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Cooked beef ribs today got it a bit 🔥 to start with 320 so took it out for 30 mins to let it cool down a little to 280. And it sat there like a rock. The ribs were perfect after 4 1/2 hrs, took them off wrapped in foil and they were perfect. The coffee wood is so good for smoking.

That's an impressive story Bruce. I showed The Husband your photo of the marlin and he said wow. I then explained the size of the boat you were in and he said some words that I can't repeat here. Suffice to say that he was impressed!

That's what happens when you ask a non-wimp to yank om something!

2020 was of the Richter scale let's hope 21 brings relief .to you all Sent from my SM-T835 using Tapatalk

We were fishing out of a ponga and traded off reeling it in, but all of a sudden it stopped fighting after about an hour and a half? So Jaime started to haul it in by hand eventually it floating up to the surface and we discovered it had gotten tail wrapped by the fishing line and had drowned. That’s the weird part of the story! Jaime couldn’t get it into the ponga because it kept sliding under the boat, finally he gaff it and pushed away from the boat handed me the gaff and signaled me to pull it in and he would grab the bill and we could all haul it into the boat. I started hauling it in and I guess I pulled to hard because it hit the side of the boat and the bill poked a hole in the side of the boat. Jaime wasn’t very happy about that as it was his ponga and that’s how he made his living, he sure gave me a dirty look! That’s the funny part of this story except it wasn’t very funny at the time! One thing about this fishing story is that boat we were fishing out of isn’t one of those big sport fishing boats you see on tv. These pongas are about 19 to 20 feet long and about about 5 feet wide with a big outboard motor. They launch them right off the beach and when they come in they wait for a wave to break and then gun the boat to ride the wave in right up to the beach soon as it gets up on the beach one of his buddies hooks a line on the bow of the boat and hauls it out with a pickup truck. It was a really cool experience one I will never forget. That’s my fishing story in a nutshell.

First of a couple posts from me today on NYE. Checking in at a crisp 61 degrees we start out with bourbon sausages over coffee char, with mesquite chips, toasted brioche bun and whole grain Dijon mustard. Served with a crisp Pliny the Elder

Happy New Year!

Kiss gooooooooooobye to 2020, the year we all shall remember. Happy New Year to Everyone

Mac that’s my story and I’m sticking to it LOL

Troble we had too much food on Xmas day so the cray tails remain frozen for another day. I baked a ham while also slow cooking some lamb ribs in the KK and had 3kg of local tiger prawns. Ended up with some friends over on Boxing Day to clean up the leftovers. This book caters to a wide range of food. Basically about getting lost in your kitchen with local produce curing, fermenting, baking, brewing, cooking. Here is another book I will work through these holidays. It’s 500 pages showing different cuts from different countries from wild game to farmed animals and encourages less meat but of higher quality. After reading these, you can expect me to come back with a few new cooks to share. Here is a page you may find interesting. I wonder if this aspect of Spanish charcuterie translated across to South America? We definitely have more Italian influence here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@Bruce Pearson great story. Impressive feat on a boat that size. Too bad you didn’t get to taste the fish. @AAAsh great looking cook @MacKenzieid just say you’re doing your part to help the world not overfish the population. Thanks for making sacrifices so we can all enjoy the fruits of the sea

Very nice! Looks like you've hit the ground running!

Bruce, that is a fishing story for the books.

@Basher good for you mate. Was wondering why I hadn’t seen any cooks from you. Glass of wine, rainforest & a good book sounds lovely. I’ve never heard of that guy but I trust your recommendations. What’s he all about? btw how did all those Christmas lobsters turn out? I’m no longer making lobsters as they are sending them to China again for $45/lb. I scored those first few weeks of the season fur $16-$20/lb but alas they are gone for now

Wow, I can't even imagine catching one that size in a boat that small. At least you didn't have to deal with any curious sharks while trying to haul it in.

Bruce, that's an impressive fish. I think the only time I ever ate marlin was in the Caribbean. It was an option on wood fired oven pizza and it was delicious. did you reel it in? My dad caught one roughly the same size on the outer banks and he said it was the worst fishing experience of his life lol. He was begging people to take the rod.

My first time sport fishing and we caught this while we were fishing for tuna! Weighed in at 760lbs. We were in Mexico. Gave most of it away to the poor people who needed food so nothing went to waste. Catching this fish is a really weird and funny story but a little to long to put in this post. I hope everybody has a wonderful New Year and stay safe. Looking forward to posting more next year.