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BrewHo
05-02-2020, 08:56 PM
I was going to title this “first cook” but realized I grilled a steak right after getting the Akorn. Then I picked up some boneless beef short ribs last grocery shop, and then it’s been too rainy for me to do any outdoor cooking. Until today. Today was beautiful, so it gave me my chance. Applied rubs (trying a couple of different blends, no preference yet) and let the meat come up to room temp while I built the fire. Built a charcoal snake in the Akorn, three bricks thick about halfway around the firebox. Got a half dozen briquettes started in the chimney, arranged them on one end of the snake, set the deflector, water/drip pan, adjusted vents and waited to build heat. Put the short ribs on when the thermometer showed 200. Probe was saying internal temp was 66, so I went back to work on my Silver Smoker project. Seemed much quicker than expected the probe was saying 163 so I started to prepare the sides. Temp continued to rise quickly so I pulled and wrapped at 169 indicated (uncalibrated probe).

For sides, pan fried local asparagus, and leftover rice pilaf. Deglazed the pan after the asparagus and gave the rice a quick stir fry in the pan drippings. Plated, paired with a local microbrew, Old Bust Head Vixen, Irish red ale. All yummy. And if I get ambitious I’ll be making a Biaquick strawberry shortcake for dessert.

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GrantAshton
05-02-2020, 09:05 PM
Might wanna resize those pics.

BrewHo
05-02-2020, 09:06 PM
Before I started cooking I went for a bike ride on the National Mall, just in time for the flyover. What a great sight!
https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=1245&pictureid=13506

BrewHo
05-02-2020, 09:13 PM
Might wanna resize those pics.

Working on it. Haven’t found an easy way to do that yet.

Any hints will be appreciated.

Stingerhook
05-02-2020, 09:16 PM
If your in Windows open in paint and resize by pixels 800 on the large size.

Happy Hapgood
05-02-2020, 09:24 PM
Mighty Fine Cook and Flyover regardless! :thumb:

BrewHo
05-02-2020, 11:56 PM
Might wanna resize those pics.

Done. Sorry for that miscue, did not expect that scaling. couldn’t find a convenient rescale here or on my iPad but finally got it done on the MacBook. Fun evening. But not as much fun as the Akorn!

BrewHo
05-02-2020, 11:58 PM
If your in Windows open in paint and resize by pixels 800 on the large size.
Only windows at work. Apple at home, usually iPad these days but MacBook for heavy lifting. One way I keep work and personal airgapped. Ended up resizing on the MacBook, but first had to set up iCloud on it, and finish upgrading Catalina. My perverse idea of fun.
Thanks anyway.