Best lump,lighter fluid, and grill combo EVER!!!!!

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i had no idea what I was missing out on. This lump was amazing- and don't even get me started on the grill. The right touch of lighter fluid had this thing going in no time! If you guys ever get a chance to use this Lump/Grill/Fluid Combo I think you will swear off your Fancy Lump/Weed Burner/BGE obsession on the first try. 

First, get some of this:



Then, get some run-of-the-mill Tuscan veal raised a mile away from a guy who lives above his shop who hacks it with a giant curved cleaver right before he goes up for lunch and siesta. Total Crap ingredients but the lump made that magic happen!


Then, grab some chicken (I think) wrapped in Prosciutto; stuffed with eggplant (I think) and cheese (I sincerely hope) from the same guy. These would have been a total waste had we not found this magic lump and $99euro grill. 





Throw a little bagged pasta and some sort of stupid local cheese and "estate" (where we are cooking all this and sleeping) produced olive oil in a mix for what they like to call "Cacio e Pepe" and you have some sort  of peasant dish that is filling and will save you money (for more magic lump!).



A few Greens from the garden. potatoes roasted on the same lump and all topped off with (lots of) $8Euro a bottle estate produced  Montepulciano and you can really see where the lump and grill shine. You could barely taste the lighter fluid I used in the chimney to light the empty wax coated bag the lump came in. Magnifico!

Anyway- Tuscany is hot in the summer, full of bugs, people drink wine then sleep from 1-4pm every day, but they have AMAZING lump (and wine). We are suffering though the best we can

Spaightlabs

Hang tough, man, hang tough.  You can pull through this if you endeavor to persevere.

Nice job considering you weren't able to get to a chain grocery store to get any good food for the grill.  

thetrim

That meal DOES NOT SUCK!  You are the best impromptu magic maker I know!

pgprescott

Yeah, sometimes you just need to be polite and say thanks for the meat even if it your run of the mill stuff as you described. Yep!

buzzvol

Roughing it for sure.  I mean just look at those wine glasses.

blind99

The struggle is real, but you can handle it. Carry on! That meat looks great. 

caliking

I'm so fortunate that I don't have to suffer through stuffing my pie hole with pedestrian fare like that.

Now where's my mac n cheese with the powdered cheese mix...

da87

Headed to Italy Friday and Tuscany a week later - looks like I have grilling plans!  Thanks for sharing @The Cen-Tex Smoker!  Did you make it to Officina Della Bistecca?

jdkeithbge

Outstanding!  "Stupid local cheese..." Bring us back a few bottles of Fochista please!

onedbguru

Food looks great!!!   Not sure I would use any type of lighter fluid in my egg as I noticed your grill was metal - still, I have come to greatly disdain the taste that most lighter fluids leave behind. 

lousubcap

Great setting and cook right there.  Most eggcellent.  Shaping up as quite a vacation.  

20stone

Yowza, does that look great. 

Does your Thermapen do C over there?

td66snrf

@The Cent-Tex Smoker We all have our crosses to bear. Hope you make it through. 

SaintJohnsEgger

We are all so glad that it is you suffering and not us.

That food looks delicious no mater how "run-of-the-mill" it was. Keep suffering.

Mattman3969

Sounds like a concoction that would work great in the "Dishwasher".  Looks like your have a suck ass time .  Sorry for that.  

Foghorn

Your martyrdom seems to have no limit.  Thanks for taking one for the team.

Legume

Spare us, please.  This really seems more appropriate for the Vision or Akorn forum.

DMW

Well, whatever...

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da87 said:

Headed to Italy Friday and Tuscany a week later - looks like I have grilling plans!  Thanks for sharing @The Cen-Tex Smoker!  Did you make it to Officina Della Bistecca?

Tomorrow. Cant wait. This was the same breed as Dario usies. It was incredible and the whole
chop was like $20euro. The whole
meal including 4 bottles of wine was like $75. Gteat place. I could disappear here and be happy

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20stone said:

Yowza, does that look great. 

Does your Thermapen do C over there?

No egg, no Rockwood, and no thermapen. We somehow made it work. 

SGH

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

No egg, no Rockwood, and no thermapen. We somehow made it work. 

This was the way of it for most of my life. Now I'm older and spoiled by modern conveniences. 
On a seperate note, great looking grub. 

YukonRon

Heroic is all that I comes to mind. Survival is what it is all about. Vai con dio.

johnnyp

that looks great!

Mickey

So how much lump can you get in checked baggage?

Foghorn

And how much lighter fluid?

BigSmoooke

Look at that Veal Chop! Great cook and great comments, gave me a much needed chuckle

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BigSmoooke said:

Look at that Veal Chop! Great cook and great comments, gave me a much needed chuckle

It was killer! Just had a little fold over sammy after a day walking around in Siena. Fun day. 

Kcheves

Food looks incredible.

We're also headed to Italy on Saturday, will be in Tuscany by the end of next week.  Thanks for the preview!

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I'll post a bunch of pics and notes of good stores, restaurants and wines we have found. I'm starting to get the feeling it's hard to find garbage here outside the clear tourist traps. I have been pleasantly surprised how few of those we have seen and how easy they are to spot compared with the areas we have travelled. We have spend very little time in Rome (36 hours) Naples *ferry connection to and from Ischia only), Florence *train station and car rental for Tuscany), and will spend our last 36 hours in Venice. All of those places are awesome but loaded with grifters and tourists. Tuscany has been amazing but that is more our style (laid back, smaller crowds, artisan food and wine from right here).