Show us your Cookin Spot

Skims_Smokehouse

Skim's Smoke House is really just a smoke stone counter thing with a gasser, a beer fridge and some storage.  Post-build thoughts - I wish I had even MORE storage!

My old medium sized egg that I had for about 8-9 years is now in possession of my younger brother.  I upgraded to a large last summer.  

lkapigian

Awesome Stuff ABove^^^^^^^

alaskanassasin

hell yeah @Skims_Smokehouse nice sous vide in the corner there.

Skims_Smokehouse

alaskanassasin said:

hell yeah @Skims_Smokehouse nice sous vide in the corner there.

Lol I never thought of it like that. That’s some Hannibal Lecter style sous vide

GrateEggspectations

@2HB

Unfortunately, I don’t have much detail for you. I bought it second hand and it had been in very rough shape. Painstakingly refinished it and ended up being quite happy with the finished product. I can tell you that I really enjoy the size. Big enough for a lot of prep work or to be used as a buffet when hosting. Also a good size for housing all of my accessories. And as pictured, it’s nice to be able to place the MiniMax on it alongside the Large and still have useable surface area. 

tcampbell

Love itViking71 said:

On the patio set into a stone wall- Had a table built around the "kids"

Viking71 said:

On the patio set into a stone wall- Had a table built around the "kids"

tcampbell

lousubcap

@tcampbell- That is a beautiful outdoor living space and one that I'm sure  drives great gatherings coupled with exceptional cooks.
Not knowing your  general location (no palm trees sighted) I am sure you maximize the experience.  Impressive right there.  

tcampbell

lousubcap said:

@tcampbell- That is a beautiful outdoor living space and one that I'm sure  drives great gatherings coupled with exceptional cooks.
Not knowing your  general location (no palm trees sighted) I am sure you maximize the experience.  Impressive right there.  

Tennessee close to Memphis but in the country. So glad I'm not in Memphis, right now it's an active shooter gone crazy. Several shooting and some dead. Still on the loose as of now. Crazy 

jdMyers

https://youtu.be/RKXoxCAPNWI

Me and the neighbor got to it.  Patio is stamped cement.  

Jd

tcampbell

jdMyers said:

https://youtu.be/RKXoxCAPNWI

Me and the neighbor got to it.  Patio is stamped cement.  

Jd

I want a pizza oven but it will be a while. What kind of oven and gas grill do you have? 

jdMyers

The pizza oven is a wood burn alfa 4 pizze.  The gas grill is natural gas w/sear burner, blazer 40in.  Large egg

Jd

Ozzie_Isaac

@tcampbell love your cooking space!  Looks like a great party spot.

tcampbell

jdMyers said:

The pizza oven is a wood burn alfa 4 pizze.  The gas grill is natural gas w/sear burner, blazer 40in.  Large egg

Jd

Thanks 

tcampbell

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@tcampbell love your cooking space!  Looks like a great party spot.

Thank you 

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Temporary right now.  Just rolled them in the slot on the nests for now.  I have some stainless drawer/shelf combos they will sit on.  The eggs will be a fair bit higher than they sit in the nests.  Similar to a challenger table height.

this is absolutely stunning..

jdMyers

billt01 said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Temporary right now.  Just rolled them in the slot on the nests for now.  I have some stainless drawer/shelf combos they will sit on.  The eggs will be a fair bit higher than they sit in the nests.  Similar to a challenger table height.

this is absolutely stunning..

Fabulous.  The amount of prep room

tcampbell

MediumRarely said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Okay, finally done.  Looking forward to learning the wood fired oven and cooking some food.  Been missing cooking for months.

Nice fence!!!

Seriously, wow - just wow.

How long did this project take from start to finish? The amount of room is unbelievable. 

Ozzie_Isaac

tcampbell said:

MediumRarely said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Okay, finally done.  Looking forward to learning the wood fired oven and cooking some food.  Been missing cooking for months.

Nice fence!!!

Seriously, wow - just wow.

How long did this project take from start to finish? The amount of room is unbelievable. 

We interviewed 4 or 5 different pool companies and a landscape architect, and eventually settled on a company after 6 months of searching.  The layout with them took about 3 months.  The actual build took 158 days (October 26th - April 2nd).

There were a few weeks here and there with no work being done, so if I was their only job it probably would have been done in half the time.  I also was constantly pushing them because we had a big party scheduled for April 2nd.  They kept saying it wouldn't be a problem, but the morning of April 2nd they were just sanding the pavers and doing some touch-up work.

