Stella's First Ever Cook

[MrHoss]

604 picked up this ER code Blue MT that had been assembled but never used. He passed it along to me and today is the day I break her cherry:





I have had this Kettle in my man room admiring it, knowing I would one day cook on her:





I am doing side ribs today with MacEggs in mind. Thin layer of grape seed oil followed by S+P on the backsides and rub on top...in this case Dizzy Dust. I am going with a higher than normal cooking temp....320f or so. Wood is a mix of cherry and Scotch chunks. No foiling:



I'll update later.....

[1buckie]

Stella........Stella Blue......nice, nice kettle & the "NacEggs Method" to start off.....

You're stylin' there man !!!!

[MrHoss]

@1buckie this one's for you:





The shred I got of the chine bones:



Thanks Mac:



My nemesis is ribs. Not that I haven't nailed them before....I just can't do them consistently. These were very good...room for improvement still....but if I could do them like this every time I'd be happy.

[1buckie]

Nice ending right there.......they don't always go off just exactly perfect, but over time, more & more will be "just right", eh what?

[bbquy]

Nice cookup!

[mirkwood]

MrHoss that looks absolutely right from where I'm standing.

[TheDude]

I want a blue so bad. She's a bute.

[1911Ron]

She's pretty and those ribs look great!

[MacEggs]

Dude, you have a napkin handy?    Nice looking cook-up .... and M/T. 

[Winz]

Hoss - Stella looks fantastic with those dark wood handles.  Very classy.


And the ribs - not sure what to improve there, they look perfect to me.  The "bend test" says it all.


Winz

[pbe gummi bear]

I love the name Stella. It could also describe the food coming off the kettle you are in Boston (Stell-ah=Stellar). Get it? Sorry, I am lame. lol. What do you hope to improve on?

[WNC]

In the style of Marlon Brando from streetcar named desire, "Stella!!!"
Mr.Hoss, the ribs look great to me!

[SixZeroFour]

Such a gorgeous kettle Hoss - and the peanut gallery aint' so bad either