Cold Smoked Boulders and Turkey Meatballs

Somebody say 'Winter'?




MAK doesn't care if it is 16°.




Thawing enough to get the gravy packets to split away..




On we go. Frozen solid. Set the PelletBoss at 255° and we'll check back in 5 hours.




Fired the Traeger up as well. Gonna do some turkey meatballs later.




Time for my industrial strength coffee mug.




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Meatballs are in. Didn't fell like messing with the bacon today.




Sentries are posted. They aren't nearly as excited about today's assignment.

Getting some nice color now. Maybe another 45 minutes and they will be done.



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Meatballs are looking good.




And into a crockpot of dumpster spaghetti sauce to get happy..




Boulders are done as well. Gonna rest in FTC for a while, then I'll strip the netting off and toss them in the fridge overnight.



One will be cubed and frozen for some Turkey Noodle soup later this week (or next), one will be sliced thin and vacuum sealed for sandwiches, and the 3rd will be dinner.

the boulders look great. i was whining about 32º here. i guess i should be quite.

Looking good Squirt! I hear ya about winter, was out smoking breakfast for dinner last night...o plenty cold!

You have some dedicated sentries. Mine are snug inside in their heated fabric "foxholes" dreaming of breakfast.

squirtthecat said:

Somebody say 'Winter'?

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Yeah pretty cold here this weekend too. The Lake Effect Snow (From Lake Erie) is already starting.

squirtthecat said:

One will be cubed and frozen for some Turkey Noodle soup later this week (or next), one will be sliced thin and vacuum sealed for sandwiches, and the 3rd will be dinner.

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I like how you're always thinking ahead like that!

Those boulders look great!


P.S. Did you fire up the Remote Boss for this cook?

No remote monitoring on this one. I know they will be getting close somewhere around the 4.5 hour mark, so I went after 4 and stuck my CDN thermo in the far left one (seems to be hotter over there), and then spot checked the other 2 with my thermapen. They were ready to come off shortly after that.

The last of the never-ending spaghetti & smoked meatballs is in my lunchbox..

Looks great, love smoked meatballs they add a great dimension to the sauce.