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Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 06:36:36 AM

Title: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 06:36:36 AM
 
I haven't grilled / smoked anything for a month !!!!
Had shingles on the right side of my head & they're VERY slow to resolve....
even in the eye socket....
It's killin' me to not fire up, but it's hard to even be up & movin' around for very long !!!
I've thererfore been grazing back thru pics of previous cooks to see what there is to see ( as best as I can see !!! )
& found a few fun ones ~~~~>


Medium size kettle baked stuffed zucchini.......13" as the crow flies.....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/clodribszukes044.jpg)

Pulled garlic laden clod roast.....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/clodribszukes052.jpg)

Cheese Problem....drippin' out of my 'turds....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/clodribszukes007.jpg)

Most of the elements for smoked tater salad........

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/LateMayAsstd047.jpg)

Me, in my natural habitat, an 8 kettle day.....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/attached_photo.jpg)

Some trp-tip toasting away...

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/KenBBQ512011021.jpg)

Beef Ribs......

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Late%20May%20Asstd/memorial%20day/LateMayAsstd110.jpg)

Pork loin, chili, burnt ends & a few spare choinks.....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Late%20May%20Asstd/memorial%20day/LateMayAsstd084.jpg)

'Turds toasting away ( done somewhere around 12,000 of these in 3-1/2 years, by count of toothpicks purchased....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/KenBBQ4242011016.jpg)

Some kabobs done on the Weber rack....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Craigs%20B%20Day%203%203%202012/CraigsBDay332012077.jpg)

"turds done with shabu-shabu ( paper thin cut ribeye )

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Craigs%20B%20Day%203%203%202012/CraigsBDay332012011.jpg)

Gettin' close to done....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Craigs%20B%20Day%203%203%202012/CraigsBDay332012030.jpg)

Jarhead's Roadhouse green beans w/ bacon & beer & other fun stuff....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Last%20Sunday%20April%202012/LasySundayApril2012007.jpg)

AND, last but not least, bacon, mushroom, sausage pizza ( no bread involved )

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/Ken%20BBQ%204242011/KenBBQ4242011050.jpg)

Have Fun Cookin' &
Thanks fer Lookin' !!!

I'll be back in the saddle soon enough.....
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 06:38:43 AM
bama BBQ ~~~> thanks for you're response, I accidentaly deleted the original trying to fix some silly little thing ??? :-[ :-[ :-[
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Duke on December 08, 2012, 07:26:00 AM
Great looking chow Buckie! Uncooked meat doesn't stand a chance around you. :D

I hope you are feeling better soon.
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Craig on December 08, 2012, 08:00:43 AM
Awesome looking food!  ;) I love the setup of your army of kettles. They look like they're always ready to go to work at a moment's notice.   ;) I hope you get to feeling better soon! BTW, what kind of grate is that that you have sitting above the regualar grates? Wouldn't mind getting one of those.

Craig
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 08:15:43 AM
That grate is the cooking grid for one of those 'throw away' beach grills...
The bottom is about 2-3" deep & comes pre-loaded with charcoal & the grate on top all wrapped up together.......

I was using it nailed to a portion of the fence to keep the dawg from climbing up on the back wall & onto the neighbor''s garage, as he saw the cats do that & figgered he could too...
Needed to create a series of 'puppy deflector shields' all along the wall....

One day I had too many 'turds goin' & not enough kettles already lit, looked over at the grate 
& "The MacGyver Upper Deck Smoking Rack" was born.....

Just bent down the handle, which usually sticks straight out.......

Look at K-Mart or places like that, they're like $10-12
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 09:44:08 AM
 BUT WAIT...... There's more !!!!!

I just really liked this shot of the old kabob rack in action....

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/June%20One%202012/JuneOne2012048.jpg)
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Eastex on December 08, 2012, 09:57:44 AM
Just imagining how good all that must smell and then I thought what If we all lived in the same subdivision nd how that would smell. Instead of ice cream trucks we'd probably have a Kingsford truck.
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Duke on December 08, 2012, 10:00:53 AM
I like the odl kabob rack. Tell me, I see you always use those thermometers on the grate. Does that work better for you than one on top?
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 10:31:12 AM
I like the odl kabob rack. Tell me, I see you always use those thermometers on the grate. Does that work better for you than one on top?

