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Made some pork belly burnt ends again - this time for a Halloween party. Were a hit! Smoked with cherry wood chunks at 225 for 2.5 hours (rubbed with meatchurch Honey Hog), then sauced with bbq sauce, butter, and honey in a foil pan and covered with foil for an hour on smoker, finished at 275 without the foil for another 30-45 minutes. IMG_8956.MOV

Hickory-smoked pig ribs, molasses/honey bbq sauce, roasted potatoes, and bread fresh out of the bread machine. Good eating!

Yep, older wines like that can be hit or miss on how well they age and when they "peak" in maturity. A roll of the dice sometimes. This one was a hit! I actually have some 30+ year old stuff in the cellar. I'm surprised that I didn't drink more of the older ones during the lockdowns? Jerk pork chops last night. Chops were marinated all day. Direct on the main grate at 325F. Aluminum pouch of pimento wood chips, leaves and berries (aka - allspice) for true Jamaican flavor. Ya mon! Plated with roasted Yukons (perfect!) and sautéed green beans with jerk seasoning. Sorry, no 25 year old wine tonight - just a "house" rose.

Friday night here is generally Steak Night. Last night was no exception. Prime grade ribeye cap, seasoned with Gunpowder and Dizzy Pig Raising the Steaks. Direct on the lower grate. For the "reverse sear," I went caveman on it and held the steak just above the coals with the tongs for about 30 seconds on each side - nice crust. (Note: I would have used the sear grate, but when I was setting up the grill, I noticed that it was not very clean, so I opted out of using it.) Plated with cauliflower "rice," sauteed shrooms and side salad. Splurged and opened a 25 year old bottle of Ridge Zin from my cellar - still holds up!

Pig shots on my 19”, I was at a neighborhood cook off Sunday.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you notice my cooks, i tend to favor simple preparations but decided to complicate things a bit by attempting a variation on a porchetta. I thought my pork loin was too small to attempt a spiraling cut so i just made two slices into the side and filled with onions, yellow sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes, kale, shredded Italian cheese blend, fresh basil, SPG, and sprayed with olive oil. Roasted at 325* F with taters and asparagus underneath and used hickory pellets in the cold smoker. The loin needed a bit more cheese and the asparagus was a bit over-charred but everything was still very tasty! Yeah, i know i could do a more attractive plating but i was hungry!

it's not just the ports. The ATL unloading terminal is overwhelmed as well. KK been sitting waiting for unload at terminal since friday. I pulled this status report this morning. It's still saying terminal arrival 11/1 and delivery date wednesday, but there's no way. Anyway I hope it can get here by Friday the 5th. If not, got to change some plans. Lord only knows when my original order would have gotten to me. Original order was a 32. I got a 42 in an earlier shipment that had been cancelled. At least this way I'll have it by Christmas.