Went to Costco to buy Professional grade Kingsford briquets today...π€
I did stroll by the USDA Prime grade beef display too.π
Prime grade Tri-Tips are a no brainer I figured. I'll SV them and then sear them on my charcoal starter.
Prime grade Sirloin strips that i'll dry brine and put just 2 strips each in vacuum sealed bags, for small lunches and dinners. SV and then sear in a cast iron skillet.
Prime grade Chuck bone-in Short Ribs to be smoked.
Hi, my name is Darrell. I'm an OTR truck driver for over 25 years. During my off time I love doing backyard cooks. I have a 48" Lang Deluxe smoker, Rec-Tec pellet smoker,1 Weber Genesis 330, 1 Weber Performer (blue), 2 Weber kettles (1 black and 1 Copper), 1 26" Weber kettle, a WSM, 8 Maverick Redi Chek thermometers, a PartyQ, 2 SnS, Grill Grates, Cast Iron grates, 1 ThermoPop (orange) and 2 ThermoPens (pink and orange) and planning on adding more cooking accessories. Now I have an Anova sous vide, the Dragon blower and 2 Chef alarms from Thermoworks.
Scary Mary just got home from a 2 week business trip and said she needed some good home cooking.π I thought I can handle that. Tomorrow I will serve her some great food.π
Lonestar Grillz 24x36 offset smoker, grill, w/ main chamber charcoal grate and 3 tel-tru thermometers - left, right and center
Yoke Up custom charcoal basket and a Grill Wraps cover.
22.5 copper kettle w/ SnS, DnG, BBQ vortex, gasket and stainless steel hinge kit.
Napoleon gas grill (soon to go bye bye) rotting out.
1 maverick et-733 digital thermometer - black
1 maverick et-733 - gray
1 new standard grilling remote digital thermometer
1 thermoworks thermopen mk4 - red
1 thermoworks thermopop - red
Pre Miala flavor injector
taylor digital scale
TSM meat grinder
chefs choice food slicer
cuisinhart food processor
food saver vacuum sealer
TSM harvest food dehydrator
Very nice.
Why do we all have the problem of going into a store for a particular item and come out with a whole bunch of things we don't need.
Although some tri tips,short ribs and a few strips are,I guess things we do need. Damn all these stores.
Prime grade Chuck Short Ribs at low prices is irresistible. Prime grade Tri-Tips... come on man, who can resist that? Prime grade New York steaks cut to the perfect size for Sous viding and searing in a cast iron skillet for lunch or dinner. It doesn't get easier than that.Γ°ΕΈΛΒπ€
I haven't opened that package yet but I'm sure there are 4 tri-tips in there. $16.50 per Prime grade tri-tip is a great value. Most stores don't stock Prime grade tri-tips either. They usually have Select or Choice. I'll SV'ed them for 15 hours at 131Β°. It will be as tender as a Filet Mignon.π
Ernest ... many people look at cooking as a necessary chore. Some of us look at it as our fun and creative playground. When I'm cooking all other issues disappear. Watching friends and family truly enjoy eating something I've made for them is worth every hour of labor.π
Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan - near Clare (dead center of lower peninsula).
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Nice, conrgats! I stared hard at some shorties on sale at my store yesterday, use-by of today, it was painful to say no but I wouldn't have had time to get 'em cooked today... I'll live vicariously through you.
I dry brined the Tri-Tips overnight and put them in vacuum sealed bags this morning. 2 went into the SV bath tub this morning at 6:00am and 2 went into the freezer to be cooked sometime later. I'm going to sear them about 4:45pm and serve them this evening at 5:00pm. Pictures will follow.
I bought two 19-pound packs for a retirement party this weekend that I am cooking for. They will be all smoked. The difference, I have found, between the bulk pack and the two-pack (besides the $2 per lb price hike) is the silver skin. I spent about an hour with the fillet knife trimming it off before rubbing last night. The marbling on most is consistent with the Prime found in the two packs, but two from each pack seemed to be more Choice than Prime. Did you find the same results? I've been looking out for the ribs. They haven't shown up at my Costco, yet.
Yes... I had to trim the silver skin too.π‘ On a cow that is graded as USDA Prime grade the tri-tip will not be nearly as marbley as the ribeyes and neither will the tenderloin. There's a difference between Select and Choice tri-tips but not a big difference from Choice to Prime.
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
Tonight's SV'ed tri-tip for my friend Scary Mary. SV'ed to 131Β° and de-bagged, blotted dry, beef love applied and BBBR on 1 and MMD on the other. Mary prefers the sweeter MMD.
I seared them on the Weber kettle with the SnS so I could sear both at the same time. All went well...π
Tender as a Filet Mignon and a good French baguette too.π
Cookers:
Large Big Green Egg with a Ceramic Grill Store rack system, and the SnS setup.
Weber Genesis SA-E-330 LP INDIGO with SS Grates, Weber Crafted frame kit, baking stone, griddle (2/3), all from Ace Hardware.
For the first time in a long time I have no kettles as I gave them all away.
Everything Else:
SnS #3 with certificate. I was their first customer.
Sous Vide equipment.
SnS and Thermoworks instant read and leave-in thermometers.
Grill Grates for BGE.
Kingsford Blue Bag, Weber lighter cubes, Weber charcoal chimneys.
Rubs with salt: Meat Church Holy Cow.
Rubs without salt: Home-mixed versions of previously sold SnS Grills Rocky's Rub and Not Just for Beef using their recipe. SPOG.
Spices: Lots of 'em.
Yes on the Costco membership.π€ I've never seen so much USDA Prime grade beef in one place before. It's a grill masters nirvana.ππΓ°ΕΈβΒΓ°ΕΈβΒΓ°ΕΈβΒ I see you're moving on to other things fuzzydaddy ... thanks for your contribution it's been a pleasure chatting with you.π
Sous Vide and sear... pretty easy.π
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