Charcoal or wood pellet
Maybe you guys can help me out with a decision that has been tearing me apart lately… I have a Chargriller charcoal grill / smoker (the side box style) that has served me well over the years, but I’m...
View ArticleCan anyone recommend a good knife set
Smoked a pork shoulder for the first time this past weekend in my Weber kettle. Turned out great but I realized my knifes are sub par at best. Can anyone recommend a good knife set for normal barbecue...
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Grapes from your garden
Just pick this group of grapes… Marquette red… They’ll be turned into jelly…maybe ferment some of the juice… Sneezles61 28 posts - 7 participants Read full topic
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Garden Plans
@sneezles61 lets continue the raised bed building discussion in a more appropriate place like a new thread for next season. If anyone has indoor, greenhouse or container gardens I wouldn’t mind...
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BBQ shows
The wife and I have been watching through some BBQ shows on Netflix that we have thoroughly enjoyed. I always wind up hungry at the end of them. The American Barbecue Showdown is a contest between 8...
View ArticleStore brands missing label info
While reading the thread on cider I got to thinking about something. My wife likes apple juice in the morning so we usually buy it at Aldi. They have Michigan (I think) natural juice that is...
View ArticleInstant Pot
We’ve had an Instant Pot for a couple of months now. I used to tease Instant Pot owners that they had joined a cult but I have to admit it’s a pretty handy kitchen appliance that I’ve really come to...
View ArticleHot horseradish mustard
I usually bring a couple of jars of this https://riverratcheese.net/product/1000-islands-hot-as-hell-mustard/ with us to Florida each winter but this year we kind of put off leaving then decided let’s...
View ArticleSmoked bacon
Really re-smoked I guess. A few years ago while smoking a Boston butt I decided to use the unoccupied top shelf in the smoker by hanging a pound of bacon from it. Took it off way before the pork and...
View ArticleTemperature probe problems
This morning I stuck an 11.7lb Boston Butt in our Masterbuild electric smoker. I know on the dial about where 225° is and sure enough the dial thermometer on the door landed just over 225 shortly...
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Fermentation from the Noma kitchen
Science Friday - A nice interview with David Zilber the head fermenter at Noma’s Fermentation Lab. Worth a listen as you are prepping your next meal/ mash. Most of this won’t be new to most us here...
View ArticleNutritional Yeast - So Good
Lately Grandma has been sending us big bags of Noochy Licious nutritional yeast made out of Cedar Rapids Iowa. It’s very good and the big bag makes it seem less precious. Our household brand until now...
View ArticleIts that time of year
Well i noticed that little hop heads are showing today 4 posts - 3 participants Read full topic
View ArticleCracked hop bine
Hello all, I was attempting to train a second year hop bine this morning and I accidentally cracked it about 75% of the way up. The leaves above this started drooping and looking haggard almost...
View ArticleMushroom farm
Hi guys, Is there a farmer here? Because I need help in mushroom picking machines They call them: mushroom picking lorry I found something like that: What do you think? 2 posts - 2 participants Read...
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Cold Brewing Coffee
I got one of these Zulay 1 Gallon Infusers to make cold brew coffee at work for my crew. I’m really impressed with the overall quality of the design. It gives my a lot of ideas for other ways to use...
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Fermenting Dosa/Idili batter
I’ve become obsessed with Dosas this week after having one of the greatest mouthfuls of my life last week. For those who haven’t had one, and I never had until last week, the Dosa is a southern Indian...
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Using Tamarind Pods
My grocery store has 4 kinds of Tamarind pods in the produce section. I really am curious how to use them properly. Seems like if you can master their use they have hundreds of uses like a lemon might...
View ArticleBarbeque thermometers
I’m looking into replacing my thermometer I use in a smoker. The last one was a ThemoPro with two probes that a t room temp read completely different temps so I stopped trusting it and tossed it. It...
View ArticleDark beer bread
So what i have been doing instead of using my sourdough yeast is dumping the trub from the fermzilla into the collection jar then making my pre dough with it. Ive done 4 loaves with the IPA trub and...
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