Recent content by vintner

Short personal story.  I got old. Told you it was short. My knee somehow got older than the rest of me, so Dec 15, it was upgraded to titanium.  Imagine a C-Section on your leg, pulling out everything, cutting, gluing, leaving some out and rearranging what remains.  That is a lot for a body to...

Did a Costco 4 pack of thighs that I had brined in PS Seasonings Maple Cure.  I like their products. Couple things I have learned or am concerned about: 1) Still need to cut back on wood.  It was very close to being right, but a little less would have been better. 2) Need to make sure temp...

So with such great November weather, I decided to give my egg crate a clean up and re-varnish it.  While the varnish was drying, I built a cart for the smoker. I think the weekend projects came out pretty good.

Doing my burn in with three chunks and was out with the dog.  Standing in front of the #1 smelling the smoke (was it wood, oil, clean, hot?) and taking it all in to get a sense of what was going on at the time.  Suddenly, whoosh.  The backdraft effect.  I didn't touch the handle on the door or...

Hi. Although I have been a smoker for a long time, I added a #1 for the lower temp smoking. I am an owner of a big green egg and a gas grill and former owner of a Masterbuilt 40". I can do some pretty great food on the BGE, but the really low temps are easier from an electric smoker.  Those...