Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of the Weekly Thing. Blogger. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Maybe a podcast? CTO of SPS Commerce, Board Member of MnTech, Former Board Member Minnestar. Minneapolis is home.

Cooking

Outdoor cooking experiments—primarily on my Big Green Egg and new Traeger grill—are documented here. Posts recount brisket attempts, sous‑vide pork butt sessions and holiday tenderloin traditions, with candid notes on smoke, temperature and results.

Jul 1, 2016 ∞

Time to start holiday weekend with some steaks on Big Green Egg!

Three raw ribeye steaks on a Big Green Egg kamado grill, with a wooden cutting board and meat thermometer beside it, overlooking a green lakeside yard with a wooden play structure.

May 21, 2016 ∞

Big Green Egg time - 2 racks of ribs on!

Two dry-rubbed racks of ribs on a Big Green Egg kamado grill, open lid, backyard with a wooden playset and lake beyond.

Rib status: delicious. Big Green Egg!

Two spice-rubbed pork rib racks smoking on a Big Green Egg kamado grill, outdoors on a patio with green lawn behind.

May 20, 2016 ∞

Friday night at the lake.

Pepperoni pizza cooking on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard with a playset and green lawn behind it.

Mar 5, 2016 ∞

Grilling on the Big Green Egg like it is summer!

Big Green Egg kamado grill on a patio table in winter, with a snow-covered frozen lake and kids playset in the backyard.

Jan 25, 2016 ∞

I’m a bit infatuated with the Fornetto Forno Wood Fired Oven. Not to replace Big Green Egg. Nice compliment to it.

Jan 23, 2016 ∞

Shoveled the deck so I can smoke some ribs on my Big Green Egg. Love winter in Minnesota.

Snow ribs on Big Green Egg.

Dry-rubbed ribs on a Big Green Egg kamado grill outdoors in winter, snow covering the yard and a children's playset visible in the background.

Ribs after a couple hours. Almost time to eat.

Smoked ribs on a Big Green Egg kamado grill with foil-wrapped ends, tongs and a beer bottle nearby, surrounded by snow

Nov 15, 2015 ∞

Grilling after dark is sort of like flying a plane on instruments only.

Super excited about the flank steak and pork chops coming off my Big Green Egg tonight.

Oct 3, 2015 ∞

My plan for the rest of the day, much needed R&R. Ribs for dinner.

Big Green Egg kamado grill smoking on an outdoor kitchen cart beside a beer bottle on a wood deck, lake and trees in background.

Full rack of delicious on the Big Green Egg. Now to douse with hard Apple cider for finish.

Full rack of pork ribs coated in dry rub smoking on a Big Green Egg charcoal grill outdoors.

Aug 14, 2015 ∞

Ribeye steaks on the Big Green Egg tonight.

Four ribeye steaks with grill marks cooking over open flames inside a Big Green Egg ceramic kamado grill, smoke rising.

Jul 19, 2015 ∞

The only thing better than dinner on the Big Green Egg? Breakfast on the Big Green Egg!