Gear includes: Char-Griller's Grand Champ off set stick burner/smoker, SnS Kamado Deluxe, Weber 22, PBC, Victory gasser, Victory 36 griddle, Smoke Hollow electric smoker. ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4, Smoke, Signals, and RFX4, Meater+, SNS-500, roti fits 22 n gasser, Emeril countertop TO, InkBird Sous Vide, Potane Vac/Sealer. Fire&Ice griddle/cooler ensemble.
3-pkg of Collapsible Prep Tubs
Junior, Original, Xtra Lg. SS D. Norcross
Complete set (Tx PJ!) Wusthof Knives n block.
Dalstrong:
Phantom Series Paring knife
Shogun SeriesX 6" Chef knife
Gladiator Series 12"Cleaver knife
Just got into charcoal Dec ‘21 (PBC)
fav is brisky. Love Turkey on PBC. also Turkey in the glass,(any nice bourbon)
Bud has always been my barley pop.
Been smoking a handful of years, just got serious in the last two or three years. Thanks to AR n @glemn picked up an SnS Kamado for appx 1/3 price of new. I dont think he used it twice. Love AR! keep calm n smoke on! Miss you Bonesy.
I have been watching a couple of big dog briskie at my local Kroger, for the past week.
They went into the case at $5.99 today they were $2.99. Granted they were choice,
but I haven't seen prime beef for quite some time. Unless it is a ribeye for $32.99 lb.
I bought the 15.81 as opposed to the 20 pounder.
Costco, usually has Prime, and normally cheaper than Choice. Weird.
The last Costco Prime I got had a ridiculous amount of fat outside and inside.
Much more fat inside than any other Prime I've had. Was not a fan.
I talked to the butcher at Costco last week, he said there is a new policy. All their prime beef is going to the steak houses. Have not seen prime in months. Maybe a ribeye or two for $32.99 lb
Does your Kroger have a "manager special" section in their meat department? That is where I buy most of my steaks. Unfortunately, the word is out and customers check this section all the time now. But I still find Prime ribeyes and NY strips marked down 50%. Bought a .9lb Prime NY strip the other day for $14.
I don't understand Kroger when it comes to brisket. The majority of the time at my two local stores there are no packer briskets at all, or maybe 1 or 2 for $6.99/lb. Then one day dozens of them show up at $2.99 and sometimes $1.99.
Our Kroger always has packer briskets. All the stores around here keep them in stock. I usually wait until they drop below $2 which happens fairly frequently in our area. The Kroger choice briskets are much better than other choice briskets I've had.
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Smart! I am envious, we used to have a Kroger near us but it left a few years ago.
IMO 15lb briskets are far better than 20lbers- the larger ones have a greater % of fat that needs trimmed in my experience. My faves are 14-16lb. And a properly prepped and cooked Choice brisket will be virtually impossible to tell apart from a Prime one. You done good!
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