Don't really need all those kettles, just one 18-1/2"............

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

Here's where the wife gets home & wants DINNER IN AMERICA

The wife's returned from Italy....
After a lot of airplane problems & 2-1/2 day delayed return....

She wants American food....

Here's a whole dinner on an 18-1/2" Weber ~~~>

Big potatoes down in the bottom / corn on top....

Wicked Good lump & Stubb's, running pretty hot...

Then marinated squash...

Then a rotation of ribeyes (kinda thin, but that worked out well for this gig..)

Keeping things warm while aspergoose is finishing....

Pull Grate...

Pull Taters...

Done ~~>

Plated ~~>

A few minutes later ~~>

She had fun in Italy, ate a lot, walked it all off & said the fruit & vegetables were hideous.....? Maybe looked in the wrong place?

Attacked the potato before I could even get it in the house....

Small cooking area, but can accomplish a lot with time & placement.... :grin:

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

Oh, and this is how to tell when the last piece is done:

The "bend test" for asparagus ~~>

sliding_billy · Jun 5, 2014

Good looking cook. I just laughed out loud at the asparagus test, BTW!

Garrett · Jun 5, 2014

Thats a good welcome home!!! Nice job!

Gnarlbecue · Jun 5, 2014

I'm always amazed at what we can get away with on the smaller grills.

I rocked the little 14.5" Smokey Joe Silver for about 5 years, and got pretty good at getting a surprising amount of different stuff in there all at once.

Good job!

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

Thanks for that, Billy......works for zucchini, too........

Tx, Garrett.....she was tired out & tired of several of the things she couldn't get over there.....where she was, you can't just buy a bag of ice for your iced tea....???

Tx, Gnarlbecue !!!

18-1/2" is my lower limit, not much time spent on Smokeys or Jumbos.....but I have seen astounding things done on them by others.............

bshm · Jun 5, 2014

Good timing getting all that done at the same time, looks good. Hideous produce over there is a curiousity, I've never been but have always heard it's better as in locally grown, fresh picked, etc.

el_matt · Jun 5, 2014

Great cook, on a little space. I just used my 18.5, for the first time, yesterday. Great little cookers.

Matt

Fwismoker · Jun 5, 2014

Gnarlbecue said:
I'm always amazed at what we can get away with on the smaller grills.

I rocked the little 14.5" Smokey Joe Silver for about 5 years, and got pretty good at getting a surprising amount of different stuff in there all at once.

Good job!

First looks great Buckie!

Gnarlbecue....just think how much you can get in a 18.5" when you add a 80 Qt pot and install an extra cooking grate in it. lol I added that pot to my jumbo joe grill....still a grill but now a great smoker with lots of space.

HarrynVegas · Jun 5, 2014

Bend test! LMAO. Come on....it's done when the bone wiggles like a kids tooth!

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

BSHM, I think a lot of the people do grow their own stuff......she went to small stores & said they just didn't do a lot of upkeep & rotation...

El_Matt, I use them for sides, extra space, smoking overload when it won't all fit on the 22"'s, hot holding, finish grilling / searing, the warm holder for the 24" Weber wok, I have maybe 7 or 8 of them, 5 in common rotation......even done butts on them here & there....

Lil' Red loaded w/ MOINKS & Scotch eggs...

Fwismoker, there's another idea !!!

Naw Harry, I still save that test for stuff like rib tips......

Use them little cookers, folks....don't want them to feel left out !!!!!!

Humble Soul · Jun 5, 2014

I use my 18.5 more than my 22.5. Usually I am cooking for only my son, gf, and myself, and the 18.5 is a perfect size and saves on fuel. But the 22.5 comes in handy for them bigger cooks or get togethers.

1911Ron · Jun 5, 2014

Psssh now your talking rubbish, only need one hah!!!:shocked:

Ok J/K you are a master at improvising and just plain magic with a kettle!
Food looks awsome!:mrgreen:

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

Yep, that's a good way to think about it, Humble Soul......glad to see others are using them to good advantage.....a lot of people get one thinking they don't need the big size, then find it somehow hard to use.......I got the Redhead from one neighbor, another OT silver from the other next door neighbor & a brand new OTS from a house cleanout around the corner.....3 18" kettles, within 275 feet of home, all free.....use them often......

Tx, Ron....good to see you !!!

Magic....well, I don't know......improviser, yes..........maybe I'll put up that cook where the kubbodeh meat fell off the skewers & ended up as burgers.............:mrgreen:

midwestsmokeboy · Jun 5, 2014

Wowser!!!! Very nice food combination. Looks like a great homecoming! What do you marinate the squash with?

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

midwestsmokeboy, I usually sprinkle with granulated garlic & let sit a short while, then either dunk in or pour on Italian dressing, herb & garlic marinade, lemon pepper marinade, jalepeno Ranch dressing is a current favorite.........bottle stuff mainly......sometimes end with parm sprinkled on.......messy, but good !!!!

SlowSmoked · Jun 5, 2014

1buckie said:
Here's where the wife gets home & wants DINNER IN AMERICA

The wife's returned from Italy....
After a lot of airplane problems & 2-1/2 day delayed return....

She wants American food....

Here's a whole dinner on an 18-1/2" Weber ~~~>

Big potatoes down in the bottom / corn on top....

Wicked Good lump & Stubb's, running pretty hot...

Then marinated squash...

Then a rotation of ribeyes (kinda thin, but that worked out well for this gig..)

Keeping things warm while aspergoose is finishing....

Pull Grate...

Pull Taters...

Done ~~>

Plated ~~>

A few minutes later ~~>

She had fun in Italy, ate a lot, walked it all off & said the fruit & vegetables were hideous.....? Maybe looked in the wrong place?

Attacked the potato before I could even get it in the house....

Small cooking area, but can accomplish a lot with time & placement.... :grin:

no offense, but I would divorce you if that was my welcome home meal.
:blah:

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

SlowSmoked said:
no offense, but I would divorce you if that was my welcome home meal.
:blah:

She did & we're still together & she picked the food the way she wanted it done.............I'm just the cook......:mrgreen:

SlowSmoked · Jun 5, 2014

1buckie said:
She did & we're still together & she picked the food the way she wanted it done.............I'm just the cook......:mrgreen:

well played.

1buckie · Jun 5, 2014

SlowSmoked said:
well played.

Just shootin' straight.....no point in fibbin'......gotta go here pretty soon....I'm on lamb chop duty.............:roll:

Don't really need all those kettles, just one 18-1/2"............

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