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It's not the tenderest cut of beef ever but it was on sale and I'm hungry. Now which of these marinades should I use? Okay, I went with the Head Country and a little BP Steak Rub 275 on the Memphis for about half an hour. Pulled and lightly tented at 135 IT. Looking pretty good. Served!

So my birthday was this week and one of my dear friends make a big deal out of it. She gave me many heartfelt gifts, bought me lunch, made me feel special all day. Now, HER birthday is next month and I've been racking my brain for how to match her, even (in a friendly way) one-up her. What...

So I haven't discussed this with Poppa or anyone but has the notion of a real life store (or series of them like franchises) beyond the internet sales entered anyone's consciousnesses? Personally I'd love to walk into a nice clean place and pick up some grill grates, additional racks for my...

Just found out we're having a block party, complete with the little kids decorating their bikes for a fun parade, everybody busting out their grills onto the street and fireworks. I'm planning on parking my Memphis in the driveway. Menu: ribs and lots of them, tri tips, BP's smokehouse...

So, In reading ACW3's recent thread about his use of his Jaccard, I've been wondering how many of you use any sort of food tenderizers? I have a Reveo Food Tumbler Amazon.com: Eastman Outdoors 38229 Reveo MariVac Food Tumbler: Patio, Lawn & Garden that I love. If you use such devices, on...

Spiced bananas with hot fudge and ice cream. It's a simple dessert idea, completely made on the smoker. Um, not the ice cream part, but ... yeah. The ingredients: Gentle roll bananas in butters and spices: Slice the bananas and put on frog mat for about five minutes. Turn once...

I realize that turning it on makes the heat sort of sanitize the grates of the old food but still ... it's pretty dirty. Are there certain products or a system anyone can share for cleaning both the inside and the outside?

I know very little of what I'm doing as I've spent my cooking life in the kitchen and not outdoors, but here goes my second foray into the wonderful world of pellet smoking: Picked up a Costco beef ribeye roast: Seasoned it with Big Poppa's Desert Gold Beef Rub, some EVOO and glued it with...

Finally got some free time to begin using my Memphis pellet smoker. Made several mistakes but learned a lot and the food, while not the best, is still edible. Four racks of baby backs, seasoned as shown (could have done without the garlic salt--too salty, darn it) On the grates:

Finally! A gently used Memphis smoker of my very own. Thanks Big Poppa! (sorry about the huge pic, tinypic went crazy!)

So ... let's say one is having a party tomorrow (Arabian Nights theme) and wants to serve beef and chicken kebobs but not all at once. Let's say a person has six 3 lb. filets of beef and wants to somehow precook these, then closer to the last minute or perhaps in half hour waves, cut up the...

Big Poppa and my sister brought two ginormous Wagyu beef sirloins. We had eighteen people to feed in the family. Check out the even cooking all the way through. It was carved with a wonderful knife Poppa gave me for Christmas, a Global. The beef was AMAZING. Folks, he does know what he's...

Is it possible to make a good beef jerky on a smoker?

Those Lil' Rack o' Lambs from Trader Joes? *update* I'm thinking of buying up a bunch for Christmas brunch and making "lamp lollipops" out of them. You cut them into individual "pops" them marinade them in mirin, rosemary, garlic, etc etc then cook 'em up quick. This would be part of the...

I'm sorry we didn't get to the Murietta farmer's market this past Sunday to see you. The girls had to get home after our long weekend of wine tasting (gulping). However, we did eat at the Public House (terrific food in a converted ancient home in Old Town) and we did dance our asses off at the...

So this weekend my three lovely daughters are taking me to Temecula for wine tasting and fun, three days and two nights (my bday gift). We are planning a dinner out. None of us have ever been there. Any fine restaurant ideas?

My home is a house but the back yard is diminutive. Think "condo patio." Does anyone have recommendations for a pellet smoker that is small but will still make me happy?

I heard about this on a cooking radio station. Thoughts?

I'm new here and in desperate need of help. My bro-in-law is kind of a big deal around here. He's a curmudgeon and particular about his meat. Well, it's my turn this year to host our family Christmas celebration and as you can imagine, it's hard to impress Big Poppa. Now, I do not have a...