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    Cook a steak! funny but probably bad idea [gif]

    Molten's Steak House? Don't know if this is old or not but just came to me today. :blackkettle:
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    cooking on covered patio - bad idea?

    I've just moved to a new house and I have a fairly large covered patio. One little section of it is uncovered in the corner and I was considering putting the WSM there for cooks. The cooker would be exposed to sky right there but if I was standing in front of it it, I would be partially covered...
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    Tasting Rubs and Sauces

    How do people taste their rubs and sauces when developing them. When I am working on a sauce, I usually just use a spoon and taste it out of the pot. I recently went to a BBQ sauce festival here in Austin and they had tortillas out to taste the sauces. that turned out to be an ok idea because...
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    tips on grilling steak for a crowd?

    I'm going to see my parents this weekend. All my brothers and their family is coming. My dad said he was going to get some really nice steaks and grill them on Saturday. Turns out he meant he's buying steaks FOR ME TO COOK on his grill! He's got a 22" Weber OTG. Now, I've made some good steak...
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    ribs - over or under done? I can't tell

    I've tried ribs several times, but i've never achieved results as good as even the most mediocre BBQ place. I tried some this weekend 4 slabs, 2 wet and 2 dry and I cooked them on the weber rib rack I picked up, about 250-300 for 3.5 hours or so. I picked them up with tongs, and the top crust...
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    What to cook along side high heat brisket

    I've done the high heat brisket a few times and it is my method of choice now. When I slow smoke something though I can often put other stuff on the smoker at same time to make use of all the space in my 22" WSM. What are good things to cook along side a high heat brisket? Can you cook chicken...
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    smoking a ham - almost impossible to find right thing?

    I'm trying to get everything together to smoke a ham for the holidays. I'm trying to replicate this ham my family gets from Grayson's BBQ in Clarence, LA, which is basically a heavily smoked ham, with no glaze. It is quite delicious. From reading the cooking topics on tvwb site on ham, it looks...
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    how to fold foil .. or foil origami

    Anyone have tips or procedure they like for folding foil pouches such that you can undo them for checking doneness or temp without ripping it to shreds? I've tried various ideas, and I can get it sealed up nicely, its the undoing and being able to re-do that is my problem. I especially had...
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    FoodSaver vacuum sealers any good? So many bad reviews

    I want to get a vacuum sealer, in fact I went to costco today to get one and changed my mind last second. The FoodSaver V3835 that costco and amazon both have has such terrible reviews one wonders if it works at all. It has 19 5 star reviews and 24 1 star reviews so people seem to love it or...
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    Started 3 whole briskets High Heat at 5:30am!

    I'm cooking for our party today, and I started this morning with 3 whole briskets, about 39 pounds before trimming. I wasn't sure I was going to get it all on the 22" WSM, I think it was bigger in my head than in real life. I managed to fit it all though. Anyone ever try laying the briskets on...
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    serving for a group/party - when to slice? serving tips?

    I'm going to be cooking for my daughter's first birthday party and we are having about 20-22 people over for a party starting at 11:30am, so I'm serving lunch. This is the largest group i've ever cooked for. My plan so as not to be frazzled on day of party is to smoke the briskets the day...
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    using found wood for smoking - anything special?

    So from time to time my red oak tree will drop a limb or branch. I've also seen suggested calling tree service place and asking for some pieces of wood from a trees they've cut down. Do you have to do anything special with this before using it? Like, let it dry out a while? There are some...
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    first overnight brisket

    I got my WSM on Friday and cooked my first WSM brisket over night last night. I've done brisket in my 22" weber kettle many times, smoking a while and finishing in the oven. This was my first 'all smoker' cooking. I used the minion method and buried a combination of mesquite and pecan chips (I...

 

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