Jamie Thingelstad

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.

I assumed this project wouldn’t get done until spring but with nicer weather and no snow Mazie and I assembled the new Blackstone Flattop Grill! 34 steps and about 2.5 hours.

Man and teen girl crouch on either side of a new Blackstone Patio Collection 4-burner flat top grill, both giving thumbs up Blackstone Patio Collection flatop griddle with lid open sitting on a driveway in front of an open garage

I made my traditional Christmas season Toffee Bars today. My Grandma Rose always had these freshly made at the farm when we visited. Her and my Mom have made hundreds of pans of these over the years. Tradition.

Rectangular cookie bar spread with a thick layer of chocolate frosting, cooling on parchment paper over a wire rack.

A few years ago we got a simple flat top grill at the lake and it has become one of our favorite ways to cook outside. I decided to upgrade and ordered this Blackstone 36" with a ton of accessories and air fryers which is a new thing for me to try. 🔥👨‍🍳

Blackstone 36-inch flat top gas griddle with open lid showing vegetables and meat cooking on the surface

Made Swedish Pancakes this morning with my Mom. She prepared the batter and I worked the flat top. These pancakes are one of Tyler’s very favorite things.

Older woman pouring pancake batter onto an outdoor griddle beside a smiling man, with a lush backyard behind them. Young person in a Real Madrid jersey and older woman in a North Dakota shirt holding a tray piled high with Swedish pancakes indoors.