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A friend gave me some of her first smoked meat adventure and I'd say it won't be her last, I sure enjoyed it. Loaded with Swiss cheese and some cold slaw.

I'll probably put in an upside down plastic container so there's no worry about it collapsing. Depending on the layout of the pump, I'll either cut holes in the container or leave the lid off the bottom and elevate it a bit so air can get in.

What a great looking bunch of birds !!!!!

Tekobo, you are making my mouth water.

Thank you so much for sharing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a bunch of yummy looking yardbirds. I never get tired of chicken since it's so versatile.

Don't leave out the rosemary sprigs!

Was in a bit of a rush for dinner last night, so I bopped on over to the supermarket to grab something in the butcher counter to toss on the KK, when I spotted this - Flamin' Hot Cheetos crusted, stuffed & bacon-wrapped chicken breasts (stuffing is cream cheese & jalapenos). Just had to hit it! Direct, main grate, 325F, apple wood chunk. Plated with melting potatoes and a side salad (yummy yellow tomato!)

keeping it simple for todays lunch, thighs marinated in teriyaki, squash, orange bell peppers, onions and a couple of jalapenos. The bread is an Italian take and bake loaf.

Excellent. I did feel sad for you when I saw that your Chiefs had lost. That said, it was a good game to watch if you were a neutral-ish observer like me. Loving that birthday meal.

We started the day with Eggs Benedict (non-KK) and Mimosas, after which I decided to cook some baby back ribs for dinner. Usually I marinate the ribs overnight in Wicker's Marinade, but as this was a late decision, I used Gate's Hot & Spicy dry rub with a duck fat binder. I smoked the ribs (and later, beans) at 225°F for 5 1/2 hours (no wrap), with the temp rising to 247° at the last 30 minutes. It was a windy day and I opened the dome several times at the end adding the beans, probing the ribs for temp, etc. so had some temperature rise at the end. Also had the last of the farmers' market tomatoes and cole slaw, accompanied by a 2010 DuMOL Ryan Pinot Noir. Finished (after a bit of a rest) with still warm cherry pie made by Jackie. All in all, a pretty good day. Lewis Hamilton won his 100th F1 race in the morning, so yay! The Chiefs beat themselves with four turnovers against the Chargers in the afternoon, so boo! However, the food was good, the wine was superior, and the day was beautiful.

Unfortunately, my "go-to" guy closed his deli/meat market today. His sausage business (another location) will be closing at the end to October. Classic pandemic trifecta: Delivery costs (Chomp, Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc.) cutting into slim margins, skyrocketing meat prices this summer, and hard to get/retain employees. Sad days indeed! 😢