Coors Extra Gold

This used to be my favorite beer in my early twenties.  It is very hard to find in the Chicagoland area.  I found some in Kenosha, WI a few years ago.  I brought a 30pk back from PA with me when I went back there for Christmas last year.  I am finally getting around to drinking it.

Pizza - Smok'n Spice Style

I bought a pepperoni pizza from Sam's today and put some canned mushrooms and bacon pieces on it.  I cold smoked it with Smok'n Spice oregano pellets for about 45 minutes.  I then through it on the Memphis Elite at 450*.  I pulled it off after about 8 minutes.  It was the best pizza I have made on the grill yet.  Thanks to Bentley for recommending the higher cooking temp.

The Smok'n Spice RSI can throw off some smoke when I follow instructions and leave the torch on it for a minute.  And, it has become a great reason to take the cover off of my Weber Spirit.

Two 4lb Whole Chickens

On Friday, I poured 3 bottles of Lawry's Caribbean Jerk marinade on two 4lb chickens and let them set in the fridge until about 10am this morning.

I cold smoked them with Smok'n Spice sage pellets for about 30 minutes.

I then placed the birds on the Elite at 200* for an hour.  I then turned it up to 250* for another hour.  The IT was about 145* by then.  I turned it up to 350* and had to pull them off in 15 minutes.

Here is the finished whole chicken after letting rest about 25 minutes.

I attempted to cut the chicken into 4 pieces - 2 leg quarters and 2 breasts.  I am not too good at cutting it up.

Here is a close up shot of a leg quarter.

Here is the finished plate.  My neighbor made me the mac n cheese yesterday in a trade for smoking some pork and chicken drumsticks for her.  I made the green beans on Friday night.

The chicken was a little too moist for me, but had great flavor.  All of the items on the plate were delicious though.

Yuengling Lager

I finally have got around to drinking these.  I brought a case back to Chicago area with me from PA during my Christmas visit.

Yuengling Lager - Pottsville, PA
Since 1829 - Oldest American Brewery

Cookin for the Neighbors

Yesterday, I used the Elite to cook for my neighbors.  Two pork shoulders and 3 racks of baby back ribs for Mario, and small boneless pork shoulder and spare rib for Gwen.  I also fired up the Traeger to cook some chicken legs for Gwen.  Since I was cooking at a higher temp on the Traeger, and it wasn't full, I through on a bag of chicken wings. They both supplied the meat.  Since my wife is out of town, it gave me something to do yesterday in between watching hockey games.

Baltimore Pit Beef

I bought a top round at Sam's yesterday and put some brisket rub on it.  I let it set in the fridge for about 8 hours, and then I thru it on the Elite at 550*.  It was supposed to be Baltimore Pit beef, but I cut it a little to thick.  I topped it with horseradish cream sauce and some grilled onions.  I then put some butter and garlic on the rolls and toasted them too.

New Look of Patio

The downside of buying a new grill is that it messed up the landscape of the patio.  Here is what it looks like before my wife gets creative and turns it upside down.

Left to Right

Weber Spirit (propane)
Weber Summit (propane)
Memphis Elite (wood pellet)
Traeger XL (wood pellet)

Smok'n Spice 1st Cook

My first use of the product was on an apple smoked bacon pork tenderloin from Sam's.  For some reason, I love this cut of their's.

RSI - Resuable Smoke Infuser

RSI lid and body

Mediterranean Blend pellets

Filled RSI about 1/2 way

Put lid back on RSI

Found a use for my Weber Spirit

Front view of RSI on grill grate

Lit RSI with torch for about 30-45 seconds as instructed

Placed meat on unlit grill as instructed and let smoke for about 90 minutes

Final sliced product after smoked on the Memphis Elite

The food had a sweeter taste than on previous cooks I had made.  I am speculating that was due to the Smok'n Spice pellets, but I will leave that up to Chris to confirm.  I enjoyed the enhancement it made to the pork loin.  I plan to do a pizza with the oregano pellets today.