Went camping at Lake Tahoe for the memorial weekend. Delivered "Project Venison" to my buddy. We decided to break it in with a fatty consisting of venison he harvested mixed with pork sausage and some seasonings, all latticed in bacon. The venison was most appropriate (and delicious) considering the theme of the Kettle.
Project venison on its first cook:
These minis are amazing. I installed a thermo unit from a WSM right below the upper grate. The temp never fell out of the zone in the 4 hours we used it:
Fatties half way there:
The payoff. Fatty slices with blue cheese and homemade guacamole:
Mini WSM nicely seasoned:
Dinner that night - the kettles and dutch oven are ready:
Tri Tip on the Jumbo Joe:
We had a second jumbo joe that became my dutch oven stand:
Tates, corn, peppers, onion, garlic, to make a hash:
Sorry, no plated dinner pics. By dinner time, I had my fill of Clase Azul and spent the evening around the fire in a comfy lounge chair. It was a great memorial weekend, and my buddy was most appreciative of his new mini WSM. Showing him how to prepare and smoke a fatty really upped his interest level - I am sure he will be cooking/smoking a lot more game meat now.
Winz