Yeah, grate therms are the stuff...
That way the temp you get is right at "Meat Level" ( <<<technical term) & ya don't get fooled into thinking it's somewhere it's not...
Heat rises & the top lid therms can be a whole bunch different than what's actually going on......

I never used any kind of therm, except for turkeys, until I checked in over at The Smoke Ring & all kinds of temp conversations were going on & I'd feel like I couldn't keep up with the rest of the folks in the Liar's Club ( yeah, there's a whole huge thread devoted to the "Liar's club Signup")

It's kinda like telling tall fishing tales....
(Typical Statement)
I once ran for 17 hours on two Kingsford briquttes @ 224&1/2° EXACTLY & it all  was perfectly moist & tender, but there aren't any pics, so it never really happened


With the therms, I can prove 225° ~~~>

(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd520/1buckie/June%20One%202012/JuneOne2012052.jpg)
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Sonny Roach on December 08, 2012, 02:21:19 PM
Buckie, sorry about the shingles, had them when I was ten or so, sucked!! Around your eyes? That's not good. Love the pics, hope you're back cooking soon, it's pretty much what I live for.
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 02:25:54 PM
Thanks, man !!!

I also had a batch when I was 18....
This one's way worse & I think is developing into the other thing that's only an eye thing....
It's a pisser, I can't really do much & I'm gettin' nutty from sittin' around all the time.....
I'm REALLY glad all you folks are here & in such fine form !!!

THANKS !!!!!!
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: TheFinkFarm on December 08, 2012, 04:11:17 PM
12,000 in 3.5 years.
285 a month.
3,428 a year.
9.3 per day, every day, for 3 and a half years.

That's a lot of turds!

BTW, I found the tandoori spice at a local Indian food market. Made in England. Go figure. I haven't had a chance to make any with that spice yet, but look forward to it.

And I hope you get to feeling better soon Buckie!
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 08, 2012, 04:36:03 PM
A mathrmetician !!!


I usually don't just wrap up 9.3 of them & go to town....

If I set up to do them, it's usually a minimum of 150, for the last Sunday of the month cook that we do in any decent weather....
Add the odd off-week times I do them just for me & the dawgs ( wife's not real big on smoked stuff ) that's maybe a 50 or 60 pc. run....lunch thru a few days
Add special occasions ( friends' 50th b-day I did 400 asstd. items for appetizers )

This is 'turds of various kinds, beef meatballs ( moinks) chicken meatballs ( choinks )

'Turds I can wrap @ 90 per hour, the meatballs are twice as fast....

It's really not as astronomical as it sounds at first.....

Glad you located "the spice", stuff's extra good !!!!

Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Golly on December 08, 2012, 08:19:19 PM
hey 1buckie
just keep looking at your avatar and youll be healed in no time
good to see you still have your chin up
when i see you post food pics i dont know what to say  ???  its all just sensational
i just sit here and go holy fuck that looks good 8)
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 09, 2012, 02:15:16 AM
 


          " holy fuck that looks good "
                                      ~~~~~>Golly


 ....I designed it that way.........tee-hee............my way of promoting the use of kettles
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: bob hope on December 09, 2012, 04:32:09 AM
So true, You sir are an inspiration!!
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 09, 2012, 04:38:03 AM
So true, You sir are an inspiration!!


EXACTLY my intention !!!


When yer ma told you: "Don't play with your food !!!"

She was wrong !!!

Have fun Playin' with Your Food !!!
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: Ted B on December 11, 2012, 02:38:46 PM
Hey buckie, sorry to hear that you have been down.  Hope you get up and running quickly.  Your food picks and action shots are a must see!  You are truly an inspiration as bob said!  Thank you.
Title: Re: Been Havin' a Heckuva time......
Post by: 1buckie on December 11, 2012, 03:25:09 PM


 Thanks, Ted !!!!

It's not enough to have a huge hospital bill, I just got back from contesting the parking ticket I got while they fiddled around an EXTRA 8 hours !!!!

Marginally better in the last few days, but I go out in the yard & lift a few kettle lids & clang them back on 'cause I miss that sound...... :-X