OK...Science Experiments......................

[1buckie]

Had a major hankerin' for Deep Fried Tater Salad (this happens often, I'd eat the stuff every day if I could), so started cutting stuff Fri. nite & went to frying Sat.............

Stubby's working just fine since the re-wiring job......


Also had enough bacon to add in a goodly amount to the tater salad and make up some BACON JAM.......here's where I got the recipe:

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60940&highlight=jam+bacon

Most of this stuff made the final cut:


I will put up a detail in "Recipes" later.....this stuff is worth the effort !!!!

Par fried 1-1/2# bacon in Stubby, plus a small bit to start sweating the onion & garlic......set up like this:




After that's started, needed to add in the coffee, maple syrup, cider vin. & powders, so went to the stove for a breif boil, rather than firing another kettle......wasn't quite time for MORE HIGH HEAT grilling just yet.............


Then cooked down @ 200f for about 3-1/4 hours......should have taken it off sooner, as the rendering was done & it tightened back up a bit......fixed it by chopping it finer & adding back in a very small amount of liquid................


Not ever have I had sweet & savory compete in such a wonderful way !!!!!

Next, did some quarters & bumped the heat up & tried MiniGrillin's freezer/cornstarch method for getting a "Crusty the Clown" sear on some steaks......worked out grate, paid very little attention to the thermometers that were laying around..................


& the wife's was perfect:





Hope you're all having a grate weekend !!!!!

[MacEggs]

paid very little attention to the thermometers that were laying around..................

Now, you're getting the hang of it ... 

Looks delicious, Ken! You still have some of that maple syrup, eh?! 

[1buckie]

Yep, Mark.....that's the same bottle.....just use it for cooking stuff.......
I always forget it's in the outside fridge when it's pancake time & the wife uses sugarless "diabetic" syrup..................