So I am sitting here contemplating the serious side of life, and I got to thinking about how much this site has affected my life. Tonight I came home, fired up the pellet pooper (acronym courtesy of AR), and did an almost perfect whole chicken. A few months ago, I did a leg of lamb with Dolly’s Lamb Rub recipe on the kettle/sns. My brisket game at Xmas was off the charts. Not to mention Troutman Osso bucco. Tonight I am looking a bread recipe from Skip and considering trying it. Me, baking bread! That sh, I mean stuff is crazy. I am even reading a cookbook, “salt, fat, acid, heat” and enjoying it. My usual taste is Jack Reacher. Not to get too soppy, just saying that AR is more than just bbq. It’s confidence. But you all knew that anyway. Dang, I got to work later this AM.
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Yeah, I donated $30 to a website back in 2012. Twas a lot for me at the time but I knew I had stumbled upon something that saved me waaaaaaaay more than that in fuel costs in a COS. Some time later I started working for the website.
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klflowers, I fully understand and wholeheartedly agree. It's kicked up my whole cooking game, not just bbq. And it's been over a year since I read any Jack Reacher or Jack Ryan. Salt, Fat, Acid,Heat is next to my chair, half read.Comment
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Funny thing, interest begats learning, learning begats success, success begats good food, let’s eat.Comment
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I agree. This site has really upped my game, and it's a fun place to hang out too.
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I got my copy of salt fat acid heat Wednesday if not for A R I would never even heard of sous vide dLast edited by Fire Art; February 8, 2019, 08:05 AM.Comment
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I have learnt everything I know about smoking from this site and can vouch my abilities are remarkable because of it.
BTW I still read Jack Reacher just finished the latest "Past Tense"Comment
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new2smoking, I may put that on my list. I am a little intimidated by baking, but hey, I made lamb for the first time a few months ago. -
Bread is largely just a series of very simple steps and infinitely small adjustments. And patience. Repetition is key, but even mistakes are highly edible. -
Potkettleblack And, as Forkish writes, besides the Flour, water, salt and yeast, the two other important ingredients are time and temperature. But, as BBQ and grill students we all already knew that time and temperature are important!
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Me too! It would take years of experience to equal what I can learn here in just one evening of reading. The debunking of the myths we've heard for years was worth the price of admission. I like the science behind great BBQ presented here. Then of course there are the people, intelligent, fun, sometimes classy, some times irreverent, but always there to help.Comment
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The takeaway is that it is just as easy to do it the right way as it is to do it the wrong way; you just need to know what is the right way.
SaltFatAcidHeat. Great book.Comment
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Also: learning through experience is much worse than having someone teach you. I'd much rather be told that there are alligators in the swamp.Comment
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Yea had Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat about 2 weeks now, bought it after I saw her mini-series on cable. I'm contemplating doing her chicken marinaded overnight in buttermilk. Good stuff !!!Comment
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Well, I must agree with all of you. This is my Favorite site for sure! Great People, Great Advice, and in the end Great Food. It doesn't matter who we are, where we live, what we do, or .... Food is always the common denominator that brings people together!Comment
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I was getting a little teary eyed, then I realized it was Thursday and not Friday, and I shouldn't have had that last beer, and I had to be up in a few to get to the job...Comment
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klflowers You nailed when you said confidence. Same as any job or activity when confidence is matched with know how you run the joint. Confidence comes from knowing whats the correct way to do something. Spent time on other sites where it was all comp teams and wasn't for me. Whittling a 18lb brisket down until it fits in a box is crazy. Give those guys an odd cut of meat and they are lost. What we need to do is work as a team to improve advance this site. (There is always room for improvement) Seems to me we have many newbies making introductions here on the pit then never hear from them again. There's some smart cookies and talent here we need to utilize to it fullest.Comment
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