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« Reply #400 on: May 06, 2013, 09:54:28 AM »
yes, it's expensive


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« Reply #401 on: May 06, 2013, 01:41:01 PM »
Yeah, Sirloin is much cheaper.

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« Reply #402 on: May 06, 2013, 02:19:06 PM »
Just go to a carneceria or something?  :dunno: 

Also it's super cheap at the commissary on Fort LV but that probs doesn't help you.

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« Reply #403 on: May 06, 2013, 02:32:19 PM »
the Carneceria in my area does sell marinated "steak" for about 3.99/lb.  NOt sure what exactly it is though.  just says steak.

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« Reply #404 on: May 06, 2013, 03:16:57 PM »
the Carneceria in my area does sell marinated "steak" for about 3.99/lb.  NOt sure what exactly it is though.  just says steak.

A pet peeve of mine is when cuts of meat aren't labeled.   Never buy the stuff, even if it is good, out of principle... i don't even buy steaks that have advertising slang instead of the actual cut, i.e calling a chuck steak a "flat iron steak"

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« Reply #405 on: May 06, 2013, 03:51:32 PM »
$7.00/lb for skirt

my gawd what do they charge for strip or filet


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« Reply #406 on: May 06, 2013, 03:57:03 PM »
I made some seriously good steak tacos yesterday with top sirloin.  I made enough for 4 ppl with like $7 of steak(I hardly ever look at weight of cuts).

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« Reply #407 on: May 06, 2013, 04:00:09 PM »
I made some seriously good steak tacos yesterday with top sirloin.  I made enough for 4 ppl with like $7 of steak(I hardly ever look at weight of cuts).

sirloin an make some of the best food out there if you know what you are doing

you sir sound like you know what you are doing

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« Reply #408 on: May 06, 2013, 04:01:22 PM »
I made some seriously good steak tacos yesterday with top sirloin.  I made enough for 4 ppl with like $7 of steak(I hardly ever look at weight of cuts).

sirloin an make some of the best food out there if you know what you are doing

you sir sound like you know what you are doing

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« Reply #409 on: May 06, 2013, 08:20:34 PM »
Burgers tonight.   

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« Reply #410 on: May 06, 2013, 10:56:10 PM »
smoked a meatloaf last night   :cheers: :lick:






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« Reply #411 on: May 06, 2013, 11:15:00 PM »
the Carneceria in my area does sell marinated "steak" for about 3.99/lb.  NOt sure what exactly it is though.  just says steak.

A pet peeve of mine is when cuts of meat aren't labeled.   Never buy the stuff, even if it is good, out of principle... i don't even buy steaks that have advertising slang instead of the actual cut, i.e calling a chuck steak a "flat iron steak"

Flat iron is a very specific cut from the chuck and it also makes great fajitas.   Also, it great for groups because you can cook the thicker half to mid rare or med and the thinner half will be like med well.

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« Reply #412 on: May 07, 2013, 09:44:29 AM »
Maybe it should be, but the use of that term is far from standardized.

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« Reply #413 on: May 07, 2013, 10:31:11 AM »
Does anyone's dad burn like everything?  And it's so common that it's become cute and endearing?   :love:

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« Reply #414 on: May 07, 2013, 10:32:48 AM »
Does anyone's dad burn like everything?  And it's so common that it's become cute and endearing?   :love:

I bought an egg-like smoker. So far, I've burnt everything.  I can't get the heat low enough. If I shut the vents, it goes out. If I open them it skyrockets.

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« Reply #415 on: May 07, 2013, 10:36:14 AM »
on my egg i keep the bottom vent open a bit more than a cm wide, top daisy wheel vent open about the same or less.  this keeps me around 230 degrees with a full fire ring.


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« Reply #416 on: May 07, 2013, 10:50:08 AM »
on my egg i keep the bottom vent open a bit more than a cm wide, top daisy wheel vent open about the same or less.  this keeps me around 230 degrees with a full fire ring.
Do you leave it open until your coals are ready so it doesn't get too hot?

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« Reply #417 on: May 07, 2013, 11:07:41 AM »
In Kansas, I barely had the vents open at all, like 'clams said.  In the mountains, I have them about half open to get to 250 - ridiculous the difference altitude makes.

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« Reply #418 on: May 07, 2013, 12:15:22 PM »
on my egg i keep the bottom vent open a bit more than a cm wide, top daisy wheel vent open about the same or less.  this keeps me around 230 degrees with a full fire ring.
Do you leave it open until your coals are ready so it doesn't get too hot?

no.  i light my coals with a chimney starter, pour them into the firebox, put the smoke wood on top of that, replace my plate setter, put a drip pan on the plate setter, put the rack on, and close the lid.  i keep both sets of vents wide open to give the coals a chance to fully ignite, this takes about 5 mins or something.  when the temp on my dome thermometer reaches 270-275, i quickly close the vents to what i said above, like a cm-to half inch on bottom and less than that on top.  the internal temp of the smoker then settles down quickly back to 230-240 and just sets there.

the egg, since it's made of 2 inch ceramic, takes way too long to cool off so it's not good to let it get too hot (beyond smoking temp) when you're bringing it up to smoking temp.  there's probably a lot of different ways to do it.


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« Reply #419 on: May 07, 2013, 12:24:54 PM »
on my egg i keep the bottom vent open a bit more than a cm wide, top daisy wheel vent open about the same or less.  this keeps me around 230 degrees with a full fire ring.
Do you leave it open until your coals are ready so it doesn't get too hot?

no.  i light my coals with a chimney starter, pour them into the firebox, put the smoke wood on top of that, replace my plate setter, put a drip pan on the plate setter, put the rack on, and close the lid.  i keep both sets of vents wide open to give the coals a chance to fully ignite, this takes about 5 mins or something.  when the temp on my dome thermometer reaches 270-275, i quickly close the vents to what i said above, like a cm-to half inch on bottom and less than that on top.  the internal temp of the smoker then settles down quickly back to 230-240 and just sets there.

the egg, since it's made of 2 inch ceramic, takes way too long to cool off so it's not good to let it get too hot (beyond smoking temp) when you're bringing it up to smoking temp.  there's probably a lot of different ways to do it.

Ok, thanks. I was getting the temp up to 350 or 400 and then trying to bring the heat down with no success.

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« Reply #420 on: May 07, 2013, 12:43:45 PM »
your goal should be to not exceed the temp you want to smoke at by very much at all.  the cold meat will cool the smoker down but even then it's a mistake to go that high.

when i reference 270-275, the temp of the smoker isn't that hot, that's just the flames from me fully igniting the coals.  as soon as i close my vents to where i want them, the temp goes right down to the range i want it at. 


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« Reply #421 on: May 07, 2013, 12:45:08 PM »
Can't believe I just now found this thread.

Holy crap there is some nice looking dishes going on in here.

Supertramp, I believe you have the OK Joe's Longhorn smoker, (at least that's what it looks like). I have a Longhorn myself.

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« Reply #422 on: May 07, 2013, 12:47:27 PM »
brull, i'm betting you have a shorthorn.   :lol:


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« Reply #423 on: May 07, 2013, 12:55:26 PM »
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« Reply #424 on: May 07, 2013, 02:29:15 PM »
gonna do some grilling tomorrow. theres a birds nest in my grill currently, so ill have to clean that out first.

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