Recent content by John Handloser

I just went online and ordered 6 lbs of pinquito beans to side with this meat. Now, how do I get red oak in VA?

Beautiful seeing a grill in the snow! The best side to go with tri-tips is pinquito beans (in the spirit of Santa Maria BBQ) I order the beans in bulk each year. I have a hard time finding Tri-tips (like many) Guess I'll head to the Trader Joes in Richmond

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An excellent compliment to grilled fish or lobster is a smoked tomato compound butter. - Split Roma tomatoes lengthwise and place on smoker skin side down. Smoke for 30-60 minutes. - Let tomatoes cool - Melt real butter and skim fat - mash tomatoes into butter and simmer for 10-15 minutes. -...

i mostly use pecan for everything though i do throw on some apple with the butts. lately though i have been getting into oak and have some manzanita to try. if only one choice then pecan for sure. George, I used to teach SERE for the Navy in CA and we used Manzanita leaves for medicinal...

I was introduced to Tri tips while in Santa Maria and love them. They cook the meat over red oak and provide a side of Pinquito beans and bread. I live in VA, so I have the beans shipped in bulk once a year.