Recent content by J. Todd

My second smoke on my new WSM, and the turkey came out fantastic. I even brined it with this recipe although the bird was labeled as 'enhanced' with an 8% solution. I just added a bit more water to the brine to dilute the salt a bit. Let air dry in the fridge for 14 hours, then it went onto the...

I gotta stop looking at these deals. I threw in a couple of rolls of bags to get the free shipping. I'll need them anyway. Looks like an excellent deal on this.

Saw the link for the Maverick on this site, and couldn't resist. Unit arrived today!

To get a good look at some quality cookware, check out your nearest Williams-Sonoma. (Don't necessarily buy from there, as they are very proud of their various lines.) But they carry All-Clad, Calphalon, etc, and sometimes have demonstrations.

Found a Taylor at Target that seems like it will do the trick. Looked at the ET73 and almost got it, but the shipping was 1/4 price of the unit! May get one later, but the Taylor should work for now.

I'm looking for a probe type thermometer that basically just let's me know the temperature. Want to use it for internal meat temps, as well as grill temps, so I guess the range would have to be 100ºF - 400ºF or so. Tried a Taylor 'Weekend Warrior' I saw at Lowe's, but it was kinda confusing to...

I got the Clement Design (the round looking one) a couple of years ago, and been having really good coffee since. One complaint I have is with the plastic parts. One of the tabs that holds the coffee cone broke on mine, and I'm not sure it is replaceable (it is a part of the large middle plastic...

Got a note from Amazon.com that mine should be arriving the week of Thanksgiving! Woo-hoo!!!