Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan - near Clare (dead center of lower peninsula).
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
dahcopilot Sorry bro. Got 60 night hrs coming up next week, including the night before the holiday & the night of (only counting my main job, not this one) . Enjoying some time off now, albeit with snow.
Drank through my good beer stash AND whiskey. Haven’t had much time to make a liquor store run. Had to tap into my father in law’s stocked Miller Lites for when he comes over. Getting real desperate over here.
John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
******************************************** Grills/Smokers/Fryers Big Green Egg (Large) X3
Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1 Karubeque C-60 Kamado Joe Jr. (Black) Lodge L410 Hibachi Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer *******************************************. Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
********************************* Accessories Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2 Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner Eggspander Kit X2 Finex Cat Iron Line FireBoard Drive Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron Grill Grates Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4 Lots of Lodge Cast Iron Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet Large Vortex Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run) Smithey No. 12 Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3 Stargazer No.10, 12 ******************************** Fuel FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal Kingsford Blue and White B&B Charcoal Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60 ************************************************* Cutlery Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife Dexter 12" Brisket Sword Global Shun Wusthof ********** Next Major Purchase Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
Wife & I's favorite brew-your-own coffee is actually Starbucks Verona, it's pretty much their darkest. Not to be confused with Veranda, a very light roast. I knwo Starbucks get a lot of guff by the haters, but to us that brews up the best strong cup we have found yet. As far as K-cups, which we use a lot too, Barista Prima French Roast cups are the strongest I've found.
I recommend giving Verona a try, perhaps in store before you invest in a bag. If you do, *be sure to order it as a "pour-over" it's far stronger that way*, like you'd make at home. Their vats of brewed coffee aren't great IMO.
I wasn't familiar with it until a friend brought us back a collection of spices from Greece which included a very small bottle of Metaxa, Its label wasn't facing forward and we thought it was olive oil until we opened it. Definitely did not smell like olive oil.
Beefchop Yeah, a bit different. LOL I manage to find good eats just about anywhere. When I’m not flying I sometimes stop in Breaux Bridge...but have also spent time in Shreveport, Slidell, and Ponchatoula.
Cooking gadgets
Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center
Weber Summit Platinum D6
Blue Rhino Razor
Dyna-Glo XL Premium Dual Chamber
Camp Chef Somerset IV along with their Artisan Pizza Oven 90
Anova WiFi
Thermometers
Thermapen Mk4 - ThermaQ High Temp Kit - ThermaQ Meathead Kit - ThermaQ WiFi - ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S - ThermoWorks Signals & Billows - ThermoPop -ThermoWorks ProNeedle - ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio x2 - and a Christopher Kimball timer - NO, I do not work for ThermoWorks...I just like their products.
Other useful bits...
KitchenAid 7-qt Pro Line stand mixer
A Black & Decker food processor that I can't seem to murder
A couple of immersion blenders, one a "consumer" model & the other a "high end" Italian thing. Yes, the Italian one is a bit better, but only marginally
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus 8-qt + accessories like egg-bite & egg holders
All-Clad pots & pans, along with some cast iron...everything from 7" Skookie pans to 8.5qt Dutch ovens
Weber GBS griddle, pizza stone, and wok
Knives range from Mercer to F. Dick to "You spent how much for one knife? One knife?!" LOL
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. It’s one of my favorites this time of year. It always shows up in November, and is my go-to for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a fresh-hop IPA, only available in the fall, and is a fantastic cold-weather IPA!
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