Recent content by John Goin

I saw Gord about 10 years back and his high notes were long gone, still great though. There is an interesting about him on Roku, tubi and a couple other channels.

I've been doing 6-8 at a time, brining overnight and smoking @ 225-250 degrees. Then use them like a healthier version of a pork hock in soups and stews.

I agree with James O'Brien, get the Misto. I have three, one for cooking oil, one for EVOO, and one a light spritz of vermouth in my martini.

'Get the best, cry once' "Thermopen is having an open box sale - "only" $69. Same warranty as new." Well, heck, that just cost me 69 bucks, it's on the way! And orange is the fastest, Right?

I like it simple. Good quality tuna coated with evoo and sesame seeds grilled rare over a hot as possible fire. Served with wasabi and dark soy

We received a Kenmore for a wedding present back in 1990, and it rotted out right around 7 years also. Bought a new Weber Genesis right after that and it is still going strong today. I've only had to replace the flavorizer bars. Two years ago I bought a stainless Performer off of Craigslist...

Geir, we will have to agree to disagree on this. I love the flavors that come from smoking and grilling foods, however that does not include poisons like lead (solder) or acids (flux)no matter the amount.

I used to buy smoked salt in the grocery store for years. I've been smoking my own for a while now using the soldering iron and tin can method in my weber kettle. I use sea salt because I think the irregular contour takes the smoke better, and put it on a cheap Walmart wire splatter shield...

You should use a new soldering iron for this, they are less then $10. You don't want fumes from solder etc in the food . I've had a lot of luck using a soldering iron and tin can in my weber kettle, especially with cheeses. Like Dave said, just a shake every 1-2 hours and add some more...

At home I use the performer and a chimney, but at the cabin (no performer yet, just a kettle) I've been using one of these: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...N/B00004SPZV/tvwb-20 Misto sprayers for a couple of years. They are great in the kitchen to replace the pam type of sprayers and save...

Brian, I bought an older ss performer off of CL last year. The igniter wasn't working so I gave it a shot of penetrating lube to make it easier to remove. I gave the old igniter one more try, it worked and has been working ever since.

I used to make my own chimneys from coffee cans. And I remember the day my high school biology teacher came to class with no eye brows or lashes and a interesting new hairdo. He said he was talking with his neighbor and wasn't paying attention to how much lighter fluid he put on the briquettes.

I've got a couple to recommend. First, the late great Steve Goodman's "My Old Man". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW7xR7WkyTU The second is not a song, but Jimmy Stewart reading a poem he wrote about his dog Beau. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUNJjIwlHk8

Well, with the lack of replies here I've been feeling like I'd farted in church. But that's OK. As I was cleaning up the performer I found that even though the 5# tank does not have the proper shaped handle it does have a label on the tank stating that it does have an opd valve. Had it filled...

Hi all, Long time griller, long time lurker on this site, there is so much good info here. Now I am in need of some advice please. I picked up a '96 green Performer off of Craigslist this weekend. It's in pretty good shape, needs a little paint, new cleaning system, grates, TLC, etc. But I...