Large Big Green Egg, Weber Performer Deluxe, Weber Smokey Joe Silver, Fireboard Drive, 3 DigiQs, lots of Thermapens, and too much other stuff to mention.
The correct way to order hot dogs is to get three. One Chicago dog, one chili cheese dog with onions, and one with brown mustard and sauerkraut. You can add onions to the last one if you want to, and horseradish isn’t out of place there, either.
If you need another hot dog after that, you can do any variation on mustard, onions, and either sweet or dill relish. I won’t criticize, and I might follow.
I of course love smoked meats of all kinds, but also like quick cooks like chicken portions, pork tenderloins, steak and fish. Really into cooking of all kinds.
My outdoor kitchen has a Lone Star Grillz Adjustable and it is wonderful. There also is a Pit Boss 5 Burner Ultimate Griddle and a Pit Boss Copperhead pellet grill.
There is an outdoor fire pit that has grilling capability and limited Santa Maria-style grill raising and lowering.
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
If you ever find yourself in downtown Atlanta at the original Varsity after a GA Tech football game, in the crowd and chaos at the counter, the only words you need to know are that you want "Rings, two all-the-way dogs and an FO". Trust me - do not try their hamburger.
Hmmm. Times change. Their menu now calls what I thought of as the "all the way" dog as a simple chili dog with mustard. Hmmm.
Funny story. When we were dating or first engaged, and I took my wife to meet my parents for the first time, I took her sight seeing in Atlanta, and we went to the top of the Peachtree Plaza, to the revolving restaurant up there, and had a cocktail while we went through a revolution or two. I then told her I was taking her to the BEST restaurant in Atlanta. We went down the glass elevator, got my car, and I proceeded to take her to the Varsity for a hot dog. She was NOT amused... I did try and make up for it by taking her across the street to the Flavorama - the inventors of the original ice cream mix-in machine, boasting 2000 flavors combinations of ice cream...
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 OnlyFire pizza oven. A Smokey Joe and the most recent addition a Pit Barrel Jr with bird hanger, 4 hooks and cover. ThermoWorks Smoke 2 probe, DOT, ThermoPops and a Thermapen MK4. 3 TempSpike wireless meat thermometers.
I'm a chilli cheese guy or mustard, relish, onions on dollar dog night at the ballpark. However, I'll be in Chicago next month, never had (or wanted) a Chicago dog and I've got no real dog in this fight. So, (with an open mind), I'll order a Chicago style dog, chase it with a Maxwell Street Polish and report back.
I'm going to be staying in the South Loop; is Portillo's the farest representation or is there somewhere else nearby I should try?
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