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Bacon Cheeseburgers and an update
Some of you might have been wondering where we've been and why we haven't been posting much...and then again some of you might not care. So I thought I'd give ya a bit of an update.
Mrs. G is in her third trimester and doing great. Still expecting around Christmas day. Getting big and Baby Griffin has been super active. Mrs. G has seem to hit a spot where she's just tired all the time, but still good and we're super excited. I got super lucky and she hasn't had an aversion to grilled or 'Qued food so far. Knock on wood.
About a month ago, we had a huge plumbing issue in our house. Kitchen/laundry room area. We were told the whole kitchen and laundry room was going to have to be demoed and redone. Thankfully, it was just a rent house and while our landlord was bat $hit crazy, she was also super nice and let us out of the lease. Or maybe she was required to as the work probably couldn't be done with us in the house? Or with access to a kitchen. Not to mention finding mold behind the dry walls.
Ever had one week to find a new place to live, pack up all your $hit and move? With a very pregnant wife? Not fun, let me tell you, not fun at all. But we did it and are settling in to our new little place. Hopefully the last rent house until we buy (which we were getting ready to do until that wrench in our plans)
So throw in a week for moving, then the next weekend with her mom and sister and neice staying with us for Mrs. G's baby shower followed by me working the last weekend and you can see why we really haven't egged anything much in about a month. Might have been some steaks and a few other simple things. Man...looking back its been hectic!
I've been craving some egged food and Mrs. G gave me a call yesterday asking for burgers. Said she thought she needed the iron. Who am I to argue? Just for the heck of it, I changed my routine and went 350F raised direct. Buns on (we usually do them last)
Patties and some cheddar cheese. The woman behind the deli counter really screwed up the cheese!! Not a whole slice in the package and I never looked till it was time to put them on the patties. X(
Hey look...we got granite!! Bacon cheeseburger with all the fixin's, some doctored up canned beans and some tater chips to go along wit.
So, not a big fan of burgers at 350 raised. Took much longer and while they were done to our liking, didn't really get that nice and browned up exterior crust. But beats Mickey Dee's by a million miles and Whataburger as well.
Finally have a weekend off, yard work is already done. Think I'm gonna relax, have a few dozen cold ones, watch Baylor and maybe do a brisket. Don't think I've done one all year. :(
Sorry for rambling on there...
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Checked my phone. Yep, there was a steak cook in there. Mashed taters, salad on the side and a glass of red wine.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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First off, nice looking burger. Second it's funny how things change. You want to be out of rent and into ownership. At my point in life I would like to rent (wife will have no part of it).Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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Thanks @Mickey. Got another one for my lunch today. I'm just tired of giving my money to somebody else and not having anything to show for it.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Thanks for catching us up, Jason. So glad Mrs. G is still humming along in her pregnancy! The burgers look great! Hope you found a place for the beautiful outdoor table that you made out of pallets. Are y'all liking your new digs?KelleyEgging with No Joke Smoke (Bruce), enjoying small town life in Brenham, TX., the home of Blue Bell Ice Cream. BGEs: XL, Medium, 1 MiniMax. 36" CookRite Commercial Griddle, and a Shirley Smoker.
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Thanks @EggObsessed. Unfortunately no on the table. Much smaller patio and back yard at this house. The table is in the garage with about 1 billion boxes stacked up on top of it. There just wasn't room on the patio. :( The new house has its pros and cons. Nicer kitchen. Like the layout of the house. Less yard to mow and a sprinkler system. Small patio. Closer to work for me and it cut my commute in half with no tollways. I think it might be a bit smaller house, less storage so the garage is filled with boxes of stuff that really didn't get used all that often. Think it might be time to downsize, have a garage sale and get rid of all the "stuff". Its amazing what you accumulate over time and you "think" you need, but really don't.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Griffin said:Thanks @Mickey. Got another one for my lunch today. I'm just tired of giving my money to somebody else and not having anything to show for it.Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
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Man that's one hell of a roller coaster ride you have been on the past month. Glad the the Ms and the baby are doing well. Better hurry up and try and get as much egging in as possible. I'm sure the egging will drop off a bit once the baby arrives.Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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@Griffin, great news on Baby G! It is getting close man and the time will fly by. I wish ya'll the best in the next coming weeks. Your wife will become more tired as the time gets near.On the bad note, your situation sounds like it really stunk. Sounds like you took the lemons and made lemonade with them though.The cook looks great. I love a nice grilled burger (though my wife isn't much of a burger fan).Good luck and Egg on!------------------------------
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Thanks guys.
@tarheelmatt I heard a comedian say the other day something along the lines of why does everybody want to make lemonade when life gives you lemons. I'd be making something else out of it. Not sure what else to make with them, but I thought it was funny and it stuck in my head. Maybe lemon bars? Lemon ice cream/gelato?
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Looks tasty! I had a burger from a restaurant last night and it was awful. I need to grill some up again soon. Congrats on the great progress with the little one!!
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Griffin said:
Thanks guys.
@tarheelmatt I heard a comedian say the other day something along the lines of why does everybody want to make lemonade when life gives you lemons. I'd be making something else out of it. Not sure what else to make with them, but I thought it was funny and it stuck in my head. Maybe lemon bars? Lemon ice cream/gelato?
