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Long time i did not visit site and did not post, miss it here and glad to be back. I bought a 7 kg fresh air chilled turkey from Costco today and used by date on it is April 1st. I read on net though that fresh turkeys should not be stored in fridge for more than 3 days so should i trust date...

I bought a nice piece of strip loin roast yesterday. It is Angus AAA Canadian Beef and weighs almost 5 kg. I will remove the fat today and want to age it in fridge. I read on net that to age meat, leave it uncovered in fridge for a couple of days. But I am not sure how long can i leave it...

So we have a usual once a month nothing fancy BBQ for the employees at the company where i work. This month though, on Aug 26th, the president decided to invite most of our suppliers and some clients, and we estimate about 50 people will be there. They want me to prepare entrees and tapas on...

At the company where i work, we will be having our first BBQ of the summer on May 20th and they put me in charge of the planning and the cooking. I love to cook so I look forward to this company BBQ which takes place once a month, until the snow falls down again. So last year, we used to...

i was waiting for this new model to become available at Amazon.com. Char Broil Big Easy I will be ordering one very soon and cant wait to receive this and giving it a try. I see many good reviews about this unit. If you are going to order one too, dont forget guys to order through this...

I have been seeing these Kitchenaid stand mixers on cooking shows and have been wanting one for a while. Today, I looked on the net and saw that there is a rebate on the 6 quart ones and Amazon has great price on these. I will be calling Kitchenaid on monday to ask for advice and info on the...

so yesterday, i BBQed rabbit for first time in my life. Also did turkey legs, rack of lamb, chicken, Tbone steak and it was lots of fun. It was also first time i use the performer this winter with snow. I am surprised rabbit did not take long time to cook indirect and cooked until internal...

I got 2 cans from local store when i saw on special. http://www.amazon.com/Simple-G...id=1257700465&sr=1-9 I was looking for something safe to clean inside of grill with. Anyone used one of these before and how did you like it. I havent tried mine yet. I am just not sure if i have to...

I noticed on my last cook on the WSM that there was charcoal dust on the food and you can clearly see it if you look close. I had food on top rack only and had the water pan in there with water in it. I had most of bottom vents closed during cook, not sure if that had to do anything with...

I am newbie to the wsm and presently working on my 2nd smoke as i am typing this and from what i saw so far, i wish the wsm had the following features and if you would like to add the features you think would be good also to the list, please go ahead. Hopefully Weber can see this and add some...

i am doing my 2nd smoke on my 18.5 wsm and also trying my maverick redi chek temp monitor for first time. At first, the smoker temp on the maverick was same as shown on the wsm but after about 45 mins or less, the temp on the wsm showing about 25F less than that showing on maverick. I...

I would like to BBQ T-Bone steak for the first time and i want to make sure i do my homework first. I recently tried some type of other steak on the performer and it came out dry and not too good. They are having a special at a local grocery store on good quality AAA T-Bone steaks and i will...

i did not want to hijack the other post so made a new one. I got two of these recently and tried them last week for the first time. In instruction manual, it says to put 1/2 cup of juice in the cup holder and that makes it completely full. I put orange juice in one and mango juice in the...

Since i got the performer this summer, last weekend was the first time that i wanted to cook direct heat for many people and we had a lot of meat to cook. I read in the manual that for direct heat, use 50 briquettes total so that is what i did. But after they were lit, i put them in...

I just thought of sharing this nice video i found on the net: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ture=player_embedded Cant wait to get my smokenator and try beef ribs on the performer elmo

The lid on my 2 months old performer has some oil spots and dirt and charcoal ashes stuck to it. I tried to clean with a wet paper towel but it does not do much. What is best to use to clean the outside and inside of lid without scratching or harming the paint. I also want to make sure that...

Took 2 hrs but was worth it. Meat turned out juicy and tender. I think i needed to cook at higher temp though. It was 300F the first half of the time and around 350 the second half. Think it needed a bit more time but it was ok though in terms of doneness...

I found this video and i am interested to try this but i am wondering if the food will come out with a BBQ taste or not since the food is covered all around with aluminum foil. Has anybody tried this before and do you think the food will come out tasting different than doing it on a steamer...

This is my first time cooking lamb on the BBQ and i am also new to charcoal, just got my performer this summer. So I seasoned the lamb with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon, a bit of honey and salt and pepper. The salt was added just before cooking though as i read somewhere on net not...

Hey guys, The loblaws in my area has a very good special on the New Zealand frenched lamb rack. I saw very good reviews on the taste and quality of this lamb on the net so i will get some to BBQ on my performer this week. But i need some advice please. I will begin by thawing the lamb in the...