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.

Getting ready to do some New Year’s Eve grilling!

Preparing Big Green Egg for grilling. Music playing on the deck. Hello winter!!!

Researching methods to drop the Big Green Egg temp rapidly to move from searing to roasting on 3 lb tenderloin

Smoking away!

Just had, what I truly believe, is the best beef I have ever eaten! O! M! G!

Snow-covered deck with a lit chiminea and a Big Green Egg kamado grill on a wooden cart, winter trees in background. Green Big Green Egg kamado smoker on a wooden table on a dark outdoor deck with smoke rising from the top.