Checking in for a bit

[Stuart S]

Hey folks,

I've missed you all terribly, almost as much as I've missed cooking on my favourite grill. Life has been busy, and I haven't been cooking much out of doors because we've got lots of snow and it's been -30C for way too long around here. I'm also in the middle of a complete rebuild of a 135G fish tank that's in my dining room and it's been sucking up allot of my time.

Anywho, here's two quick cooks I've done lately.

Cook 1:

Had to do a resupply run for fuel:

So I could cook up some souvlaki pork chops and asparagus:

Finished Plate, and she was a real beaut going down:

Cook 2:

We has a little snow buildup:

But that ain't stoppin these ribs:

I hate to toot my own horn, but these might have been the best I've ever made:

Well that's it, hope you guys are all staying warm and I should be posting allot more cooks in the spring

 

[John Solak]

A couple of nice pork cooks!!!

 

[Mike Coffman]

Both cooks look delicious Stuart!

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Great looking ribs!

 

[Tim McCann]

Nice cooks! Any pic's of the fish tank?

 

[SE Davis]

Great work on the grill Stewart.
Scott

 

[Bill Schultz]

Well done Stuart all the way around, ribs look superb

 

[Jim Lampe]

Stuart, you Kick @$$!!

 

[RJ Banks]

Looking good. It will be warm soon!

 

[Tony R]

What a comeback!!!!

 

[Paul Kastner]

Pork my favorite meat.

 

[Stuart S]

Thanks for your kind words everybody!

Any pic's of the fish tank?

This is what it looked like as a cichlid tank:

And this is what it looked like in October:

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It's 6 feet long, 18" deep and 24" high. I'm converting it to saltwater, but I've done a massive overhaul and removed the plastic trim, made a spray foam background for it and assembled all my gear. We're in the middle doing a built in at the end of the dining room that will surround the tank.

I've got some photos of the progress, but I'll probably wait until it's done for the sake of impact.

 

[Clint]

No need to wait - lots of other hobbiests here too, besides myself!

 

[Wolgast]

Nice to hear from you again Stuart. I Love the saltwaterthingy

And your cook is divine! Welcome back bro

 

[James Lake]

Nice cook and tank!

 

[Bob Sample]

Great cooks. Welcome back.

 

[Russell McNeely]

A couple of terrific cooks! Cool fish tank as well. Glad to see you back!

 

[Tim McCann]

Thanks for your kind words everybody!



This is what it looked like as a cichlid tank:

And this is what it looked like in October:

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It's 6 feet long, 18" deep and 24" high. I'm converting it to saltwater, but I've done a massive overhaul and removed the plastic trim, made a spray foam background for it and assembled all my gear. We're in the middle doing a built in at the end of the dining room that will surround the tank.

I've got some photos of the progress, but I'll probably wait until it's done for the sake of impact.

WoW that's going to be nice! You going reef or fish only? I'm am/was a big salt water/reef tank guy. Looking to get back into it again. Sold everything off when we moved into our house 12 years ago and with life moving so fast and now a new son moneys allocated elsewhere it just hasn't happened! I can't believe how the new stuff coming up since I left. LEDs, Automation, Nano systems. LEDs are now seeming to be a game changer! Expensive to start with but no more bulb changes and decreased PAR output the older they get! Also electric bill friendly! Any pics of this spray foam back? Don't know what you mean?

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Great job Stuart!! Looks fantastic. You must have a mighty big family, or you're cooking for the neighborhood.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Used to have a huge Oscar in a 100 gallon tank. Always liked cichlids. Jack Dempseys were cool too.