GALS Entries in the Outdoor Cooking/Grilling/Smoking Throwdown

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Mama

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I do indeed LOVE my new grill Cooksie! Tonight was a grilled pizza topped with mozzarella cheese, green peppers, baby bella mushrooms, black olives, grape tomatoes, canadian bacon and green onion tops. I have a tendency to get a little carried away with the toppings :blush:
 

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Cooksie

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:thumb: I could really go for that pizza. I love the toppings! I think we're just about ready to buy a new gas grill. We have to have one that fits on the patio, so it will be small. I just want to be able to cook in the shade and cook whether it's raining or not.
 

Mama

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Thanks Cooksie and Keltin! We just finished an experiment for dessert! Grilled apple turnovers with ice cream! WHO KNEW :w00t2:
 

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FooD

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Dang! Us boys like to play with fire but when it gets down to getting the end product on the plate you girls are good.
 

Phiddlechik

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Shrimp was marinated in chipotle oil, vinegar, home blend chili powder, smoked paprika, Tabasco, pepper.
S&P on the steak.
Cheese spread on toasts, sour cream, parmesan, myzthira, ranch dressing mix
 

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Cooksie

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:clap:Love the surf and turf, Phiddlechick! :clap:

Lol--I wish my "experiments" came out like that, Mama. Just beautiful!
 

Cooksie

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Pulled Pork Sandwiches


8 lb pork butt, trimmed a little, tied, rubbed, and ready for the overnight stay in the refrigerator:


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Out of the smoker, rested a bit, pulled the bone out, and started pulling it apart:




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The sandwiches:

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My tale :mrgreen:: Not perfect by any means, but pretty tasty and a fun learning experience. Next time I probably won't tie the meat at all. I kind of think that is one of the factors (or perhaps I just tied it too tightly) that led to such a looonnnggg cook time, about 11 hours total. I'll also probably just score the fat and skip the trimming. And, next time I won't trust my meat probe (pos that's going back to Academy). I ended up wrapping it in foil for about the last hour. The meat probe was still not reading 195, so I brought it in and was going to put it in the oven. On a whim, I decided to use my kitchen thermometer just to see if the meat probe was wacky. It was. Temp of the meat was at 200. Lucky, lucky!
 

Mama

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Looks great Phiddlechik!

Cooksie...O-M-G! Looks pretty darn "perfect" to me!
 

Mama

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Grilled buffalo wings:


1 cup of Franks Red hot sauce
1 stick of butter
1 tsp of minced garlic
1 tsp. of onion flakes
3 tablespoons of light brown sugar
1 tablespoon of worcestershire sauce

I put everything in a saucepan, brought it to a boil and cooked it for about 2 minutes. I covered the sauce and set it aside until the wings were about 10 minutes from being done. I dipped them in the sauce and returned to the grill and continued grilling on low until the wings were done.
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mhend

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Ok, here is my entry. I used Keltin's technique of using indirect heat to cook a meatloaf on the grill. I am still very new at this, but I gotta say that is the best meatloaf I have ever had in my life. I can't remember who said it in another post, but I agree: Keltin is a grilling GOD. :agree:

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Keltin

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Awesome job mhend!! :clap:

That meatloaf looks lovely. Did you have any left for sandwiches?
 

Cooksie

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Yum on that meatloaf, mhend :applause:. I'm so glad that you jumped in and decided to play.
 

lilbopeep

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WOW!! All your food looks fantastic!!

I am having BBQ difficulties!! I am afraid the bottom will drop out of my cheapo grill and burn my deck down!! LOL We need to get a better one but can't for a few weeks so I may not be able to participate. :sad: :sorry:

When does this challenge end?
 

Cooksie

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WOW!! All your food looks fantastic!!

I am having BBQ difficulties!! I am afraid the bottom will drop out of my cheapo grill and burn my deck down!! LOL We need to get a better one but can't for a few weeks so I may not be able to participate. :sad: :sorry:

When does this challenge end?

Keltin needs an extra day, so it looks like it will be through Tuesday the 6th with the poll on the 7th.

Lol--I wouldn't take a chance. Burning down the deck = :shitHitsFan:
 

Cooksie

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Oh, I want one of those Cooksie! Looks delish!

:mrgreen::mrgreen: I wish I could send you some! A pork butt yields lots of meat, so I've got to get my thinking cap on to come up with some other ways to use it.....maybe some redbeans and rice.
 

QSis

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Grilled up some locally-made sweet Italian sausages the other night.

We had two of them along with grilled vidalias and red peppers, in sub rolls. The other two will be in a dish later this week.

Lee
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QSis

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Cooksie, thanks for sharing your photos and text re: your experience smoking pork butt!

You did just what thousands of others of barbecuers do, when things don't go exactly as planned - you try something else, a plan B, and a plan C, if necessary. And you wait.

GREAT JOB!!

11 hours does not sound out of the ordinary, depending on where your cooker temp was.

Lee
 

Mama

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I'm definitely going to be trying that meatloaf...that looks awesome. Good looking Brats too, Lee! Here's some boneless, skinless chicken breast that I marinated in Italian Dressing and grilled. I cooked the california veggies in a tin foil packet as well as the frozen mini ears of corn and the Sister Shuberts rolls.
 

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