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Never a beer bath. It cooks out the flavor and is a waste of beer. Indirect cook, with direct flame at the very end.

Rich - Tip Top has been there a while. This is from their website. I vaguely recall driving by there growing up, I never would have thought of going in back then. Cliff - I saw the WienerWagon on the highway earlier this summer, but not this time. The menu has a tribute to Oscar's, but...

The Tip Top Tavern is near my son's apartment in Madison, very near the old Oscar Mayer headquarters. Why am I posting this at TVWBB? Twin 22's out back, preparing brisket for some of the entrees. We didn't stop on out last trip, but definitely will in the future. Tip Top Tavern 601...

Yeah Jim, I read through that thread earlier this summer. It was a lot to read and was good to reminisce. It was 8 years ago, but seems much more recent. If no one else does it first, we'll do it again in 2019 for a 10 year anniversary of the original event. Jim

Brad, So how do they compare with Roseland and Schwai's? It may be time for another state-wide taste-off. At your place or the P1Gvilion this time. Beware of Cincinnati "bratwurst." They are nothing like a Wisconsin brat. They are more akin to the Weisswurst produced by Usinger's. Jim

Chris, You make a good point. When grilling I do have it dialed in. I look at a steak and instinctively decide on the cook time - 4 minutes a side for this one, six a side for a thicker cut. The issue with brisket is that there is so much meat there that eating what I cook every weekend...

I shipped off the latest spreadsheet to Chris. You should see it posted here soon. I added Weber's Big Book of Burgers, Weber's New American Barbecue, and Weber's Greatest Hits. I also did some housekeeping, eliminating the online sources, since every hyperlink I tried was broken, and cleaning...

When I graduated college my dad gave me one like that (his old grill) and bought himself a red one-touch. I had it for about 5 years until a mover broke the legs off of it. The mover paid for my replacement grill, a red one-touch, which I still have and use. Little did I know that the old one...

Foxconn announces $10 billion investment in Wisconsin and up to 13,000 jobs Unstated by Governor Walker and the President is magnetic effect of Jim Lampe's barbecue in attracting this business to Racine County.

Some non-Roadtrip 180's here. Grilling & Cooking. I had zero interest in it as a kid and teen, then all of a sudden it became my passion. I never cared for exercise for the sake of exercise (sports and games were a different story) as a young-un, but now that is the highlight of my day...

Chris. I am making progress on an update to the index. I may finish it this Summer. That Burger book still gives me problems, but the others were scanable to PDF and conversion to OCR makes adding them easy. Jim

Bob, Is the NY Times winner the loser of Chris's taste-off? I know who's tastes I trust more. Jim

If it arrives in time, I'll wear mine to the USA vs. Cuba college baseball in Durham on July 3. We have seats in the first row directly behind home-plate. Hopefully it is televised.

Rusty, I trim them once a year with my hedge trimmer. I occasionally have to prune some stray growth that pops out of the plants. Jim

Side of house. HOA screen.

Bob - I have those in Wisconsin. They're a different plant than a NC Privet.

Rusty, Privet is the way to go on this end of the state. I think mine are spaced at 2.5 feet and grew together into a continuous hedge. I've planted Hostas beneath them which look great. My HOA adds a Crepe Myrtle after every 2 privets in the common areas. I works quite well. Let me know if...

Good luck to you Robert. After visiting my doctor in February I decided to make some changes too. I am using the MyFitnessPal app to count my calories. I dropped 25 pounds in 3 months, but have been in a stall for the last one. I turned 59 in April and have done lifetime personal bests for...

Rusty, This was at my permanent home in Wisconsin. Cheesehead Pies! They fly the Warbirds over many of the parades on Memorial Day. We are a mile from a small airport. Jim