Tag: BBQ

The Easiest Grilled Baked Potato Ever On The @WeberGrills Smokey Joe #bbq

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So cheap, so delicious, so easy you gotta add it into your BBQ repertoire.

First Pierce the russet potatoes a bunch of times and toss them in the microwave for three minutes.  then flip them over and put them in for another three minutes.

Carefully take them out and use a paper towel or basting brush to brush on some EVOO.  Next crush some Atlantic Saltworks coarse salt on top(this will create a nice crust).

Fire up the pit and let the coals get good and hot vents wide open.

Tear off a piece of aluminum foil to place the potatoes on so they don’t burn and leave them on for about 45 minutes.

The outside skin will be nice and crispy and the inside fluffy just waiting to bathe in butter and/or sour cream and/or cheddar melting cheese and/or bacon bits and/or chopped up jalapenos and/or… you get the picture.

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Grill Accessory Review: Charcoal Companion Basting Brush

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Normally I’m skeptical of BBQ accessories, like burger formers and jalapeno popper stands.  but sometimes there are tools that work.

When my Kate surprised me with the Charcoal Companion basting brush I was skeptical at first.  I was going to be smoking up some pork ribs that weekend when I’d put it to the test.

Normally the last 45 minutes or so on the smoker I like to spritz or baste my ribs with a mix of apple cider vinegar, BBQ sauce, water.  Often times in spray bottles the BBQ sauce clumps up and doesn’t come out evenly.

This was not the case with the Charcoal Companion basting brush.  I simple squeeze and just the right amount of liquid came out and the integrated silicon brush helps to spread it exactly where you want it on your ribs.

Clean up is a snap , just toss it in the dishwasher and it comes out clean as a whistle.

It will be a regular part of my grill accessory arsenal going forward.  Thanks Kate for the thoughtful gift.  It’s a winner. $9.97 at Home Depot

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1998 Stainless Steel Craigslist Performer Find Pre-Restore

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This green SS Performer find is in great shape except for the ash pan assembly.  Everything else I believe can be buffed up to look like new.  I bought it with the intention that if my buddies Craig Kimberley or James Eves didn’t want it I was going to keep it for myself.  But I could not, in good conscious let it sit there and sell to someone who would not appreciate it.  I was secretly hoping neither of them really wanted it so I could keep it for myself but James jumped at the chance and he will be doing the restore.  He promises to send in pics of the project.

The Bowl and lid were in excellent shape. The stainless will clean up beautifully with a  little bartenders keeper.  The frame solid.

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I would replace the bolts with stainless but I’m not sure it’s necessary.  The only bad spot are the arms on the ash pan assembly that are rusted.

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I’m going to ask my friends at the Webber Kettle Club Forums for suggestions.

It was quite a session yesterday on one of Smokin Jim’s old smokers

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STOK Cast Iron Grates On The Weber Performer

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Last night it was brussel sprouts, mushroom and onion skewers and ribeyes on the 2009 Weber Performer Deluxe.

Decided to swap out the standard Weber grates for the cast iron ones on the STOK.  Worked out well using the STOK veggie basket insert to grill the brussell sprouts which were lightly coated in evoo , Atlantic Saltworks Salt and crushed black pepper.

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Charcoal Deal Alert- @Kingsford Blue Bag $12.99 For Two 18.6 lb Bags @Lowes

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2 x 18.6 lb bags of Kingsford Blue Bag for $12.99 is roughly 34 cents a pound and a great deal. Sale ends April 11th
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Verified- Got two 2-packs today at Danvers MA Lowe’s-

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The 2009 @WeberGrills Performer Clean Up and First Cook #BBQ

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First to scrape ‘er down with the razor blade
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She was in pretty decent shape to begin with but the blacks were faded, there was cobwebs and the bowl, lid and ash pan were all encrusted in crud.

After a good scrape with the razor and scrub with the extra fine steel wool-

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Next to clean all the black trim including legs, wire grate shelf on the bottom and charcoal basket and then apply Back To Black to restore the original deep black luster.

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All the aluminum was scrubbed with the extra fine steel wool as well.  I didn’t spend any time on the thermostatic table as it will be replaced with a newer metal style Performer table when it arrives.

Fired up the gas assist to light a chimney of charcoal. It was nice to not have to use paper or lighter cubes to get the chimney going.  Just placed it on top of the gas assist tube filled up the chimney and let it light the coals. After about three minutes the gas assist was turned off and the chimney dud the rest of the work.  Dumped the chimney into the Weber charcoal baskets and put them in the center.

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The grates that came with the Performer were already in decent shape but I gave them a quick scrub and oiled them down with Peanut oil before placing the rubbed chicken tenderloins offset the coal baskets around the perimeter of the bowl. Placed a small chunk of mesquite in the center for smoke.

When they hit 165 internal they got pulled off to eat.

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Waiting for the new style metal table to be delivered tomorrow and handle from Brian😀

 

Chicken Wings on the @WeberGrills Original Kettle Using Weber Charcoal Baskets and cooking offset is a crowd pleaser 100% of the time!

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Grill accessory- plastic container to protect remote thermometer for outdoor cooks in the rain

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imageimageYou can get these at the Dollar Store. They work very well to protect the unit on your remote thermometer sensor from the rain which will ruin your investment in a hurry.

I know it’s not some high tech revelation but sometimes there are simple solutions that we can pass on. I hear many stories of semi-expensive remote thermometers getting destroyed by rain.
Being transparent they allow you to see the temps without having to take the unit out if the container.

The cord on the probe goes right out the corner and the container can still be locked down to protect from the elements.

This one was $2 and I got it at Ocean State Job Lot in Peabody.