What Are You Chef-ing Tonight, Dr?

GrateEggspectations

@BeanHead

Great looking groceries, or as some would say, “a bag with a lot of different things in it”.

Well done. 

BeanHead

lousubcap said:

@BeanHead-
As Uma would say-
https://youtu.be/b2_vbou3kxE
That is one great looking sandwich right there!

I agree with Uma. Even better than the milkshakes at that joint. 

caliking

holy smokes... i could eat my screen @BeanHead.

Botch

I love Reubens, and yours look fantastic!  
 
So, you've killed my second-favorite sammich; do you make Cubans?  

lousubcap

@BeanHead - The five dollar milkshake scene is classic.  Pulp Fiction for the win.  

dbCooper

@BeanHead - That is a fine looking sandwich.

BeanHead

Botch said:

I love Reubens, and yours look fantastic!  
 
So, you've killed my second-favorite sammich; do you make Cubans?  

I’m a 6th gen Fla native. I make pressed Cubans as taught to me by Cuban grannies, they are amazing but my guava pastries would quite honestly make you cry(especially if you eat them too hot and you burn the roof of your mouth).  

Buckwoody Egger

ruebens worthy of a standalone post!! also a noteworthy flame management approach. not common IMO to maintain 150 for 4hr 

BeanHead

@Buckwoody Egger it takes me a little bit to toggle the top vent mostly closed and the bottom at 1/3 with not a full fire going in the XL. If I light 3-4 places it is almost impossible for me to keep it under 200° edit: was also a very cool 65° F here today. Mid summer I’m lucky to keep it under 200° regardless of strategy. 

Canugghead

I'm beginning to wonder if @BeanHead is former @smokingal? 

Buckwoody Egger

interesting. seems like it’s creating an inefficient flue situation.  similar (a little?) to closing the lower vent when the dome is open. thanks for sharing, would not have thought of that otherwise 

BeanHead

I have a pellet smoker I use when it is over 85° here and I want a long slow smoke. Was taking advantage of an unseasonably cool day or this would have been done on the pellet smoker. 

BeanHead

Yah, I cheat on the eggs on occasion…

JohnInCarolina

Canugghead said:

I'm beginning to wonder if @BeanHead is former @smokingal? 

Not enough lard in the recipes.

lousubcap

That's cranking out some serious groceries, rig independent.  Eating quite well across quite the spectrum right there.  

Foghorn

BeanHead said:

Botch said:

I love Reubens, and yours look fantastic!  
 
So, you've killed my second-favorite sammich; do you make Cubans?  

I’m a 6th gen Fla native. I make pressed Cubans as taught to me by Cuban grannies, they are amazing but my guava pastries would quite honestly make you cry(especially if you eat them too hot and you burn the roof of your mouth).  

@BeanHead, it seems that we need to meet.  I'm also a 6th generation Floridian (even though I've been a Texan for 28 years - but I will retire to Florida).  My people may know some of your people.

GrateEggspectations

Canugghead said:

I'm beginning to wonder if @BeanHead is former @smokingal? 

A possibility, but I say no (and could very well be wrong - it’s happened once or twice). The style and approach, recipes and documentation is quite different. Of course, “Smoking Al” (🙃) was active a long time back, now, and people change. Was very private. She left after conflict and seemed to have gone dark on several fronts. 

Edit: @Beanhead - In the event you are not one and the same, you should definitely interpret this comparison as nothing but a compliment. 

GrateEggspectations

Have been building some muscle back up, so four fried eggs to start the day. 

GrateEggspectations

And fruit bowls for the kids. 

BeanHead

I’m just me, don’t mind comparisons (wish I had the metabolism to have more lard in my recipes). @Foghorn I would guess we are probably related 🤣.  In the way back my people were lighthouse keepers along the coast and settled for a couple generations in Miami (police and plumbers). Dad went to Gainesville for school so I was raised outside Gainesville and ended up staying there for school and eventually being a professor there before coming to A&M to teach. As you can imagine I’m pretty damn excited about the Gators playing Monday!

