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The New Project-2010 Brick Red Weber Performer With Gas Assist

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She’s got a cracked table which I’ll have to replace, a little dusty and just a tiny bit of surface rust that I’m confident will come off with some elbow grease, thanks to Weber Kettle Club Forum Member @TheDude ‘s suggestion of using CLR to knock off that surface rust.  I drove an hour and a half away to Rescue her.

The bowl, lid and grates are in excellent shape and with a little elbow grease they’ll shine up nicely.  The ash sweeps turn freely and the ash pan is free of pitting.

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There’s really not a ton to do other than clean her up and replace the table.  This is a $450 grill brand new.  With a couple hours of work I can’t wait to shine her up!

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Day Boat Scallops Seared In A @LodgeCastIron Skillet On The @WeberGrills Kettle

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Step one was to place the scallops on a paper towel to dry them off.
Then season them with a generous coating of Sea Salt.
Put a half a chimney of coals into the Weber Charcoal baskets and then get your Lodge skillet heated up.
Next put a couple of turns of EVOO and a couple of tablespoons of clarified butter in the skillet and place your scallops down flat onto the skillet surface.
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The key is to not move the scallops on the skillet to let them develop that golden  browning effect. Resist checking the bottom for at least two minutes.  Once you see good color, flip em over-

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Let them develop the same color on the other side.  The smaller ones will cook faster so if you need to, leave the larger scallops on for a minute longer.  (You could also cut them in half)

Buttery goodness!

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#Porkbutt hits the @webergrills Smokey Mountain Smoker Follow along at www.northeastbbq.com #bbq #bbqporn

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Smoker has been running between 264 and 300.

Did not check the lid til 11:06, she’s looking niiiiice

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She has stalled at 167 internal for about an hour or so.  Gonna spritz her and open the vents a little, temps have settled in at grate level at 250.

The stall lasted just over a  hour.  Broke out at 1:15PM.

Just gonna kick back,  drink a beer and let all that fat render down into succulence.

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At 2:00PM she got double wrapped in foil and transported to the house where the oven was preheated for 275.

Temps started to climb slowly and at 4:15PM she hit 203 internal.  A ten hour session!  Wrapped the butt in a towel and placed it in a cooler to rest for an hour.

When we unwrapped her at 5:15PM the results were worth the wait-

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Nephew BJ and BIL Barry as well as The Kimberley’s came over to enjoy some wings and pulled pork.

It was a Sweet Baby Ray’s kinda day-

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Nephew BJ approves

Pulled-

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Sauced-

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Wings Using Charcoal Baskets & STOK CI Grates On The Performer For The Celtics

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Always a winner. They come out crispy like they were fried by cooking them indirect.

Fire up your charcoal in the charcoal baskets which concentrates the heat and flame in the center of the grill then place the lightly coated in peanut oil and rubbed wings along the perimeter for indirect high heat grilling.

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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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