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BigIron’s Birthday

Posted in birthdays, Dachshund, dogs, doxies, family, Fun Stuff, Just for Fun!, pets, pictures, Weekends, weiner dogs on August 15, 2008| 3 Comments »

Well another year has gone by and I find myself another year older. I have been blessed beyond my wildest dreams.

Do I have a load of money? No.

Am I rich? More than I could ever imagine. This weekend will be great and full of my kind of fun.

I wanted to share a few bad photos of me, and some great ones of Ruby.

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August is upon us……..

Posted in commentary, dogs, doxies, family, Food, food and drink, Fun Stuff, Just for Fun!, On the Menu, opinion, pets, Thank you, weather, Weekends on August 10, 2008| 4 Comments »

Hey folks. Yes it has been awhile since I posted and I apologize for not keeping up. To tell you the truth it has just been a madhouse getting Ruby used to a new home, school starting back and this darn midwest weather.

I am working on a copy of Maurice’s BBQ sauce and plan on posting it when I get it right. The garden suffered over that past few weeks due to getting the BigIron re-shingled. There was some damage to Lil’Iron’s beautiful peppers. I am trying to use or dry as many as possible but I will end up losing a few.

On top of all this, I am in the middle of having reapirs done on my teeth. I went for a checkup and found problems I didn’t even know I had. Goes to show, nomatter how much you brush and floss trouble can pop-up and ruin a few weeks. I plan to have “the tools of the trade” all fixed before Thanksgiving. Who wants to crack a tooth on that weekend?

My Birthday is in a week or so and as I get older, things start to go south before you know it……..but the experience gained from age on the cooking front sure does make the food taste better.

My Mom sent me this Woolworth menu from the 50’s. I thought you might find the prices pretty interesting too. So here is a bit of nostalgia for you folks to ponder over…and if your old enough, you can remember these days with fondness.

I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Have a safe back to school and remember it won’t be long till Fall…..and ain’t that when smoked food taste the best?

Have a great week,

BigIron

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Ruby’s first Smoke…

Posted in backyard smokers, BBQ, Dachshund, dogs, dogs and cats, doxies, family, Food, food and drink, Fun Stuff, Just for Fun!, On the Menu, pets, Weekends, weiner dogs on July 28, 2008| Leave a Comment »

This weekend was Ruby’s first session around the smoker. She seemed to take to the process in between playing with Riley and getting spooked by unfamiliar sounds.

Lil’ Iron roasted a Turkey this weekend and Ruby also got her first taste of Thanksgiving in July……Lord help us, we might have created a monster. 🙂

Weiner Dogs Love BBQ and roast Turkey

I hope everyone had a great weekend and have a safe and wonderful week,

BigIron

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Char-Griller…Great Grill, Crappy Cover! – UPDATED

Posted in backyard smokers, BBQ, chargriller mods, commentary, Food videos and presentations, grilling, Just for Fun!, smoker mods, tips and tricks, Video BBQ, videos, Weekends, Wood smoking, You gotta have the goods on July 20, 2008| 13 Comments »

UPDATE: 6/12/2009

I was contacted by Char-Griller about this video. They were genuinely concerned about the quality of their covers. I was offered one of the new and improved ones. They are much heavier and made of a different material that looks like it won’t melt anymore.

I take my hat off to the Char Griller Company for being willing to listen to the customer and make changes accordingly.

We all know the quality of the Char-Griller. Owners are also aware of the cheap quality of the grill covers too.

I was sick of buying one every year and this time it faded, tore, and melted.

This video shows one way to solve the problem. I hope it helps.