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    Mr. Taco

    in California: Dining

    Posted

    And the fries suck.  I don't care if they're "fresh cut".  They're undercooked and undersalted and underflavored.

    Get the fries well done. Get the burger animal style. If adventurous, get the shake Neopolitan.

    Barbecue/Smoker Recommendations

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    that's something i'd noticed lately. i had dabbled with hardwood charcoal over the last couple of years ... oddly enough, it's hard for me to find a regular supply close. i picked up some from whole foods this week ... looked like it was a lot of construction scraps ... and it burned so fast that a full bag lasted just under an hour. whoosh. hot, too. melted the heat-proof (ha!) handle on my chimney.

    OSH has Lazzari in 20 pound bags.

    Smoking Meat

    in Cooking

    Posted

    Klink, you've made a brining believer/disciple out of me. Did a 5.8 pound pork rib roast and a 5.3 pound brisket with brine. The brisket only had some cracked pepper added as it was on the lower rack of the WSM. The pork on the top was mopped with the vinaigrette. Both came out great. 5 hours on the pork. 5.5 hours on the brisket. Pork is so moist. Nice smoke ring. Not sure how much the mopping helped (given the similarity in flavor to the brisket), but clearly the brining is the answer. Kudos.

    wine recommendations

    in Wine

    Posted

    Craig,

    In her Q & A, Jancis Robinson sketched some recommendations for various wines but was vague about specifics. I wonder if you (and other members) could back & fill on her responses, e.g., my query about starting a cellar, MatthewB's about summer reds & whites, etc.? Thanks for any ideas.

    Smoking Meat

    in Cooking

    Posted

    GRRRRR!!! I think I have been foiled by another eGullet phenomenon. Following up on my previous posts, I had made the decision to get the Weber water smoker for my apartment balconey. (I can adopt it out later or keep it.) I have been to every place in a 10 mile radius that carries Weber: Academy, WalMart, Home Depot, Lowes, Target, and a local shop that carries bbq and grill and fireplace stuff. THERE ARE NO WEBER SMOKERS IN CAPTIVITY! The nice guy at the local shop said he had sold his last one yesterday but he would order me one. I called him and asked him to do that. He was so nice and I like to support local shops so I don't care what it costs at this point. (He will be a big help with the fireplace for the house, too.)

    Have all of these threads caused a run on the darn things?

    The plan WAS to have some friends in this evening to watch the fireworks then get up in the morning and put something on to cook while we bonk around. So much for that idea. I guess we will just have to go down to my favorite bayside joint and eat boiled shrimp and drink beer all day. :sad:

    I don't think all locations that carry Weber carry the Smoky Mountain. You might check Weber's website for a list of locations in your area.

    Smoking Meat

    in Cooking

    Posted

    Compromises are tuff. The apartment balcony also raises some issues. Are the neighbors gonna be OK with the smoke? (Better invite em over) Will the smoke set off smoke detectors in the building? Putting these issues aside, given that you've got a smoker, wouldn't it make sense to get a cheap kettle and do some indirect cooking/smoking? Or you could go for a Weber kettle and for $99 get the rotisserie attachment thingie.

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