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  • Re: Letting charcoal stabilize before adding food?

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    And I won't continue anything, but unconverted wood will continue to produce VOCs. Just not very much. Wood decomposition from lower heat creates, among other compounds, acetaldehyde. Acetaldehyde au…
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  • Re: My first hog head today

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    My recollection is that mine was a little bigger, maybe 10#. Started a little after noon, and finished just before 5. I had the vent settings for around 250, but the dome therm never was above 210. I…
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  • Re: Egg is stuck--I messed up

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    Get a putty knife, and work it around the gasket seam. Most likely, you will find places where the gasket is not melted. Work the blade edge in, and begin to open the seam as far as possible. See if …
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  • Semi-OT: First sous vide

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    Reading the thread on the charred NY strips, and the comments on hot tubbing, I thought I'd mention the results of my first sous vide. I started on the sous vide track with hot tubbing steaks. Along …
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  • Re: Question about defrosting meat

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    There could be a small down side. Any time meat is frozen slowly, ice crystals form in the muscle cells, and pierce the cell walls. When the meat is defrosted, some of that water leaks out. Re-freezi…
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