Recent content by Jon R

Thanks! Decided to just throw it in the Le Cruiset and stick it in the oven. Turned out great.

I have a 3.5 lb chuck on the 14.5 WSM sitting at 140 at the moment. It's been in about 3 hours so far. Would it hurt instead of foiling to just throw it in a crock pot at 180 to finish it off? Or is foil and leave it on the smoker better?

I'll probably be volunteering to work the event as a ham radio operator, but since I didn't see anything posted here thought I would send it along. I went to this last year and it was fun. I don't go to a lot of competitions so can't really compare it to others. It will be at City Park in...

I have personally lost 2 hoses due to squirrels. After the second one got chewed, I gave up and always turn the tank off, run out the propane from the line, and put the line back in its box in my shed. I cut off the end of one of the old hoses and taped up the cut part and screw this onto the...

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but thought I would bring this up: The 2012 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships http://www.svbbq.com/ I will probably be checking it out in a while..

Excellent idea. Does the rack sit outside in the weather? or is she garage kept? Also, are you able to pick up the center section if needed? I'm guessing not. (Of course, I've never seen a 22.5, so maybe it's not possible to lift that center section no matter where you keep it.

What rotisserie unit is that? Very interesting. Looks like the heat would escape very quickly, especially when opening the lid.

I have a regular 5gal propane tank connected via the hose, but I have to remove it because the squirrels have eaten through the house 2 times! I have to take the hoses off and put them in a storage unit so I don't have to keep replacing them.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Spencer P: Rolf, Thanks for the reply. The stupid question that I have is do you still use newspaper in the chimney when you use the gas ignition or...

Well if you, me, and Shaun all want one, we can combine shipping and split it? Just a thought.

The other day I was grilling some burgers and thought how nice some Onion Rings would go with them. (We had some Ore Ida Onion Ringer brand in the freezer.) Problem is that the house was a little warm and we were not wanting to run the air conditioner. The oven is electric, takes forever to...

Yeah I have a performer and the Craycort CI grates. Truthfully I would not order the Craycort CI grates if I had the chance to do it over. I am sure they are fine if you use them on regular grill, but they are really a pain in the rear to use on a performer. I hate having to disassemble this...

Full time work: Network Engineer at a large Silicon Valley networking equipment provider. Weekends: California Air National Guard. Doesn't leave much time for long cooks/smokes but I try to fit them in when I can.

Reviving an old thread.. I really wish I had read (reread?) this post before ordering my Craycort Cast Iron grates. If I didn't have a performer I am sure I would love these. The grill marks are awesome as everyone else says, and they do hold the heat. I didn't quite like that the grills...

Kevin, Very interesting reading. I have read this and many other of your linked posts. Somehow I always seem to mess things up then get worried about food borne illness. I did a smoke of a Boston butt and a pork shoulder. I pulled the pork shoulder immediately and ate it right a way. I...