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***Official Grilling and Smoking Thread*** (3 Viewers)

CletiusMaximus said:
My kids (my wife) gave me some grilling mats for fathers day.  I've never read much about them, and considered them a gimmick.  But now I've got to actually use them in the interests of marital harmony.  Does anyone use these?  Do they do anything useful?  What's the best use for these?  I have a BGE and a Weber Genesis.  The Weber almost never gets used, but I would clean it up and fire up the gas if that's what it takes to put these mats to use.

tia fgb's
Are you talking something like this:  Mats

A salesperson at Ace talked me into buying a couple of these a while ago.  I use them if I do fish on the grill.  I also use them when I make fajitas on the grill or if I am grilling peppers or something that can fall between the grates.  You don't get the "grill marks" like the say you will, but the work well and are pretty good as far as non stick.

 
TheFanatic said:
This is badass. Well deserved my friend. 

One thing I would research is what's available in terms of meat and other ingredients you will need. You might want to bring your own rubs or grab some recipes for how to make BBQ sauce from ketchup, that sort of thing. Don't assume that if your favorite marinade requires Worcestershire sauce that there will be some available. Send ingredient lists down ahead of time to see what they can attain locally and bring down what you can or improvise. Maybe see if you can ship a box of ingredients down, but I just puckered at the thought of sending that box down in terms of shipping. Maybe see if your contact can help with that cost. 
Absolutely. Valid point.  I’m already clarifying up front with meat (they have access to brisket, baby backs, etc). I think the plan is to bring or ship rubs and sauces.

They will be covering all costs so we may load up a pelican case with those key items, then load it up with booze and trinkets to ship back 😂 

I’m thinking it would be fun to give some high-level background on the regional styles, then possibly work in a demo of both beef ribs and competition pork ribs. 

They’re averse to big meats during the demo due to time limits. 

 
This is the part I always struggle with.  You guys make it seem like you can sense the temp in the middle of the burger. I always kill them or undercook them. Drives me bonkers. 
Instant read thermometer (thermapen works great, some cheaper options are good too). Eventually you’ll get a feel for it and won’t need it anymore. 

And I disagree with Not needing gloves when grilling for family and friends. It’s nice to just toss .02c pair of nitrile gloves after handling raw meat or chicken, rather than having to keep scrubbing your hands. Even moreso when working with multiple meats.

And the Cotton Liners make it easy to handle any hot meats. Spatula and tongs are great, but there are times when it’s easier to use your hands. 

 
This is the part I always struggle with.  You guys make it seem like you can sense the temp in the middle of the burger. I always kill them or undercook them. Drives me bonkers. 
Get a good thermometer and go in the side of the meat, not the top imo

 
Instant read thermometer (thermapen works great, some cheaper options are good too). Eventually you’ll get a feel for it and won’t need it anymore. 

And I disagree with Not needing gloves when grilling for family and friends. It’s nice to just toss .02c pair of nitrile gloves after handling raw meat or chicken, rather than having to keep scrubbing your hands. Even moreso when working with multiple meats.

And the Cotton Liners make it easy to handle any hot meats. Spatula and tongs are great, but there are times when it’s easier to use your hands. 
All of this.

I keep a box of nitrile gloves in the drawer of my American Muscle Grill. When I'm doing photo shoots for brands, or cooking for the fam, I would much rather peel off a set of gloves after handling raw meat, or getting my hands wet with oil or something, than have to run inside and wash my hands every time I do that. The cotton liner is great for pulling pork. 

 
i grilled four hotdogs and two burgers last night and i also toasted the buns on the upper rack of my grill take that to the bank brohans

 
i grilled four hotdogs and two burgers last night and i also toasted the buns on the upper rack of my grill take that to the bank brohans
Wait, yesterday was Tuesday...how was it not taco night at the SWC abode?  Or is this more of a where most would zig, the ol’ SWCer is zagging type move?

 
When toasting buns (giggle) I love a blast of Pam Butter spray then dusting of garlic powder and Mrs Dash Garlic Herb seasoning. 

 
Thought I posted this but guess not (on phone so may be missing it): 

Friday at the family cookout I wanted to play with some pineapple for dessert. 

Grilled BBQ Cola Pineapple

- Two pineapples, halved

- Sauce: 1L Coke / 2C Brown Sugar / 1C Sweet BBQ Sauce (I used SBR) simmer in saucepan

- BBQ Rub (Sweet : I used Smackers)

Baste and grill pineapple halves (lid down) until get a bit of char all around. 

Slice into half rings, place In half pan with rest of sauce, cover and simmer until fairly tender. Flip if needed to immerse all. 

