Recent content by 383inTheD

Where did everyone go? I am partly to blame, I used to visit and post often and then life got in the way. Now I'm looking around and all the regulars haven't visited the site in several years. It is such a pity as there is so much useful info here. So now I need to seek out an alternative?

Cooking a brisket for mom's 80th birthday tomorrow and got things started around noon. Smoke mode seems to be running hot at 230 degrees. This is not normal. I thought it might adjust itself after a bit but I ended up putting a pan with ice on the upper grate and then the temp came down to 215...

Bear Mountain is now available at Home Depot and Tractor Supply. It's become a commodity and unless you are buying in bulk I don't see how internet orders can compete with local pickup.

Thank you so much for getting the upgrade done! For whatever reason I wasn't unable to do anything on the old site any longer. Just as soon as I would log in it would kick me out. This seems so much better now.

I'm looking to meet someone in South East Michigan who is interested in cost sharing a 1/2 pallet of pellets. Please PM me if interested. Thanks!

I'm looking for the recipe for the carnes (spelling?) dip that has been posted in the past. I must be spelling it incorrectly because the search does not find it. This is the chicken, hot wing sauce, and cheese dip. Could someone kindly point me to it? Thanks!

Off again this next week, this time to New Orleans. I'd love to hear your recommendations and/or disappointments. Thanks, Dan

Earlier in the week I asked the kids what they want Dad to cook them this weekend. "Jerky" says the little one. Okie dokie. Dad always like making up venison jerky. Three pounds of meat and two seasonings later, onto the MAK in smoke mode. Heaven. Them kids are gonna have lots of friends...

After looking at some of the other posts where people are setting their grill to HIGH to sear meat (like a steak), I question if I am getting the same performance. Today was a nice day weather wise (74 degrees, no wind) so I set out to collect some data. I started by cleaning the grill (drip...

I will be making a trip to Europe and would like to solicit any recommendations before I go. I'll be stopping in London, England and Turin, Italy for a few days each. I have never visited either one but we all know these aren't exactly BBQ mecca's. So, I thought maybe y'all could come up with...

I've had the duck on my list of to do's and this was finally the weekend. I started by prepping a brine for the bird using water, cider vinegar, orange juice, smoked salt, sliced oranges, cinnamon sticks, and pink peppercorns. I let the duck chill in the brine for 24 hours before hitting the...

Fish Friday My bucket list was telling me I needed to experiment more with seafood so I thought why not? I stopped by the local fish market and picked up some supplies. I first saw they had some fresh sockeye salmon so that immediately went into my brain cart. Next, I thought what about...

Surf-n-Turf Snacks While I was at the fish market on Friday I picked up 3 whole mackerel so I could smoke them. I was planning to make up a fresh smoked fish dip for my bro’s birthday party. After cleaning and filleting the mackerel, I prepared them by dusting with white pepper and garlic...

Sunday Spice I’ve wanted to make a peanut dip sauce on my grill ever since I visited Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill in Vegas. That meal was a nice inspiration above the average Satay dipping sauce. So, I set forth on my adventure to make the best peanut sauce I could. I thought there must be a way...

I'll be taking a business trip to Dallas in a week. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a good dining experience that you'd recommend, preferably BBQ. Thanks!