Sanny

Dan'l Boone shot a b'ar! Who don't know what b'ar is?? It were a BIG b'ar, too!

Our conventionally cooked bird was AMAZING!! I think because I lied to my mother. (note to children: do not lie to your mother. I am a professional, acting in a controlled environment. do not try this at home) She wigged because there wasn't a pop up thingy in the bird. I said it would be ok, because I have an instant read thermapen. I told her it was finished when the t'pen read 160, and told her to take it out of the oven. Ok, so that's low if you are FDA, or if you are a pop up thingy, becuase 180 is recommended. But the bird rested for 45 mins or so, and was PERFECT. Tender as all get out. No one died of undercooked turk, but instead applauded the melt in the mouth production.

Deeeeep breaths.... We feel your pain. Sad. Wish there were something we could do. Maybe look at BBQ cookbooks, or reputable ceramic grilling sites on line to plan your next 1000 cooks. Or a beer and Monday night football.

Re: Caveat: I do not have this brand of ceramic cooker. Your legal training is leaking thru... Oh my! I guess I have to go back to rehab. I thought I had pretty much recovered.

Yah, you wouldn't want to overdo. Is there any critter left unroasted in your area? You cooked a LOT!!!

Do you mean an enclosed patio type place, or just an overhanging roof? I don't know if I'd recommend it in a screen porch, where there is some decreased airflow - just as I wouldn't recommend putting any bbq there. If it's just an overhang, or sheltered area, do it. The only thing I would recommend is not putting it next to an open window. I find that the scent of cooking does waft in if my kitchen window is open. To minimize the smoke, put a drip pan under anything particularly drippy (pork butt, whole chicken, whole turkey). That will also keep the bitter "burning smoke" flavor from getting into your cooking. Happy clean wood smoke = good. Grease on the coals smoke = bad. Caveat: I do not have this brand of ceramic cooker.

Rats. My chicken roasting thingy didn't arrive (backordered), so I'm gonna use either a cast iron dutch oven, or something else i've not figured out yet. But that's not until tomorrow. Today has the big bird in the oven, salad washed and made, greens washed, muffins ready to mix the wet with the dry and bake. Pies finished. I think that's it. Whew! I'm exhausted! How's the ceramic cooking coming? Everyone have stuff in order? Hope so. Blessings to all.

Looks great!! Perfect fit. How about OverKKoat?

We have 2 TG suppers. One is on Thursday, for 7 people, and one on Friday for 4 people. Mother is in charge of bird and rice stuffing, and she got a 15 lb bird. I'm concerned that's gonna be too small for 11 servings. Ok, so I'm baking pies, and fixing vegetables and salad (no potatoes at our dinner), but is 15 lbs pre-cooked enough?? For Friday, just in case, I'm thinking of getting a small chicken and doing the herb/butter rub from TNW site, and doing that on the ceramic cooker, standing on a rocket rack (aka beer can substitute). Good excuse to do a whole chicken on the cooker, anyway.

Smooch, Johnnyboy! I'm not gonna say if it's a bigger or better sandbox. It's a different sandbox, but so far a happy one. And they like Veterans, besides. So, that's good. I love the new Jammies!! Most excellent. I think the red one needs a big flowered hat on top, so it would look like a fine lady goin' to church.

No wonder I like Johnnyboy. I'm glad he came to play in this sandbox, too.

Doesn't look nice on you to talk ugly about "other" ceramic cooker people and what they do or not. Live by example. And don't go callin people "jersey" this or that, as if the fact that they live in NJ has anything to do with it. Hrumph!!

I like pink. My house is blue with purple shutters and white and raspberry trim. So there.

Scary sharp: series of progressively finer sandpaper (more or less)

I thought Black and Blue were the only manly colors? I guess you hit by enough bricks, you turn black and blue...

You sure that's not pink?

Environmental attorneys? Hmm...

Didn't ya know? We're vegetable-arians Egad! Shootem' quick before they multiply or infect others!!! Though the shrimp looks good. -=Jasen=- Deej, don't panic. They're SHRIMP, not zucchini. And he said last week he did steak on the sear grill. Methinks he's yankin yer bologna.

Me too, FM (except for the rotiss and the KK part). I have "I can do that" fantasies about cooking turkey on the K5, but TG is probably not the right time to do it for the first time. Dad has volunteered to subject his church group to my efforts, so I'll do one another time, and feed it to them. I cannot justify a turkey for 1 person.

I am SO hoping you meant "winch" and not "wench"...

We're tryin to calm you down, not put you out! No pain tabs in the home brew. You SAW how goofy they made Deej, din't you? We cannot have that happen to you, too! Makes for bad cycle riding. And that wouldn't do at all... In fact, if you are gonna ride, you can have home brewed ginger beer!