It wasn't just a kitchen though, it was the entire yard.  I have moved a lot, and this is by far my favorite backyard I have had.  It will make it very hard to leave.

tcampbell

Ozzie_Isaac said:

tcampbell said:

MediumRarely said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Okay, finally done.  Looking forward to learning the wood fired oven and cooking some food.  Been missing cooking for months.

Nice fence!!!

Seriously, wow - just wow.

How long did this project take from start to finish? The amount of room is unbelievable. 

We interviewed 4 or 5 different pool companies and a landscape architect, and eventually settled on a company after 6 months of searching.  The layout with them took about 3 months.  The actual build took 158 days (October 26th - April 2nd).

There were a few weeks here and there with no work being done, so if I was their only job it probably would have been done in half the time.  I also was constantly pushing them because we had a big party scheduled for April 2nd.  They kept saying it wouldn't be a problem, but the morning of April 2nd they were just sanding the pavers and doing some touch-up work.

It wasn't just a kitchen though, it was the entire yard.  I have moved a lot, and this is by far my favorite backyard I have had.  It will make it very hard to leave.


Why would you leave? Wow that is awesome and for a project that size 158 days is not bad.Here where we live we have so many days that weather doesn't allow you to work certain times of the year. 

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

tcampbell said:

MediumRarely said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Okay, finally done.  Looking forward to learning the wood fired oven and cooking some food.  Been missing cooking for months.

Nice fence!!!

Seriously, wow - just wow.

How long did this project take from start to finish? The amount of room is unbelievable. 

We interviewed 4 or 5 different pool companies and a landscape architect, and eventually settled on a company after 6 months of searching.  The layout with them took about 3 months.  The actual build took 158 days (October 26th - April 2nd).

There were a few weeks here and there with no work being done, so if I was their only job it probably would have been done in half the time.  I also was constantly pushing them because we had a big party scheduled for April 2nd.  They kept saying it wouldn't be a problem, but the morning of April 2nd they were just sanding the pavers and doing some touch-up work.

It wasn't just a kitchen though, it was the entire yard.  I have moved a lot, and this is by far my favorite backyard I have had.  It will make it very hard to leave.

all I have is a holy $#!+..

Ozzie, a truly beautiful spot to relax in the evening.. and if your retired, the morning too..

RyanStl

tcampbell said:

jdMyers said:

https://youtu.be/RKXoxCAPNWI

Me and the neighbor got to it.  Patio is stamped cement.  

Jd

I want a pizza oven but it will be a while. What kind of oven and gas grill do you have? 

We did a stamped concrete patio that looks very much like yours. Unfortunately the charcoal release, but the charcoal is gone. I don't know if my patio guy screwed it up or I didn't get it sealed fast enough. Patio went in right before winter and waiting until spring to get it sealed 

Teefus

A rather modest affair



But still a year round endeavor

tcampbell

Teefus said:

A rather modest affair



But still a year round endeavor

Bunch of snow. Where you live? 

Fitfarms

I’m new to the site. I know this is an old post but here’s my set up not as nice as a lot of yours but here it is.  L&M egg and home made pizza oven

Ozzie_Isaac

Fitfarms said:

I’m new to the site. I know this is an old post but here’s my set up not as nice as a lot of yours but here it is.  L&M egg and home made pizza oven

Welcome to the site.  You will learn a lot of "old threads" are actually very active.  We tend to post similar things in a single thread.  A lot of multi-day/month/year conversations.

Your setup looks great!  Love the pizza oven, any details on the build?

Is that your tractor in the background that looks like a Farmall?

lousubcap

Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Above all, have fun.
Sweet set-up right there.  

tcampbell

Fitfarms said:

I’m new to the site. I know this is an old post but here’s my set up not as nice as a lot of yours but here it is.  L&M egg and home made pizza oven

I love it.. Flowers are beautiful. 

Fitfarms

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Fitfarms said:

I’m new to the site. I know this is an old post but here’s my set up not as nice as a lot of yours but here it is.  L&M egg and home made pizza oven

Welcome to the site.  You will learn a lot of "old threads" are actually very active.  We tend to post similar things in a single thread.  A lot of multi-day/month/year conversations.

Your setup looks great!  Love the pizza oven, any details on the build?

Is that your tractor in the background that looks like a Farmall?

Yep we have an 8th generation vegetable farm so we’re around 28 tractors now. 

I bought plans from the web site brickwood ovens for the pizza oven. Took me couple weeks to complete. I’ll dig up some pics of the build when I get a chance. 

Fitfarms

Few pics of my pizza oven build. It was a neat project to do for sure. Makes amazing pizzas and steaks