Kanyon71

We try to wrap as we get things BUT: So we end up trying to at least do a bunch at a time. Reality is we are wrapping to the last minute.

May I ask why you oil the basket with the steaks already having oil on them. One of my basic rubs I use when I smoke a lot of beef and have people eating it that don't like any sort of heat is SPG (salt, pepper and garlic) excellent combination. Will have to try cooking in the Air Fryer for some steaks. The air fryer has become my goto for cooking bacon now.

I like some pumpkin spice things, donuts, some coffee stuff and pumpkin pie. I think many things have gone overboard though and some of it is just too strong.

Think I've caught some here and there.

Will be happy to have things get in full swing here. I like talking to those that stick around but it's nice when more join in.

Yes the forums are back.

Can’t believe it’s already September. Year is flying by.

I’m one of them. We watched Christmas with the Kranks not too long ago and I watch others throughout the year.

We headed back to MI and it's been SO nice the past week we've been here. It's in the 70's during the day 60's at night.

I used to live in an apartment complex where the whole front of it on the first floor was various businesses. We had things like starbucks, a local pizza place, an italian restaurant, seafood restaurant, pharmacy and a bunch of other things. Was pretty cool, I would just run down my stairs, grab what I needed/wanted and then head back up the stairs.

I tried to buy an old mall in Tampa many years ago. Wanted to turn it into an office park and keep a nice food courtyard in it. One of the people we were getting to help back it fell through though. I think the concept would have worked well.

Man that’s a really good deal on the beef. Wish I could find it. I need some jerky and I’m not paying what they want in stores for it.

I'm really surprised there are many left. NOWHERE that I frequent has a Kmart or a Sears left. It's a shame, used to shop at both of them a lot.

I think you are in the wrong forums, this thread is Apple Air Pods as in electronics. This site is about finding deals on things for sales. You might want a Honda Motorcycle forum.

So of those the Camp Chef and the Pit Boss get pretty decent reviews and can normally be had very reasonable. I don’t know how prices on you locals are but check out Rural King I think they may ship and they have some killer closeout pricing during the right times of the year. Now the Traeger one is their lower end model and what I can say about that is if you get a good one you’ll love it if you get one where the POD controller is flakey you can get some WILD temp swings. Now for that review and the leaking smoke not a big deal get a noex gasket on Amazon for like $15!and problem solved. You can also replace the controller for that’s about another hundred or so. Look at all 3 online and let me know what you like and I’ll give you some more in-depth feedback on it. I have and I’m not sure I believe the hype. I just don’t think you get the nuanced flavor profile you get with a long smoke. Still would be cool to mess with none the less.

I've used pretty much all types of smokers and all of them have their ups and downs. I've come to love the pellet smoker because with a good brand of pellets I get the same flavor as a stick burner (split wood) and I no longer have to worry about adjusting the vents and adding more wood throughout what can at times be a 12 to 16 hour cook. You will see people that say of you just can't get good smoke from a pellet but I can guarantee you it's not true, it's all in the quality of the pellets you use. I've settled into Lumberjack Pellet's they are very high quality and pure wood no cheap filler woods. Now as for what I cook on my pellet grill I can tell you pretty much everything, with how I can adjust and hold temperatures I've done everything from jerky to entire meals. I do a lot of brisket, pulled pork, fatties (they are kind of a stuffed bacon wrapped tube look em up), reverse seared steaks, smoked hamburgers (some of the best tasting juiciest burgers), chicken, smoked turkey, smoked ham, corn, baked beans, mac n cheese, cornbread and the list goes on and on. As for wanting a bigger one it's two sided first we love to have gatherings and also like cooking for them when we go to others. So at times I need to feed a lot of people, my current one is a Traeger Texas Elite which used to be one of their biggest, I've had many time where I had to do things in batches. The second side of wanting a larger one is I also want to build a Raspberry Pi PID controller with remote monitoring and adjusting this way I can do larger cooks but I can also watch over temps and make adjustments as needed without being right there, again this becomes a bigger thing when I'm doing 12+ hour smokes. Do you have a Rural King near you? If so check them out for their smokers they are having some great sales right now since were getting closed to the end of the grilling season (I smoke year round), they also carry Lumberjack Pellets I prefer the Competition Blend which is a blend of Maple, Hickory, and Cherry which gives you the smoke ring and a nice mixture of sweet tones. I'm the same way when it comes to value on what I'm buying I also research the heck out of them. Traeger invented Pellet Smokers, they used to be the best, when they moved their manufacturing plants they quality went down. Around the time I was looking for one they fixed the issues and at least their bigger pit's were back to the quality they used to be. Spitts & Pitts is a very good brand, so is Fast Eddy's, Red Tec is good and a little more on the affordable side of the pellet smokers.

What type of budget are you looking to stay in. Also are you partial to using charcoal, wood, propane, electric? I switched to a pellet smoker about 6 years ago and have never looked back. Once I know what you're wanting to spend I can give you some feedback on any of the types of smokers you might prefer. I'm looking at in the next year or two building a nice pellet smoker that's much larger than my current one.

ive not dried food but we’ve done jerky in the smoker. Quite good. I’ve been thinking about getting a dehydrator though to dry it. Crazy it’s already August.

that means it need company so it’s not lonely. You need at least one more then.

Well that sucks.

KING all the way. Darned be the space. lol

They got $0 of my dollars

I bought absolutely nothing on Prime Days this year. Just nothing we really need and nowhere to put it right now.

Makes me think of that song. I’m rednecker than you.

I've always believed this. Doesn't matter what day it is. Now we just need to wait for the call to arms for BF site helpers.