GrateEggspectations

If you like to smoke on the Egg, @BeanHead, then I bet you’d have fun with one of these smoker trays, which can be used to cold smoke in pretty much any enclosed box. 

I believe the original may have been A-Maze-N, which is the one I have, but it looks like they may be out of business. 

Here’s a comparable product. 

https://www.amazon.com/Buzzlett-Pellet-Smoker-Perfect-Smoking/dp/B08G4G4SXD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EPnjldQAu76DdeZR0KlWf65drsDplwRFw3fQwvvOK47izWqxV__uWRAblL51bd_-XB76h7-wgK1E1_rCS9Esz3CZfUC8dSmhrMPi4TtrhKUXjnx-4ylPvFjgSlnFmQX9LRZB6PpUMIUL-IybxQMz08GpSxM07AP-iwQD1fkFiUlfNxwvivgVuKYZFioAtBqp.4U6-3DMR8_g9gc6RDLi47AAnYYlCZSP2OKXE179hQTc&dib_tag=se&keywords=A-MAZE-N&qid=1743940719&sr=8-1

BeanHead

Oooh! Sold, I hope you get a kickback! I have cold smoked a couple cheeses on a raised rack over an ice bath on the MiniMax, but this looks a lot more reliable. Plus as you can imagine I have an over abundance of pellets in addition to the sacks of lump in the garage. 

BeanHead

Well we all know the power of Amazon to show something similar…. Anyone have experience with this round 13inch model? Feels like I could clip off the handles and it would sit down on the MiniMax fire ring… should I move this question to the what are you buying now forum? https://a.co/d/1FF2icW

GrateEggspectations

@BeanHead

No affiliation here, but I did think that someone like you could probably leverage a tool like this to a great extent. Please post if you do; I’d love to see it. 

Also, it can also be used very effectively for hot smoking. 

JohnInCarolina

BeanHead said:

I’m just me, don’t mind comparisons (wish I had the metabolism to have more lard in my recipes). @Foghorn I would guess we are probably related 🤣.  In the way back my people were lighthouse keepers along the coast and settled for a couple generations in Miami (police and plumbers). Dad went to Gainesville for school so I was raised outside Gainesville and ended up staying there for school and eventually being a professor there before coming to A&M to teach. As you can imagine I’m pretty damn excited about the Gators playing Monday!

Uh oh not another professor, lol.  (I knew I liked you for a reason)

That Florida team is solid.  The championship game is shaping up to be one for the ages.

BeanHead

I’m trying to decide on the perfect meal snacks for game time… haven't asked DH yet because he will say the predictable wings and pizza. 

Canugghead

Canugghead said:

I'm beginning to wonder if @BeanHead is former @smokingal? 

The meant I was joking, it was a compliment, given many of us saw the amazing cooks @smokingal cranked out and that she has been MIA.

GrateEggspectations

Canugghead said:

Canugghead said:

I'm beginning to wonder if @BeanHead is former @smokingal? 

The meant I was joking, it was a compliment, given many of us saw the amazing cooks @smokingal cranked out and that she has been MIA.

BeanHead

Smoked a few golden beets yesterday with the pastrami. Used one for a salad yesterday and the others this morning for pickled eggs and pickled beets. I like a splash of absinthe in with the beets because it gives them a bit of a fermentation flavor. Not actually canned so they are more of a refrigerator pickle and will easily be gone in a week. 

Canugghead

BeanHead said:

Well we all know the power of Amazon to show something similar…. Anyone have experience with this round 13inch model? Feels like I could clip off the handles and it would sit down on the MiniMax fire ring… should I move this question to the what are you buying now forum? https://a.co/d/1FF2icW

I disliked the single-walled construction instantly, AI summary validates it:

Customers say

Customers find the smoke generator works well with very fine sawdust and is super easy to use with good tips in the instructions. The product provides great flavor and is best for cold smoking, with one customer noting it lasts up to 18-24 hours. However, the smoke level and burn resistance receive mixed feedback - while customers appreciate the continuous smoke generation, they report it burns across the maze and struggles to stay lit. The lifespan is also mixed, with some saying it lasts long while others report it won't last an hour.

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