Steak Dinner For The Wife

[MrHoss]

It was the wife's birthday on Monday. We went out for dinner but I really wanted to cook so today was my makeup day. Got a couple honking thick rib steaks from Costco, salted and peppered them and into the fridge on a rack for 4 hours.



I smoked the steaks on the PP Red and the MT was my grill:



I used white oak on top of coshell and oak lump. Temps were around 210f grate....after about and hour and a half:



I cooked regular and sweet potatoes over some coshell while the steaks were smoking. Just before transferring the beef I added some mesquite lump as well. Mushrooms and tomatoes preceded the steaks:



At the flip:



My wife and her daughter split one of these....the wife's piece freshly cut:



My plates:



You can just make out a thin smoke ring...tasted like it was bacon wrapped:



A couple days ago @MacEggs got in touch pointing out a sale at Lowes up here in Canada. Ten bucks for 15.4 pound bags of Best Of The West...normal price being 16.99. I picked up 6 bags of the Oak and 4 of the Mesquite. I used both today and was impressed. I may go back and grab a few more before the sale runs out.



When my wife came home she found a new orchid and another birthday present waiting for her...a pair of pearl ear rings. I THEN told her about the charcoal. I also have a couple sweet Kettles coming soon so it is best to keep her happy for the near future.

[MacEggs]

You done good, Hoss!   Those steaks look absolutely killer!!!!

I gotta get to my nearest Lowe's for that charcoal deal.  Didn't know there were different types of the BOTW.

[SixZeroFour]

Do my eyes deceive me?? Is that sunshine in the arctic circle I see there Hoss?

The Steak, and the whole meal for that matter, looks perfect!

[SixZeroFour]

Oh and I picked up FedEx boxes today

[austin87]

Mighty fine cook for the wife who comments on your "beat reds" - great looking cook Hoss. Happy birthday to your better half

[chuck s]

AWESOME  Meal looks perfect

[WNC]

Great looking cook!