

My thermometer is named Chubbs, probes are named Good Hand & Wooden Hand + Happy Grillmore
I’m fully embracing technology


I’m fully embracing technology
This accident happened on May 19th, 2026 just north of Cincinnati, Ohio on i75. I came across the accident just before the police arrived.
Coming out of the wrap and going back on long enough for the sauce to get tacky
Not everyone in the family knew their ribs preferences so I smoked 6 variations in the name of science. Now everyone knows their preferences between baby backs vs. spare ribs, sweet vs. savory, foil wrapped vs butcher paper and sauced vs. dry rubbed.
The family consensus leaned towards baby backs, sweet, foil wrapped and sauced although there were dissenters…
My 20 year old Weber Smokey Mountain is wearing out so I replaced the rusted out internals with a Vortex Charcoal Basket and new grates to keep it going. But I also snagged this Traeger Silverton XL from Costco for $999 as a supplement and alternative.
I installed LavaLock High Temp BBQ Gasket Smoker Seal around the lid and am currently going through the “seasoning” process on the Traeger. Looking forward to my first cooks with it this weekend!
What should I cook first?
Bard didn’t slay Smaug with an arrow, Samwise did by thrashing him around with his head while growling mightily