Maiden Voyage On The New To Me Performer!!

[Rafter H BBQ]

Hey all, as some of you know I recently got a new to me Weber Performer. Life as with most of us has been busy lately… so after having it for a few weeks… finally got to do my Maiden Voyage with it. The bottom grate was able to save… the top one was trashed. So ordered a new cast iron one.

Had some friends with a PR they were not going to be able to use and needed used up. So, they sent it home with us. I owe them a dinner when life slows down for them. And yes, it will be a good one! We have a great relationship and trade stuff back and forth… just ended up on the receiving end this time around!

Rubbed down with some B&B W Sauce. Then lightly coated with some of our fav rubs and into the fridge for a day. Was initially going to some this up Saturday, but things come up and postponed until yesterday.

Added the Buttery Garlic and Herb at the last minute as per the wife’s request. Can’t tell Mama no… Well, you can… but?!?! Ha!

Put a snack on the CC pellet grill, trout caught Sat morning. Rubbed with EVOO, some Old Bay with fresh squeezed lemon and some butter. Everything is better with butter!

Was a tasty snack while dinner was going.

Got the charcoal, new to me but has great flavor.

The PR thru the cook… Guess maybe more start and finish?! Ish?!

Then had a weird thought… yea… welcome to my world!

Anyway, had some asparagus and two more trout thawed… So a thought hit me about bacon.

End result is the Performer is a keeper! Thanks for sticking with me… final pics. I will say the PR and trout was amazing! The asparagus however, needed pulled earlier… messed that up bad! Lesson learned!

No more chatting… will let the rest of the pics talk!

The fish…

And lastly…

the fail, the bacon wrapped asparagus … definitely will try this again… but will pull much sooner.

Thanks again for hanging with me!

 

[gmc2003]

Looks great Justin. The Prime rib looks perfectly done.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Great cook Justin, well all but the asparagus. We eat a lot of fish, but never thought about bacon wrapped. That's thinking outside the box. That prime rib looks perfectly cooked to me, nice work...

 

[chopsaw]

Looks great bud . Was hoping to see some pics of the Performer in action !

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Looks great Justin. The Prime rib looks perfectly done.

Point for sure
Chris

Thanks Chris, much appreciated buddy!

 

[JLinza]

Looks great Justin . I told you, ya can't go wrong wrapping anything in bacon

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Great cook Justin, well all but the asparagus. We eat a lot of fish, but never thought about bacon wrapped. That's thinking outside the box. That prime rib looks perfectly cooked to me, nice work...

Thanks my friend, yea my thoughts sometimes get the best of me. Sometimes my weird ideas work and some don’t. As said, the PR and fish were tasty. The asparagus however, I think would be good if pulled much earlier.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Looks great bud . Was hoping to see some pics of the Performer in action !

Thanks Rich, the top grate as said above was just not saveable. I try to keep everything genuine… but sometimes just can’t!

So far, really liking this new CI grate and the Performer is a keeper as said. Looking forward to more cooks soon.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Also, for full disclosure and credit… my CC pellet grill shut down mid smoke on the trout and asparagus. Was going to toss the fish. I have to thank my friend Eric @SmokinEdge for his help on chatting with me and the help. I was about ready to trash it. Was very upset and he logically chatted with me and the fish ended up very tasty.

 

[sandyut]

Great looking cook and spread Justin! You went above and beyond.

 

[indaswamp]

Hell yeah! Looks good to me! That Beef is cooked perfectly for my taste buds! Trout sounds good too! How'd the bacon wrap on the trout turn out? Oh- Congrats for the spinner ride!

 

[seenred]

Hey Buddy that is a tasty looking spread for sure, Justin! Agree with the idea that bacon makes pretty much anything better! And that PR is definitely the star attraction - I’d say you knocked it out of the park my friend! Nicely done Brother!

Red

 

[SmokinEdge]

Also, for full disclosure and credit… my CC pellet grill shut down mid smoke on the trout and asparagus. Was going to toss the fish. I have to thank my friend Eric @SmokinEdge for his help on chatting with me and the help. I was about ready to trash it. Was very upset and he logically chatted with me and the fish ended up very tasty.

I appreciate that Justin, but you had this, I was just glad to be encouragement.

 

[jcam222]

Some awesome surf and turf! Love the asparagus too. I've been eating a ton of it lately.

 

[flatbroke]

Brother that meat looks delicious, I did however put the flag at half-staff for the asparagus.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Looks great Justin . I told you, ya can't go wrong wrapping anything in bacon

Thanks my friend… and John you were spot on bud!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Great looking cook and spread Justin! You went above and beyond.

Thanks for the kind words Dave… sometimes a thought works and sometimes not! Appreciate it buddy! I’ll take a win here and there.

 

[yankee2bbq]

All looks good! I’d eat that asparagus!

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Did the prime rib justice! Bet that trout was good. I miss HEB having whole frozen trout they use to sell in a bag.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Hell yeah! Looks good to me! That Beef is cooked perfectly for my taste buds! Trout sounds good too! How'd the bacon wrap on the trout turn out? Oh- Congrats for the spinner ride!

Thanks Keith, PR was pretty tasty… trout was great as well. Crispy bacon and nice juicy rainbow meat inside with the lemon, butter and Old Bay. All flavors worked well together! Have to pulled the asparagus sooner next time… just got away from me.

And thanks for the ride, it’s always an honor.