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  1. sandyut

    Met more of the neighbors yesterday!

    This was the first time I have ever seen a moose. He was right down the street about 1/2 mile from home. Gorgeous animal!
  2. sandyut

    Colorado Snow Day

    OMG 3’ and counting. Been a day of snow blowing. Plow came by once and left a nice glacier at the top of the driveway. snowblowed my neighbors cuz they were out shoveling 3’🤦‍♂️. Sheesh! What a day. Right at the end tor a sheer bolt and the drive wouldn’t release. Sheer bolts I have...
  3. sandyut

    Better controller for Baseboard electric heater with knob on heater

    Our house has electric baseboard heaters. All but one are on digital thermostats. The one exception is a PITA. The controler is on the baseboard and it sucks. nearly impossible to control. Anyone ever seen some option besides retiring this to a real thermostat? It’s a small heater in a...
  4. sandyut

    Do you record/log all your cooks / recipes

    Generally I do not. For better or worse…. Most meat cooks I do from memory and mods are based on what I have and what im feeling like. But recently I needed to find some sourdough add ins from the past and scored a big zero and had to start over. Not a big issue, just a slightly unnecessary...
  5. sandyut

    Pulled Pork Green Chili

    This is a family fav…started kicking it up with smoked pulled pork and that made it over the top. Used an 8lb bone in, got just over 3lbs of finished product.
  6. sandyut

    Jalapeño Cheddar Sourdough

    Thank you @flatbroke !!! Made this boule over the last two days. Looks and smells amazing! Couldn’t wait to post before slicing. God I love sourdough! Thanks to Dan for a starter years ago. I have shared it with many.
  7. sandyut

    this is a new one for me - mouse in the smoker

    went out to prep the night before for an early morning start and found the drip pan foil shedded into bits where there was a small amount of fat drippings. had to be a mouse, but after many years this was a first. no clue how he got up in there, but usually i just pull the cover off and go to...
  8. sandyut

    OMG Its cold!

    The Colorado cold front is no joke! Woke up to -7. Good thing there is football on! WOO HOO Had a moose burger last night. So good. My good friend got a moose earlier this year and shared a steaks, burger and sausage. Hands down my favorite game meat
  9. sandyut

    I still kickin, not dead yet.

    HI all friends I know! Sorry for being a stranger for a while. Life got wild and lost some time. Cliff notes version: moved to Colorado, have one grand baby, another on the way, mom totally her car, MIL heading to assisted living etc, etc. Life happened. Some good, some fast moving rapids...
  10. sandyut

    Thermoworks thermapen MK4

    $50 shipped priority mail…OBO this is in great fully working condition. Located close to Denver.
  11. sandyut

    Buck in the driveway!

    I was heading up the drive for mail and looked up this guy staring me down...I backed away slowly and went back inside...
  12. sandyut

    Surgery #3 for 2022 is this week

    Well, in a couple days I am having my third surgery for 2022, ought to be the last. The PITA is we moved and my insurance is in Utah, and I maxed out the deductible and out of pocket There so its financially very beneficial to have it done in UT. So I am flying back for surgery. I fear it’s...
  13. sandyut

    Baked turkey…meh. Family time was priceless.

    We had a delayed Thanksgiving this year due to parental overlap And being close to our kids and their step dad is also near. No biggie. I was volunteered to smoke a whole turkey, which I have never done. We normally only smoke a turkey breast because we dont like the dark meat on turkeys. I...
  14. sandyut

    Ever try to go back to your birth name?

    Since about middle school everyone called me Dave. But my name is David, as a kid I thought David was too something (IDK I was a kid in a dysfunctional home…who knows). When I moved to Utah I thought I would do a reset. Failed so badly… Now back in CO, it’s sorta working. but people that...
  15. sandyut

    Smoker Shop not far from new house. Anyone have a Lumberjack hook up in Denver area?

    Found a place with pellets, sauce and rub about 17 miles away. They have lumberjack pellets! That was a concern as I used to buy them from “some guy” I found on the SLC classified. Im sure this store will cost more but at least I found them. If anyone has a lumberjack hook up in the Denver...
  16. sandyut

    We met the neighbors on day one and they kept coming over…

    This place is pretty awesome. That’s all I can say. Great neighbors!
  17. sandyut

    Been offline a bit, moved, grandbaby, etc. Cooks pics

    Hi all, I havent post much of anything in a few months. Life went wild... Contracted to buy a home in Colorado and sell the SLC house in the same 8 hours. Packed and moved in 4 weeks. Our first grand baby was born. In CO with a LOAD Of complications. Other daughter got diagnosed with the...
  18. sandyut

    Sourdough at 8100 ft?

    Hi all SD bread makers. Anyone live at altitude that can give some advice on making SD with a starter. I have been successful at making SD from starter at about 4500 ft for years. But 8100 ft I think will change the recipes a bit. Big move coming in a few weeks. And packing everything really...
  19. sandyut

    Tri Tip: smoked and reverse seared - best one yet

    My wife who doesnt like "bloody beef" (it a genetic disorder for sure) is out of town. I was shopping our home freezer section and found a tri tip from last Nov I prepped for SV (seasoned and vacuum sealed) - never got to it over the winter with all the surgeries and such. But its 100 degrees...
  20. sandyut

    Baby Backs from Sunday

    These were on sale at $3.99 lb. so I had to have them. Cut the end bones off both ends to clean them up. Really kicked up the appearance. Rubber with Jeff original using cheap yellow for the binder. Been a while since I used Jeffs on ribs. Man its good! Went off the norm and sauced at the...
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