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Alternatively, if he already smokes cigars, you could buy a nice lighter. They are kind of expensive if you get nice ones.

I have this one and I love it.

Most guys won’t spend that kind of money on a lighter so gifting it is perfect.

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Just curious, I thought Kamado cookers could smoke for 12 hours unattended. If that’s true why the desire for a pellet grill?

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That’s not true.

I love my Kamado but I don’t trust it enough to leave it unattended more than an hour or so.

Don’t get me wrong, I have smoked for 12 hours with it and it puts out a great product. I just want something that I can throw a brisket in at 8pm and have it for lunch the next day while I get a good nights sleep. I want something that I can set some ribs on after work and then go to dance or soccer practice with my kids and come back with no concerned that I had a flame go out of control.

I got a couple of big gift cards to Academy for Xmas. I really want a pellet smoker. The Pit Boss 1250 and the 1600 are in stock at my local academy. I already have a Kamado for grilling. I just want a pellet smoker for long unattended cooks. I have heard lots of pros and cons for pit boss and Trager.

Is there any reason I don’t want to buy a Pit Boss?

So if someone came to South Louisiana and wanted to bring back a gift basket of our food/groceries, I could easily make one.

*community coffee
*jack millers bbq sauce
*slap ya momma
*crystal hot sauce
Etc

I am visiting Central Georgia for Xmas. Is there anything regional that I could bring back that is sold somewhat exclusively in this part of the world?

I have several shun and wusthof knives. I am a home cook, not a professional chef. I have a whetstone and have used different “gimmicky” sharpeners. I have found the following.

1. For the average home use, I don’t need scary sharp. Very sharp will do just fine.

2. Those fancy sharpening rigs always take forever to sharpen 8 or 9 knives at one time and they are a pain in the arse to pull out for just one knife.

3. My go to is a pull through sharpener from Amazon. If I was using it daily, sure, it would eat my knives away. I use it about once a month per knife. It takes 20 seconds and keeps my knives as sharp as I need them to be.

So I have come into possession of some ribeyes that once I cut them into steaks, I noticed that they are a lower quality than I usually get. I am a salt and garlic only guy for my steaks but I am willing to go off the beaten trail with these due to their lack of marbling.

1. I bought a bottle of Lowry’s steak and chop marinade. Anyone ever use this? If so, how do you use it. Overnight soak? Rinse before cooking? I’ve never used a marinade on a steak before.

2. Turn the steaks into Philly cheese steaks perhaps? I have a can of white cheese that I was going to use for nacho night. Do y’all think that I could slice the meat, season it, toss it in a little hot butter with peppers and then mix with nacho cheese before making sandwiches?

3. Should I do kabobs?

4. Any other ideas to use a ribeye in a way other than straight grilled?

This thread has a lot of folks saying great northerns for their white beans. Am I the only coonass that uses navy beans?

Also, I almost word for word use the same recipe for my white beans that I do for my red beans. I cook down bacon, smother veggies, then simmer beans in seasoned chicken broth with Tasso or sausage.

I want the recipe to that shwarma marinade. For real. Those kabobs look like they are on point!

I grilled chicken tenders and served them with jarred Alfredo and noodles. Not bad. Not great.

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That's my usual order

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Lol! I’ll bet I’ve been with at least 5 or 6 people who have gotten it and said that it was sub par. I’ve personally never had it though so I guess my actual opinion on it doesn’t count for anything.

I stand by their piccata and their cappuccino. As a matter of fact, the first time I ever had their piccata, I went home and tried every day for almost a week to replicate their butter wine sauce because it was 10/10 and I had never had that sauce before. I finally got close enough to declare victory but I still have days where I want someone else to make it.