What did everyone cook today?
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Did a marinated pork belly (brown sugar, soy sauce and salt), baked for an hour then deep fried it, wow. Forgot the pictures of it. Just finished up the pastrami after a long day on the smoker, about 10 hours. Spent six hours smoking then four hours covered in the pan to finish up. Got to love this stuff! Tomorrow is brisket day, will go on at noon and come off Saturday morning.
johnsbrewhouse I miss those days back in Texas with friends that were willing to do an all nighter like that. Makes for the best of friends, best of refreshments, best of eatin, & great stories to boot!
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johnsbrewhouse Now that is what I like! What wood did you use to smoke that one? Any brines or injections or just a dry seasoning? Just low & slow on the open or did you use a crutch? That looks really good.
calldoctoday oak and hickory pellets, just dry seasoned with butcher cut pepper and sea salt. The lid stayed closed the whole time, covered and panned it with foil for the last eight hours. My temps were running around 225 degrees after the smoke period.
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johnsbrewhouse I miss those days back in Texas with friends that were willing to do an all nighter like that. Makes for the best of friends, best of refreshments, best of eatin, & great stories to boot!
calldoctoday With the Treager, I just fill the hopper and go to bed, let the digital thermometer take care of the rest. It works so much better now that I got rid of the Treager motors and board.
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Tex_77 Love cooking on the open fire. It just has that smokey flavoring built right in.
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Nothing like an open Fire, nothing like it in the world.
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Appetizer station for a small reception.
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Chef That is impressive. Have you ever done those water melon fruit baskets? I used to do them a long time ago when getting together with friends that liked to cook & have a good time.
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Chef That is impressive. Have you ever done those water melon fruit baskets? I used to do them a long time ago when getting together with friends that liked to cook & have a good time.
calldoctoday I have, typically people just don’t appreciate that kind of stuff today. Use to do much more carving, but with the competitive nature of this market, it is just hard to justify it. People today just want inexpensive, not upper end displays. I’m just too old fashion… Guess I’m outliving my usefulness.
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calldoctoday I have, typically people just don’t appreciate that kind of stuff today. Use to do much more carving, but with the competitive nature of this market, it is just hard to justify it. People today just want inexpensive, not upper end displays. I’m just too old fashion… Guess I’m outliving my usefulness.
This is the kind of displays I did just 10 years agoChef I am with you, 110%. You don’t really want to get me started & not just with this!
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Looks good chef. I’m more laid back.
Today it was smoked hot dogs and sous vide deer steaks. Not fancy but delicious -
First, Tex_77 I have been hankering for just a nice beer brat recently and your post made up my mind, I am making it this week. Chef that is a nice spread and some great art work!
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Jonathon Do you add beer to the beer brat mix when you make yours? When we made those we didn’t add any extra liquid.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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Jonathon Do you add beer to the beer brat mix when you make yours? When we made those we didn’t add any extra liquid.
Tex_77 I add liquid to every batch of sausage whether it’s scratch made or an Excalibur seasoning at a rate of approx. 1 C. per 10 lbs… The only thing better than beer is more beer! I will dissolve my seasonings in the liquid and let rest for 10 minutes or so and stir before adding. It seems to help disperse the seasoning better and the extra liquid helps cook the brat by steaming from the inside out.
Better Living Through BBQ!
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Tex_77 I add liquid to every batch of sausage whether it’s scratch made or an Excalibur seasoning at a rate of approx. 1 C. per 10 lbs… The only thing better than beer is more beer! I will dissolve my seasonings in the liquid and let rest for 10 minutes or so and stir before adding. It seems to help disperse the seasoning better and the extra liquid helps cook the brat by steaming from the inside out.
Joe Hell Good to know, my thought was that adding liquids would dilute the flavor.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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Tex_77 Well, you have to add liquid anyway. So, there’s no reason it can’t be beer.
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A “little” chicken, home grown sweet corn from my niece and my Aunt Arlene’s pickled beets. The Leinie’s Honey Weiss paired well.
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A “little” chicken, home grown sweet corn from my niece and my Aunt Arlene’s pickled beets. The Leinie’s Honey Weiss paired well.
PapaSop Now don’t get me wrong, that chicken & corn looks real good & you do have my mouth watering. What I would like to get ahold of though, is some of that Lennie’s, especially the Grapefruit Shandy or the Honey Weiss. I have not been able to get any Lennie’s down here since this Corona Business started, & it is Summer Time!
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Made up my last flank steak for fajitas today after marinading in PA’s Black Bull, no pics it went to fast. Leinnies Summer Shanty is pretty good this time of year, when I lived in Germany they had something similar called a Raddler, a wheat beer and lemonade mix. Just something to try if you can’t get your Shanty fix. The grapefruit one is good for a change of pace.
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Jonathon hahaha now I have George Carlin AND Monty Python swimming around in my tiny brain
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PapaSop Now don’t get me wrong, that chicken & corn looks real good & you do have my mouth watering. What I would like to get ahold of though, is some of that Lennie’s, especially the Grapefruit Shandy or the Honey Weiss. I have not been able to get any Lennie’s down here since this Corona Business started, & it is Summer Time!
calldoctoday
Glad the brewery is only a few miles away. Had a Creamy Dark Lager before the Honey!
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