I'm Actually Cooking Something! **** Live From Overland Fark, KS

bigabyte · 02-01-2013, 07:50 AM

Things have been so crazy for the last month and a half that I forgot I had some smokers outside!

It's pretty cold this morning, it might even be the coldest of the year, so I had to stay true to my tradition of smoking something on the coldest day.

The weather man said it was 5 degrees outside, but I don't think he was using a RED Thermapen!

Due to technical difficulties from the cold, my camera could not take pics of my smoker prep this morning so I will give a quick recap.

First off, the middle and bottom sections of my WSM's were frozen together. It's rained recently and some jackass left my WSM's uncovered.

Once I pried them apart by thwacking the side of the ring sealing them together and placing one foot on a leg of the unit and lifting, I then tried to take the unit apart for a quick cleaning and assembly. Unfortunately enough water gathered in the bottom bowl that it was just up to grate level and frozen solid into one big mass of bowl, ice, ash, grate and a few unspent coals protruding out of the top. Undeterred, I turned the bowl upside down and grabbed a pitcher of hot water, and poured a stream of hot water on top of the inverted bowl until the icy mass dislodged from the bowl, taking all the ice, ash, charcoal and grate with it. Voila! Clean bowl!

Next I refilled the pitcher with more hot water and poured it slowly around the top of the now dislodged ice mass to free the grate. Once it popped off I poured the remaining water over the coals frozen to the top of the grate to dislodge them. Voila! Clean grate!

I have no idea what I am going to do with the ashy, coal-ridden ice semi-sphere though.

I'm sure I'll think of something.

I lit that farker up with some cherry chunks added for flavor. When it got to temp I tossed on a packer just because I had an extra one lying around.

Now, let's get down to business. Here are the chuckies I'm cooking up.

I'm seasoning them with some Foil Hat and some Pepper.

Now let's go put them on the smoker.

More to come today here on "Live From Overland Fark" after these messages!

Ron_L · 02-01-2013, 07:54 AM

You're cooking?

And it's not spam fish?

bigabyte · 02-01-2013, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron_L

You're cooking?

And it's not spam fish?

The day is still young...

lcbateman3 · 02-01-2013, 07:57 AM

What happend to the real bigabyte? Where did you put him? Looks good though. Ill check on ya when I fly over today.

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Garyclaw · 02-01-2013, 07:59 AM

Throw that semi-sphere of ice, ash, and coal over in the nieghbors yard and tell them it came from outer space.

colonel00 · 02-01-2013, 08:03 AM

I don't get it

PatAttack · 02-01-2013, 08:04 AM

Would it be crazy to ASSume you have a fresh batch of doughnuts on the ready, too??

Ron_L · 02-01-2013, 08:14 AM

I figured it out...

He's getting close to 22,000 "quality" posts so he had to move to Q-talk for a while.

bigabyte · 02-01-2013, 08:36 AM

...And, we're back!

The WSM is chugging along at 275*, let's check on those chuckies now that we hit the 90 minute mark.

IT is 132*, so not quite there yet.

Now that the sun is out, here is my ice thingy.

Still not sure what I'm going to do with it though.

We'll be back later when the chuckies are ready for some special treatment here on "Live From Overland Fark"!

Big George's BBQ · 02-01-2013, 08:58 AM

Good day to smoke Chris Dont listen to them Keep showing your progress

Jorge · 02-01-2013, 09:01 AM

I think you should put your wife's pyrex in the cooker again.

Gore · 02-01-2013, 09:06 AM

That's one nice looking ice thingy. Must be gin and tonic weather there.

Fatback Joe · 02-01-2013, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigabyte

I have no idea what I am going to do with the ashy, coal-ridden ice semi-sphere though.

Based on what I have seen in previous posts, I will go out on a limb and say that you are just going to leave it wherever it wound up.

gtr · 02-01-2013, 09:31 AM

Are you making sure the bees are warm enough?

bigabyte · 02-01-2013, 09:33 AM

That reminds me...

I should move that WSM cover. Maybe even use it to cover the WSM to keep rain and ice out.

