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Midnight after Vacation

stemc33
stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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We got home from vacation today. Busy couple of weeks and I'm in Egg-Withdrawal. Kitchen was emptied before vacation so I just grabbed a frozen burger blob and tossed it on the egg. It's about a 3/4lb blob. Perfect night for midnight eggin'. Here's a few pictures from our Pacific Northwest vacation. 


Steven
Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
two cotton pot holders to handle PS
Banner, Wyoming
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    Ketchup and Mustard sure help when the burger overcooks. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Nice photos!

    Seems like we all strive for extremes.  Keep the meat moist.  Dry age it and concentrate the flavor by evaporating moisture.  Beef jerky must be dry.  Sous vide. Reverse sear, don't stab, stabbing doesn't matter,  etc.  I say watevah tastes good is the way to do it.  Sauce works.  Good job.
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    nolaegghead said:
    Nice photos!

    Seems like we all strive for extremes.  Keep the meat moist.  Dry age it and concentrate the flavor by evaporating moisture.  Beef jerky must be dry.  Sous vide. Reverse sear, don't stab, stabbing doesn't matter,  etc.  I say watevah tastes good is the way to do it.  Sauce works.  Good job.
    Thanks.

    Can't argue with you on the extremes. Just kicking back on the porch relaxing while the egg smoked was great. The PNW has gotten very crowded or I just forgot what it's like there. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Thank you for sharing the images captured on your trek. PNW is one of the most beautiful areas of our country. I travel frequently as well as globally, and I must say, there is nothing like getting home and enjoying home cooked meals, especially when you can do it on the BGE.

    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,364
    Thanks for sharing those great vacation pics, looks awesome. I think that is unquestionably the ugliest thing I have ever seen you cook on the egg. (I Understand the Kitchen was bare)... :)..But you still turned it into an edible and tasty looking meal.. ;).. LOL.. Have a great day.
    Greensboro North Carolina
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  • hapster
    hapster Posts: 7,503
    Nice vaca pics... love the waterfall image. I would have totally scarfed that burger thing :)
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    Chester County, PA

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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Do love the waterfall pic ... where is that at?

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • evie1370
    evie1370 Posts: 506
    We just came back from PNW mid May. Loved it, a little chilly though. I must admit I am sorry that i did not see the mountains and falls, we stayed in the cities-Portland and Seattle to be exact. There is always next time though!

    Medium BGE in Cincinnati OH.

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    Was there last week. Was the bridge pic Astoria?

    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    What's with the price of shrimp in the PNW?
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167
    @ Mickey, I think that bridge pic is Newport, OR central OR coast, or down south at Coos Bay.
    Also what a great shot of Multnomah Falls, just off the Columbia River.
    Great pics of my home country, @stemc33 , thanks!
    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    $32.50 per#! @Mickey :rofl: WOW!!! Are they magical shrimp?
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Glad to see ya back in the saddle @stemc33
    Looks like y'all had an enjoyable vacation. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    @Jeepster47, Multnomah Falls in the Columbia Gorge. 

