Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

It was 99* actual, 102* index yesterday all time high for the month of October. Supposedly we are going to break that today. Supposed to get a break at the end of the week.

 

Gallagher Head Lake near Roslyn, WA. Up at the end of the Fortune Creek trail.

 

97F high tomorrow then two days later 75F as the high Saturday. 20F difference in 2 days.

Saturday is aerating and seeding the yard day finally. Usually would’ve done that 2-3 weeks ago. Too damn hot.

 

All this chili talk...

 

Your chili looks suspiciously like vegetable soup lol

 

It needs to cook down a bit, But yeah I like veggies.

 

Back bones of a prime rib and burgers.

 

thats cool. I’d probably like that too, it’s just different.

 

91 here today, 54 tomorrow!!! The weather is confused. I’m headed to NY tomorrow for a few days of salmon fishing. Cold and rain is the forecast, can’t wait. That’ll keep some of the idiots off the river.

 

Idiots fighting over moldy Kings, What a sight!

 

I fish the fly areas mostly. Less idiots. The fish aren’t too bad, i let them go anyway.

 

Never a Hershey bar. I'll put a little bit of brown sugar (teaspoon?) in to combat the acidity. What's the goal with the chocolate bar?

 

depth of flavor is my guess. Similar to a "Mole" in Mexican cooking.

 

Hmmm....I often take a little out of the main pot and put in a smaller pot for trying new things or bumping up the spice level. Perhaps I'll drop a couple pieces in the auxiliary pot one time and see what happens.

 

Walmart has this stuff I believe, also theres some cooking chocolate in Mexican aisle near this stuff.

 

I don’t think I would do Mole in my chili. I do chocolate but mole brings way too many other flavors along with it. Chocolate I always try to use a good brand I don’t cook with things that I wouldn’t eat/ drink normally.

 

Funny I'm actually making mole Chicken enchiladas tonight.

 

First time making red beans and rice with sausage. Definitely adding this to the book! I just followed some quick recipe I found but I need to make it my own.

 

6 hours in just now. Looked good and set for wrapping. Burger paper wrap and bumped temp so it'll be done before golf in am.

Straight S&P again. Heavy on the P