02-01-2013, 07:50 AM	#1
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	I'm Actually Cooking Something! Live From Overland Fark, KS Things have been so crazy for the last month and a half that I forgot I had some smokers outside! It's pretty cold this morning, it might even be the coldest of the year, so I had to stay true to my tradition of smoking something on the coldest day. The weather man said it was 5 degrees outside, but I don't think he was using a RED Thermapen! Due to technical difficulties from the cold, my camera could not take pics of my smoker prep this morning so I will give a quick recap. First off, the middle and bottom sections of my WSM's were frozen together. It's rained recently and some jackass left my WSM's uncovered. Once I pried them apart by thwacking the side of the ring sealing them together and placing one foot on a leg of the unit and lifting, I then tried to take the unit apart for a quick cleaning and assembly. Unfortunately enough water gathered in the bottom bowl that it was just up to grate level and frozen solid into one big mass of bowl, ice, ash, grate and a few unspent coals protruding out of the top. Undeterred, I turned the bowl upside down and grabbed a pitcher of hot water, and poured a stream of hot water on top of the inverted bowl until the icy mass dislodged from the bowl, taking all the ice, ash, charcoal and grate with it. Voila! Clean bowl! Next I refilled the pitcher with more hot water and poured it slowly around the top of the now dislodged ice mass to free the grate. Once it popped off I poured the remaining water over the coals frozen to the top of the grate to dislodge them. Voila! Clean grate! I have no idea what I am going to do with the ashy, coal-ridden ice semi-sphere though. I'm sure I'll think of something. I lit that farker up with some cherry chunks added for flavor. When it got to temp I tossed on a packer just because I had an extra one lying around. Now, let's get down to business. Here are the chuckies I'm cooking up. I'm seasoning them with some Foil Hat and some Pepper. Now let's go put them on the smoker. More to come today here on "Live From Overland Fark" after these messages! __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

02-01-2013, 07:54 AM	#2
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	You're cooking? And it's not spam fish? __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

02-01-2013, 07:57 AM	#4
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02-01-2013, 07:59 AM	#5
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02-01-2013, 08:03 AM	#6
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02-01-2013, 08:04 AM	#7
PatAttack somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: In the Marsh	Would it be crazy to ASSume you have a fresh batch of doughnuts on the ready, too?? __________________ "You have never lived until you have almost died". "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know".-Unknown Vietnam Soldier 22" WSM 22" Weber Gold Weber Smoky Joe Weber Gasser Rec-Tec 590

02-01-2013, 08:14 AM	#8
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	I figured it out... He's getting close to 22,000 "quality" posts so he had to move to Q-talk for a while. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

02-01-2013, 08:36 AM	#9
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	...And, we're back! The WSM is chugging along at 275, let's check on those chuckies now that we hit the 90 minute mark. IT is 132, so not quite there yet. Now that the sun is out, here is my ice thingy. Still not sure what I'm going to do with it though. We'll be back later when the chuckies are ready for some special treatment here on "Live From Overland Fark"! __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.

02-01-2013, 08:58 AM	#10
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	Good day to smoke Chris Dont listen to them Keep showing your progress __________________ Large BIG Green EGG- Hatched 8/17/09 Backwoods Extented Party- sold Weber Genesis Gasser Mid Atlantic BBQ Association KCBS Back Porch BBQ Competition BBQ Team Proud Member of the Zero Club When all else fails ask yourself WWGALD

02-01-2013, 09:01 AM	#11
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx	I think you should put your wife's pyrex in the cooker again. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa Keeping Valspar in BBQ, one cook at a time. Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

02-01-2013, 09:06 AM	#12
Gore Phizzy Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods, Nazis and scrap iron chefs trying to harvest body parts Name/Nickname : Gore (surprise!)	That's one nice looking ice thingy. Must be gin and tonic weather there. __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1" , and dubbed "Phizzy" by Sir Ron.

02-01-2013, 09:31 AM	#14
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	Are you making sure the bees are warm enough? __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

02-01-2013, 09:33 AM	#15
bigabyte somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-10-06 Location: Overland Fark, KS	That reminds me... I should move that WSM cover. Maybe even use it to cover the WSM to keep rain and ice out. __________________ Asshattatron Farkanaut, CGCFO Chief Galactic Crockpot Foil Officer *Certified MOINK Baller & IMBAS Certified MOINK Ball Judge #0003 - Are you MOINK Certified?* *Sole recipient of the Silverfinger and fingerlickin Awards!* Don't forget about the Throwdown Thingies! The Secret Squirrel Society doesn't exist - Zero Club Duh.