OT - What are you doing right now?

smokingal

@lousubcap What does LEO stand for?

Sea2Ski

@smokingal
Low Earth Orbit.

SamIAm2

First post Dorian cook on the Large. Ribs from Publix.
Rib Rub and some Dez Nuts with peach and orange wood over Rockwood charcoal. Going turbo at 350. 

CigarCityEgger

Been pretty busy recently so haven’t posted much, but I want to thank you all for the encouragement of the blackstone purchase. I’ve been the tailgate master amongst my friends, just some simple beer brats but they were killer.

bucky925

The wife and I both have meetings this evening.  I thought I'd cook something quick and easy to clean up before we had to run out the door .  I used this for the marinade except for the limes. 

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons low sodium tamari sauce

2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar (apple cider vinegar may also be used)

3 tablespoons honey

1 lime (juiced, approx. 2 tablespoons)

3/4 teaspoon sweet paprika (smoked Spanish)

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 pineapple (small, cut into approx. 1 inch cubes)

 Thanks to a few pro tips from @Foghorn it turned out to be eatable. 

lkapigian

lkapigian said:

theyolksonyou said:

lkapigian said:

lkapigian said:

Slab poured waiting for the new smoker...Shade cover goes up today...nothing fancy wanted it on the side yard so we could wheel it in and out onto the trailer ( remainder of the last load of wood )

Being a cheap Armenian I just wanted a basic frame with aluminum roof, came home and he's roughed this in

I neeeed this

Going to be nice with the Stumps Jason 

Paint or stain Tomorrow......3 weeks till the Stump

ColtsFan

Excited to try this. I'm thinking wings 

Sea2Ski

@lkapigian that is going to be an awesome setup.  I can not wait to see it all finished. . 

SamIAm2

Done


The were tasty, I am stuffed. Eight left for later.

JohnnyTarheel

bucky925

ColtsFan said:

Excited to try this. I'm thinking wings 

I enjoy semi hot peppers, habanero is my heat limit just eating with a meal.   I had some of that I added to a batch of chili.  I couldn't eat it and I didn't add much. 

WeberWho

ColtsFan said:

Excited to try this. I'm thinking wings 

Good stuff. Definitely kicks out some heat

lkapigian

Sea2Ski said:

@lkapigian that is going to be an awesome setup.  I can not wait to see it all finished. . 

@Sea2Ski Only took this Armenian 30 years to pry the money out of my hands and do this 

Battleborn

Made @Mattman3969 halal chicken bowls. They are great. 

Botch

Enjoyin' me some pumpkin-spice tacos;  Yum!  
 

Battleborn

Botch said:

Enjoyin' me some pumpkin-spice tacos;  Yum!  
 

Tell my wife more.

caliking

Starting roasting coffee beans at home. Fringe benefit of the air popper = hot popcorn + ghee + DP Pineapple Head. Pretty good snack. 

CPFC1905

ColtsFan said:

Excited to try this. I'm thinking wings 

I am thinking - wear gloves!   Don't wait to find out if that is good advice after you have a call of nature.

Sea2Ski

lkapigian said:

Sea2Ski said:

@lkapigian that is going to be an awesome setup.  I can not wait to see it all finished. . 

@Sea2Ski Only took this Armenian 30 years to pry the money out of my hands and do this 

Better today than tomorrow, because you never know what is going to happen the day after that! 
I know you will be spending a lot of (good) time there and will enjoy it.  You deserve it! 

CigarCityEgger

Made some peri peri wings last night

speed51133

Foghorn

bucky925 said:

The wife and I both have meetings this evening.  I thought I'd cook something quick and easy to clean up before we had to run out the door .  I used this for the marinade except for the limes. 

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons low sodium tamari sauce

2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar (apple cider vinegar may also be used)

3 tablespoons honey

1 lime (juiced, approx. 2 tablespoons)

3/4 teaspoon sweet paprika (smoked Spanish)

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 pineapple (small, cut into approx. 1 inch cubes)

 Thanks to a few pro tips from @Foghorn it turned out to be eatable. 

@bucky925, that looks awesome.  Well played.

Eoin

Just dropped Tim off at the station. He's doing a tour of the West for the next 2 weeks, flies into Denver tomorrow.

lousubcap

Eoin said:

Just dropped Tim off at the station. He's doing a tour of the West for the next 2 weeks, flies into Denver tomorrow.

Starting in Mile High city (more ways than one...), he may not leave.  Great experiences await.  Us Yanks need to get overseas more.

Here's my benchmark story of inspirational travelers: (England citizens).

Met them in a hotel lobby in mid-town NYC.  First visit to the States.  I caught up with them on the finial leg of the adventure. 

For the gentleman's 66th B'day they decided to fly to Chicago, rent a car and drive Route 66 to Santa Monica.  (Driven by watching that TV show many decades ago.)  Fortunately they rented a Jeep vs vette as much of the remaining portions of the road were in rough shape.  Spent 3+ weeks on the road-trip.  Finish-fly to NYC, visit friends on Long Island for a few days then back to the UK.  That is how you get it done. 

HeavyG

Eoin said:

Just dropped Tim off at the station. He's doing a tour of the West for the next 2 weeks, flies into Denver tomorrow.

Hope he has a safe, fun, and memorable trip! Did he have any "must see" things/places on his itinerary?

johnmitchell

@Eoin If by chance he gets down to North Carolina.. We would love to show him around.. pm me if that materializes..

GATraveller

About to lose my cool with the old band system on my large.  It's had an underbite for about a year.  Fixed that 4 cooks ago.  Got it lit to cook last night and went to close once chicken was on and NO.  Stuck open.  Loosened some bolts to get it closed but at this point its an INFERNO.  Leaned over to check hinge and singed my hair on top vent.  Underbite back and worse than before.  Think I'm just going to throw in the towel and get the new bands at ACE.

Sea2Ski

GATraveller said:

About to lose my cool with the old band system on my large.  It's had an underbite for about a year.  Fixed that 4 cooks ago.  Got it lit to cook last night and went to close once chicken was on and NO.  Stuck open.  Loosened some bolts to get it closed but at this point its an INFERNO.  Leaned over to check hinge and singed my hair on top vent.  Underbite back and worse than before.  Think I'm just going to throw in the towel and get the new bands at ACE.

I gave up on my original bands a couple of months ago and got a new set.  First few cooks it was fantastic. Now I have some smoke leaking from the rear. And yes, I know I tightened those bolts down.  I guess I have to loosen the top ones and push down the dome. Kinda hate to do it because these bolts bent pretty good, but I guess it has to be done.  I have to get a spare set and have them nearby “just in case”. 

DoubleEgger

How’s the wife @Lit? 

Leopoldstoch

Just got done watching the Apple keynote. 

*albeit I’m a very big fan of their products.