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New Blackstone Owner - Do I still need my grill?

We started with a charcoal BBQ then went to a Coleman Road Trip with the interchangeable full size griddle. Love the Road Trip but the griddle makes a mess. Cooking just a 1/2 lb of bacon sends so much grease into the burner pan it's awful to clean...

Air Fryer Recall

In case ya hadn't heard.Cosori Air Fryers Recalled

What's cooking this weekend?

I stopped at Smart & Final on the way home from work last night and picked up twenty pounds of pork butts to smoke, five pounds of chicken breasts, dozens of tortillas, and a few cases of beer. I still need to go back out and get the rest of the ingr...

RVing With A Ninja Foodi XL

I've been RVing a long time. I have an entire collection of propane and charcoal cooking options. The newest one for me is the Ninja Foodi XL grill.An advantage it has over the others is I can grill indoors when it's raining sideways. We live in F...

The Auld Country

Started this thread in the hopes of others sharing their favorite foods from their ancestral lands. Feel free to chip in.Returned from our group trip to Scotland for Hogmanay yesterday. Still fighting jet lag but enjoyed every minute of it. Had the o...

Turn Your Regular Grill into a Smoker - Easy

Turn Your Regular Grill Into a Smoker in 5 Easy Steps

Fresh bread and other loves

I'm so sorry I never looked in on this group before. It looks like there's a lot of talent here. We had a little bit of a leadership shakeup on the Moderation team (nothing bad and no drama) and I put myself in as the moderator here because we didn't...

Smoked Chuck Roast

I wanted a pot roast, but I wanted it smokey instead of bathing in the crock pot. I did it on the smoker instead and it turned out amazing.Two hours at low temp to coat it in smoke and get a ring. Then braised for a few more hours until it hit 165°, ...

Countdown-Menu for Christmas & New Year

22 days and counting. What do you have planned for your Christmas and New Year’s menus?Christmas we’re doing the bacon-wrapped pork roasts with the assorted sides being brought by the rest of the family. Four pork roasts will be needed.Hogmanay (New ...

Easy Corn Pudding - Camping

Here's a simple "dump and bake" corn pudding that can be made at camp. Or make at home then freeze and take with you. It can be defrosted and reheated in the mw.Easy Corn PuddingIngredients• 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole ke...

Family Reunion 2022

Beginning to round up bacon-themed recipes for this summer's reunion. This thread is to share what I've found. So far, so good:Bourbon Bacon Pecan PieSmoked HamloafBacon Fried Cabbage (using both red and white cabbage).

Thanksgiving The Easy Way

Mom is with my brother in Kansas until December (Sister is having Mom's bathroom remodeled). Spousal Unit is in cancer treatments.Neither Sister nor I are inclined to do anything special for Thanksgiving. She'll still be cleaning up from the bathro...

2023 Burns Night

Our group of ex-pats and descendants of the clans likes to alternate Hogmanay and Burns Night celebrations since they are so close together (Dec. 31 and January 25 respectively). Even years we celebrate Hogmanay. In 2024 we're taking a group trip to ...

T-Day Braised Pork Belly

Yeah. I know. Turkey. We're having that too. Not everyone likes turkey even deep fried.For the side of the family that prefers pork (me and my kin) I'm going to make this Braised Pork Belly with Collard Greens. I found a local butcher that specialize...