Recent content by Alan Dively

You'll never get a spray bottle to spray even ground spices reliably. You may get 1 -2 sprays at best but it will clog the mechanism quickly. The only ways to consistently spray particulates are to use a venturi type sprayer (like a wagner power painter) or a spinning wheel that collects the...

Edge Pro with Shapton Glass stones. Love it

Not familiar with that grinder but a Burr Mill type grinder will cut down on dustiness and provide a more uniform grind size

If you have a wsm and are planning on switching to charcoal, I would recommend the cajun bandit roto. Very well constructed and will fit both. I've seen where the weber needs foil to make a tight seal with the kettles.

I just saw somewhere that Maverick is coming out with a therm for rotisseries. A google search would turn it up pretty quickly if interested

Take a look at cabelas grinders. Top notch with metal gears. I would forego the kitchen aid for grinding. I burned out the gear box in my first one grinding meat. I have since gotten a Kitchener grinder from Northern Tool (also has metal gears) and once it dies, I will be upgrading to one of the...

Fill the ring and light it off with some lit. Wait 45 min-ish for it to come up to 250. This is about the time that the white smoke clears, the fire is burning well, and a lot of the volatile organic compounds have burned/vaporized from the charcoal.

I actually think this will add to the confusion. Anyway an interesting read: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/us-meat-industry-renames-cuts-pork-chops-are-now-ribeyes-1C9213219#/business/

I stopped reading when he made his first 'point'. Unless you are cooking hot and fast,you run absolutely no risk - none - nada of browning or burning sugar. The caramelization point of sucrose/table sugar is 320 deg F. I'm sure the author knows his bbq but he knows crap about food science.

Maillard Reaction. This is different from the caramelization of sugar which occurs at higher temps than bbq usually (325-350) From the font of knowledge wikipedia: The browning reactions that occur when meat is roasted or seared are complicated, and occur mostly by Maillard browning[6] with...

If I understand correctly you are sauteeing all of the 'vegetable' ingredients (kill step), pureeing them with added vingear and lime juice (acids), then filling and refrigerating? You're good to go judging by the amount of vinegar you're adding. If you want peace of mind, have it tested for...

I've spent hours and many dollars on CKtG on sharpening stones.Great resource! I don't want to spend crazy amounts of $ on knives. From what I can gather, the MAC Mighty's are intersect value and performance in the budget I'm looking at.

Wolgast - have you sharpened any Japanese Steel blades using the Edge Pro? I'm looking to upgrade my current knives and want to get some VG10 blades but am a little nervous that I won't be able to maintain them properly. Thanks!

Apex here too

I bought a kitchener one for around $100 at northern tool. All metal gears. I've used to grind 30 lbs of meat in one session the last two years flawlessly (hunter) http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200451267_200451267