Brine Question- Dry brined a 5# pork belly this week for bacon. Recipe called for 2 tsp Prague #1. First time brining and just researched only 1 tsp for 5 # pork. Any danger in using twice that amount??
The real moral of that story is to Always be aware of your surroundings when you BBQ....such as who's watching you. I've had a few incidents where the outside Bull shelf seemed wider than it actually was.
Spending too much time watching the weather to make sure my Bull is covered in the event of rain. It's under a 5X8 canopy which is useless in a driving rain. Anyone have experience with their hopper staying dry or leaking water uncovered in rain? Same concern with my new Bulleye.
Make sure you're using a good hot torch to light and not just a simple charcoal lighter. Once I have a flame on the end I use the torch to slightly char about 1- 1.5 inches beyond the flame to give those pellets a head start. Try to make sure the flame dies on its own if possible.
200# pellets arrived during a torential driving rain. 5 boxes soaked and bags were wet at least on the outside. There were small holes in the bags so I could only assume some of the pellets got wet. RT says don't use and I agree, but wondered if anyone would toss all or save those pellets that...
I've been sitting outside since Monday morning waiting for the ESTES delivery truck and it's now Tuesday night. Family bringing food and beer out. Dont know how much longer I can hold out.