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Forced to go Vegetarian!

bgebrent
bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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Planned to do lamb rib chops as a rack with sear-indirect approach along with sides.  The rack, from Costco looked good but smelled funky!  I don't do funky.So, had heirloom tomatoes, yellow squash from our local farmers market and SWMBO's potatoes and onion (with a little homemade bacon, almost vegetarian).So it all went on the egg, direct, 450.  The squash and potatoes for 8 minutes, the potatoes for 45.  It worked out.  SWMBO made a great tomato-cucumber salad to go with.  Missed the lamb for sure, but ate well despite!  Last damned vegetarian dinner for me though!
Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,605
    Nothing wrong with that at all. Good light summer meal. 
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  • Scottborasjr
    Scottborasjr Posts: 3,494
    edited July 2015
    Like a fantastic ensemble cast in a movie that doesn't have a true leading man/woman. A thoroughly enjoyable experience but without a doubt, something is missing. Veggies do look great though. Nicely done!
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    You might be able to return it to Costco.  You can always ask... Like you, I don't do funky either.
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  • Grillin_beers
    Grillin_beers Posts: 1,345
    onedbguru said:
    You might be able to return it to Costco.  You can always ask... Like you, I don't do funky either.
    Costco has a no questions asked return policy.  You can definitely return it.  Great looking veggies.  Based on the title I thought you had received doctors orders to go vegetarian for a while for health reasons.  I'm glad this isn't the case! 
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    @Grillin_beers,I am a doctor and would rather die eating meat!  Appreciate your comments greatly.  Probably won't try to return.  Just one of those things!  And still the egg saved the day.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    so that might help!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,446
    I am putting together a support group for eggers that test the dark side. Help can only start when you admit it to yourself. Then we can begin the long journey back. Go to your fridge and pull our one pound of bacon. Egg it. Eat it. Everything will be ok. I am worried bro'.
    Seriously, good looking meal, I love veggies too. Grew up on skillet corn, tomatoes, green beans and
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    @youkonRon,  appreciate the props and the food we grew up on.  Might also need the support group!  More importantly, started curing 12# of pork belly today that I'll post when finished.  Don't need the support group just yet ;)
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Every time I get lamb in cryovac it smells funky. Last time was really bad. It ruined lamb for me. 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Hokie_Smoker
    Hokie_Smoker Posts: 662
    Looks great! This time of year with so many delicious fresh veggies we have many meals that don't include meat. Fresh veggies on the grill are hard to beat. @sgh will probably accuse me of heresy!

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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Funky not fun when it smells bad... Great veggie meal!!
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
    edited July 2015
    Too bad about the lamb. I've had that happen once, but worse. When I took the meat from the 'fridge, the bag was puffing up.

    But the veggies look great. The problem I have w. all veg meals is that there doesn't seem to be as much savoriness, and not having a main protein to focus on makes it seem like just a bunch of adds and ends. (And don't mention tofu!"
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Assuming the cryo was not puffing up per @gdenby, lamb always has a rather funky smell to me. SWMBO would not even try it based on the precook smell. Butcher told me to rinse when removing from the cryo and then give it a rub using a a 50/50 mix of lemon juice and water, followed by a water rinse. He was right, no lemon juice smell and more importantly no funky smell. 
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  • logchief
    logchief Posts: 1,432
    Just take the wrapper back, Costco will refund no ?s
    LBGE - I like the hot stuff.  The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Hokie_Smoker said:
    Looks great! This time of year with so many delicious fresh veggies we have many meals that don't include meat. Fresh veggies on the grill are hard to beat. @sgh will probably accuse me of heresy!
    I actually like vegetables, especially fresh grilled ones. However I like to have them as a side to compliment the main course. The main course should always be meat though!! 

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Thanks all!  The bag was not puffing up.  The lamb however had beyond the normal lamb smell.  We'll take the bag back to Costco as suggested!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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