Ogee Ogilthorpe
Over Macho Grande?
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I know it's the dead of winter but it's never a bad time to talk about smoking meat or grilling meat on the wood pellet smoker or your grill.
First things first, what's your favorite meat for doing a little slow cooking on the smoker (or even the grill if that's your thing)? I know brisket is a popular choice but for me, the payoff just isn't quite worth all the time and effort. I like brisket, but the prep time and doing a 12-13 hour smoke or however you choose to do it, it's not worth it for me.
I like baby back ribs, nothing special, just a 3-2-1 method of smoking, love how they come out. I like a good pork shoulder/pork butt for doing some pulled pork also, may even try that tomorrow.
Secondly, has anyone ever tried one of the high-end online meat ordering places (like Omaha Steaks, just way way better)? The two that come to mind are Crowd Cow and Snake River Farms. I hadn't heard of either until recently. Had some odd distant relative, just kind of out of the blue, send us a package from Crowd Cow that included a selection of spices and hot sauce and a $450 chunk of Kagoshima Wagyu prime rib. Not sure I would ever drop $450+ on a chunk of meat like that for myself but I will say, after having it last weekend, it was off the charts incredible.
So I got a wild hair to get a package of meat from Snake River Farms (a client/buddy told me they supply most of the major barbecue/smoking competitions); I got some rib eyes, some NY strips, some spare ribs and a massive chunk of pork shoulder. Haven't tried any of it yet. Anyone tried any of these higher end meat places? I'm anxious to see how some of it is. I have a really decent butcher I go to here that has great stuff so I don't know that I have the really serious NEED for it, but I wanted to try it anyway.
First things first, what's your favorite meat for doing a little slow cooking on the smoker (or even the grill if that's your thing)? I know brisket is a popular choice but for me, the payoff just isn't quite worth all the time and effort. I like brisket, but the prep time and doing a 12-13 hour smoke or however you choose to do it, it's not worth it for me.
I like baby back ribs, nothing special, just a 3-2-1 method of smoking, love how they come out. I like a good pork shoulder/pork butt for doing some pulled pork also, may even try that tomorrow.
Secondly, has anyone ever tried one of the high-end online meat ordering places (like Omaha Steaks, just way way better)? The two that come to mind are Crowd Cow and Snake River Farms. I hadn't heard of either until recently. Had some odd distant relative, just kind of out of the blue, send us a package from Crowd Cow that included a selection of spices and hot sauce and a $450 chunk of Kagoshima Wagyu prime rib. Not sure I would ever drop $450+ on a chunk of meat like that for myself but I will say, after having it last weekend, it was off the charts incredible.
So I got a wild hair to get a package of meat from Snake River Farms (a client/buddy told me they supply most of the major barbecue/smoking competitions); I got some rib eyes, some NY strips, some spare ribs and a massive chunk of pork shoulder. Haven't tried any of it yet. Anyone tried any of these higher end meat places? I'm anxious to see how some of it is. I have a really decent butcher I go to here that has great stuff so I don't know that I have the really serious NEED for it, but I wanted to try it anyway.