Pour off half of the remaining  broth and dust heavily with a sweeter bbq rub (I used  Smackers), serve from pan. 

Was a huge hit. Was funny how folks were apprehensive about the idea initially, and everyone was full. Then people started trying it, then coming back to the pan for more 😂 

A little different than GrillinFools awesome recipe. Was just playing with some stuff I had. May try with root beer next. 

 
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i grilled four hotdogs and two burgers last night and i also toasted the buns on the upper rack of my grill take that to the bank brohans
Wait, yesterday was Tuesday...how was it not taco night at the SWC abode?  Or is this more of a where most would zig, the ol’ SWCer is zagging type move?
when you travel on the path of the brohan every night is taco night not just tuesday and sometimes denial and change are the best things you can do for your inner brohan chi take that to the bank 

 
When toasting buns (giggle) I love a blast of Pam Butter spray then dusting of garlic powder and Mrs Dash Garlic Herb seasoning. 
sometimes i just blast the pam directly in to my mouth and then eat a bun its sort of a deconstructed version of what you are talking about take that to the bank brochacho

 
Thought I posted this but guess not (on phone so may be missing it): 

Friday at the family cookout I wanted to play with some pineapple for dessert. 

Grilled BBQ Cola Pineapple

- Two pineapples, halved

- Sauce: 1L Coke / 2C Brown Sugar / 1C Sweet BBQ Sauce (I used SBR) simmer in saucepan

- BBQ Rub (Sweet : I used Smackers)

Baste and grill pineapple halves (lid down) until get a bit of char all around. 

Slice into half rings, place In half pan with rest of sauce, cover and simmer until fairly tender. Flip if needed to immerse all. 

Pour off half of the remaining  broth and dust heavily with a sweeter bbq rub (I used  Smackers), serve from pan. 

Was a huge hit. Was funny how folks were apprehensive about the idea initially, and everyone was full. Then people started trying it, then coming back to the pan for more 😂 

A little different than GrillinFools awesome recipe. Was just playing with some stuff I had. May try with root beer next. 
I call this recipe "Type 2 Diebeetus".  ;)

I grill pineapple quite a bit, but use a blackened rub for some of that delicious spicy/sweet mix that my pallette craves.  

 
This is the part I always struggle with.  You guys make it seem like you can sense the temp in the middle of the burger. I always kill them or undercook them. Drives me bonkers. 
Have you thought about using something called a 'clock'?  Most phones have them nowadays.  

 
I call this recipe "Type 2 Diebeetus".  ;)

I grill pineapple quite a bit, but use a blackened rub for some of that delicious spicy/sweet mix that my pallette craves.  
:lol:  very true. Not to be consumed regularly, but my guests had very sweet-centric palate so went with that. The Smackers Rub has a layer of Heat to it that comes in on the backend that I like. 

 
Thought I posted this but guess not (on phone so may be missing it): 

Friday at the family cookout I wanted to play with some pineapple for dessert. 

Grilled BBQ Cola Pineapple

- Two pineapples, halved

- Sauce: 1L Coke / 2C Brown Sugar / 1C Sweet BBQ Sauce (I used SBR) simmer in saucepan

- BBQ Rub (Sweet : I used Smackers)

Baste and grill pineapple halves (lid down) until get a bit of char all around. 

Slice into half rings, place In half pan with rest of sauce, cover and simmer until fairly tender. Flip if needed to immerse all. 

Pour off half of the remaining  broth and dust heavily with a sweeter bbq rub (I used  Smackers), serve from pan. 

Was a huge hit. Was funny how folks were apprehensive about the idea initially, and everyone was full. Then people started trying it, then coming back to the pan for more 😂 

A little different than GrillinFools awesome recipe. Was just playing with some stuff I had. May try with root beer next. 
I totally forgot about that pineapple recipe. I still have some of that marinade. Hmmmm

 
What do you do with all this meat? 
Twice a month I cook for a Homeless Ministry in downtown Knoxville. They offer a hot meal and clothing and sometimes medical and dental services. 

A goofy video they made for it. https://vimeo.com/128523784

I get bummed out sometimes when I see Christians and Churches talk but not do as much. This is something that we can do. 

 
That's pretty cool man.  Made me a little teary eyed. 
If you're ever in East Tennessee, come hang out with us and serve. It's super easy. My favorite thing is the food's really good. When I first went down there 10 years ago, most of the food they were serving was stuff one step short of the dumpster. Out of date cakes and day old bagels and such. That's awesome people donate that but it was pretty sad for dinner. I love it we can bring what I think is the good food. It's still pork shoulder. But it's as good as I know how to make it. 

