mesquite

After 8 hours cooking at 225, no crutching, and resting for 1 hour before slicing, here are pictures of the ribs seasoned, at 4hrs, and 7hrs into the cook, sliced after resting and showing the smoke ring. #BBQ #ribs #beef

So over the years I have bought hundreds and hundreds of pounds of mesquite lump charcoal. Always from the same manufacturer. And I have never gotten anything like this before. The truck dropped off three 40#, bags of lump and in one of them there was this. A 36# Stump! And 4 other small sticks...

My wife's cousins are up on the mountain visiting this week. They surprised my with a couple of tri-tips. (very nice of them) So tonight after work was the right time to cook them up. A little olive oil and Montreal and on they went. Given the time and the quantity of meat. I decided to go with...

I was starting to run low on charcoal. I picked up a bag of BOTW charcoal and did an evaluation of it. Here I've cut open the bag to reveal the contains. I separated it and put it into my storage container. Here are the pictures (Business card and 6” ruler for reference) and my general...

Hello All, first post by a newbie here :crazy: First off, I love the site and I'm finding a great deal of useful information. Second, I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see folks engaging in polite, considerate conversation for a change. Anyway, glad to be here. Here are my questions...

Sometimes it's a simple steak that a man wants with some homemade chimichurri culled fresh from the herb garden. A quick stop at the Farmer's Market yielded some awesome heirloom tomatoes and peppers. I always cook steak on a wood fire...this time mesquite: Sirloin with onions and...