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.

November 12, 2017

Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day 2: Tasty! Smoking pork belly for bacon!

Smoked pork belly resting on grill grates, golden brown with layers of fat visible along the side.

October 21, 2017

Campfire donuts, but on a grill.

Canned biscuit donuts frying in oil inside a disposable aluminum pan on a gas grill outdoors in autumn

October 20, 2017

Lasagna! One of my specialties. 🍽

Two freshly baked lasagnas in disposable aluminum foil pans resting on a butcher block kitchen counter.

September 16, 2017

Beef tenderloin on Big Green Egg tonight.

Beef tenderloin pieces grilling on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard near a lake with a playground set visible behind.

August 26, 2017

Quiet, rainy day at the cabin. Burgers on the Big Green Egg. 🔥

Big Green Egg kamado grill smoking on a deck, with a lush green backyard and wooden playground set near a lake in the background.

Big Green Egg today – tenderloins! 🔥

Six beef tenderloin filets searing on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard, lid open, tongs and cutting board beside it.

Time to wrap pork butt and finish with Apple cider on Big Green Egg. 🔥

Smoked pork butts on an open Big Green Egg kamado grill, with Reynolds Wrap and Martinellis cider nearby, backyard playground in background.

Big Green Egg pork butts. 🔥 Extra smokey.

Two pork butts coated in dry rub smoking on a Big Green Egg kamado grill in a backyard with a playset visible behind.

Time to unwrap these little presents! 🎁 Big Green Egg livin'.

Time to wrap the pork shoulders and give them an apple bath. 👍🏻🔥