2/14/2022 – These Valentine steaks turned out great. It was good that they were great pieces of 1″ thick beef…that happened to come from Rouses. After the smoke/grill process, the center was near pink with a gradual color change to … Continue reading
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12/30/2021 – This is the first smoke with the Rectec of shrimp. Shelled, deveined, and seasoned with Creole Seasoning one lb of 16-20 shrimp. Wrapped most in Zeigler bacon and smoked them. Turned out very good and we learned a … Continue reading
12/19/2021 – Bought a smallish pork butt, trimmed the small amount of fat, and cut it into thirds along the muscles. Rubbed it with Stubb’s Hot Pork Rub and let it sit out for about a half-hour. 8:00 AM – … Continue reading
Thawed a 10 lb. bag of leg quarters in late morning Trimmed away the extra skin and fat and cut the legs from the thighs. Dry brined and seasoned with Creole Poultry Seasoning for about an hour. Set the RecTec’s … Continue reading
We made big plans to wet brine the turkey and follow a plan developed from videos and websites cited below. But, decided to keep it simple and only dry brine. The turkey turned out very moist and the ham had … Continue reading
11/17/2021 – Bought a small Smithfield ham, ground beef, ground pork, and Rouces’ Armadillo Eggs with Butt Rub. Set the RECTEC (RT) on 300°. Ham Trimmed off all outside fat and split it along the muscle seam. Cleaned out the … Continue reading
11/8/2021 – We had the new REC TEC going for Butt pieces and a pile of nice size poblano peppers from the garden. Found a good-sounding recipe by Malcolm Reed and used it as a go-by. They turned out very … Continue reading
11/7/2021 – We had two small pieces of a pork butt that would not fit on the Kettle last spring so we vac-packed and froze them. They had been dry brined and rubbed with 6POGS in March of this year; … Continue reading
11/5/2021 – Inspired by Chef Greg at REC TEC Grills here. We did not follow his recipe close enough as the veggies were smoked naked. But, the salsa is good with a lot of potential. Next time put the olive … Continue reading
11/4/2021 – This is the second smoke today on our one-day-old RecTec 700. We removed the heavy fat and cleaned up a small ham partially splitting it open between muscles to get rub and smoke into the center. Rubbed it … Continue reading