What are you cooking today?

[OlGrumpyBear]

Sorry, but you disqualified yourself from Texas chili talk..... New Yawkerws don't know Chili.

Except...I live here in Texas now and have for years....
I've repaired barbwire fences after getting cows back into fields, seen roadrunners (there's a lie we've been told since childhood, they're the size of peacocks), shot hogs, carry a gun, own several, owned a gun store, chased an armadillo out of the road and eaten enough brisket to know the top ten places to get the best brisket and the ten ton avoid, have deer in my yards most nights, foxes in my driveway most days, dug in caliche, drive a pickup truck and have a jeep for my off days.
The New Yawker in me is historic.
The chili lover in me is to my core and I'll swear that on my Gadsden flag.
So, quite the contrary, I'm a pizza, bagel, deli, BBQ, brisket, tamale, chili and whiskey expert at this point....just like a Idaho born french trained chef is a French Chef.

I'll leave the fried green tomatoes, Conecuh sausage and Lane cake to you.

 

[OlGrumpyBear]

My wife has made a big old pot of chili with beans.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice, I hope you enjoyed your stew.
(I'm a little sad your forum name isn't CPO Cheffy)

 

[John Cooper]

Except...I live here in Texas now and have for years....
I've repaired barbwire fences after getting cows back into fields, seen roadrunners (there's a lie we've been told since childhood, they're the size of peacocks), shot hogs, carry a gun, own several, owned a gun store, chased an armadillo out of the road and eaten enough brisket to know the top ten places to get the best brisket and the ten ton avoid, have deer in my yards most nights, foxes in my driveway most days, dug in caliche, drive a pickup truck and have a jeep for my off days.
The New Yawker in me is historic.
The chili lover in me is to my core and I'll swear that on my Gadsden flag.
So, quite the contrary, I'm a pizza, bagel, deli, BBQ, brisket, tamale, chili and whiskey expert at this point....just like a Idaho born french trained chef is a French Chef.

I'll leave the fried green tomatoes, Conecuh sausage and Lane cake to you.

Well I to have lived in Tejas on 2 different occasions, worked enough cows to know they belong in a pasture and crops in fields
Strung my share of barbwire, page wire, used drill stem for post and sucker rod for wire.

I have eaten fried green tomatoes, but never Conecuh and have no clue what Lane cake is either.

Know the difference between mountain oysters and prairie oysters.

Have castrated enough bull calves to last a lifetime. Artificially inseminated enough cows that it became second nature.

Shown Santa Gertrudis cattle from Mission to Texarkana.

Been gone a few years but know Franklin's was way overrated as far as brisket goes.

Now that we have established neither of us have a big pecker

Welcome to the forum!!!!

Oh and I am also a native born southerner.

 

[OlGrumpyBear]

I have eaten fried green tomatoes, but never Conecuh and have no clue what Lane cake is either.

Know the difference between mountain oysters and prairie oysters.

Have castrated enough bull calves to last a lifetime. Artificially inseminated enough cows that it became second nature.

So, you admit you know more about balls than food?

It's awesome to be here, I feel like I found a lost tribe.
Despite your love for balls and lack of food understanding, we're both old bearded dudes who have been there and done that...

 

[John Cooper]

So, you admit you know more about balls than food?

It's awesome to be here, I feel like I found a lost tribe.
Despite your love for balls and lack of food understanding, we're both old bearded dudes who have been there and done that...
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Have to admit, I have eaten my fare share of prairie oysters.

 

[OlGrumpyBear]

Have to admit, I have eaten my fare share of prairie oysters.

We'll make that our secret.

 

[KennethS]

my Gadsden flag.

I don’t have a flag, but I do have a magnet on the tool box in the garage.

 

[1o1proof]

Except...I live here in Texas now and have for years....
I've repaired barbwire fences after getting cows back into fields, seen roadrunners (there's a lie we've been told since childhood, they're the size of peacocks), shot hogs, carry a gun, own several, owned a gun store, chased an armadillo out of the road and eaten enough brisket to know the top ten places to get the best brisket and the ten ton avoid, have deer in my yards most nights, foxes in my driveway most days, dug in caliche, drive a pickup truck and have a jeep for my off days.
The New Yawker in me is historic.
The chili lover in me is to my core and I'll swear that on my Gadsden flag.
So, quite the contrary, I'm a pizza, bagel, deli, BBQ, brisket, tamale, chili and whiskey expert at this point....just like a Idaho born french trained chef is a French Chef.

I'll leave the fried green tomatoes, Conecuh sausage and Lane cake to you.

We don’t need to hear that shit…you are or you ain’t.

 

[John Cooper]

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.

Into the oven.....

Out of the oven.....

 

[lBasket]

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.

Into the oven.....
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Out of the oven.....

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Made with love!!

 

[OlGrumpyBear]

I don’t have a flag, but I do have a magnet on the tool box in the garage.


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It's very clearly not food related, but it is food adjacent.
If you smoke cigars, the finest and most delightful cigar lounge is near you in Phoenix.
Fumar Cigars, David is a dear friend and if you ask nice he will give you a tour of his secret warzone souvenirs from the mil kids and contractors he sent thousands of cigars to.
The cigar lounge is a former restaurant, the front area is a cigar store, interior is a massive dining room converted to comfy chairs and high tops, surrounded by TVs. The walk in cooler/freezer is now a perfectly temperature and humidity controlled humidor.

 

[OlGrumpyBear]

We don’t need to hear that shit…you are or you ain’t.

I'm also a Tennessee squire....so I'm all of the above.

 

[OlGrumpyBear]

Been gone a few years but know Franklin's was way overrated as far as brisket goes.

It's all about Burnt Bean Co. these days.
Seguin TX, beautiful Texas town, tons of charm.
If you go on a Sunday you can get the Hueovos Rancheros over brisket, when you're stuffed completely full and nowhere near done I recommend loading up on barbacoa and brisket for later, throw in the street corn pudding and bacon ranch taters....to die for.
I'd recommend the green beans but something in them triggers an allergic reaction for me...I still eat some but just until my mouth is really tingly.

I'm trying to maintain my new slimmer profile....but my understanding is the Big Red Tres Leches is AMAZING.

 

[John Cooper]

Alright Jeep brother's and sisters.

It's the first smoke of the year on my original stainless steel smoker.

Butts rubbed and ready

And butts on the smoker!!!! Now the wait begins.

This is my original charcoal/wood smoker built back in 1998. No telling how many pounds have been smoked on this thing.

Fire box on the bottom and smoke/heat on top.

I can and have smoked 70lbs at a time, but prefer no more than 40lbs so I can spread the meat out to get heat and smoke all around them.

@Hog head on up!!!!!

@mjonesjr84 I could be persuaded to bring you some this weekend.

 

[tnjeepguy]

@Hog head on up!!!!!

What time is lunch ??

 

[John Cooper]

What time is lunch ??

Won't be done for about 9 more hours. But you're welcome to head on down!!

 

[1o1proof]

It's the first smoke of the year on my original stainless steel smoker.

Today is 11/26, that's November 26th...and this is the FIRST use this year??!!

 

[John Cooper]

Today is 11/26, that's November 26th...and this is the FIRST use this year??!!

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For this smoker...... we have a Traeger that we use all the time. I wanted to go old school..........

 

[John Cooper]

Just wrapped them in foil after 4 hours. Interior temp was 113deg about half way there!!!!

 

[John Cooper]

@TJ Jim if you leave now, you might get here for leftovers........

Unless @AndyG gets here first........