2013 Gratuitous Grill Thread

[steveh_131]

Finally finished her:

She completed her maiden voyage yesterday for my son's birthday party. Made some basic MOINK balls. Frozen italian meatballs, wrapped in 1/2 slice of bacon and some BBQ dry rub. Smoked them for about an hour at 250 with some apple wood. Dipped in BBQ sauce and put back on for 10 minutes to let the sauce set. They were a big hit (they went so fast that I couldn't get a pic)

I was able to fit about 100 meatballs on the top grate. Loaded up the bottom grate with some spiral cut hot dogs. I rubbed some of the same BBQ dry rub on them and did not like it at all. Too sweet. But the smoker did her job well. She held 250 for about 3 hours and barely made a dent in the charcoal. And when I clamped her down, she cooled off in a couple hours.

 

[steveh_131]

On a related note, we went to the State Fair today and I got to see a bunch of pro's BBQ'ing for the prize! Lots of really cool smokers out there, but the real surprise was that maybe about 1/4 o 1/3 of them were using Weber Kettles to get their stuff done! Saw some really righteous looking ribs being finished off on those Weber's and learned a new trick for smoking on them, too. One contestant had offset their coals, (as you should if your doing ribs on the kettle), but instead of just dropping them in or using a metal separator they had actually used a piece of hardwood log. It was giving off a nice gentle smoke and also absorbing some of the grease and juices released by the ribs (which looked great!). Gonna definitely try this technique next time. No chips or chunks needed and it will keep the coals in place, too.

Cool trick. I might just have to give that a try. I need to head over to my parents place and cut some limbs off the old apple trees they have out back. They'd make some great chunks of wood for this exact idea.

 

[Caleb]

The family approves!

 

[steveh_131]

That looks delicious!

...what is it?

 

[Cpl. Klinger]

That looks delicious!

...what is it?

Looks like smoked brisket. I'm now jealous and hungry.

 

[Caleb]

That looks delicious!

...what is it?

Looks like smoked brisket. I'm now jealous and hungry.

Yes, you are correct! I used Stubbs charcoal and Stubbs hickory, oak, and Apple wood mix chips. Wish the smoker was larger so I can use chunks instead of chips, having to feed chips more often is a bit annoying. Turned out good, really juicy and smoky and everybody enjoyed it.

 

[Boomstick]

this weekends haul, pork loing stuffed with cheddar cheese and jalapeno, rolled in bacon, with grilled asparagus...

and my take on the previously posted armadillo eggs.....I diced the jalapenos, mixed cream cheese and cheddar cheese together, then rolled the sausage around them...

 

[hooky]

Had to search for your armadillo eggs. Those sound like they'll be on the menu this weekend!

 

[mrjarrell]

Had to search for your armadillo eggs. Those sound like they'll be on the menu this weekend!

Yeah, the recipe is a couple of pages back.

 

[hooky]

I might have to do armadillo eggs AND atomic buffalo turds.

Appetizer Recipe: Atomic Buffalo Turds - BBQ Addicts - BBQ Blog

 

[Boomstick]

I like the ABT's better. I used the receipe a few pages back for the Armadillo eggs. Both are good, different tastes, neat change of pace.

 

[Caleb]

Anybody tried smoking a meatloaf wrapped in bacon?

 

[mrjarrell]

Anybody tried smoking a meatloaf wrapped in bacon?

Nope. That's a grease trap I don't want to have to deal with. LOL.

 

[Caleb]

Nope. That's a grease trap I don't want to have to deal with. LOL.

I'm thinking about trying it...

 

[Hoosierdood]

Anybody tried smoking a meatloaf wrapped in bacon?

I've done it in the oven, but never smoked it. Might have to try that.

 

[hooky]

I've sort of done it. Baking dish, about an hour in the smoke and then finish it in the oven. The picture was taken after wifey scraped the fat out of the dish. Wrap the outside of the baking dish in foil to keep it from getting sooted up.

 

[Caleb]

I've done it in the oven, but never smoked it. Might have to try that.

How many pounds of meatloaf to how many slices of bacon did you need to make that?

 

[Hoosierdood]

How many pounds of meatloaf to how many slices of bacon did you need to make that?

Think it was about 3 lb meatloaf and just one lb bacon. If I remember correctly it was about 14-15 slices of bacon. Made a bacon weave and set the meatloaf in the middle and wrapped it up. It was delicious!

 

[SmileDocHill]

 

[Clay]

Ok, do you have directions on how to make one of these?

Finally finished her:

She completed her maiden voyage yesterday for my son's birthday party. Made some basic MOINK balls. Frozen italian meatballs, wrapped in 1/2 slice of bacon and some BBQ dry rub. Smoked them for about an hour at 250 with some apple wood. Dipped in BBQ sauce and put back on for 10 minutes to let the sauce set. They were a big hit (they went so fast that I couldn't get a pic)

I was able to fit about 100 meatballs on the top grate. Loaded up the bottom grate with some spiral cut hot dogs. I rubbed some of the same BBQ dry rub on them and did not like it at all. Too sweet. But the smoker did her job well. She held 250 for about 3 hours and barely made a dent in the charcoal. And when I clamped her down, she cooled off in a couple hours.