Just got two backdrafts in one session from my Big Green Egg! 🔥💨
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.
Baked Oatmeal
Tammy found this recipe in the October 2003 issue of Cooking Light magazine and thought it would be something I would like. The recipe is originally attributed to Susan Baldwin of Eatontown, NJ. She highlights that it’s a great dish to reheat, and I can personally attest to that. …
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Tammy and I have both been eating much better the last couple of weeks and we’ve been doing a lot more cooking at home. I like to cook. I find it relaxing and fun. We have also been trying to keep things simpler, less processed things and make more of our own foods with the …
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Backdraft on Big Green Egg
A couple of days ago I was grilling some chicken breasts on the Big Green Egg and opened the top too fast without “burping” the egg and letting some oxygen in more slowly. A huge burst of flame shot out and took care of a good patch of hair on my arm! Smelled gross.
Just ordered a log hoop for the upcoming Big Green Egg chiminea.
Wishing my Big Green Egg chiminea wasn’t 3 weeks away. 😕 Rearranged the deck for it, great spot and nice layout now. Zen.
Just finished replacing the gasket on the Big Green Egg. More work than I expected, but closes so nice again.
- At the “Grillmaster: Smokehouse” class at Kitchen Window. Fired up!
- Learning about smoking oysters. I’m sorry, but these things are just gross. Don’t think I can eat one.
- Ate a smoked oyster. Not for me. People eat these things?
- Love that they are serving Chimay at the class.
- Eating some amazing fish off of a stove-top smoker. Wow.
Burgers on the Big Green Egg tonight!