Recent content by Aaron B

So today I was at the grocery store looking to get an eye of round for a reverse sear. I picked through a few they had and saw a really nice one with the fat cap almost completely removed. What luck! Well not so much... Apparently a flat iron steak had somehow managed to get into the eye of...

Ok, I tried the uncooked shrimp. I took pictures of every step of the process, and I will post them once it's all done. Thanks for the help.

Hey guys! A bunch of my buddies and I have been on a big fishing kick lately and have it got me thinking about trying a seafood stuffed fatty. I was thinking something along the lines of steamed shrimp, and crab meat with some kind of cheese. I tried searching but I couldn't come up with...

Hey guys! I have a quick question about a cook I'm doing today. I bought a rack of beef ribs, and they look really nice. USDA choice and all! My only concern is they are cut in half horizontally. I figure this will simply shorten the cook a little and I will just have to keep a close eye on...

Everything turned out great! Everybody loved it, then again its always pretty easy to impress people who have never had any real barbecue. I'll give a better recap tomorrow, I just got home from the party and I'm beat. Its bed time. Thanks again everyone.

Ok guys, small update. Apparently turkey breasts are simply non existent in my neck of the woods right now. The wife grabbed 3 young turkeys ranging from 9-10lbs each. Small hiccup but its nothing unmanageable. At this point I'm debating going with vertically cooking them, beer can style. I...

The party is tonight, at 6pm.

hey everybody, I'm kind of in a jam and could use a little help. So this morning I got voluntold that I will be preparing the turkey for my units Christmas party. Apparently word got around about my thanksgiving turkey (apple brined from the cooking topics section) and now everyone wants to...

Hey everyone. I know this is super last minute but I was wondering if there was a reason all the cooking topics I've seen suggest using briquettes for turkey. I realized this morning I don't have any kingsford, just a bag of royal oak lump. My thinking is that since lump burns hotter it...

So my neighbors just moved but before they did they invited my wife to come and "grocery shop" in their fridge and freezer. Well she came back with a big frozen turkey breast. It feels like it weighs about 6 lbs. Now it says it contains up to 15% solution which makes me a little wary. Think...

yeah after rereading my last post i realized i wasn't to specific about my location. i'm in clarksville. the academy sports is a bit of a drive especially with a wife and kid coming along for the ride. i ended up just grabbing a bag of the real flavor hickory chunks from wally world in the...

just a quick follow up to this. everywhere i look i cant seem to find any wood other than hickory and mesquite. does anyone know any major retailers who sell a decent variety? i'm located around the Tennessee/Kentucky border and i would have thought that it would be easy to find some in the area.

well after careful consideration and all your input i've decided to do pork butts. can't really go wrong there, plus its a forgiving piece of meat and i might need it to be after not being able to use the wsm for a year. i also have a rack of spareribs that came pre cut st. louis style that...

Hey everyone I am in need of suggestions. I want to do something on the smoker for a small get together of about 6-8 people and I wanted to see if anybody had any ideas. Keep in mind that these guys will eat like horses as we have all just returned from deployment so don't rule out the bigger...

Well I'm about set to smoke some beef back ribs. This will be my second time and I'm hoping it turns out better than last time. I was hoping to get some advice on the whole process. Last time simply bought bad ribs, alot of the meat had been gouged out between the bones. I'm not making the...