Damn it's HOT!!! BBQ thread! Happy 4th of July...

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It's been up to 105 here at the house thus far with no relief in sight. So... time to fire up the grill!!!

I highly recommend it!

Oh... the MNSFNO is what I use on a regular basis to split up my Mesquite BBQ wood. It is very dense with lots of knots, and rumor has it that it burns 300 times hotter than charcoal. It's superb BBQ wood due to the sweet yet smokey flavor. The MNSFNO has split at least a Cord of wood and still shaves, by the way. I beat her constantly and she loves me for it, dammit! INFI is truly amazing stuff... :thumbup:






 
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I love that smoker...

I'm thinking of building one out of brick when fall rolls around. I'd like a combo smoker/brick oven to do some serious outdoor cooking.
 
I'd love to get my hands on some mesquite! Up here in Missouri we use Hickory mostly. I also use Cherry and Apple on occasions.
 
I do a lot of mesquite, and hickory a fair bit too. I end up having to buy it, because I don't know anyone with enough land to find decent woods :thumbdn:

Back home in PA I could just go out onto the property and chop down whatever I need, and throw it in the wood shed to season.
 
I'm gonna grill up my galoshes. Maybe it'll stop raining.


BTW - when did Seattle move to the EAST coast? It's been raining for over a month. Oh sure, a bright day here and there, but probably 25 days out of 35 have been washouts. I checked the obits - Methuselah didn't die recently. ???
 
I heard this was the hottest June on record around here :grumpy:


Thank God for A/C :)
 
It's about 88 in the shade, and that's pretty much as hot as it gets here :p It's been like this for like a week now :thumbup:

Man, 105... :eek: I don't think I could survive in that kind of heat!
 
Highs here have been over 90 every day for at least three weeks. For some, that might not be that bad, but I'm a Yankee at heart, so this southern heat kills me. And the humidity... gah, the humidity is awful. I'm taking a canoe to work on Monday - there's so much moisture in the air I could swim.
 
Guess it goes without saying, I'm in Arizona, it is hot. :rolleyes: Fortunately, at a mile high in altitude, not so hot as in the Valley of the Sun. Unfortunately, lots of people from the aforesaid Valley know this and are up here for the holiday. Doesn't really matter to me, though, 'cause I've got three days off, lots of charcoal, and some cold stuff in the fridge! ;) Happy 4th, y'all! :D
 
I'm up in the high desert in Southern California. It was 102 yesterday and looks like it will be the same today. I'm going to the barbque and beer drinking plan all weekend!

Happy 4th!!!
 
Crazy heat! :cool:
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So... who loves the flavor of fajitas, but hates the toughness?

a hint for you fajita lovers out there...

Puree' some mangos and marinate your fajita meat in the mango puree' for two or more hours prior to cooking. The mango will give the meat a slightly sweet tangy taste and will significantly tenderize the beef... making 'chewy' fajitas a thing of the past. Season to your tastes... but I highly recommend Cavenders Greek Seasoning... its the bomb!

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KD - I think I have the exact same pit at my house, Oaklahoma Joe's / Longhorn by New Braunfels. I went to go find a link to their company's website and I can't find it! I hope they didn't go out of business. I got mine at Academy about four years ago. Just fired it up this morning and have two full briskets going for a block party this afternoon. This link below looks similar to the one you have, but it has larger wheels. Mine is just like yours.

http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/outdoors/grills/smokers&start=0&zoom=1&selectedSKU=0263-02219-3369

I have to say I miss access to a plentiful supply of mesquite. The only way I have been able to get it here in Idaho is in a bag, or if someone wants to bring a load up from Texas. Another friend of mine from Austin who lives down the street has been going to orchards to get apple wood to use in his pit. Pretty good stuff, but I do prefer mesquite for brisket.

I'll buy 300 DEGREES hotter than charcoal, but 300 times hotter? ;)

Here's a photo of mine from one of my last brisket feeds....need to get the wire brush out and re-paint it.
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