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  1. Tom Rotta

    Smoke Day Participation

    My First Smoke Day participation. So far so good. Can't wait to eat. Butt on the WSM And we're up to temp... Few hours later getting ready to put the ribs on A few moinks getting happy with the ribs Thumbs up !! Snack Time !
  2. Tom Rotta

    Christmas Brisket

    Made a 6# Brisket for Christmas dinner. My first ever Brisket. It didn't turn out too bad for my first attempt. Wife loved it. That's all that mattered. Also made Haselback potatoes and brussel sprouts. 8 hours in I was approaching my target temp of 170. Pulled the brisket and wrapped...
  3. Tom Rotta

    Psb

    Made some Peper Stout Beef the other day. Thanks to Larry Wolfe for the recipe. I really liked it. Was a bit too peppery and hot for my wife but she ate it and said it was good. She just asked that next time I use less pepper and fewer jalapeños.
  4. Tom Rotta

    First cook on wsm mini

    Here is my mini and my first cook on it. a single rack of spare ribs. Temp started to drop about an hour in. cleared the ash and stirred coals. About an hour later is started dropping again. Same response. So i was having trouble keeping the ash clear of the bottom vents. When I built it...
  5. Tom Rotta

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Hope everyone had a great day. Just me and my wife this year, so I did a 7.5# turkey breast on the WSM. Keeping it simple. S&P, onion powder and garlic powder. The cook needed a little snack to get things started. Start Finish. Used a few small pieces of cherry. Cook time was about 2...
  6. Tom Rotta

    First Turkey on the smoker

    Let me start by wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving. We hope everyone's Turkey day will be filled with great food and loving family. My wife and I are on our own this year, so I will be smoking an 8# turkey breast on the WSM. This will be my first every attempt at turkey on the smoker...
  7. Tom Rotta

    Thank you Andy Wasserman

    Andy Wasserman posted a Turkey and Stuffing Fatty this past week. Wife liked the idea and wanted me to give it a try. Forgot to get celery so I used a diced up bell pepper with the onion and added to the stuffing. Assembly was messy. Meat was really wet and sticky. Maybe thats because I...
  8. Tom Rotta

    Sunday night steaks

    A couple of boneless NY Strip steaks for dinner tonight. On the grill with a couple of baked taters. Ready to eat. Steak covered in horseradish (my favorite way to eat it). Potato and some corn. First bite! It was all sooo good. Thanks for looking.
  9. Tom Rotta

    Sunday night dinner Italian style

    Italian sausage for dinner tonight. Also made Dean Torges's iron skillet bake potato in the oven. http://tvwbb.com/showthread.php?25949-Iron-Skillet-Baked-Potato Peppers and onions Getting close to being done Lets eat The iron skillet bake potato was very good. I had no problems...
  10. Tom Rotta

    First ribs on wsm

    My first ribs on the wsm. I think they were over done... but still tasty !! 2.5 hours at 235 - 240. Foiled with brown sugar, honey, margarine and a little apple juice for another 2 hours, then 30 minutes sauced. Also made some ABT's. They disappeared so fast, I didn't get any pics. My...
  11. Tom Rotta

    Attempting a pizza on the grill.

    Wife is out at a business dinner while I'm stuck at home working. Decided to try to make a pizza on the grill. Cooked up some sausage. Kept is simple. Sausage and pepperoni. Looks done! Ready to eat! Pizza was good. Probably not as good as it could be. I used pre-made dough and sauce...
  12. Tom Rotta

    Arizona > Gilbert: Joe's Real B-B-Q

    301 N Gilbert Road Gilbert, AZ 85234 (480) 503-3805 http://joesrealbbq.com/ Opened in 1998, the restaurant is set in a 1940’s time frame and décor that honors Arizona, particularly the Gilbert area, during that period. Using 3 Oyler pits burning mostly Pecan wood and turning out some of the...
  13. Tom Rotta

    Rub and or Sauce choices

    I've been making Q for a year now. I wanted to get everyones input on this. I've used commercial rubs. I've doctored up commercial rubs. And I've mixed my own from several recipes I've found online. Same with BBQ sauce. I've not come across anything that just blew my socks off. It seems...
  14. Tom Rotta

    First WSM Cook

    Newbie here. After 2 weeks, I FINALLY got to fire up my brand new 18.5” WSM. Making some pulled pork butt for my first WSM outing. Didn't have much time to shop around for meat, so I picked up whatever was readily available. 6.22 # bone in butt. I normally inject, but since this is an...
  15. Tom Rotta

    Hello from Gilbert AZ

    Hi all. Excited to be part of this board. Just bought a 18.5" WSM to add to my Performer and Smokey Joe Silver. I've been smoking on a Brinkmann Smoke'n Grill and have been so frustrated over my inability to consistently control the heat. So tossed it and bought the WSM. Should be firing up...

 

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