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Offline JDeck

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #60 on: July 08, 2023, 08:54:41 PM »
Hell yeah! I'm sick of electric. I figure, give me smoke or give me death! My plan is, there's a clearing between  where I live and where I work. I'll get a decent smoker, put it in an area with a good canopy, so the smoke dissipates, and smoke to my heart's content.  The fire Marshall here is Herman Goering. No charcoal/wood and, no fireworks., there's an airport right next door, so if someone detects smoke, I'm done. Good barbecue is worth the risk.
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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #61 on: July 09, 2023, 06:47:59 AM »
LOL. I guess we need to get some bail money together?

Good food is worth it though.

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #62 on: July 09, 2023, 05:27:10 PM »
Put me in for $10.00.

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #63 on: July 15, 2023, 03:52:06 PM »
Nah I went to Walmart, all they had was pellet smokers, Big Lots Bubkuss. I think charcoal is passay. Between fire and smoke restrictions, might as well go propane. Hank Hill wins this round.
Pellet smokers are cool though. You can set the temperature and duration, and actually go to sleep, and have barbecue when you wake up. But the best part of barbecueing is sitting and drinking, in the blazing sun, sweating and drinking some more. Pellet smoker takes all that fun out of it.  I can get a charcoal smoker on amazon, but then there's the whole getting arrested thing. If you've ever had candied bacon, you'd know it's almost worth considering.  If you sm9ke correctly under the right circumstances, you should only get a blue haze, which is undetectable, but if the wood is saturated, thats when you get a billow of smoke.

In all seriousness, the Dew'garita is my greatest invention. Made a "frozen" version because I didn't want to go to sonic for ice. 3Oz blanco tequila, 2oz lime, 3/4 triple sec, 16oz cubed ice. Mix it in blender, top off a frosty 16oz beer mug with Mt dew livewire. It would be better with sonic Ice Ngl.
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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #64 on: July 19, 2023, 08:33:43 AM »
I love my propane grill / smoker combo. From cuisinart or something like that.

Definitely don't want you to get arrested for good grilling though. Time to move!

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #65 on: July 20, 2023, 06:34:28 PM »
I agree with the smoker being a great way to cook meat.
One of the teachers I work with is a hunter and he brings smoked venison and turkey
for lunch for the adults in my class room 3 or 4 times a year.
I bring the taters and bread and we have a feast.
The wonderful aroma drives the students nuts. I love every minute of their whining and complaining.


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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #66 on: July 21, 2023, 08:15:27 AM »
Yeah, I have a ham and a shoulder I need to cook up. Its an all day affair and I am just getting over being sick so hopefully before summer is over.

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #67 on: July 22, 2023, 07:06:23 PM »
Years ago I converted my backyard grill into a smoker. I smoked a 9lb butt for 9hrs. That was constant observation. It did come out fantastic, but that was the last time.  The smoke ring was at leat a half inch.  I just want a barrel smoker with an external thermometer. I seen guys make smokers out of propane tanks or oil drums whatever. I think I'll go real old schoool and dig a pit.

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #68 on: July 23, 2023, 05:53:21 AM »
My cuisinart has bluetooth digital thermometers so I can just load it up and forget it. It really if pretty daggone nice.

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #69 on: October 24, 2023, 09:37:03 PM »
Here's a drink I call Cloud City. Its a riff on the Saturn, but added ginger ale and Grenadine for color.
2oz Gin
.5oz Falurnum
1oz lemon juice
.5oz passionfruit syrup
.5oz orgeat
Shake, dump.
A squirt of Grenadine
Top with ginger ale/beer.

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #70 on: October 25, 2023, 02:50:46 AM »
Fancy!

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Re: Whatcha eatin'?
« Reply #71 on: October 28, 2023, 04:46:27 PM »
Endor Punch
5oz Apple Cider
1oz Pomegranate/Cranberry juice
1.5oz Overproof/navy strength rum
1.5oz Jamaican rum
1oz Lime juice
.5oz Falurnum
.5oz Allspice Dram
.5oz Orgeat
.5oz Fireball/cinnamon syrup

For garnish: bamboo straw and cinnamon stick to represent the trees, star Anise to represent the Death Star, and an apple slice cut longitudinal to represent the planet Endor
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