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Pictures next time. Or it didn't happen.Carl Gerbschmidt wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 09:57Grilled venison medallions with grilled asparagus and cheese ravioli in white sauce, made it for my wife and daughter last night.
I wish I could justify the cost of a smoker. I love it, but the time just isn't there. The most time I have is in the winter... Spring is track until June. June and July we camp most weekends. August to winter is football. Right now would be the perfect to for a smoker. Nothing but time!
Man, I said the same, but I literally use my Traeger every single week. It is possibly the best purchase I have ever made.Pckfn23 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:34I wish I could justify the cost of a smoker. I love it, but the time just isn't there. The most time I have is in the winter... Spring is track until June. June and July we camp most weekends. August to winter is football. Right now would be the perfect to for a smoker. Nothing but time!
Did a nice marinaded flank steak on the grill the other night. It was very good.
I know! I have been going back and forth. There are probably only about 5-10 days during the spring/summer/fall I can spend 8-10 hours on something worthwhile. And when we want to grill I can't take 45 minutes for burgers. BAH! So frustrating, as there is nothing better than a good smoked brisket or some burnt ends.Packfntk wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:38Man, I said the same, but I literally use my Traeger every single week. It is possibly the best purchase I have ever made.Pckfn23 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:34I wish I could justify the cost of a smoker. I love it, but the time just isn't there. The most time I have is in the winter... Spring is track until June. June and July we camp most weekends. August to winter is football. Right now would be the perfect to for a smoker. Nothing but time!
Did a nice marinaded flank steak on the grill the other night. It was very good.
But you don't have to sit there for 8-10 hours. Especially with a Traeger. Most things are set it and forget it. I do pork butts and don't look at them for 12-16 hours.Pckfn23 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:42I know! I have been going back and forth. There are probably only about 5-10 days during the spring/summer/fall I can spend 8-10 hours on something worthwhile. And when we want to grill I can't take 45 minutes for burgers. BAH! So frustrating, as there is nothing better than a good smoked brisket or some burnt ends.Packfntk wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:38Man, I said the same, but I literally use my Traeger every single week. It is possibly the best purchase I have ever made.Pckfn23 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:34
I wish I could justify the cost of a smoker. I love it, but the time just isn't there. The most time I have is in the winter... Spring is track until June. June and July we camp most weekends. August to winter is football. Right now would be the perfect to for a smoker. Nothing but time!
Did a nice marinaded flank steak on the grill the other night. It was very good.
All great to know! I think I will look into it more for next summer (and the new home). Thanks!Packfntk wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:54But you don't have to sit there for 8-10 hours. Especially with a Traeger. Most things are set it and forget it. I do pork butts and don't look at them for 12-16 hours.Pckfn23 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:42I know! I have been going back and forth. There are probably only about 5-10 days during the spring/summer/fall I can spend 8-10 hours on something worthwhile. And when we want to grill I can't take 45 minutes for burgers. BAH! So frustrating, as there is nothing better than a good smoked brisket or some burnt ends.
On the burger note, you can do them as fast as a regular grill. My Traeger gets to 450. I still use a grill for burgers, but it's all good.
Yeah that is the one thing I miss since I decided to not have my email go to my phone, now I am just too lazy to reset the password on my laptop and phone.Raptorman wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:32Pictures next time. Or it didn't happen.Carl Gerbschmidt wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 09:57Grilled venison medallions with grilled asparagus and cheese ravioli in white sauce, made it for my wife and daughter last night.
I have the older version, the 34 series which is a lot of grill in my opinion. This is before they came out with WiFire "Wifi on your grill for temps", but I don't think you need that. I don't like to sit on my couch and smoke, it has a probe reader on it so you can tell internal temperatures, etc. I have a deep blue lid.
Do what I did. Get the combo. That way when you have the time to smoke you can, Grill fast it's gas or slow, it's charcoal.Pckfn23 wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 10:34I wish I could justify the cost of a smoker. I love it, but the time just isn't there. The most time I have is in the winter... Spring is track until June. June and July we camp most weekends. August to winter is football. Right now would be the perfect to for a smoker. Nothing but time!
Did a nice marinaded flank steak on the grill the other night. It was very good.
The container on the far right is for a wood fire. It has a pass-through that goes to the charcoal grill side for smoking. So far it's worked pretty well. The nice thing is I can add wood without opening the top.Packfntk wrote: ↑28 Apr 2020 15:33Do you like that a lot raptor? Haven't talked to anyone that has it.
But for smoking, I am assuming you can use wood fire for it? That is why people want to smoke, not to have their meat taste like charcoal (or in my case). I have my charcoal grill for that. Man I think I have a problem and have too many grills.