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Re: Three Extruder Machines are in the House! just in time for "bbq season"!(like there is any other!)

Re: BBQ BROWNIES

Re: Pepper Mill good thought Sanny, by the way the first pot of coffee was amazing this morning! don't know if the chipotle residue,of which there wasn't much,had anything to do with it or the fact that I hadn't cleaned the coffee mill out in a couple of years!

Re: Lighting Looftlighter It sounds like a modified heat gun,hmmn, I may have to try that one of these days!

Re: Dry Baby Back Ribs?? Cooked a little too long. i have had the best luck at 3.5 hours at 230/250 indirect, no sauce. sometimes even 3 hours at 250/300, but no more . Spare ribs need the extra time, 5 to 6 hours. they can take it, but the back ribs don't have enough "starch" or fat and collagen inside. We've all been there my friend, and people better than you and me have burned a few( and sometimes still do but won't admit it!)Try again, lower temps this time and not as long.

Re: Pepper Mill Funny you just mentioned this Doc, I'm having a tough time finding chipotle powder at a price point I like, so I just bought 5lbs of whole chipotle's and tried to put them through my commercial coffee grinder. Bad news, the peppers are too leathery, clogged up the darn thing! So I'm considering either a magic bullet or an older meat grinder I have stored in the basement.And by the way, to clean out the grinder, my Polish butcher told me to use sugar in the grinder to clean it out, I poured in about a cup and turned the grinder on.Y'know, it worked pretty good! Now I'm wondering how my next pot of coffee is gonna taste!

Re: Three Extruder Machines are in the House! Next stop the Whiz! and then Chicago?

Re: Easter 2011 cookin' Looks great Sanny, and thanks for the FB comments, the prime rib sounds pretty nice as well.Now what's this I hear of dry aging in a garage? Guessing that's in a fridge of some sort, gonna be the best roast you ever fixed!Incidentally, Dennis sold the unit you and your wife viewed, sure was nice having it in the showroom,gave the place some class!Can't reveal the destination, in case it's a surprise,boy are they gonna love it!

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Re: Rib Roast Precisely!

Re: Fresh Ham for Easter you may have missed the window for curing the ham, but probably not brining it. there are several brining methods in the forum, I'm off to work right now or I would find the links to them. Good luck.

Re: Pork belly (German: Schweinsbrust) recipe If you do smoke it with the skin on, save the skin after you smoke the pork belly. Sooo good with baked beans or any kind of soup! And after the soup is done, the skin is amazing!

Re: Rib Roast Outstanding standing rib roast!Notice there is no "bullseye" in the center! Only MR throughout! I don't have to say this, cause you already know, but you nailed it!

Re: Beef Short Ribs vs Beef ribs Short ribs are fantastic on the grill, I've only done them by braising them for about 2 hours and then caramelizing them with a reduction sauce on high heat for about 2 or 3 minutes.I followed a recipe called Vietnamese short ribs from I think gourmet magazine or Fine Cooking. You could probably Google it.In your case treat them like most cuts of the shoulder. The longer you can hold it at around 190 in moist heat the better. The old saying" stick a fork in it "and if it comes out easily it's done.Enjoy!

Re: First Guru Cook (Pork Loin) Congrats on the maiden voyage! I too found out about the wrong needle too late! Truly a PITA. Had to heat the tip of the needle and use a small paper clip to dig out the mustard and dill! Doc your killing me with the golf comment, that's one of my resolutions this year. I retired my softball cleats after last season,now I'm pledging to improve my Golf game.

Re: Annoying Feature Damn! I hate when this happens!

Re: Annoying Feature I've never seen this message.. but I have posted rather lengthy replies only to later see that someone else answered before me and said the same thing.. in hindsight it looked lame, like I read what they said and parroted it..

Re: Leg of lamb cooked in hay John, I am with you. I've thrown enough bales in my youth, and spent enough time in barns to know I like hay.Not sure I could overcome the smell of it smoldering . I could hardly get past that description in the article, I also know not to knock something before trying it. It could be fantastic, but I don't think I'll ever find out!

Re: Waiting on my Cobalt Blue Trust me that smile really doesn't ever go away! Outstanding color choice. nice green background, obviously you guys are a few weeks ahead of us! It may snow on us this weekend!

Re: Rib Roast "NO steak at any restaurant can come close to what you can do." Doc, I totally agree with that sentiment! I say this to my customers all the time, and that's without the KK! Once you've grilled a steak on the KK, your ruined for life for ANY steakhouse!

Re: Suckling Pig Unfortunately that is me in my avatar, miraculously, my hair has gotten darker the past couple of years. thinner too!

Re: Intro, My KK, and My first Cook "Oh yeah, my wife says I spent more time and took more pictures of my KK when it got home than I did when my child was brought home from the hospital....I can't believe that...!!!! " I CAN believe it! congrats on your newest addition!

Re: First Pork Shoulder I can taste it now Saison! VERY nice work! interesting device under your table...

Re: San Francisco Flower & Garden Show March 23-27 excellent KK choice! looks like it was designed for that display, big congrats to both of you !Now if only someone could do this in Chicago...

Re: Moving a KK if you have a way to transport it with the lid removed( I recommend it) you can defo move it in a truck or van. I've done it with my jeep wrangler from my place to downtown Chicago a few times, the trip home it was in one piece, still smoking ! with good ratchet straps it works very well. Carefully remove the racks, and drive conservatively you can do this. Bring a couple of guys with you and it makes the chore a whole lot easier. Search the forum for pics and methods of lifting. Not as tough as you would think, good luck, buy that thing and you won't be sorry!