On another part, my wife made a lemon curd trifle one time that was outstanding. Also, my mom makes a helluva lemon meringue pie.------------------------------
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Looking good Griff. Christmas baby...that's a gift that will never be topped. We have one coming in February and we move into our new house in less than a month. Looks like all be doing most of the heavy lifting. Wait nevermind...I always do most of the heavy lifting. LolJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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What a great time in your lives! Enjoy it to its fullest! Great job on those burgers too!Flint, Michigan
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Nice cook as usual Griff, once that baby arrives all that stuff will seem minor. Good luck and glad Mrs. G is doing will, that is all that matters._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Griffin said:
Thanks guys.
@tarheelmatt I heard a comedian say the other day something along the lines of why does everybody want to make lemonade when life gives you lemons. I'd be making something else out of it. Not sure what else to make with them, but I thought it was funny and it stuck in my head. Maybe lemon bars? Lemon ice cream/gelato?
LBGE
Pikesville, MD
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@cazzy we hire movers to do all the heavy lifting, but theres all that other $hit they won't move or you don't want them to move. Like Eggs. And guns. And tvs, steroes, electronics. Good thing I took the day off before to do that as we filled their truck and there wasn't anymore room left. Congrats on your upcoming little one. Do you know if its a boy or girl yet?
We did manage to go to the Arboretum so her niece could see the giant pumpkin patch. Sorry for crappy cell phone pics.
Me and Mrs. G
Mrs. G, her sister and neice
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Dude, you dropped some lbs....Grats man!Griffin said:@cazzy we hire movers to do all the heavy lifting, but theres all that other $hit they won't move or you don't want them to move. Like Eggs. And guns. And tvs, steroes, electronics. Good thing I took the day off before to do that as we filled their truck and there wasn't anymore room left. Congrats on your upcoming little one. Do you know if its a boy or girl yet?
We did manage to go to the Arboretum so her niece could see the giant pumpkin patch. Sorry for crappy cell phone pics.
Me and Mrs. G
Mrs. G, her sister and neice
Our move has been easy since my wife had a really good relocation package. They packed and loaded all of our stuff, then delivered it to a storage warehouse in Houston. When the new house is available, they will deliver and put together everything they took apart. If they delivered our stuff to our temporary residenxe, we would have been responsible for the final move. Saved us a ton of money.
She doesn't want to find out. This is our 3rd together and we already have both, so she was like, let's make it a surprise. I totally want to open the envelope but she won't let me. We both want a boy, so we're having a girl. If it is a boy, I think a snip snip is in the near future. 4 kids is more than enough unless I have another girl hahaJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ.... -
Thanks @cazzy I'm trying, but its a daily struggle. More so with a pregnant wife around. Now she's buying candy and making cookies. And pasta with every meal. hard to stay away from sweets and carbs. I've gone up a bit. need to get on a scale and figure out where I'm at and need to go from there.
Best of luck on the move (again) and with the kiddo. Hope you get what you want. I always said 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 eyes and a nose and I'd be happy (long way of saying healthy kid is all I want) but was secretly pulling for a boy.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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Congratulations on the pending birth my friend. That is a great shot of you and your beautiful wife. All the food looks fantastic brother. Glad to see you posting again.
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I forgot to say, I will take a dozen or so of those burgers
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Congrats on the impending member of your family. I actually cooked burgers last night too. Good looking cook1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC
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SGH said:I forgot to say, I will take a dozen or so of those burgersJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Griffin said:
Thanks @cazzy I'm trying, but its a daily struggle. More so with a pregnant wife around. Now she's buying candy and making cookies. And pasta with every meal. hard to stay away from sweets and carbs. I've gone up a bit. need to get on a scale and figure out where I'm at and need to go from there.
Best of luck on the move (again) and with the kiddo. Hope you get what you want. I always said 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 eyes and a nose and I'd be happy (long way of saying healthy kid is all I want) but was secretly pulling for a boy.
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) Yes, my day is now complete.
@Eggcelsior yes, its a boy. Not releasing the name till he's born.
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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I agree, when life hands you lemons, make Lemon Meringue Pie!
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Griffin said:
I've been craving some egged food and Mrs. G gave me a call yesterday asking for burgers. Said she thought she needed the iron. Who am I to argue? Just for the heck of it, I changed my routine and went 350F raised direct. Buns on (we usually do them last)
Patties and some cheddar cheese. The woman behind the deli counter really screwed up the cheese!! Not a whole slice in the package and I never looked till it was time to put them on the patties. X(
So, not a big fan of burgers at 350 raised. Took much longer and while they were done to our liking, didn't really get that nice and browned up exterior crust. But beats Mickey Dee's by a million miles and Whataburger as well.
I actually like the look of your cheese. My cheeseburgers look like that. I got tired of watching some of the cheese melt off the burger and into the egg, so I pile it up away from the burger's edge and let it melt out to the edge.Best wishes for a happy and healthy new arrival.Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD. -
Griffin said:
) Yes, my day is now complete.
@Eggcelsior yes, its a boy. Not releasing the name till he's born.
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cazzy said:Griffin said:
) Yes, my day is now complete.
@Eggcelsior yes, its a boy. Not releasing the name till he's born.
We had someone decide they liked our boy name - until they realized his initials would have been A.S.S. -
Burgers look good. Glad y'all made it thru the unexpected move. Thanks for the update.Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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cazzy said:Griffin said:
) Yes, my day is now complete.
@Eggcelsior yes, its a boy. Not releasing the name till he's born.
I was told by SWMBOed not to tell anybody. She had a list of names all picked out even back when we were dating that she would add to and cross off. One of her best friends stole her favorite name a coupla years back and she was X( Luckily it was a girl's name so no worries.@Ragtop99we usually do burgers higher. Don't know why I tried to experiment. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
Rowlett, Texas
Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook
The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings
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