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Being from the right coast, I didn't realize there might be an issue talking about regional peppers. I got out of there trying to avoid the nightly news from reporting there were two armies amassing on each side of the NM/Colorado border, wearing armor with their favorite pepper as an emblem on...

I do the same here, they do really well if I keep them in large pots in the driveway. I think it gets the root ball warmer than if it was in my cool, wet, clay soil in the back yard garden.

Oh my, that got him riled up! He told me to stop drinking the kool aid and get something real, lol. I reminded him I was from PA, not NM and was just askin' peoples opinion.

On another forum researching Lebanon Bologna recipes, and someone commented that Pueblo chiles from southern Colorado are better in flavor than the Hatch chiles from New Mexico? Is that true (asking you locals who can buy them fresh in the Fall)? Edit: Ha! Did a google search (where everything...

Pretty day here for early February (mid 40s, lots of sunshine). Put some St. Loie cut ribs w/Kinder's brown sugar rub (in a hurry, so didn't make a rub). Will do 3-1-1 method, I guess it cuts down on the time in the foil so the meat doesn't just fall off the bone which some say points to them...

The Signal app seemed to work pretty well, free as well, and I could teach my Wife how to use the tablet and fire the app up. He tried to fire the propane unit up this afternoon, looks like the temps there are a balmy -32*F, but the unit errored out, no fuel source. Must take a bit of energy to...

I didn't ask him if the wine was freezing... Or is that actually propane in a glass?

When my Son was home over the holidays, we got my Sammy Tablet set up to do video chat calls with Signal. He just texted a few minutes a go and we've been chatting for a while, wifey came home and instantly stole the tablet from me, lol. I learned something I didn't know, propane becomes...

Making up a big pepperoni chub for tomorrow's pizza cook. Cured overnight, just added ECA (encapsulated citric acid) and stuffed, hanging in the smoker to dry a bit, then will smoke to an IT of 155*F or so (part pork). Down the road I'll do a ferment using one of the bacterium available at the...

It sez he was last on Tuesday at 9:27 pm.

Oh my, that hack is priceless...

Finally got the sausages smoked/cooked. Took a bit longer than I imagined in this cold weather.

Making some summer sausage (1st time) and smoking in the new electric smoker. The smoker looks clean, but I have broken it in and done a quick cook with chicken thighs. Just trying to keep it nice for a cook or two, then I'll let it go to heck.

Joe, I'm a big brewer too (since 1993). I've kegged a Sauvignon Blanc before and force carbonated to serve on New Years eve as a Champagne replacement. Worked really well, but I will warn you not to leave it in there too long, the higher acidity can "pit" your stainless steel corney keg...

But your dog looked better than my dog, I could only watch the 1st quarter, then decided sleep was the better option... FYI, found a new smoking meats forum, it's loaded with cool stuff like smokers, cheese making, pizza making, drinking etc. I think it will be much more enjoyable looking...

Another "pro-tip". Don't try and burn-off a new electric vertical smoker when it's 20*F outside and windy. I think I was fortunate to get it up to 255*F when set at 350*F. Looks like Thursday gets up to 34*F, I'll take another stab at it then. I did smell some VOC like compounds at 255*, so...

Thankful that my Son got home safely to Alaska yesterday/today, especially since he was flying Alaskan Airlines in a Boeing 737 Max 9. He got held up in Seattle for a couple of hours, assuming it was for a plane inspection before it was allowed to fly into Fairbanks. Looks like they all got...

Sun finally came out for a whole hour. Thought today was gonna be nicer. Got the Weber Smokey Mtn going anyway. Some ribs for a football Sunday. Served with a newly kegged porter...

Here's to another 58 years!

Merry Christmas everyone! Been moping around all weekend, got a nasty respiratory cold on Friday, been Zicam-ing and salt water gargling all weekend, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel today (I'm actually drinking a beer). Got a renewal to my beloved restaurant store I love plus a couple...