2024 Smoking/Grilling/Cooking Baking thread

[HoughMade]

Yikes! What brand pellet smoker if you don't mind me asking?

Oklahoma Joe's Rider DLX.

 

[d.kaufman]

Oklahoma Joe's Rider DLX.

Was looking into this as I'm fairly new to the pellet smoker. Seems like can be an issue across all pellet smokers in general. Cleaning seems to be the culprit and I'll admit I probably should vacuum out more often than I do. I'm thinking after a couple longer smokes (pork shoulder) or 4 shorter smokes (ribs, chicken, etc) I've given much longer than that between a good cleaning...up till now

 

[littletommy]

I’m gonna do a 2 pound pack of wrights bacon on the griddle in the morning, and follow that with pancakes. I’ve been crazy happy with the burgers I’ve made, hoping to branch out and get used to cooking something other than burgers on it.

 

[Creedmoor]

This is the pork belly after my neighbor took a chunk home. Not bad, better this time.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Picked up a chuck roast to try on the Traeger. Not planning on Mississippi pot roast, but rather just smoking it to a doneness level SWMBO'd can tolerate.

I am considering seasoning with either just salt and pepper, or one of a couple different dry rubs.

Open to suggestions.

 

[snapping turtle]

Picked up a chuck roast to try on the Traeger. Not planning on Mississippi pot roast, but rather just smoking it to a doneness level SWMBO'd can tolerate.

I am considering seasoning with either just salt and pepper, or one of a couple different dry rubs.

Open to suggestions.

Meat church preacher. That is a good basic starting point especially on a chuck roast where you can pile it on and get the crisp edge as it pulls the outside moisture after smoking

 

[Brandon]

Patiently waiting for kroger $5 filets to finish.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

Picked up a chuck roast to try on the Traeger. Not planning on Mississippi pot roast, but rather just smoking it to a doneness level SWMBO'd can tolerate.

I am considering seasoning with either just salt and pepper, or one of a couple different dry rubs.

Open to suggestions.

For an all around good rub that belongs in every spice cabinet, I like Plowboy's Yardbird rub. It's not too sweet which I like for chicken and beef. My favorite rubs for beef are Kosmos Prime Steak rub and Obie Que's Big Bull Texas Brisket Rub.

 

[d.kaufman]

Throwing a pork shoulder on the smoker around midnight tonight

 

[d.kaufman]

Time for the wrap and into the cooler. 15hrs at 225°

 

[model1994]

made mostly poached & boiled, but I had to cook a few pieces of bacon and fry up one of the quail eggs my wife bought from a coworker. quail may be in my future homestead plans. the eggs sure are tiny & cute

 

[d.kaufman]

made mostly poached & boiled, but I had to cook a few pieces of bacon and fry up one of the quail eggs my wife bought from a coworker. quail may be in my future homestead plans. the eggs sure are tiny & cute

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Quail eggs hardboiled are awesome. Tasty snack

 

[NyleRN]

Got a good deal on this


Then brought it here with me


Then picked up some crab cakes and a couple lbs of red tails and scallops. Gonna be a good supper

 

[NyleRN]

 

[ghuns]

My wife is the world's worst gardener. She has these three raised beds that she gets all excited about planting stuff in during the spring. Then from lack of water, weeds, etc everything just dies.

Last year the ONLY thing that didn't die, and actually thrived was a little tomatillo plant. It's like it loved her particular brand of neglect. It took over the bed, choking out neighboring tomato plants that never really had a chance. The thing is, she did nothing with the tomatillos. They just dropped when ripe and were replaced by more, and more...

This spring she decided to plant that bed with native wildflower seeds. She put down landscape fabric, cut three slots in it, and planted her seeds. Then she did nothing.

To my surprise, little green shoots started sprouting. In a couple weeks, they were a foot tall. What struck me as odd was what should have been an assortment of different looking plants all looked strangely uniform. When they got about 18" tall it hit me, they were tomatillos.

The entire bed is now overflowing with fruit laden tomatillo plants. I hate to waste them again so began searching for recipes. I have made a bloody Mary mixer, which is OK, and several different salsas, but this one is by far the best.

Tomatillo Salsa Verde

I am probably going to have to look into canning some because I can't eat it as fast as those plants are kicking out fruit.

 

[model1994]

our AC went out this week and the whole system needs replaced. thankfully I have some family in the hvac & contracting world who are doing me an unbelievable favor today. while I can’t thank them enough, I could & did start this at midnight. they’ll go home stuffed for sure.

I used Bad Byron’s Butt Rub. Usually I’m opposed to premade rubs but man I can’t deny this one really does it for me. I prefer my pulled pork to have a good dry rub, slow smoked, and a vinegar-based Carolina style sauce to complement the meat. Usually no slaw, sometimes pickle. paired with the cheapest, whitest bread or bun available.

 

[mike4sigs]

Kroger has Bone-in Rib-Eye steaks 8.99 a lb with card this week

 

[mikek]

Friday night blackstone cooking. Smash burgers, parmesan garlic bratwurst, asparagus and some squash.

 

[mikek]

Saturday morning breakfast. Sausage, bacon, pancakes, and smash cinnamon rolls.

 

[mikek]

Fish fry last night. Catfish, Croppie, shark and Spanish mackerel oh, and some catfish buffalo style. Shark and Spanish mackerel were blackened.