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  1. toby bryant

    A new home for my original Akorn Kamado

    I bought my first Char-Griller Akorn Kamado 5 years ago. The bottom base that the legs hooked to had lost some screws and it wasn't the most stable thing to move anymore. I did purchase a second Akorn Kamado in January of 2016, the grey version that is mounted in a cart similar to the Webber...
  2. toby bryant

    My first BBB with q-view

    I picked up a 2 pack of Boston butt a couple of weeks ago to make pulled pork for my father-in-law's b-day. I only used one for the pulled pork so I thought I would turn the other into bacon. The birthday feast - pulled pork, coleslaw, grilled brussel sprouts, and Dutch's wicked beans. No...
  3. toby bryant

    Canadian Bacon ala SQWIB

    I have been wanting to do Canadian bacon for a while now. So of course I turned to SMF for my research. When I did my belly bacon I use Pop's brine, but I really wanted to try my hand at a dry cure. After reading SQWIB's 10-10-10 tutorial I had found my method, now onto the madness. I had a loin...
  4. toby bryant

    Venison Mini-Bear-Loaves

    The Bearcarver' has inspired me and I am heading to the lake this weekend and meeting my duck hunting buddies for the white bass run. The plan was to mix the venison with some ground pork shoulder but I have spent the last two days making a paver patio for my Mother-in-Law and forgot to get a...
  5. toby bryant

    Upgrade video to the Garage Smoking Station!,

    We have had a rare east wind here in central Ohio for about a week now. The vent pipe that I had attached to the MES 30 was vented on the east wall of the garage. The wind has was making it almost impossible to draw smoke through the smoker. And you know what they say "not being able to make...
  6. toby bryant

    A new home for my AMNPS!

    My neighbor was throwing out some old stainless 6" deep half pans and lids, and I started thinking "hey my AMNPS will fit in there". I have been using the mailbox mod since I got the AMNPS, but I wanted something that would sit closer to my MES 30 and this way I can use the mailbox for my FIL's...
  7. toby bryant

    Chicken breasts stuffed with smoked harvarti and asparagus spears.

    This was high heat smoking, more like baking with TBS. I lit the Kamado Kooker with Stubb's briquettes and one chunk of cherry. Put the heat deflector in place for indirect cooking, set up the maverick ET732, and started prepping the chicken. I seasoned the breasts with Jeff's naked rub and...
  8. toby bryant

    Cooler Weather = More Cheese w/ Q-View

    It was unseasonably cool in central Ohio yesterday, frost warning in the morning and an afternoon high around 60°, so I figured I would take a few hours and restock the smoked cheese drawers in the project fridge. Today's victims Ready for the MES 30 Lighting the AMNPS with apple pellets...
  9. toby bryant

    First Babybacks on the Chargriller Kamado Kooker

    We had some slaw and Dutch's Beans left from the pulled pork cook and I have been itching to do ribs on the Kamado since I got it last June. So, we picked up two slabs of Babybacks early Wednesday morning and I removed the membrane, applied a little mustard, and a good coating of Jeff's Naked...
  10. toby bryant

    Boston Butt and Dutch's Beans for my in-laws family!

    We are on vacation in Stone, KY. We came down on Saturday the 13th and my father-in-law picked up a couple of pork shoulders for a gathering with his family on Tuesday the 16th. I am also making a double batch of Dutch's Wicked Beans to go with the pulled pork sandwiches. We brought my...
  11. toby bryant

    Easter Chuckies!!!!

    Was debating between brisket and chuck roast for Easter dinner and then I saw these on sale at Giant Eagle! Decision made  So I injected them with a mixture of beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder. Then rubbed then with salt, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and...
  12. toby bryant

    Pepper Jerky ala Eric (forluvofsmoke)

    Kroger had bottom round on sale "buy one get one" so I figured this would be the perfect time to give Eric's pepper jerky I try. After trimming the fat and slicing 1/4" thick, I ended up with just over 3 1/2 lbs of meat Time to gather spices for Eric's Pepper Jerky marinade...
  13. toby bryant

    More cheese please!

    Picked up some specialty cheeses at Aldi this morning. I figured I should keep stocking up before the warm weather comes. Before smoking. After 2 1/2 hours in the MES 30 using the AMNPS with PMC pellets. All sealed up in Lisa B's premium bags. Trying to get stocked up to make it through...
  14. toby bryant

    First salmon smoke with q-view ... AKhap's method

    I have been wanting to try and smoke salmon for a while now. So of course I turned to SMF for counsel. After reading a lot of threads I decided AKhap's method seemed reasonably simple and got good reviews, as well as some controversy . So I cooked up the brine last night and let it cool This...
  15. toby bryant

    Shrimp and Avocado on the Kamado Kooker

    Shrimp sounded good for dinner tonight so I picked up enough large (10-12/lb) shrimp for the wife and I. Then rinsed, peeled, and deveined them ... and started on a marinade of fresh squeezed lemon juice, EVOO, chopped garlic, chopped cilantro, kosher salt, course black pepper. Time to get...
  16. toby bryant

    A Healthier Pizza on the Kamado Kooker

    Wasn't sure where to put this so here it goes. I have made many pizzas on the Kamado over the past year, usually with lots of meat and cheese and tomato sauce. We have been trying to eat a little healthier so I decided to do something different. I stretched out the dough, spread on some...
  17. toby bryant

    A few mods for the Chargriller Kamado Kooker

    Was a beautiful weekend is central Ohio, so I got a few things done on the Kamado Kooker. Cut some expanded metal to fit the bottom charcoal grate to stop the smaller pieces of lump fr ending up in the ash pan. Also cut an expanded metal charcoal basket for reverse searing on the top charcoal...
  18. toby bryant

    Pork Tenderloin on the Kamado Kooker ... Reverse Sear????

    The wife came home with one of those sealed bags with 2 small pork tenderloins in it from the grocery yesterday.  I normally buy the whole loin so this was new to me.   So I opened it up and vac sealed one of the tenderloins for the freezer.  The other I seasoned and wrapped in saran wrap for...
  19. toby bryant

    Smoked hot wings ... Q-view

    My wife loves smoked chicken wings and asked if I would make them for Valentine's Day dinner for her. Gotta love that woman! So I fired up the Kamado Kooker with Royal Oak lump and a couple chunks of cherry wood, got it holding at 250*, and turned my attention to the chicken wings. Tossed...
  20. toby bryant

    Blackberry Cobbler on the Kamado Kooker

    My grandmother made this cobbler a lot when I was young.  She always used the oven, but I bake pizza on my Kamado Kooker so I figured why not.  I got the Kamado Kooker going with royal oak lump charcoal, placed the smoking stone (for indirect cooking) in place, and brought the temp up to 350°...
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