My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
Terrific recipe Steve. Also nice to see a meatloaf at this point in time that's NOT wrapped in bacon. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE bacon, but that wrapping meatloaf with it has become a trendy thing, more than a culinary tweak. I did a cheese and jalapeno stuffed one similar to yours awhile back, posted it on a couple other sites and must have gotten two dozen "suggestions" it would have been better with a bacon wrap. No, it was wonderful just the way it was done (end of rant, thank you).
I agree with you. I'm a lover of crispy bacon, not the soggy rubbery kind. Whenever I bacon wrap it's sort of off-putting to me. It looks good but taste is meh. Anyway, this is a play on Grandma's classic where you slab ketchup all over the outside. Some of the sweet-heat combos that replace it improve on that theme immensely.
The bacon on my meatloaves (when I do them that way) is usually pretty crisp, done on the PBC at about 290ish. Sometimes I pop them under the broiler for 2 minutes to finish up the crisping process, Troutman .
I use very thin sliced center cut bacon, not thick bacon for both meatloaf and jalapeno poppers.
And not every meatloaf I make is smoked/bacon-covered. Gotta switch it up, don'tcha know.
I agree. Bacon-wrapped everything is more trendy than culinary. To me bacon tastes like breakfast, and while I like bacon, to me it does NOT improve a meatloaf or a burger or fillet minion, or like many out there think- everything it touches. </rant>
I don't usually make my own (although I grow pomegranates and have done so in the past). There's a company called Fischer & Weiser that has a variety of different ready made sauces that are excellent as glazes. Google them in.
Grills/Smokers
Blaze 32" 4-Burner Gas Grill w/infrared rear rotisserie burner
Weber Jumbo Joe
Weber 22" Master-Touch Kettle w/rotisserie
Pit Barrel Cooker
Great Outdoors Smoky Mountain Series 36" Vertical Gas Smoker
Traeger Timberline 850 w/BBQ Hack griddle and Pizza oven attachment
Thermometers
Thermoworks Smoke
Maverick ET-733
Thermapen Mk4, Red
Sous Vide
Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker, Bluetooth, 800W
Anova Precision Cooker Insulated Container
Lipavi C15 container and lid
Lipavi L15 Rack
Accessories
SNS
BBQ Guru DigiQ (for PBC and 22" Weber Kettle)
BBQ Dragon
BBQ Dragon Grill Table for 22" Weber Kettle
Fire Butler (for Weber 22")
Grill Grates for Jumbo Joe and Blaze grill
Hovergrill
About me
Name: Jim
Nick name: Bear
Location: Spokane Valley, Wa.
Born at a very young age at Egland AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, FL.
USAF vet, ECM (F4 & B52)/B52 Crew Chief, Computer Systems NCO, disabled
Former Computer Tech/Admin
Campus Manager/Lead Tech/Tech (IT) for The Kemtah Group contracted to Intel, Rio Rancho, NM.
Short Term Missionary to the Marshall Islands with MAPS of DFM of AOG
Thanks, @Toutman! Wonder if a blackberry chipotle sauce would work. Have lots of blackberry puree and trying to think of how to use it instead of just ice cubes in drinks or in smoothies. Is that raspberry recipe one of Meathead's or store bought?
Thanks, Mr. Bones. But my mom would be trying to feed you lol. I have never been to her house without her saying sit down here, I know I got something to eat around here.
Did a riff of this last night with what was on hand. All beef, a bit of coriander instead of cilantro, and a jalapeno jelly glaze. It was fantastic!!! Oh, and one little addition:
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
All this talk of meatloaf, I had to throw one down. It did not turn out as well as the one from weeks ago. BF set the grill for me and there was a big chunk of red oak he didn’t see. Poured the charcoal right over. I go out to get the meatloaf on and temping and walk away. I come back to flip and baste.......🤦ðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸🤦ðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸🤦ðŸ¼â€â™ €ï¸
If you have room in the freezer, make up 10 lbs at a time, and freeze it in disposable foil pans. Throw it on the smoker frozen for a most excellent dinner
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