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.
After much searching Tammy found a pot rack that works in our kitchen. It was a bit of a bear to mount but it looks nice and seems very functional. I can tell you that the studs in that wall are not 16 inches on center. I’ve struggled with the kitchen in our new house. I think …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Pot RackThis weekend we had friends over for dinner and I tried something new. I decided to try making my lasagna on the Big Green Egg. The Egg can work as an oven, so why not? I was also doing a squash for the side dish so I fired up both grills to get cooking. I made the lasagna …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Lasagna on Big Green EggValentines Day dinner. This was Mazie’s special request. Of course she was so full of chocolate she hardly ate any.
When I got my Big Green Egg I got the large table to go with it. It seemed okay, not great. I knew I wanted to have a good work surface for my Egg and I didn’t think the simple fold out “wing” tables would work at all. I know a lot of Eggheads make their own tables. There are …
Keep reading · 5 minutes: Double Big Green Egg TableThis weekend I made EGGfest Chili for the second time. This recipe is from the new Big Green Egg Cookbook. I’m a big fan! What makes this chili unique is that you smoke it for a while on the Big Green Egg. Here is the Le Creuset going on the grill. A couple of hours later and you …
Keep reading · 1 minute: EGGfest ChiliI’m a huge fan of my Big Green Egg. I have been a casual griller for a long time, mostly on a gas grill. At some point I decided I wanted to look at a grill that had more capabilities and that is when I found the Big Green Egg. After I got the Egg, set it up and used it, I put my …
Keep reading · 14 minutes: Big Green Egg Buyers GuideMaking EGGfest Chili from Big Green Egg cookbook. Smells awesome! On the Big Green Egg for a couple hours of smoking.
Using binoculars to check Big Green Egg temperature. Cold out there! 🥶
Off the grill. Initial taste is great! Smoked chili!
Getting ready for New Year’s Eve Bistecca alla Fiorentina.
Homemade Caramel Rolls. 🤤
