Once it calms down 😂🔥🔥😂

[16Adams]

Mesquite smoke fills the air.
Once it calms down 🔥😂🔥 adding a couple choice ribeye. Smoking to 175 IT wrapping and placing in freezer. Then through the grinder. Will add previously smoked chopped brisket and beef cheek Barbacoa. Then all meats into a pot for chili.
Top Shelf Frito Pie. Wife Made a big pot of ribeye Goya beans yesterday. Some of those may be a topper or a side.
It’s Texas, no beans in the chili 🌶🔥

[jzadski]

Sounds like a pretty good and tasty plan. So nice that the weather has broken somewhat

[16Adams]

Two stocks: barbacoa & chicken
Seasoned Smoked ribeye - simmered with garlic-stick blended
Added hamburger from previous taco cook
1 small can tomato paste
2 heaping tablespoons Bolner’s Fiesta Chili Powder
May or may not be a Goya bean involved

Then life happened:
While on two mile walk The Bride reminded me I promised her Pork Steaks. No problem all kinds of room and heat. Smoked Pork to 175 and added a diluted Stubbs Sweet Heat with liquid from garlic simmered ribeye.

Beef and pork both cooked foil boat method. Helps

Going to go for a bike ride whilst everything comes together

[16Adams]

Her requested pork steak

[16Adams]

Fun cooker. Longevity? Who knows. Doing what I can to use and not abuse.

[16Adams]

My Frito Pie aka The Walking Taco

[PatAttack]

Adams, how are you liking the offset?

[Stingerhook]

Looking like a great day Adams

[16Adams]

Adams, how are you liking the offset?

I’ve already had 299$ of fun. The mods recommended on the OKJoe Highland FB have proved to be spot on. Charcoal basket, use firebox grate wrapped in foil for baffle and OKJoe gasket. This thing is steady. I bank a mini log at bottom back of fire basket then I put a half chimney of unlit coals in front of that. I pour a full chimney of lit coals on the unlit. Once the smoke calms down the cooking area is heated and I lay one mini log on an incline in the middle of the box. I added only two more mini logs and probably didn’t need the third. I still don’t see myself babysitting a brisket for 10-12 hours, however the 4-6 hour and under are entertaining.

Bottom line, I’ve learned from the Brethren enough to not screw up as badly as I did with my OG Black Diamond.

[16Adams]

Last ones
A kind of magic

[Clay-b-que]

Looks like you are getting the hang of that offset! And the frito pie looks killer

[Shiz-Nit]

Looks awesome

[cowgirl]

Thought I smelled something delicious in the strong south wind!
Looks tasty Adams!