Recent content by Mike260

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Bourbon. After chilling it in the fridge overnight to minimize alcohol evaporation, I pour it into a roasting pan, set the temp to LO, and smoke it for 45min - 1hr. CAREFULLY funnel it back into the bottle, cork it, and let it set for at least 24 hrs. It makes a good "neat" drink with just...

Based on a friend's experience with an older Traeger, early last year, I bought a Pro 575 at my local Ace. My initial cook, hamburgers, took over twice as long as the recipe said it should, so I checked the pit temp with a thermometer I trust. It was 70 degrees colder than what I set. I...

My grill area, which is pretty much finished. I sit out near the the grill with a suitable libation and enjoy the view and the smell of the smoke. When it's not raining, hailing, snowing, or blowing, that is.

I use a Tillman welder's blanket cut to fit over most of the grill and hold it on with magnets. I thought abut cutting pieces to put on the ends, but ... I'm lazy. The blanket really helps the grill hold temp in cold, windy WX and it's a boost when trying to bring the temp up to FULL as quickly...

I did my first brisket a bit ago and while it looked and tasted fantastic, it was … well, a little dry. It was a 4.75 lb Flat from Costco. It started out fresh but was frozen a couple of weeks by the time I got around to cooking it. Prep: Rubbed with yellow mustard, coated liberally with Heffer...

I seem to be part of the minority here (typical in my life), but it's baby backs for me. They're the first ribs I ever cooked and they were so freakin' good I ate them all right off the cutting board standing at the island! :giggle:

No modification what-so-ever. If you have the RT vents, you'll have to pop them off, but after that, it's a straight forward install in the existing vent holes. One thing I did notice, AFTER I'd tightened all the screws down, is that I hadn't centered the smokestack vertically over the vent...

FWIW, I've used Lumberjack Comp Blend exclusively for 10 months and never had a feeding problem with them. Pellet level even got below the grate on one cook, and the rest of the grill never even noticed. There is usually a small depression where pellets fall into the auger, but the pellets...

Tony - That looks awful. Better wrap up what's left and ship it to me ASAP for proper disposal. Hurry, lives may be at stake. ;) Full disclosure; I've had my Stampede 10 months now and have yet to try a brisket. This year ...

I got my Stampede and vent covers last June. It really did make it look like a muscle car or the exhaust of a WWII fighter (think Mustang), but while the food came out great (most of the time... I'm really not a very good cook), wind was a factor at times. I live at the end of a ridge at 8600...

I do have a cover.. It's not an elegant fit, but it's more than adequate to protect the grill.

Thanks to a friend with a Facebook account, I was finally able to connect with Wes and order one of his smoke stacks. It was speedily made and delivered, and even by myself, it only took 5 min to install. Having a second set of hands to help would be nice, but it's not mandatory. It's very...

Uncle Bob - Great minds think alike. I use the 60 lb version. I know it's overkill, but the good thing about overkill is things stay dead. ;)

Mike from So Central CO here. The Stampede is my second pellet grill. My first, a Traeger, lasted 6 days before I took it back for a refund (THAT was a goat rope). Fortunately, I found Rec Tec a week later, and have never looked back. I'm not a competition cook by any means, and a lot of...