yeah, I probably wouldn't have grabbed it if not for the price. I would have held out for larger / name brand. It was cheap enough to grab and toss in the shed so I can ultimately do a more robust solution. Even once I get the house wired it will be so I can use this generator or another larger portable generator.
Getting the house wired is not cheap. There are cheating alternatives but are not approved. A whole house generator and transfer switch would be way sweet and worry free. ....I like to dream. That huge house and pool house I worked on a few years back had a generator the size of a locomotive installed that set in its own dwelling. It had to be placed by a large crane and the dwelling was then constructed around it. Another building, climate controlled, was constructed to house his Tesla backup with his two huge outbuildings decked with solar panels. The owner was serious about the fan getting fouled. It's amazing what money can buy.
Go Chiefs!!! Nah, I'm kinda agnostic, but I wish both teams well.Superbowl Sunday, anything special planned? I'm hanging out at home though I was invited to take in the big game elsewhere. I normally jump at the opportunity to enjoy the game with a group of fans of the game but not this year. I've been a Chiefs fan forever and with them playing tomorrow the game goes beyond entertainment. With that in mind, I'm hanging out and smoking some baby backs. They sound good, were on sale, and take little attention to smoke. I'll bake some beans and throw together a potato salad to go with the ribs. If things go really bad for KC I will have rib bones to throw at the TV.
I'm not optimistic about the Chiefs' chances. My best guess prior to the playoffs was a Ravens 9ers match up with San Fran kissing the Lombardie trophy. Can't help but be excited...
I just put an inch or so of oil in the bottom of a dutch oven.
When I try the fry finish, I think I'll use a deep dish cast skillet I have. My Dutch oven is a bit large for the project. I'm just cooking for the wife and I unless I'm at the cabin.
LOL, that's the beauty of smoking and grilling. Precision is optional.
Every cook varies with the meat as you well know. I often flex the cook to accommodate a thicker cut etc but I don't stray far from the given path. Yesterday was an exception. I entertained surprise company and then worked in my scheduled bike ride in spite of its delay. The result was excellent and I'll try something similar on the next rack I smoke. It's hard to mess up a rack of ribs.LOL, that's the beauty of smoking and grilling. Precision is optional.
I pulled my biggest audible on pulled pork on Saturday. I was about 5 hours into the cook with meat temp at about 140 degrees when my wife informed me we were going out to dinner. I bagged up the roast and cranked the smoker to 350 and got it up to about 155 when I had to leave, so I tossed it on a sheetpan, and put it on a timed cook in the oven to finish. I got home after dinner, oven was off, and the meat was at 199 degrees. I may have sacrificed the bark and a little flavor, but it was going into the aforementioned cubano sammiches, so all was well.Every cook varies with the meat as you well know. I often flex the cook to accommodate a thicker cut etc but I don't stray far from the given path. Yesterday was an exception. I entertained surprise company and then worked in my scheduled bike ride in spite of its delay. The result was excellent and I'll try something similar on the next rack I smoke. It's hard to mess up a rack of ribs.
You have proven through time to be the far more adventurous chef. I have learned a lot from your willingness to go outside the box.
Thanks!
I wasn't completely shoting blind, I learned that from a book I read when I first started smoking. Same place I learned about FTC (foil, towel, cooler) to keep the meat hot for hours.
Yeah, if you have the time, the pellets, and don't mind a 15 hour cook, it's definitely the way to go.
Anything you can regulate heat and smoke can be a smoker. I've seen them made out of filing cabinets.Maybe I don't know what a smoker is
Is this one?
That's pretty much tender.
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I store mine in my shed, roll it out to cook, put it away when I'm done.
I had a Weber when I purchased my pellet smoker, as the Traeger was meant to replace my electric smoker and I'd continue to use my Weber for grilling. After a year of not using my Weber I got tid of it. I use the pellet grill for everything.
I haven't used one of those, but it sounds like you are in a size crunch. That's a tough call. How often are you out of room? How often do you cook the meals you can't fit on the smoker/grill you have? I swear by my pellet grill, but as I said earlier, I use it 3-4 times as week year round. They aren't cheap, so the viability for you may vaary.
