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  • ecowper
    ecowper
    Founding Member
    • Jul 2014
    • 3651
    • Maple Valley, WA
    • Grill = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish
      Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"

      Thermometer = FireBoard FBX11 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
      Thermometer = Maverick ET732
      Thermometer = ThermoWorks Chef Alarm
      Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
      Thermapen Classic = Grey
      PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan

      Favorite cook = Tri-Tip for the grill, whole packer brisket for the smoker
      Favorite wine = a good Bordeaux with steak, a good Syrah with pork, or a nice bottle of Champagne or California sparkling wine
      Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
      Favorite whisky = Lagavulin 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"


      Eric Cowperthwaite aka ecowper
    #1

    Family Christmas Eve Gift Exchange

    annual tradition ..... all the adults do an exchange based on names drawn from a hat at thanksgiving.

    My older brother-in-law drew my name this year. He gave me Adam Perry Lang’s “Serious Barbecue” and a one finger Gramm Works cigar tube!

    Yay me

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  • JGo37
    JGo37
    Club Member
    • Apr 2018
    • 1576
    • the LOU
    • Cookers:

      22" Blackstone Griddle, with stand & hood
      CharGriller Portable Firebox - so modified you'll BLOL
      Kitchenaid #810 Charcoal Grill - highly modified
      Weber BI-code Black Performer w/Igniter
      Weber DE-code Red Limited - 'Lucille'

      Accessories:

      Ancient heavy CI Propane Turkey Fryer, for lighting chimneys
      BBQ Dragon kettle shelves - 2
      Fyre Dragon Kettle Drippin' Ring, Burnin' Cone & Drippin' Pan - 2 sets
      Fyre Dragon Kettle Ribbin' Ring
      Fyre Dragon Kettle 2-Zone Smokin' Sheet
      OneGrill Rotisserie for the Kitchenaid
      Smokenator
      Smoking Tubes: 2x12" & 1x6"
      SnS
      Weber Gourmet Grill w/Griddle, Pizza Stone & Wok

      My Helpers:

      Anova 900W Sous Vide Cooker w/Radios
      Instant Pot 6Q Duo
      Nesco Tabletop Roaster
      & the PIT!
    #2
    Is there a cigar in that tube?

    Comment

    • ecowper
      #2.1
      ecowper commented
      December 24, 2018, 09:53 PM
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      Not yet
    • JGo37
      #2.2
      JGo37 commented
      December 24, 2018, 10:06 PM
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      Well, ecowper , a tube comes in handy, right? ...
  • RonB
    RonB
    Club Member
    • Apr 2016
    • 13524
    • Near Richmond VA
    • Weber Performer Deluxe
      SNS
      Pizza insert
      Rotisserie
      Smokenator 1000
      Cookshack Smokette Elite
      2 Thermapens
      Chefalarm
      Dot
      lots of probes.
      CyberQ
    #3
    Nice score.

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    • Donw
      Donw
      Club Member
      • Jul 2017
      • 3489
      #4
      Had to look up a one finger cigar tube as I was curious. Still not clear if it is for playing a slide guitar or holding a cigar. Anyway, good presents.
      • 1 like

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      • ecowper
        #4.1
        ecowper commented
        December 25, 2018, 01:06 PM
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        Hah! It’s for my cigars
    • tbob4
      tbob4
      Charter Member
      • Nov 2014
      • 2511
      • Chico, CA
      • BBQ's
        _____________________
        California Custom Smokers Intensive Cooking Unit
        California Custom Smokers Meat Locker
        Santa Maria Grill
        Vision Grill

        Beer
        _______________________
        Sierra Nevada IPA

        Wood
        _______________________
        Almond
        Oak
        Madrone
        Cherry
        Peach
        Apple
      #5
      You scored! Great gift.

      Comment

      • HawkerXP
        HawkerXP
        Club Member
        • Jul 2016
        • 6314
        • Virginia
        • 2 Weber Performers, 1 kettle, 1 Smoky Joe and a PBC
          Thermopops
          Dot and Chef Alarm with probes
          Slo n Sear
          Cold beer
        #6
        Nice! Merry Christmas!

