Bacon Wrapped Thighs, and a new camera to play with


 
Bob Correll

Bob Correll

R.I.P. 3/31/2022
Thought some of you photography nuts might like to see my new toy, so I'll put that at the end.

First up is my Sunday thigh cook.
Boneless, skinless thighs rubbed with a mix of rubs, and wrapped with bacon.
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I'm really liking Trader Joe's (Rancher) charcoal.
I used one basket full.
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But they were flaming hot, so I spread them out on the grate.
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Plated up with, yes, more corn from the freezer.
We love Costco's frozen corn when fresh is out of season.
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The meal was highly praised by Jo Anne, and that's what I always shoot for.

Maybe only of interest to a few, but thought I'd share pics of my new toy, a Pentax Q.
"The world's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera."
It looks like a toy compared to a dslr.
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Yes the sensor is small, but the resolution is surprisingly good.
One of the neat things is that, with an adapter, it will take my regular size lens.
Here with a 55-300mm.
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A regular size lens on the Q gives a 5.5 crop, meaning it turns 300mm into 1650mm.
Notice the metal chimney on this house.
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Here with the lens at 300mm or 1650mm compared to 35mm format.
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Not outstanding, but I'm gonna love it for birds and other wildlife.

Hope y'all don't mind me sharing my other passion.
 
That meal looks fantastic, Bob. Every bit of it! I haven't tried the Costco frozen corn, but if you ever need an alternative, the stuff from Trader Joe's is pretty darn good.

Congrats on the new camera. Looking forward to seeing your pics. My uncle sold Pentax cameras for over 30 years. I know first hand that they make a very good camera.

Enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing!

Mike
 
Bob, nice cook and even nicer camera set up. I wish more manufacturers would make adapters to use big lenses on the small mirrorless bodies.
 
Very nice, Bob, although how you managed to refrain from putting some cheese in those thighs is beyond me!;)

Do you ever use manual K-mount lenses on your K-5?
 
Excellent cook and photos Bob! I have been looking at both the Pentax K5 II and the Q. I may just have to sell my Nikon D7000 and invest in Pentax. My film camera was Pentax until the mirror broke, so ended up going digital. The Nikon version of the Q really sucks so that is out of the question. ;)
 
Great cook and nice camera... I use my Iphone only to take pictures of cooks. Maybe Santa can get me one.
 
Food questions 1st:
Looks GREAT!
1) Is that YOUR bacon wrapped around those thighs?
2) Whacha got on the cooked corn?
....and
3) the Trader Joe's coal, you said "one basket full"... one of those Weber indirect baskets? or one chimney?

Camera questions 2nd:
1) what's the WEIGHT difference between the two cameras? 5 lbs? the big one looks HUGE
2) does your neighbor cook outside?
....and
3) did you get this super-duper zoom lens to photo your neighbors cooks to get more awesome cookin' ideas?

:D Fantastic thighs and sighs Bob!
 
Sweet jeebus that is some nice looking bird! I am a big fan of bacon wrapped anything. I will have to make something like that very soon.... as soon as the temp warms up enough that my joints don't crack from going outside. I do not envy you folks who live deep in the hinterlands where the temps go into single digits on any given day.
 
Excellent looking meal and nice new camera!! We buy a lot of Costco frozen veggies. We like it all except the Stir Fry blend, I can't stand that stuff for some reason, I even like everything in it.
 
Awesome toys Bob...boy is that new camera body small...looking forward to see your future photos...oh yeah your cook looks awesome too!
 
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