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  1. Matt H.

    Big sale on Webers at osh

    Osh is going out of business and at my local osh (Tarzana, ca) they had 2 performers and a genesis (all black) 30 percent off. I would have bought it, but I have enough stuff :)
  2. Matt H.

    how many burgers fit on a 22.5 weber?

    my boys are turning 5, so we are doing hotdogs and hamburgers for their bday. my patties are 4.5 inches wide. so I figure 16 burgers? I have 48 burgers to grill total and a ton of hotdogs, so that's 4 rounds of cooking. my plan is to put some unlit kingsford down and a full chimney of lit...
  3. Matt H.

    Cast Iron grates for the 22 kettle

    My brother in law is looking for cast iron grates for his kettle, but I can't seem to find any that aren't outrageously expensive. What are people using? the one I bought is no longer available and I think I paid like $35.
  4. Matt H.

    kettle pizza service

    got a kettle pizza deluxe kit as a gift and a couple of months later my stone cracked which obviously I wasn't overly happy about. good news is they agreed to immediately ship me a new tombstone stone. great service. as an aside, anyone's pizza's being too smokey with the kettle pizza? to...
  5. Matt H.

    another kettle pizza question - setting up your fire

    My kettle pizza serious eats kit is arriving soon and in anticipation of this great day I've read through the many posts people have using this product. Thank you! My questions are (there seem to be conflicting arguments for all of these): 1) do you put your charcoal in the u shape and put...
  6. Matt H.

    Brisket Cook

    11 pound prime brisket. First time using oak. had a nice smokey flavor. a little bitter (maybe I needed to let the oak light a little before putting the meat in?). not much of a smoke ring for some reason. pulled it a little too early because I was worried about drying out a nice piece...
  7. Matt H.

    Fruit wood vs Oak for Brisket

    This weekend i'm smoking an 11 pound prime brisket at 225 which I figure will take 12-14 hours. I generally do not foil. Normally i'd use 4 fist sized chunks of apple or cherry, but going texas style I bought some oak chunks. I've read oak has a stronger smoke flavor and was wondering if I...
  8. Matt H.

    Runnin too hot - too clean or competition

    So after many easy smokes of low and slow I happened to have a little mold and such in my smoker and cleaned it pretty aggressively. My last two smokesI've had major problems keeping it low and slow (have had to close every bottom vent). I also at the same time switched to kingsford...
  9. Matt H.

    ABT / frozen jalapeno question

    So I've never done ABTs and was going to do some this sat with the crowd coming over for the Kentucky derby. I have a bunch of frozen whole jalapenos from my garden and was planning on using those. I've read on the interwebs that frozen jalapenos when thawed get mushy. do you guys think it...
  10. Matt H.

    Anyone ever used avacado wood?

    Unfortunately I have to cut down my avacado tree. I was wondering if anyone had ever smoked with avacado wood? I've googled it and the responses seem varied. I figure at worst I could use it when I get the kettle pizza (time tbd)!
  11. Matt H.

    Nitrate free bacon

    I've been thinking of trying this recipe: http://letsmakesomethingawesome.com/2011/03/home-cured-bacon-without-nitrates/ anyone done this? my wife is very against nitrates as we have two small children. Personally I'd rather have the nitrates and eliminate the chances of other problems, but...
  12. Matt H.

    Anyone successfully able to cold smoke with the WSM

    I'd like to make Lox and the like, but i doubt i can get the tempuratures low enough.
  13. Matt H.

    Pork Butt to the brim in the 18.5

    I hate to ask a question that's been asked many times before, but I've looked through all the searches and the answers seem all over the place! For my twin boys first birthday party I plan on smoking 4 7-8 pound costco pork butts for pulled pork around 225 degrees. I know one butt usually...
  14. Matt H.

    First Ribs. . .

    Followed Chris's instructions to the t: http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/rib4.html Turned out amazing. Lots of unsolicted praise! My apologies for the mediocre picture:
  15. Matt H.

    All about salt

    So I notice some recipes use regular kosher salt, some finely ground kosher salt, some non iodized table salt, etc. Generally I have used regular kosher salt. Is this just purely preference? I know you should use more kosher salt than you would table salt. Is there a difference between...
  16. Matt H.

    Rib Rack and Maverick probe placement - Newbie questions

    Hi guys, The wife just bought me a Weber Smoker 18.5 for my bday! Exciting stuff. I'm planning on smoking some baby back ribs from costco for super bowl sunday for a decent sized group and have a few questions. I bought 2 "Charcoal Companion Non-Stick Reversible Roasting / Rib Rack"s. I...

 

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