    @evie1370, Multnonah Falls are a must see if you go back Portland. It's on the old scenic highway that follows the Columbia river. It's only about a 30 minute drive from the Airport. The mountain shots are from the Alaska part of the trip. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    NPHuskerFL said:
    Glad to see ya back in the saddle @stemc33
    Looks like y'all had an enjoyable vacation. 
    It was a very enjoyable vacation, but so glad to be home. We truly live in a place that when we get back from vacation its's an awesome feeling to come home and happy the vacation is over vs. wishing the vacation could last forever.  
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    @Mickey, Jaydub got it. It's the Bridge in Newport Oregon. We rented a crab pot and went crabbing off a pier below the bridge. We got several red rock and a few dungenes crab that night. It was a beautiful night as you can see from the pic. We used to frequent the Oregon coast in the 80's and 90's when we lived in the Portland suburbs. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    nice pics @stemc33 - interesting how the grass is always greener and there is so much to see. Here we have a family from Wyoming travelling to the PNW for vacation while many of us out here travel to Montana and Wyoming for vacation! Great country, eh?
    @NPHuskerFL - those are cold water Pacific shrimp, very different than Gulf shrimp. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    @Skiddymarker Oh so they are magical :rofl: 
    I'll happily devour Atlantic or Gulf shrimp at a more reasonable price. If they are fresh caught there in the PNW and not having to transport etc why the exorbitant price?  I'm sure cold water shrimp are different just like cold water lobster vs lobster in FL (I like both). 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    @NPHuskerFL - not really magical, that's reserved for PNW mushrooms, these are just hellishly expensive. Transportation costs have nothing to do with living here, unfortunately. It is all based on market. I now that PNW shrimp are not as plentiful as Gulf shrimp, maybe that has something to do with it. 
    nothing to do with real shrimp, but last year my brother from Ontario was visiting and on a Costco trip he noticed that Thai shrimp rings are cheaper in Ontario than they are in Vancouver, which is surprising because to get to Toronto, the frozen shrimp rings must pass through Vancouver. 
    Even that sockeye at $17US per pound is expensive - but it is in Pike Place Market - watching someone throw a fish across the store is all part of the charm and adds to the cost of the fish I guess. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    @Skiddymarker I'd concur with the supply/demand and whatever the free market bears. It's business not UNICEF right :wink: 
    Probably pays for itself having a fishing licence and catching your own fish/seafood. FWIW I'm certain the PNW shrimp are also delicious. I love seafood period regardless of region. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    NPHuskerFL said:
    @Skiddymarker I'd concur with the supply/demand and whatever the free market bears. It's business not UNICEF right :wink: 
    Probably pays for itself having a fishing licence and catching your own fish/seafood. FWIW I'm certain the PNW shrimp are also delicious. I love seafood period regardless of region. 
    Having a fishing license most often doesn't translate into savings. Just depends on how good of a fisherman one is. And being a good fisherman doesn't automatically equal savings. Fuel, gear, license, and drinks get costly. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    ^^^^ last few trips surf fishing in the "luckiest fishing village in FL" has yielded a bunch of 6" catfish. We'd starve  
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    @stemc33 Damn your a buzzkill :lol: 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    NPHuskerFL said:
    @stemc33 Damn your a buzzkill :lol: 
    Just the facts. Going fishing is more than feeding yourself though. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    stemc33 said:
    NPHuskerFL said:
    @Skiddymarker I'd concur with the supply/demand and whatever the free market bears. It's business not UNICEF right :wink: 
    Probably pays for itself having a fishing licence and catching your own fish/seafood. FWIW I'm certain the PNW shrimp are also delicious. I love seafood period regardless of region. 
    Having a fishing license most often doesn't translate into savings. Just depends on how good of a fisherman one is. And being a good fisherman doesn't automatically equal savings. Fuel, gear, license, and drinks get costly. 
    Had a 24 footer, cuddy cab - idea was to catch some salmon - which we did. But when it was all said and done I figure it cost me about $200 a fish. I keep telling myself the time with family on those day trips was priceless, which it was, but damn those wild sockeye are expensive. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    We have some of the lowest shrimp prices ever here in South LA right now.  Wholesale shrimp is $1.50.  I can get local gulf shrimp right off the boat for, depending on size, $2.50 to $6.00 per pound.

    I'm thinking about getting a shrimping license added to my fishing license - mostly to catch bait.  Will pull that trigger if I get the rig and nets.
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    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    My '86 Wellcraft.  It was cheap.  Works.
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    nolaegghead said:
    My '86 Wellcraft.  It was cheap.  Works.
    I like it
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • ksmyrl
    ksmyrl Posts: 1,050
    Nice boat @nolaegghead. Just got off the phone with my Brother in law, he just left "the shrimp pimp". A guy he knows in Charleston, SC who wholesales the giant shrimp off the back of his boat. $5 a lb. I'll see him tonight, he picked up 10lbs for me. I can't wait.

    Great pics of the PNW, SWMBO and I did a 14 day driving trip from Seattle to Monterrey in 2002. We need to repeat that trip, it was epic. 
    Fish, Hunt, Cook....anything else?

    1LBGE, 1MMBGE, somewhere near Athens GA
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