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        • Obi-Dan
          Obi-Dan
          Club Member
          • Feb 2016
          • 476
          • Jersey Village, TX
          • Smoker: PBC
            Grill: A 20-year-old Webber 22.5" Kettle with a Slow and Sear
            Thermometers: A Maverick ET732, A Thermapen, a few miscellaneous thermometers
            Misc: I just seem to keep buying things.
          #7
          Nicely done and Merry Christmas. Now you just need a glass of scotch to go with the cigar.
          • 1 like

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          • ecowper
            ecowper
            Founding Member
            • Jul 2014
            • 3651
            • Maple Valley, WA
            • Grill = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish
              Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"

              Thermometer = FireBoard FBX11 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
              Thermometer = Maverick ET732
              Thermometer = ThermoWorks Chef Alarm
              Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
              Thermapen Classic = Grey
              PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan

              Favorite cook = Tri-Tip for the grill, whole packer brisket for the smoker
              Favorite wine = a good Bordeaux with steak, a good Syrah with pork, or a nice bottle of Champagne or California sparkling wine
              Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
              Favorite whisky = Lagavulin 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"


              Eric Cowperthwaite aka ecowper
            #8
            Obi-Dan a friend gave me a bottle of 21 year old Bushmill's .... I know it's Irish whiskey, but I think that will work just fine
            • 2 likes

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            • Obi-Dan
              #8.1
              Obi-Dan commented
              December 26, 2018, 12:22 PM
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              Yeah, that Bushmills will certainly do the trick. I like Irish Whisky. Nice friend.
          • klflowers
            klflowers
            Club Member
            • Sep 2015
            • 3661
            • Tennessee
            #9
            ecowper, what do you smoke? Ashton VSG and any El Rey Del Mundo maduro were my favorite. And I actually got to JR's in Burlington, NC once on a business trip. I found some cheap pyramid shaped cigars there that were excellent, but I can't recall the brand. For some reason, I stopped smoking cigars a couple of years ago. Maybe I'll pick one up and fire it up on New Years.

            You ever smoke one with any kind of port? I used to want to find a smoking jacket and smoke one with a glass of port and tell my wife just how special I really am. The kind of guy that should be written up in Cigar Aficionado magazine
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            • ecowper
              ecowper
              Founding Member
              • Jul 2014
              • 3651
              • Maple Valley, WA
              • Grill = Hasty-Bake Gourmet Dual Finish
                Smoke = Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5"

                Thermometer = FireBoard FBX11 with 2 ambient and 6 meat probes
                Thermometer = Maverick ET732
                Thermometer = ThermoWorks Chef Alarm
                Thermapen Mk IV = Light blue
                Thermapen Classic = Grey
                PID Controller = Fireboard Drive + Auber 20 CFM Fan

                Favorite cook = Tri-Tip for the grill, whole packer brisket for the smoker
                Favorite wine = a good Bordeaux with steak, a good Syrah with pork, or a nice bottle of Champagne or California sparkling wine
                Favorite beer = Sam Adams Boston Lager or Shiner Bock
                Favorite whisky = Lagavulin 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"


                Eric Cowperthwaite aka ecowper
              #10
              klflowers Oliva Serie V or Graycliff are my go to ..... but I'm not shy and will try just about anything. I'm also a fan of Mark Twain Churchill's .... nice, mild cigar in the Churchill size. I have smoked with port .... but even better is cognac. Make sure you have a cognac snifter, get some good cognac in it, fire up an Ashton .... .and then tell your wife you are going to congratulate yourself on being a master of the universe .... straight out of the movie, Titanic ..... LOL

              I prefer a cigar with whiskey, but sometimes it's great with a nice red wine, too.
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              • klflowers
                #10.1
                klflowers commented
                December 27, 2018, 08:32 AM
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                My wife drinks cognac, so we always have some around the house. She also has some snifters - I usually just use a water glass, but I think I see a plan forming...
              • ecowper
                #10.2
                ecowper commented
                December 27, 2018, 09:19 AM
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                I think your wife is either going to laugh or whack you ;-)
            • Mr. Bones
              Mr. Bones
              Charter Member
              • Sep 2016
              • 10020
              • Kansas Territory
              • Grills / Smokers
                *********************************************
                Kingsford 24" grill (Free) 'Billy'
                Brinkmann Smoke n Grill
                Oklahoma Joe Highland, gaskets, LavaLock baffle / tuning plate. 'Big Joe'
                Weber 18" Kettle ($30 CL) 'Lil' Feller'
                Weber Smokey Joe ($25 CL) 'Lil' Brother'
                Weber 22.5 Master Touch '93 P Code Blue($85) from fellow WKC member Bmitch 'Elwood'
                Weber 22.5 Bar-B-Q Kettle '69-'70 "Patent Pending" Red ($80) from fellow WKC member dwnthehatch 'Maureen'
                Weber 22.5 OTS DD Code Black ($40 CL) 'DeeDee'
                Weber 22.5 OTS DO Code Black ($15 CL)
                Weber 22.5 OTS E Code Black ($20 CL
                Weber 22.5 OTS EE Code Black ($20 CL

