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Marinated Pork Tenderloin smoked on the RT-340 Marinate the pork tenderloin(s) in the refrigerator for at least four hours (preferably overnight). See my marinade recipe below or use your own favorite. Use a large Zip-Loc bag for marinating and, after putting the tenderloins and marinade in...

Did a tri-tip for dinner tonite. Pro-Tip: note the yellow lines in the top photo. It is much easier to “read” the grain before the cook. Take a photo and mark the cut lines (across the grain) for future reference. This tri-tip was seasoned with my home-made SPOG+ over a yellow mustard...

I’m doing a brisket tomorrow and plan to use my new Meater 2+ wireless probes. I have been wondering if there’s any problem with leaving the probes in when wrapping the brisket in pink butcher paper at the stall? With the probes now rated for ambient temps to 1,000F and also being waterproof, I...

After returning my Combustion Inc. probes, I ordered a Meater 2+, primarily for rotisserie cooks, and it arrived today. I like what I am seeing! After activating the charger (by pulling the insulating tab at the battery), I let the probe charge while I downloaded the Meater app. Setup was...

I put a couple of pork tenderloins on the grill a few minutes ago with CIPT probes in each. They had been freshly charged a few hours ago. One failed to connect to the booster, so I replaced it with a spare probe I had. A few minutes later, it was reading some obviously incorrect temperatures as...

Some recent posts have been made in other threads about smoking bologna and I was gently called out for saying I didn’t care for bologna (or “baloney” as we used to call it). I did a little research and found that bologna has a cousin, mortadella, which is something I do like. I grew up in a...

After seeing some mentions of American Wagyu brisket showing up at Costco, I made a trip to my local store today. There were only a half-dozen USDA Choice briskets in the meat case, so I asked the meat department manager if he would be getting any American Wagyu briskets in. He told me that he...

Was feeling better today, so decided to do a full maintenance on “Lil Smokey,” my RT-340. I had noticed some pellet dust in the hopper and decided to see the extent of it and clean things out. Turns out there wasn’t a huge amount of dust, but enough that I didn’t want to chance having it pull in...

Last week, I posted in the “Show us what you’re cooking” thread about some issues I was having keeping grill temps stable while grilling a tri-tip. Since I was going to do a couple of pork tenderloins this afternoon, I gave the RT-340 a good internal cleaning (including the temp probe) and fired...

If you need probes for your TW Signals, Smoke, etc., they are on sale right now at 50% off. That includes the high-temp needle probes, extra-long 12” probes, ambient probes, etc. I just ordered a couple of the needle probes that are really handy for small proteins like fish, chicken, etc. No...

Thought it might be a good idea to have a place for Black Friday deals, and links to them where available. Here’s the first: This is the best price I’ve seen for a ThermoWorks Signals unit in a long time...

Went to our local Costco today, hoping to find some of those Wagyu/Angus briskets that some have recently found in their stores. There were only a few (6-7) briskets, all USDA Choice. The same was true with the prime rib roasts; maybe a dozen (mostly larger sizes; 8-12 pounds) and all were USDA...

Fell off the Wusthof wagon; again. Found a “new, open box” Classic 7” Hollow Edge Craftsman knife like this…...

Looks like ThermoWorks is having a limited-time 50% off sale on their Smoke units. While it is not WIFI-enabled, the Smoke comes with a paired receiver that is claimed to work up to 300’ away. If you need a 2-channel, wired-probe remote thermometer setup, this is a great price for a quality...

I had some free time this afternoon, so I deleted the old RT app (I do think it was the current version) and downloaded it again. Tried connecting the RT-340 and still no luck. I have my Comcast/Xfinity dual-band router split so I have a 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz access separately. Out of pure...

As a result of my recent experience noted in another thread, I feel I should post a general warning on this. The power supply/charger used on ThermoWorks products (Signals, Smoke and Billows) looks like any common USB charger; It has a USB-A output port and the supplied cable for it has a USB-A...

Smoking a chuck roast today and, as usual, monitoring the cook with my ThermoWorks SIgnals. I’ve been using the Signals for more than a year now, and I can’t say enough good things about this unit. Full disclosure: I have no affiliation with ThermoWorks except for being a VERY satisfied user of...

Cooking a chuck roast brisket-style today and it seems to have hit the stall at 142F; is that possible? That’s much lower than I have seen in the past. Cook temp started at 180-190F (LO) for the first two hours, then bumped up to 225F. Grill and protein temps being monitored on a TW Signals with...

It isn’t the wifi version I’ve been waiting for, but a 600’ plus range would likely meet my needs. Is this a new version and has anyone here had any experience with it? At $179, it is getting into the tempting range. Comments?

We’re moving most of the stuff from the old house to the new this weekend and Lil’ Smokey has an honored spot in the truck. It will be nice to get the Trailblazer alongside the new gas grill and expand my cooking horizons again. Haven’t used the Trailblazer in several months now. In honor of...