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.

May 23, 2015 ∞

Big Green Egg time.

Big Green Egg kamado grill open with steaks, grilled chicken breasts, and foil-wrapped sides cooking on the grate outdoors.

May 2, 2015 ∞

Time to grill — fire up the Big Green Egg!

Big Green Egg kamado grill open on an outdoor table with four raw burger patties, sliced cheese, a spatula, meat thermometer, and two cans of beer nearby.

Apr 24, 2015 ∞

First run with new Big Green Egg this evening.

Big Green Egg kamado grill open with glowing charcoal, two tongs and a dish of asparagus on the side table outdoors.

Apr 19, 2015 ∞

Fresh brand new Big Green Egg with an awesome Challenger grill cart. Excited to fire this up!

Big Green Egg kamado grill on a Challenger cart with storage cabinets, sitting on a wet wood deck surrounded by evergreen trees.

Open Big Green Egg ceramic kamado grill with lid raised, showing clean interior and stainless steel cooking grate, outdoors on a rainy day.

Dec 24, 2014 ∞

Christmas Eve steaks on the Big Green Egg. Nice grilling weather!

Two steaks searing on a Big Green Egg kamado grill with glowing red charcoal beneath and grill marks visible on the meat.

Sep 28, 2014 ∞

Two pork shoulders on the Big Green Egg. Check back in a few hours.

Two dry-rubbed pork shoulders smoking on the grill grates of a ceramic kamado-style smoker with the lid open.

May 25, 2014 ∞

It’s Big Green Egg time! Waiting for Mike Rock to arrive before opening the Indeed Brewing.

Two Big Green Egg ceramic grills on a wooden outdoor table with an induction burner and stainless pot between them.

May 11, 2014 ∞

Mothers Day dinner prep starting. 4 lbs of yum. Big Green Egg starting.

Large raw prime rib roast with heavy marbling and thick fat cap sitting on a wooden cutting board on a kitchen counter.

Big Green Egg.

Rusty cast iron Big Green Egg top vent and draft door sitting on the green ceramic grill exterior.

See ya in a couple hours. Prime rib on Big Green Egg.

Raw prime rib roast coated in rosemary and black pepper resting on the grill grate of a Big Green Egg kamado cooker.

Apr 19, 2014 ∞

Grilled baby romaine lettuce on Big Green Egg.

Six baby romaine lettuce halves grilling cut-side down on a Big Green Egg kamado grill with glowing coals and smoke visible.

Grilled flank steak on Big Green Egg.

Spice-rubbed flank steak with grill marks cooking over glowing charcoal on a Big Green Egg kamado grill.

Apr 6, 2014 ∞

Couldn’t help but fire up the Big Green Egg with such nice weather! Even for simple burger and steak.

Two pieces of meat with grill marks cooking on a Big Green Egg kamado grill over glowing charcoal flames.