Better than nothing.

SGH

For the past month I have been working some pretty long hours. Haven't got to cook at all. Thought since I got in a tad early today that I would fire up the large and the mini for a quick meal. Steaks and pork loin. The mini will take care of the steaks and the loin will go on the large indirect. It ain't much but it beats the heck out of take out.

travisstrick

Good looking beef

GATABITES

Are you leaving the wood on the grate for the loin cook? Or is it just for show and tell? LOL

SGH

GATABITES said:

Are you leaving the wood on the grate for the loin cook? Or is it just for show and tell? LOL

It will remain there for the duration.

NPHuskerFL

Steaks real good! 3:-O

GATABITES

SGH said:

Are you leaving the wood on the grate for the loin cook? Or is it just for show and tell? LOL

It will remain there for the duration.

Is there a benefit to having the wood on the rack? Oh yeah, I havent seen you post any cooks on the MM. If you did I must have I missed it. 

johnkitchens

Looking good @SGH! 

SGH

GATABITES said:

SGH said:

Is there a benefit to having the wood on the rack? Oh yeah, I havent seen you post any cooks on the MM. If you did I must have I missed it. 

I do not recommend placing wood on the grate. It's something I have done for years and kind of know how to do it without turning the food bitter. I only do it when I'm really pressed for time. Again I do not recommend doing it. I haven't posted any cooks in over a month due to work other than the venison I cooked at work on Unit #6. My MM has not even been assembled yet. 

NPHuskerFL

Poor lonely MM :-<

SGH

NPHuskerFL said:

Poor lonely MM :-<

Not for much longer brother husker!!

CowtownEgger

For the love marbling! 8-}

SGH

Pulled at 133 internal. Nothing special, but not to bad to be done on the fly.

anton

Great marbling on that beef brother @SGH, good to see you post, I know your working a lot, I'll check back for the money shots.
:-bd

mitch2264

I would bite that!

JohnInCarolina

Looks good to me!

theyolksonyou

Brother, I can't imagine a month! I've been traveling all week for work and my egg feels neglected. First night at home and the wife wanted to go out. X( guess I don't blame her as she's been home all week with the boys. Still, I wanna cook! That grub looks great!

DMW

Pork looks nice. What was your cooking temp? I ask because of the 133* pull temp.

piney

Looking great as usual SCH Hope everything is going good

SGH

DMW said:

 What was your cooking temp? I ask because of the 133* pull temp.

Due to time restraints, I ran this one at 425 degrees.

SGH

piney said:

 Hope everything is going good

Doing good brother. Just working insane hours 7 days a week. Got to do my part to take care of those democrats

SGH

piney

SGH said:

piney said:

 Hope everything is going good

Doing good brother. Just working insane hours 7 days a week. Got to do my part to take care of those democrats

i'll text you later and tell you about me waking up after the deal Monday They all got a good laugh

DMW

SGH said:

DMW said:

 What was your cooking temp? I ask because of the 133* pull temp.

Due to time restraints, I ran this one at 425 degrees.

Thanks, that makes sense. I'm learning more and more to pull earlier when cooking hot like that and let carryover finish it up.

Those steak shots look like fun, I especially like the one with flame shooting out the top.

SGH

piney said:

i'll text you later and tell you about me waking up after the deal Monday They all got a good laugh

Brother I will be free most of the day. They are doing a Dead Weight Survey on the barge today and I don't get involved with that so im free to text and talk. Give me a shout anytime my friend.

SGH

DMW said:

I'm learning more and more to pull earlier when cooking hot like that and let carryover finish it up.

Exactly brother D. The higher my cooking temp, the lower my internal pull temp to compensate. Thanks for the kind words my friend.

SGH

@nolaegghead I would have pulled it at 125 internal but the wife will not eat. Thus im sometimes forced to compromise against my will. Oh well, it keeps her happy.

logchief

I'm guessing with the marbling in those steaks they're somewhere in the low standard grade :-\"

Those look incredibly delicious.

SGH

logchief said:

I'm guessing with the marbling in those steaks they're somewhere in the low standard grade :-\"

Those look incredibly delicious.

You would be shocked if I told you where those steaks come from. I couldn't hardly believe it when I saw them. And thanks for the kind words my friend.

Dave in Florida

Those are some mighty pretty steaks.

blind99

Looks awesome - agree, pictures with the raging fire are great! Are you seeing improvement in steak price/quality? I saw some ribeyes at Costco recently for $9/lb that were almost prime quality, and the 15$/lb prime looked incredible.

Brisket_Fanatic

Looks pretty dang good! I know you said you don't recommend putting a log on the cooking grate but what is the benefit compared to putting a chunk in the coals?