It's Grilling Time! The Official Stangnet Grill/Smoke Thread

Davedacarpainter · Apr 13, 2020

I’m actually taking a couple days of quarantine time (formally known as vacation time) just to get a couple days off!

Olivethefet · Apr 16, 2020

Another excellent steak night last night! We let these soak in kiwi for a couple of hours. Turned out really good, but the pineapple was better. Neither left a fruit taste.

I know the plate looks funny. Get over it!

Olivethefet · Apr 16, 2020

On a side note. My sidekick decided to BBQ plastic bag the other day when nobody was looking. It was half in the grill and half out. I'm not so worried about the grill, but it dripped all over the concrete on the back porch where the grill is. Anybody know a way to get plastic to come up? The concrete is textured with a cool coat stuff to cut down on heat.

Ronin38 · Apr 16, 2020

Olivethefet said:
Another excellent steak night last night! We let these soak in kiwi for a couple of hours. Turned out really good, but the pineapple was better. Neither left a fruit taste.

Next up, mix 1/2 cup of your favorite steak/bbq sauce and 2 shots of tequila. Marinate them in that for a few hours and see how that comes out.
I do a 3 lb. pork loin in the slow cooker with a mix like that, but more sauce and add chipotle tobasco, too. It always comes out very good!

Davedacarpainter · Apr 19, 2020

Update on the badass pepper plants. They’re in the ground!

IIGood · Apr 20, 2020

I'm starting to freshen up my 13-year-old grill here. My dad originally bought the grill back in 2007 and when I moved into my first house in 2013, he gave me that grill (he had another one already). It's never had a thorough cleaning nor has had anything replaced so I figured it's time. The igniter hasn't worked in a couple years, the burner shields (or "flavorizer bar" as Weber calls them) have rusted through, the grates are getting rusty...just time for a rehab.

I've bought a new regulator, igniter module, burner assembly, and flavorizer bar set to go in the grill. I'm waiting on the bars to arrive but everything else has come in. I've had a set of grates on-hand as backup but never changed them out. I started taking things apart yesterday and brushing the sides of the firebox with a wire brush...I'll need to get another one of those too.

At the start:

Took the bars out:

After a little bit of brushing...not much...

Still got a ways to go with cleaning it out; first have to pull the burners out and the igniter to really get down in there.

Ronin38 · Apr 20, 2020

Sounds like you're replacing the whole grill, without actually replacing the whole grill?

Olivethefet · Apr 20, 2020

Obviously the grill body has sentimental value!

Actually looks like a decent grill. Nice thick walls. I've had my grill since 2006. I've never cleaned the inside of it. That's where the special flavor is at.

IIGood · Apr 20, 2020

Ronin38 said:
Sounds like you're replacing the whole grill, without actually replacing the whole grill?

Yeah, it does seem odd, I know. I got the parts for cheaper than a new grill of the same size would've cost though. And it just gives me something to do. LOL.

2Blue2 · Apr 20, 2020

Now your cooking with gas

Davedacarpainter · Apr 24, 2020

Well hell......or hail I guess I should say.

A lot of the green you see in the picture are leaves from the trees located above the garden.

My garden of superhots was nearly destroyed today by a hailstorm that hit while I was at work.

I MIGHT be able to salvage a couple of the purple ghorpians (heat level at about ghost chili).

The Bhutlahs are shredded, purple ghost are too. I can’t even find remnants of my white ghosts.

Some of the tamer stuff like chocolate habaneros seemed a little beat up, but ok.

I can buy live plants to replace the killed ones, but they cost ten bucks each.........

Maybe I’ll just grow watermelons.......

Olivethefet · Apr 24, 2020

Man, that sucks!

2Blue2 · Apr 24, 2020

Say it aint so

Davedacarpainter said:
My garden of superhots was nearly destroyed today by a hailstorm

I wanted to see these grow

Ronin38 · Apr 24, 2020

They weren't very big yet, any chance they'll grow back?

redNfast · Apr 24, 2020

Olivethefet said:
I hear ya there. I like not having to wait for the coals to get hot, but I prefer charcoal if I'm the one doing the cooking. My father-in-law gave me a really nice gas grill a few years back for Christmas. It's really nice, but its indirect heat so you dont get any grill marks. I can go in to that in more detail if anyone is interested.

Few years ago, trashed the gas grilling, it just pain lacks in the task department. CharCoal rules.... If you want a fast hot char coal fire pick up one of these.

2 pieces of news paper, load the coal, light, 30min tops does not get any easier than that.

ready to cook.

20 min

on the cutting board

2Blue2 · Apr 24, 2020

I love the charcoal chimney thing, use it all the time.

Davedacarpainter · Apr 25, 2020

Ronin38 said:
They weren't very big yet, any chance they'll grow back?

Not really, most of the superhots were stripped to stems or completely broken from their roots.

I’ll probably get a couple of the bhutlahs and a couple of the white ghost live plants when they come available again. I can blow another $40 I guess.

Noobz347 · Apr 25, 2020

IIGood said:
I'm starting to freshen up my 13-year-old grill here. My dad originally bought the grill back in 2007 and when I moved into my first house in 2013, he gave me that grill (he had another one already). It's never had a thorough cleaning nor has had anything replaced so I figured it's time. The igniter hasn't worked in a couple years, the burner shields (or "flavorizer bar" as Weber calls them) have rusted through, the grates are getting rusty...just time for a rehab.

I've bought a new regulator, igniter module, burner assembly, and flavorizer bar set to go in the grill. I'm waiting on the bars to arrive but everything else has come in. I've had a set of grates on-hand as backup but never changed them out. I started taking things apart yesterday and brushing the sides of the firebox with a wire brush...I'll need to get another one of those too.

At the start:

Took the bars out:

After a little bit of brushing...not much...

Still got a ways to go with cleaning it out; first have to pull the burners out and the igniter to really get down in there.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w6BC4yBwlM

redNfast · Apr 25, 2020

Noobz347 said:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w6BC4yBwlM

"The igniter hasn't worked in a couple years, flavorizer bar rusted through"

Dang ....appears the igniter worked, guessing the flavorizer bar was plugged ?

Love the dog in the cock pit, that's a scream

Davedacarpainter · Apr 25, 2020

Slight update on my destroyed superhots.

I was cleaning up the mess today and found two possible saves and one definite save. I planted four of each of these plants as a sacrifice to the god of hail.

First the possibles. First shot is the remaining white ghost chili......maybe that one leaf will pull it through? We’ll see.

Next is a purple ghost, I know i’m on a wing of a prayer on this one, but i’ll see what it does over the next couple weeks.

Then, shockingly, I found this Bhutlah buried under tree leaves! I thought all four had gone off to their great beyond. I really believe this fella will make it and provide me with peppers in the 2.5 Million scoville scale. Excellent .

I went live plant shopping today and got some odds and ends for the garden.

I need to find some real san marzano tomato plants. They’re the best for making sauces.

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