I think there's some dignity there in that for the people having dinner. And I know not everyone sees it like I do, but I think there's some God honoring element in there too in bringing the good stuff. Either way, it just feels like the right thing to do. 

 
Twice a month I cook for a Homeless Ministry in downtown Knoxville. They offer a hot meal and clothing and sometimes medical and dental services. 

A goofy video they made for it. https://vimeo.com/128523784

I get bummed out sometimes when I see Christians and Churches talk but not do as much. This is something that we can do. 
That's one of the coolest ideas I've seen in a while. Seriously great stuff Joe.  :thumbup:

 
60+ lbs of shoulder going on tomorrow morning. Hope I can squeeze it all onto my Akorn. Will finally use the upper rack. Think I can get 4 on the main rack and 2 up top. 

Was going to try the beans listed in here a few times. Given it'll easily be 12-14 hours, any idea when to add the beans to catch all the drippings?

Party is Saturday at 3, but want to get this all done before as I'll be crazy busy on Saturday as I'm planning on 200 wings to accompany the pulled pork. 

 
60+ lbs of shoulder going on tomorrow morning. Hope I can squeeze it all onto my Akorn. Will finally use the upper rack. Think I can get 4 on the main rack and 2 up top. 

Was going to try the beans listed in here a few times. Given it'll easily be 12-14 hours, any idea when to add the beans to catch all the drippings?

Party is Saturday at 3, but want to get this all done before as I'll be crazy busy on Saturday as I'm planning on 200 wings to accompany the pulled pork. 
I've found for me, it's several hours in before the shoulders start giving off drippings to matter much. A couple of thoughts on that - 

1. I've done this a good bit and I'm not sure it's much different than just adding bacon fat that you save when you cook bacon.

2. You want to be careful with this. I'm not sure the proper protocol but you want to think about things like not setting nearly cooked beans right below pork, or chicken (especially) that is just set on the racks. 

I have vertical racks and I always try to set the most done things at the top if that makes sense for this reason. 

 
Early start to the morning.  Ran into a slight issue in that I couldn't fit all 6 shoulders onto the smoker at the same time.  So, we broke it down to 4 today and 2 tomorrow. 

Graduation party is Saturday, so still fine, but would have liked to knock this out today. 

Guess we make the beans with tomorrow's shoulders. 

Need a bigger smoker.......

 
Early start to the morning.  Ran into a slight issue in that I couldn't fit all 6 shoulders onto the smoker at the same time.  So, we broke it down to 4 today and 2 tomorrow. 

Graduation party is Saturday, so still fine, but would have liked to knock this out today. 

Guess we make the beans with tomorrow's shoulders. 

Need a bigger smoker.......
Smokers are like TVs. Always room for one that's bigger.

And here's a secret that might not be intuitive. They're often a lot easier to cook with. I don't know the physics of why it's true but bigger fires easier to maintain than smaller ones. 

 
Fishboy said:
Early start to the morning.  Ran into a slight issue in that I couldn't fit all 6 shoulders onto the smoker at the same time.  So, we broke it down to 4 today and 2 tomorrow. 

Graduation party is Saturday, so still fine, but would have liked to knock this out today. 

Guess we make the beans with tomorrow's shoulders. 

Need a bigger smoker.......
Bet you coulda fit six if you stood em on end without the 2nd rack! 

JK, but maybe. Once the shrink down a bit set em flat? 

 
Fishboy said:
Early start to the morning.  Ran into a slight issue in that I couldn't fit all 6 shoulders onto the smoker at the same time.  So, we broke it down to 4 today and 2 tomorrow. 

Graduation party is Saturday, so still fine, but would have liked to knock this out today. 

Guess we make the beans with tomorrow's shoulders. 

Need a bigger smoker.......
I might have gone 3 and 3. The meat at the very outer edge of the grill is going to get blasted with direct heat that comes around the smokin' stone. I would be rotating those shoulders frequently so that one side doesn't get burnt. 

On a related note, why oh why doesn't Char-Griller come out with an XL Akorn?

 
I picked up this sprayer the other day and really like it. The normal cheap spray bottles keep breaking on me, or sometimes don't work right given the type of mixture I've got going on. 

As dorky as it may seem, this thing is kinda fun to use and does a great job just misting the meat evenly and lightly enough not to take out any rub. 

Definitely not a must have by any stretch, but a cool little bbq gadget I've been enjoying.

 
I picked up this sprayer the other day and really like it. The normal cheap spray bottles keep breaking on me, or sometimes don't work right given the type of mixture I've got going on. 

