the board and posted and of my “smokes”.  Heck, it’s been a while since I’ve even fired up the smoker!  Needless to say having a child takes priority most of the time! Anyway, we just celebrated our daughter’s...
  9. rippinntearin

    Upcoming Tailgate Sausages!!! Q-View

    Afternoon! Figured I would do a quick post of some sausages I made over the Labor Day weekend for my next upcoming tailgate!  My wife, friends, and I are going to see Jason Aldean this Friday and thought why not... So I made about 4 pounds of fresh Medium Italian and 4 pounds of fresh Sun...
  10. rippinntearin

    The Lost Q-View - Mexican Chorizo & Thai Chicken Sausage!

    Shame on me…shame on me… After looking at my account, I realized that I never posted some Q-view!  This was actually, I think, my 4th or 5th sausage making time.  My wife requested this time around some spicy fresh Mexican Chorizo and I decided to take a shot at Cougar78’s Thai chicken...
  11. rippinntearin

    Looking for Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Sausage Recipe - Help!!!

    Sup Ya'll! The wife has been asking me to stock the freezer again with some more sausages, although I want to try a new recipe.  Does anyone have a Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Fresh Sausage recipe?  Cougar78 posted a while back this one with chicken, although I want to use pork...would that still...
  12. rippinntearin

    Reverse Sear Bacon Wrapped Filet - Q-view standard!

    Afternoon! So yesterday I had a whole Sunday with nothing to do...no family events, meetings, holidays, appointments, NADA!  So what's a guy to do?  Especially without any sports on during the day...ugh...is it football season yet???  (Tonight tho...Go Heat!!!).  So what did I do?  Well I spent...
  13. rippinntearin

    First Time Making Sausage!!! Italian and Mexican Chorizo!!! Q-View...yup!

    Good Afternoon to my favorite forum! It’s Tuesday and I’m sitting at my desk and figured now is as good as time as ever to post about my latest endeavor!  When you’re passionate with this hobby you have to continue to push yourself to become the best home cook you can be.  So after tons of...
  14. rippinntearin

    Stainless Steel Cooking Tubs - Anyone know where to buy cheap?

    Morning Everyone! So I'm trying to find some stainless steel food tubs/bins/trays for some bulk cooking and prep.  I'm tired of buying the disposable ones that are unstable and easy to bend/fold.  Anyone know where I can buy something similar to below?  For cheap? Thanks!   Rip...
  15. rippinntearin

    Opinions on Wood Choice for Chicken

    Afternoon Guys! So last night I decided to smoke a full chicken coca cola style....my choice of wood was mesquite.  I gotta tell you, personally I think this was too strong of a wood for poultry.   What are you guys using for wood on poultry?  Cherry?  Apple?  Alder? Thanks! Rip...
  16. rippinntearin

    “Rips” Almost Perfect Weekend! 2nd try Pastrami (Q-view) and a new Pup! Enjoy!

    Sup ya’ll! Hope everyone had a great weekend…I know I did!  This weekend was almost “perfect”, and I only say that because my wife was out of town on her sister’s bachelorette party up in Charleston.  Now…now…don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the time by myself, but it would have been great if she...
  17. rippinntearin

    The WAIT is OVER!!! First time Canadian Bacon w/Q-view! Many thanks SQWIB!

    Good Afternoon Fellow BBQ Brethren, It’s been a whole day since my last post which included my spare rib dinner and if you read it, you would recall the ribs were the 1st of two smokes…so here goes the 2nd….10lbs of Canadian Bacon!!! First I would like to give thanks to SQWIB for not only...
  18. rippinntearin

    Stellar Weekend...Date Night, New Beer, Smoking, & Football! Enjoy the Q-View!

    Afternoon Everyone! Hope everyone had an excellent weekend!  I know I did…spent time with my lovely wife (date night Saturday at The Avenue in downtown St. Pete...if you're local, check it out, great burgers), great playoffs games (can’t wait to see the Harbaugh brothers duke it out in the...
  19. rippinntearin

    Christmas Turkey 2012 - First Time w/Qview

    Afternoon Everyone! Been ages since my last post…mainly since I haven’t been smoking much lately!  Over the last few months I got married so majority of my time went towards the planning and of course the honeymoon.  Now that’s over, expect to see more from me…  I apologize for the limited...
  20. rippinntearin

    First time Pastrami...Q-View, you know it!

    Sup Ya'll! So I'm not going to go into a full story like I usually do, simply because I've got a ton of work to finish before the weekend and I want to try to take off early today to play golf...ha! Anyway, this smoke was actually done before I moved to St. Pete a little after St. Pattie's...
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