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Crazy weather this year. We had a t-storm last night about bedtime. Lots of lightning, but hardly any thunder. Managed to get this pork butt done and the grill put up before it started. Local market ran a pork sale this weekend - bone-in butts were $1.59/lb. How do you pass that up?? One went on the KK yesterday morning at 7:30am, with smoker pot of hickory and apple chunks, Guru set at 250F. Butt was injected the night before with Butchers Block pork injection. Rubbed just before going on the KK with a mix of Soo's Slap Yo Daddy and Fergolicious BBQ American Pie Luv Rub. FINALLY Done after 11 1/2 hours! This was only a 7 1/2 lb bone-in butt, so I was surprised by how long it took to get to 195F internal. But, I did inject it, so those usually take a longer to cook. It was falling apart when I picked it up off the KK. Double wrapped in foil, then in a bath towel, into the cooler for 3 hours. Still just warm to the touch for pulling. Put up in 9, 8 oz, vacuum sealed bags, with a bit left over for a sammie tonight. Should hold me for a while.

I had fun re-visiting this thread just now. Some old friends are still around, others have moved on to pastures new. All good. In the hood. As @Tyrus would say. So...a cooking programme here called the Great British Menu has these new style konro grills called kasai being used by the chefs who come on to compete. I was curious because, up until last year, they were using the traditional Japanese konro grills. It turns out they are British made and had some fun new accessories available. They are not sized the same as the traditional konros and I found that my medium konro approximates to their Little Kasai. What a treasure trove of fun accessories! https://www.sousvidetools.com/japanese-bbq-s I could not resist and am now the proud owner of a heat mat, a 50:50 plancha and a skewer rack. I can't wait to use them!

First time smoking a meatloaf on the grill. Recipe from Meat Church...altered a touch as I didn't have the fancy worcestershire sauce they used. Just good ol' Lea & Perrins. Ground up a spare chuck roast for the ground beef, added some pork sausage and I used the Rufus Teague's Touch o' Heat BBQ sauce both in the loaf and for a glaze at the end. Tasted great. Definitely one of the best meatloafs I've had. I like the BBQ sauce touch over the traditional ketchup.

Looks tasty, Tony.

Inspired by The old Spring Tavern tucked out in the mountains outside of San Fran there lies a restaurant that likes to make Tri Tip with horseradish sauce. I managed to take a few pics and although the meat got away a little it still made a great sandwich.

I’m sure you all are tired of my same old boring pork tenderloin cooks but given the price of meat lately I’ve been going to Costco Business a lot more and they sell these two packs (4 loins) for $16 so I grab one everytime I’m there tonight I did a pork tenderloin that was marinated overnight in a dry rub of salt, garlic powder & black pepper. Cooked indirect and reverse seared in my cast iron with some Irish butter. Air fryer potatoes tossed in truffle salt, olive oil (didn’t have any duck fat), garlic powder and rosemary and topped with Parmesan cheese after frying also tossed some green beans in panko crumbs, Parmesan, and salt put in oven at 400 for 15 minutes made a red wine reduction sauce to top the pork tenderloin.

Sausage and Salmon. Yesterday I made the sausage and a while ago I did this salmon 3 ways, the last a little nicely charred on the end was a Wellington. One thing I'll never order at a restaurant is salmon, after being disappointed so many times I've found it's always better at home on the KK. This sausage was incredible, used 1/2 cup of rub, hot sauce, Mexican oregano, paprika, garlic powder, dried onion, chopped Jalepeno and chesse cubes and a bit of Sant Fe powder. Remarkable, smoked over Maple and ready to grill. The cutting board was a gift recently for a belated birthday, anywho it says in Polish, "For my brother," Always wear under wear.