The Grill and BBQ thread

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Boca Vol said:
I'm not that familiar with them. Give us the scoop. Is it a grill, smoker, or both?

EDIT: After checking this out while drinking my coffee, I must have one of these! Buying the pellets on Amazon Prime seems like the way to go, as well.
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The brand (cookinpellets) on Amazon Prime are also supposed to be some of the best.
 
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cali_vol said:
So we've got a bacon festival in its second year happening in a few months about 30 miles from here. You know, food, beer, music etc. Anyway, my stepdaughter suggested I enter the amateur cooking contest. I reluctantly agreed but told them it would be entirely grilled and I wasn't doing this all by myself. The daughter who mentioned it agreed to cook with me (we had to do a video), another agreed to film, and a third is editing the video.

Anyway, this is what we came up with (bacon obviously had to be an ingredient). We call it Partake-in your Bacon

1 BLTini (bacon vodka, lobster juice, and tomato martini) with a smoked bacon wrapped lobster tail garnish. This was made with smoke infused ice cubes, bacon hot-sauce, and a bacon salt rim
2 Bacon and pecan crusted Flounder
3 Brussel sprouts with bacon...fried in bacon grease
4 Bruchetta with mozzarella, tomato, bacon, basil
5 Bacon balsamic glaze for...well...everything.


I'm pretty happy with the food but the video wasn't that great. I don't think we will be selected to complete at the festival but it was fun doing this with the kids and I ate REALLY well yesterday. Lol
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Looks great. Good luck with the video. Doing some bathroom renovations at the moment so my smoker has cobwebs on the handle. :sad:
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
I thought it was great. Everything looked delicious. Had no idea bacon vodka was even made.
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Thank you sir. It was fun to do. The vodka was a bit of a lark. We bought it on a clearance rack at Safeway and gave it to Brenna since she loves her bacon. I thought it would be perfect to cook with and for bloody marys so she brought it down.
 
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Fired up the RecTec this weekend... 5 racks of St. Louis style ribs. First shot at using the pellet smoker... set at 270F, and used a 2-1-1 method, 2 hrs naked with a dry rub, then 1 hr wrapped with a brown sugar, butter, apple juice combination... followed by 1 hour naked again with a mop of butter/apple juice. Had company in from TN and they raved over the taste and tenderness. Have to say I agree with them... the ribs went fast.

Next up... a brisket.

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NEVolFan said:
Fired up the RecTec this weekend... 5 racks of St. Louis style ribs. First shot at using the pellet smoker... set at 270F, and used a 2-1-1 method, 2 hrs naked with a dry rub, then 1 hr wrapped with a brown sugar, butter, apple juice combination... followed by 1 hour naked again with a mop of butter/apple juice. Had company in from TN and they raved over the taste and tenderness. Have to say I agree with them... the ribs went fast.

Next up... a brisket.

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That's a lot of surface to cook with! Looks great.
 
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ruger1234 said:
Those are some fine looking smokers. When my offset smoker wears out I'll probably try one. My only concern is it takes the fun out of a full day of fire management.
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No, as long as your wife doesn't know, it makes a full day of fire management more fun by turning it into a full day of beer management.

Just saw that Boca beat me to the punch on this.
 
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We've done major basement renovation all spring/summer. I've been peeking in on you guys and jones'in to cook.

I put this on @ 7:30 this morning. 183° and counting. I get the mastering the fire/temp thinking...but pretty hard to beat a 14.5 hour cook on a work day. I'm ready for it to be done!
 

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VolMax said:
We've done major basement renovation all spring/summer. I've been peeking in on you guys and jones'in to cook.

I put this on @ 7:30 this morning. 183° and counting. I get the mastering the fire/temp thinking...but pretty hard to beat a 14.5 hour cook on a work day. I'm ready for it to be done!
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How much does that hunk of meat weigh?
 
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My gas grill is on its last legs, so I'm going to have to buy a new grill soon. I've always wanted a Weber Summit series grill, but I recently heard about the Rec Tec pellet smoker and can't find a single negative review on it. Anyone have either that they can share their experiences with?
 
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ninerplaya57 said:
My gas grill is on its last legs, so I'm going to have to buy a new grill soon. I've always wanted a Weber Summit series grill, but I recently heard about the Rec Tec pellet smoker and can't find a single negative review on it. Anyone have either that they can share their experiences with?
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I have the Weber gas grill...nos issues there. Recently bought a RecTec... did my first run of ribs and they were a hit. Very nice setup and well constructed... Sat will be my first attempt at a long cook (brisket), I cannot see any concerns with the Rec Tec... fit and finish is spot on.
 
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NEVolFan said:
I have the Weber gas grill...nos issues there. Recently bought a RecTec... did my first run of ribs and they were a hit. Very nice setup and well constructed... Sat will be my first attempt at a long cook (brisket), I cannot see any concerns with the Rec Tec... fit and finish is spot on.
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Awesome. Thank you. How does the rec tec work as a grill? Like does it still get a nice sear to the meats or no? I'm really torn on which I should get.
 
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ninerplaya57 said:
Awesome. Thank you. How does the rec tec work as a grill? Like does it still get a nice sear to the meats or no? I'm really torn on which I should get.
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I grilled a thick t-bone and had to keep ramping the temp... up to 500F and then I got a sear... seems capable to grill steaks, but I need more practice there.
 
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NEVolFan said:
I have the Weber gas grill...nos issues there. Recently bought a RecTec... did my first run of ribs and they were a hit. Very nice setup and well constructed... Sat will be my first attempt at a long cook (brisket), I cannot see any concerns with the Rec Tec... fit and finish is spot on.
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The only issue I have is they're UGA fans. Other than that, it looks like an awesome grill/smoker.
 
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Just ordered my new Grilla Silverbac pellet grill. Thinking about taking the stainless steel lid and hopper cover to have them powder coated in Tennessee orange.
 

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Big Orange Jeff said:
Just ordered my new Grilla Silverbac pellet grill. Thinking about taking the stainless steel lid and hopper cover to have them powder coated in Tennessee orange.
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Oh man! I've heard about these as well. If you get it repainted please post pics...and let us know what you think of the grill.
 
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