Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Done and done... GO DUCKS

 

Cooking breakfast at the campsite. Also made some armadillo eggs for the first time tonight on the lil Smokey joe, man I have been missing out. Hope y’all having a good Labor Day weekend.

 

Eh, not smoking but still reverse seared. Celebrated our 33rd anniversary last night at a winery that was hosting a taco night with a classic rock band. My idea of classic rock is 60s-now. Their idea evidently was 40s-50s. Wasn't horrible, wasn't hip hop at least. We could enjoy it but was definitely not what we were expecting.

Anyway, they had decent shredded beef tacos, albeit overpriced of course last night. Decided to do steaks tonight. Couple of local, grass fed tenderloins. Sous vide for an hour at 125. Quick boil on the asparagus, drain and saute' in olive oil, crab over the steak, hollandaise sauce over the steak & asparagus. Super tasty! All in about the same cost as what we paid for the *first* bottle of wine last night. Then two taco plates and another bottle (though, we did finish that second bottle tonight with these steaks). SO GOOD!

Also TIL: if you're too tired from spending all day in the sun working on the new shed, skip the crab thing. This was a can of crab vs cracking/picking real crab. No flavor, no texture. Waste of money.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em

 

Pork butt turned out pretty fantastic.



Made some sandwiches on buttered toasted Hawaiian buns with coleslaw. Ooohlawd!



This is a fantastic slaw recipe
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/07/creamy-cole-slaw.html

 

Tested out the unicorn tonight on some tri-tip and I have to say it's a winner. I stepped up and got the prime instead of choice from Costco this time and I can't believe how tender it was. I could cut the slices in half with a fork.

 

Thanks guys. I will probably put it in a water bath this evening.

I haven’t decided if I want to start it tonight before bed or early morning. I figure at 14lbs, it might take awhile.

 

Later start than I wanted, but the meat is on

 

morning folks!

 

When I first glanced at the pic, it looked like a TX sized cinnamon bun, Lol.

 

Got a turkey breast section that is gonna hit the pit later. Thinking butter injection and smoke to proper IT. Dusted with Uni dust. Meant to cook yesterday... But I forgot I bought it .

 

What no pic!! You are so slacking this week.

 

Haven't pulled it from fridge yet

 

What no fridge cam!

 

I use good olive oil, unsalted butter, a good shot of dry sherry & a pinch of cayenne. Works great!

 

That would require the WiFi and we know he ain’t got that.

 

May I suggest adding some garlic powder to that butter as you’re melting it then inject with that.

 

Well we all know what you were craving for breakfast haha