Not so much about what I'm cooking but more what I'm cooking on.
My birthday present arrived early, so I put it together and took it for test drive today
A simple beef and mushroom lo mein. The 50k BTU burner is going to take some getting used to, but for a first try I was pretty happy. And for the first time ever I actually got a wok hei flavor at home.
It was skirt steak Saturday over here today. Outside skirts grilled over charcoal. Drizzle with chimichurri sauce. Served with a cucumber salad, and also a cabbage, corn, and bacon salad inspired by a photo JCBBQ posted a few weeks ago. Outstanding recipe JCBBQ!
Tri Tip dry brined with Meat Church's Holy Cow, reverse seared on the Weber Kettle and SnS over Cowboy Briquets. Served with sauteed mushrooms for an easy dinner tonight.
Grilled lamb kabobs with a couscous salad. Sliced tomato and feta cheese to round it out. I can only claim the garden grown tomato and grilling the kabobs. My much better half prepared the lamb and put together the couscous salad.
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
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
Kamado Joe Big Joe III
Pit Barrel Cooker
Camp Chef Flat Top 900
Weber Performer 22
PowerFlamer Propane 160
Meater +
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks Thermapen
Temp Spike
Iβm a big fan of Southern comfort food. Chicken fried chicken, mashed red taters skin on, Pioneer cream gravy and fried okraβ¦ Iβve made the gravy from scratch before but I gotta say, Pioneer comes pretty close to homemade gravy. Of all the packets of gravy mixes out there, Pioneer is the best IMO! And Iβll go on record as saying I like chicken fried chicken almost as much as chicken fried steakβ¦.π
I agree on the pioneer comment. I also keep a bag of their baking mix and some powdered milk when we camp. Add some water, and some game meat seasoned into sausage, and you got biscuits and gravy.
"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid. And my mother made me eat it. Now I'm president of the HOA. And I'm not gonna eat any more broccoli!" - Panhead John, probably. π
fzxdoc it was actually hanger steak, and it turned out fairly tender. Don't know how much the sous vide helped, as it was only for ~4h, but between that and slicing against the grain, it was very pleasing to eat.
Bought these prime tomahawks from Costco months ago and froze them. I busted these out for an early celebration for my daughterβs 17th this week with grandma and grandpa and bought some extra from Mariano (Kroger). Was going to do these on the SNS kettle but life had other plans so I tossed them ion the Silverback instead. Fantastic. Grandparents were so impressed. Seasoned with Mortonβs coarse salt only (we are in Chicago after all).
Fired up the Summit Kamado today for some pork belly Ramen.
Homemade bone broth seasoned, pecan wood and oak smoked pork belly, soft boiled egg, purple onions, radishes, mushrooms, peppers, green onions, (store bought noodles, I was too lazy to make homemade ramen noodles.)
So good!
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Last edited by Richard Chrz; August 24, 2025, 08:58 PM.
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
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