No Sous Vide, no sauce pan thingy. A deli slicer is required, I think.
Love the immersion blender. Best thing ever for a quick bbq sauce.
Mandolin saves soooo much time.
What was #5? Did I miss it?
Last edited by Johnny Booth; November 26, 2025, 05:21 PM.
Reason: What was #5? I kept rewinding, but I could not find it.
Grill/Smoke/Roast = SnS Grills Kettle + SnS Deluxe Insert & Drip n' Griddle
Grill/Smoke/Roast = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish with HB rotisserie and Grill Grates
Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"
Pizza = Blackstone Propane Pizza Oven (Stacy's, but she let's me use it sometimes)
Indoor Cooking = LG Studio 30" gas range
Camp Cooking = Coleman 2 burner white gas stove
Thermometer = FireBoard FBX2 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
Thermapen Mk IV = Black
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 1 fan)
PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Fireboard 20 CFM Fan (FB gen 2 fan)
Knives
Wusthof Classic Ikon set: 9" carving knive, 2X 8" Chef's Knife, 7" Santoku and three utility knives
Kamikoto Kuro set: 7" Santoku, 6.5" Nakiri, 5" Utility
Amazing Ribs Brazilian Steak knife set
Favorite wine = whatever is currently in the wine rack
Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
Favorite whisky = Lagavulin Distiller's Edition 16 year old single malt
Best Cookbooks - Meathead's "The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling", Chris Lilly's "Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book", Aaron Franklin's "Franklin BBQ", Raichlen’s “Brisket Chronicles”
Current MCBS - Momofuku
Current fanboy cookbook - "Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant"
Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads. The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
22” Blue Weber Kettle with SnS insert
Kamado Joe Jr with Kick Ash Basket
Char-Broil Smartchef Tru Infrared Gasser
Anovo Hot Tub Time Machine with Custom Hot Tub
For a long time I said that I didn’t need no stinking carbon steel, I’ve got cast iron just like God and the cowboy cooks intended …. Then I got a carbon steel pan and now I’m hooked.
Anyone use one of these hamburger/sausage chop em up thingys? Don’t know what it’s called. I bought this one at Target for $5.00 This is another item that I’ve overlooked my whole life. When you’ve got something like hamburger meat browning in the pan, this is supposed to make chopping it up pretty easy. I’m so tired of spending 10 minutes trying to chop up hamburger meat/ground sausage using a spatula or wooden spoon. Can’t wait to try it out. It’s made of a hard but slightly flexible plastic. The edges are sharp, but not cut your fingers sharp, so it’ll easily go through the meat. Gonna make a pot of chili soon so I’ll let you know how it works. This might make a good stocking stuffer for someone.
Retired, living in Western Mass. Enjoy music, cooking and my family.
Current cookers Weber Spirit 3 burner with a full insert griddle added. A 22" Kettle with vortex, SnS and a Smokey Joe. The most recent addition is a Pit Barrel Jr with bird hanger, 4 hooks and cover. ThermoWorks Smoke 2 probe, DOT, 2 ThermoPops and a Thermapen MK4. A Thermoworks RFX Gateway 2 probe meat thermometer.
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
Well, like HouseHomey I too have all 21…most with multiple variations. About the only thing that I only have one of is the chinois…but I do have some other fine mesh strainers…so there’s that. LOL
Along with the fish spatulas in multiple sizes, I’d add a couple offset spatulas. They’re perfect for flipping smaller things like scallops. And don’t knock those tweezers until you’ve tried them. The larger ones are great.
I bought this one at Target for $5.00 This is another item that I’ve overlooked my whole life. When you’ve got something like hamburger meat browning in the pan, this is supposed to make chopping it up pretty easy. I’m so tired of spending 10 minutes trying to chop up hamburger meat/ground sausage using a spatula or wooden spoon. Can’t wait to try it out. It’s made of a hard but slightly flexible plastic. The edges are sharp, but not cut your fingers sharp, so it’ll easily go through the meat. Gonna make a pot of chili soon so I’ll let you know how it works. This might make a good stocking stuffer for someone.
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