Recent content by Geo S

Frying eggplant was always the go to when growing up, but I haven't fried any in 2 years, just baked on parchment paper ....dunk the eggplant in flour, then an egg wash mixed with a little oil with salt/pepper/garlic then into the oven on the preheated pan....comes out perfect, then dress them...

It's all good...

Yep

With the costco butts you might as well finish cutting in half , at least, looks like they bone pork butts with a chainsaw.... But yeah, more chunks more bark....

Yeah no...

Went to Daynes in his current location with my son a year after going to Goldees, it was VERY good, just a hair under Goldees. My son has been to a lot of BBQ places, He still ranks Franklins #1, Goldees a very close #2, and Daynes at #3, but all 3 So close it really doesn't matter. I don't know...

I've been getting the boned pork butts from costco, whoever cuts them is kinda rough, lol, I just finish cutting in half, steak out the large half and chunk the rest up for souvlaki....

You need a grinder, I started with a Kitchen Aid grinder and ground hundreds of pounds of pork butts with it, is it ideal?, nope, but it's cheap to start with , LEM makes good grinders, I got a #5 on sale and it's good enough and miles ahead of the Kitchen Aid.... You don't need a stuffer if you...

We used to have a tradition of grilling Italian sausage on new years day despite the weather. Now,,, NOPE, ain't gonna do it, lol that's why I have an oven in the house...:cool:

My wife bought me one 3 years ago, neat concept but I never used it. All the connectivity stuff is a PITA to me, I use my cheap DOT and check things once in awhile. I have it here somewhere if someone wants it.

Smoky bonze wasn't listed, they might not even be in business anymore, but I had very good ribs from the local one. Actually got me started smoking myself so never went back but they were legit tasting.... We don't have a smoked meats culture up here, most of the places that opened weren't very...

That's not galvanized... just SS....

Or.... you could just chuck it, SS smoke tubes are cheap...

A stick lighter is slow and inefficient, it works, after a fashion, but you'll most likely have to apply it several times...the blow torch is fast even if the pellets are older and not bone dry. I've found that the tubes need a higher airflow especially in a WSM, the smoke is strong and can be...

heavy sprinkle of Baking soda with water to make a paste really helps clean the pan or grills clean up,