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My daughter makes cakes and other assorted pastries for special occasions. She surprised me with this today.It sure make me feel special.

What ever happened to SURFIN SAPO? I miss that guy.

This weekend was mine and my step daughters birthday. Mine Saturday hers Sunday. (no ages) We decided to do something a little special. I pulled out a 12lb turkey I had in the freezer since thanksgiving I decided to smoke roast it in the cypress smoker. I hung it from the top and cooked it...

Has anybody out there tried sous vide water bath cooking.If you have what did you think of it.I've tried it with some diy equipment.I kinda like it. Of course I won't give up my smoker.

Albertsons had these trimed vac packed St louis cut ribs on sale for 1.99 a lb.I picked up four slabs.Just for the hell of it I applied a coat of Louisiana Honey mustard wing sauce on one slab and coated both with earl campbell rib rub.I went with my homemade rib basket. It will hold two slabs...

Has anybody ever seen or heard of a report being made on the effect breathing barbque smoke for twenty years would have on the lungs? I know it could'nt be good.

My son works for a large tire warehouse. Sometimes I cook something for him and his coworkers for lunch. I like doing it and they really appreciate it. Today I'm doing grilled chicken thighes useing my own seasoning and sauce.I built an oak fire in my fire pit/grill. I let that burn down to a...

I did'nt get to do a turkey for Thanksgiving.Doing one today on the cypress smoker rotisserie style.Rubbed it with olive oil s&p and some poultry seasoning.It was a cold day so I fired up my fire pit to keep me warm while the bird was smoking.cooked it at 250 for four hrs. directly over the...

Flat iron steak. If anybody out there has not tried it yet I highly recommend it. Just as tender as tenderloin, but with more flavor.I grilled this one on my lodge cast iron grill. Salt and pepper only. Grilled to medium rare. Thin side came out medium, but it was still great.

The cypress smoker is alive and well TimBear. I've done about 10 cooks on it And it seems to be holding up well. On a long smoke I start out with about a chimny and a half of lump charcoal that will last about 4 hours. I'll add a handfull or 2 about every 1 1/2 hours for as long as it takes. It...

I live in central louisiana. tri tip is something you don't expect to find around here.I was in albertsons this week and spotted a couple of small tri tips in their meat counter. I grabbed one up and started researching cooking methods.I went for the high heat grill with a little wood smoke...

I was browseing the meat counter at wal mart today and something cought my eye. Lambs breast.That was a first for me. It looked like a small spare rib. It was cheap a buck 85 per lb.I picked up a pack and threw it in the freezer.Anybody ever try it ? If so how did you cook it.Thanks for any...

The wife said " Pondman!! after this one , if you build or buy another grill or smoker I'm moving my mother in with us. " Well to say the least she got my attention. Not that I don't love my mother- in-law,but fellas I think this could be the last one. Maybe!! Women just don't seem to...

Found these big boys on sale. 67 cents a pound. Picked up two with a link of sauage. Chopped them in half, seasoned them up and decided to give them about a three hour ride on the cypress smoker ferris wheel.First time I've used it. It handled 10 pounds of chicken easy. Hope you all enjoy the pics.

I won't be smoking a pork sholder hanging from the leg bone any time soon. after about eight hours of cooking the meat became tender, and started to pull away from the bone( I should have known) I managed to save it from falling into the fire box. I wrapped it in foil and cooked it for another...

I want to show off another feature of the cypress smoker.Put a couple of swivels in the top, fashioned two wire hooks to hang chickens from. picked up a couple of four pounders from sam's,seasoned then up good stuffed with onion,and hung them in the smoker. I removed the grill and the water pan...

After all that work gonna give the smoker a test. A real test. Trimmed and seasoned up a 14lb brisket a rabbit from my neighbors hutch, and a little deer sausage for a snack. gonna smoke the brisket about 12 hours at around 250 if i can hold it there. Everything on the smoker worked out real...

Well this is it boys. Turned out pretty good I think. Just a little tweeking on the fire box and I'll be ready to test.Will post first cook. Maybe upload a video on youtube.

Just a few more pics to let you see how its coming along. I'm gettin excited now.

Moving along.A little cold today slowed us down a little.Got the grill cut and in place. Lined the bottom with sheet metal. and the doors are ready to hang.We should finish in a couple of days. will keep you posted.

My brother and I are building a smoker made from tongue and groove cypress. Here are a few pics from the first day. Will post more as the project moves along.

Picked up a Lodge habachi style cast iron grill at Academy sports. As if I needed another peice of outdoor cooking equipment.That makes six. Hey! I wanted it . Can you think of anything better to spend your money on. Well maybe my wife can. Well anyway I spatchcocked a little game hen, and make...

Wife said empty the freezer. found a slab of spares,a few pork steaks,some rib tips,a couple of chuck eyes and a link of sauage. Seasoned them up,fired up the smoker and off we went. Well thats a lot of meat for me and my little skinny wife. I portioned what was left and vac packed it with my...

Started with skinless boneless chicken thighs.Marinated overnight. seasoned with tones steak dust.Grilled to a golden brown. Cut up and added some johnny's au jus and chicken broth.If you have'nt tried johnny's au jus. Give it a try Its great with any kind of meat.I cooked a little yelllow rice...

Put 2 baby backs on my ( Made out of wood ) smoker 4 1/2 hours later and a little homemade sauce. They were fit to eat.