                Weber "C" Code 18.5" WSM '81 ($50 CL) 8-0!!!
                Weber "H" Code 18.5" WSM '86 ($75 CL)
                Weber " " Code 18.5" WSM

                Weber 26.75, $199 NFM clearance !!!
                Weber SJS AH 'Lil' Brother'
                Weber SJS AT 'Lil' Sister'
                Weber SJS DE Code (FREE) 'Lil' Helper'
                Weber SJG M Code 'Lil Traveller'
                Weber SJS AH Code 'Kermit'                 (Lime Green)
                Horizon 20" Classic, w/baffle/tuning plate (FREE)
                Good One Open Range, (FREE), Monthly Prize from AR giveaway!!!!


                Thermometers:
                *********************************************
                Ol' Skool Bi-metal probe pocket thermo, that has checked / served ~ 1,000,000 meals in my possession, easily...
                Maverick ET-732, (Black)
                Thermopops, (Red, Yellow, Green)
                ThermaPen Mk4 (Black), THANKS!!! to jgjeske1
                Blue ThermaPen Mk4
                Orange Thermapen Mk4
                Pink Thermapen Mk4
                ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S
                ThermoWorks Smoke
                ThermoWorks Open Box Smoke
                4 Pro Series cable extensions
                Smoke Gateway

                Accessories:
                *********************************************
                2 Slow 'N Sears, Slow 'N Sear XL, Grill 'N Griddle
                BBQ Vortex, 2 Hovergrills, Top Deck
                Warming shelf
                MyWeigh KD-8000Kitchen Scale​
                Backyard Grill marinade injector
                Acoustic Guitars/Electric Guitars/Basses/1928 National Duolian/Harmonicas/Banjo Washboard, Spoons, kazoos, pocket comb with wax paper, egg shakers ;-)
                Bear Paws
                Meat Rakes
                BBQ Dragon/Chimley of Insanity, Dragon Wing Shelves (x2 ea.)



                Cookware:
                Probably a ton of cast iron, mostly very old...still cookin'
                G'Ma's Piqua skillet, :-)( They went out of business in 1934~)
                '60's Revere Ware (Mom's), + others found elsewhere
                60's CorningWare 10-cup percolator (Mom's) Daily driver
                50's CorningWare 10-cup percolator (G'Ma's), for a backup! ;-)
                Carpy Wally World stock pots, in approx 2 gal/3gal sizes, blue speckledty-porcelain enameled
                Tramontina 6.5 qt Dutch Oven

                Cutlery, etc.:
                Shi*-ton of kitchen/chef knives, most sharper than my straight-razors are. (Better steel!) Chicago Cutlery, Old Hickory, various, including some nice German stuff ;-)
                Dexter 12" slicing knife, 6" Sani-Safe boning knife
                Smith's Tri-Hone Natural Arkansas Knife Sharpening System
                Multiple steels, from all over the planet
                Crock sticks
                Diamond stones, various
                Lansky Sharpening System

                Tableware
                Daily driver:Washington Forge Mardi Gras, Navy / Cobalt Blue
                Dinner: Guests: Washington Forge, Town and Country
                Fancy / Formal: Family silverware
              #11
              LOL, I started puffin on a stashed away Dominican Republic ceegar, in th wee, wee hours today, before I actually laid down, fer a spell...
              Was smack outta cognac, or port, so I just had to settle fer some Kentucky Windage, from my bar...

              Not a connoisseur, obviously, but I knows what I likeys...
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              • ecowper
                #11.1
                ecowper commented
                December 26, 2018, 05:23 PM
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                a seegar and a good rye and I'm a happy camper
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