Recent content by PaulyT

Well, rain's coming down pretty steady here in Baltimore, no wind to speak of yet but that's gonna change for sure in the next 24 hours... ugh. Gonna go cook me some ribs while I still have power. PS. Sorry I haven't been around here much lately... y'know, life and all. But my GMG has not...

Today's hypothesis: still working out how to cook ribs, and my question right now is, how much difference does the rub make, can I taste the difference in the final product? Wife brought home a pack of three St. Louis pork spare ribs from Costco yesterday, so now I've got the raw materials to...

So we're all cooks, at least to some extent (speaking for myself). Just for fun, what other gustatorial pleasures do you obsess over? I have two: coffee and bourbon. For coffee I roast my own green beans using this: And brew with this: Sorry I don't have a nice liquor cabinet at the...

Going simple tonight, trying my first beer can chicken ever. Starting out, brined for 3 hrs in sea salt with a tiny bit of BP pepper garlic salt added. Half a can of beer with a shot of tequila. Rubbed with EVOO, butter, and BP Money. On the grill @ 325 with bbq delight mesquite...

Hi folks! Been out of town for a while again, but am back now. Catching up on this forum always makes me hungry and hankerin' for some (pellet) grillin'... ;) So tonight for dinner I had some ~1" thick lamb shoulder chops. After going through my - very limited - spice/rub selection, I decided...

Hi all! Been out on vacation for ~1.5 weeks, back in town now. Good to get away, devote some serious time to my photography hobby which has been sadly neglected of late, and enjoy some time in the NY catskills away from the heat in Baltimore. Good timing there! But boy I missed my grill. My...

Going through my freezer... I have a leg of lamb (from a local farm) that needs smoking. ;) It's not a huge one, maybe 3-4 pounds, with bone. Any recipes and/or general advice on how to cook this - seasonings, pit/IT temps, etc.? Thanks! (Doing a search, I see one by CarterQ that looks great...

Still lovin' this new grill... for tonight, pork chops. Just a tiny bit of BP's steak rub for seasoning, then on the grill @ 200 for about an hour to smoke (oak/apple pellets). Then up to 500 for a very quick sear on the grates - these pork chops are just cheapos from whole foods, pretty...

I'm displaying my ignorance here, but I'm completely new to smoking (of any sort) and just got my pellet grill last week. I want to do some ribs, and am trying to figure out the general process. I've been reading many threads/recipes here to get an idea of how it's done, but still have a few...

Time for some more experimenting... The weave, with a "rub" of cumin, chili powder, and onion powder: Topped with New Mexican green chile and mozzarella - yeah monterey jack probably woulda been more traditional, but I had a bunch of this lying around... Added a couple eggs; in...

Sorry for the newbie question... Tried my brand-spanking-new Grill Grate with some burgers last night, and like a dummy I didn't even think to spray pam or anything on it - so the burgers stuck pretty badly. I'm guess these things will season with use, but is there anything in particular one...

Green Mountain Grills' website says the following (in the FAQ section): What do you all think? Is it a myth? Or are they just trying to excuse why they only make one type of pellet? :p Right now I'm using theirs, I bought one bag with the grill, but I will certainly try other brands and woods...

Decided that it would be fitting to christen my new grill (a Daniel Boone by Green Mountain) with none other than a bacon explosion - which I've had before at a friend's but have been unable to cook myself until now. So here we go! I'm going pretty much straight by the original recipe from bbq...

Hi folks! I'm Paul, live in Baltimore MD, a scientist by profession, a family man and music lover, and someone who's wanted to get into meat smoking for a long time. But I just didn't know quite how to approach it, as my friends with smokers seem to spend so much time just trying to keep their...

So, my wife comes to me today with a recommendation for a Traeger pellet grill/smoker. I LOVE the idea of smoker+grill that doesn't require so much babysitting; I'm basically a lazy person. :) I've done a LOT of online research today, and my head is swimming with various options out there. For...