u/TheProffalken

EDIT: Apparently I need to point out that I want this to be a fully-automated solution, not one that relies on me inputting the data myself. I didn't think that would be needed given this is a Home AUTOMATION sub, but here we are...

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Hey folks,

We've got subscriptions to most of the major streaming providers in our house including NowTV, BB iPlayer, Netflix, Apple TV+, and Disney+

As a result, we've also got various TV series that we're watching across all those platforms, and remembering what we're watching at any given time and which service it's on is a real headache.

Does anyone have a system (ideally using Home Assistant!) that tracks what's being watched where? It would make it significantly faster each night to make the decision and switch to the appropriate channel!

I've got a Bradley Original and it's consistently producing some of the best smokes I've ever done.

I knew when I bought it I wouldn't be able to fit a full packer inside it, but it was the only smoker that would fit in the space I had available.

I could cut the brisket up (presumably I'd do this into flat and point sections, with the flat at the top of the smoker to get the most of the heat as it rises?) but I'm also wondering if I could hang it from some butchers hooks inside the cabinet with all the shelves removed because it's a lot taller than it is wide!

My main concern is that as the brisket "relaxes" the hooks would rip through the meat and I'd just end up with the full weight of a packer trying to force its way through the grease pan at the bottom!

All help appreciated!

OK, so I asked about this two months ago and only one person had really used it, but at the price I was able to get it for (£28 on Amazon thanks to a £15 gift card!) I figured it was worth a shot.

I'll keep this brief, because I hate reading long reviews (or recipies!) with a life-story before they get to the point!

The first thing is that it arrived dented in a badly damaged box. I complained and they sent me a new one, so excellent customer service but it shouldn't have been in this state in the first place.

The second one was also in a damaged box, but it wasn't damaged itself so I kept it.

It's a long hotplate that plugs in, which is fine because we always try to camp with a hookup and I have plug sockets in the backgarden.

I bought it as a replacement for my gas grill that had caught light in September last year, and planned to do smash burgers on it, and maybe some other things.

So far I've done smash burgers (worked so well that I didn't manage to get a photo before they were eaten!), steak, veg, and even pancakes (see photos below).

It does distort in the heat, so you end up moving things around to make sure they're cooking properly, but it also does a great job of cooking things and, if you turn the dial down, a really good job of keeping them warm as well.

It's got a massive cooking surface given the price, and once you get the hang of moving stuff around it's a fantastic bit of kit.

My wife recently bought me a Cobb grill. This has basically replaced the "fire" element of the BBQ, and with these two bits of kit along with my Pizza oven, it's enabled me to buy a smoker (it arrives this week).

I use the Cobb and Scran

XL when camping, but I've also found them to be excellent in the garden for cooking a BBQ too.

In short, for the price, any shortcomings with the distortion etc are easily forgiven, and the food is really good quality!

The first unit - you can see some of the scratches and an outline where it looks like the heating element had been overused

The second unit was in much better condition!

American-style pancakes - these are approx 4\" in diameter

More pancakes!

Bacon cooked on the Cobb, pancakes from the ScranXL

Loads of veg!

Greens on the ScranXL, everything else on the Cobb

Cheeky steak sandwich for lunch, because this thing is so easy to heat up and pack away!

https://preview.redd.it/jgntw9oj0rxg1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f77ccc72a33474b07ab538a04b8c14fe3cdbc3e9