As dorky as it may seem, this thing is kinda fun to use and does a great job just misting the meat evenly and lightly enough not to take out any rub. 

Definitely not a must have by any stretch, but a cool little bbq gadget I've been enjoying.
I use these

https://www.lowes.com/pd/SOLO-0-3302-Gallon-Plastic-Tank-Sprayer/1000380239

 
At Memphis in May I Hosted Roberto Mora, owner and head chef of El Mercado and Cuci Suco BBQ pit in Cuenca, Equador. He came in for the festival and commented on our IG page so I reached out and extended some hospitality. He had a blast. 

Last week he Reached out about having @tipsy mcstagger and I fly down all expenses paid to present American / southern slow & low bbq style at Ecuador’s largest grilling/bbq festival and competition. Apparently the style is just getting traction there. Each year they fly in a couple “celebrity” chefs/grillmasters from other countries. 

Hes also wanting to collaborate on a special menu/event at his restaurant(s) one evening while down there. 

Pretty damn excited. Never been to South America and definitely never had anyone pay us to come down for a week and help introduce a country to BBQ. 

Working out the details but looks like early September. 
This is officially a GO! 

Sadly Tipsy can’t make it so another pitman from our team is joining me.  👍🏼

We fly out Monday May 16th and return the following Monday.

Looks like we will need to accommodate for altitude (8200ft) with the cooks taking ~25% longer.

Moisture is also tougher to retain, so we will likely be injecting the hell out of big meats, and misting smaller meats periodically. 

Still working on our menu for the Friday we will be “taking over” with a guest menu at his restaurant. Brisket and ribs are for sure. Leaning toward churched up beans. Will be introducing them to mustard- and vinegar-based sauces. Also considering a smoked bologna slider/sandwich... unsure of specifics on that yet. 

 
I picked up this sprayer the other day and really like it. The normal cheap spray bottles keep breaking on me, or sometimes don't work right given the type of mixture I've got going on. 

As dorky as it may seem, this thing is kinda fun to use and does a great job just misting the meat evenly and lightly enough not to take out any rub. 

Definitely not a must have by any stretch, but a cool little bbq gadget I've been enjoying.
That's nice. I also have some trouble with the cheap ones breaking or clogging. I like to add a little rub to my liquid on occasion. Can this handle something like that?

 
That's nice. I also have some trouble with the cheap ones breaking or clogging. I like to add a little rub to my liquid on occasion. Can this handle something like that?
I'm not sure, but I'll test it out and let you know. 

Update - I put a little rub in my rib spray and it worked, but it was a little funky. I won't try that anymore.

 
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This is officially a GO! 

Sadly Tipsy can’t make it so another pitman from our team is joining me.  👍🏼

We fly out Monday May 16th and return the following Monday.

Looks like we will need to accommodate for altitude (8200ft) with the cooks taking ~25% longer.

Moisture is also tougher to retain, so we will likely be injecting the hell out of big meats, and misting smaller meats periodically. 

Still working on our menu for the Friday we will be “taking over” with a guest menu at his restaurant. Brisket and ribs are for sure. Leaning toward churched up beans. Will be introducing them to mustard- and vinegar-based sauces. Also considering a smoked bologna slider/sandwich... unsure of specifics on that yet. 
wow very cool! 

 
This is officially a GO! 

Sadly Tipsy can’t make it so another pitman from our team is joining me.  👍🏼

We fly out Monday May 16th and return the following Monday.

Looks like we will need to accommodate for altitude (8200ft) with the cooks taking ~25% longer.

Moisture is also tougher to retain, so we will likely be injecting the hell out of big meats, and misting smaller meats periodically. 

Still working on our menu for the Friday we will be “taking over” with a guest menu at his restaurant. Brisket and ribs are for sure. Leaning toward churched up beans. Will be introducing them to mustard- and vinegar-based sauces. Also considering a smoked bologna slider/sandwich... unsure of specifics on that yet. 
Good call on the altitude thing. That could've screwed up the whole deal. Looks like you might want to grab one of those misters above for the moisture thing too. 

 
That's nice. I also have some trouble with the cheap ones breaking or clogging. I like to add a little rub to my liquid on occasion. Can this handle something like that?
Not sure about his but the one I use wont, it has a fine mesh filter that is at the end of the extension that goes in the bottle, I assume most bottles of this type will have the same.

 
i know  a lot you brohans will be off on vacation next week so i want to remind you all that when you are smokin and grillin it up this week and holiday remember that point is to have fun not to win so lets show some hustle and be good winners out there take that to the bank bromigos 

 

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