What I did today -instead- of Rocketry.

[Cl(VII)]

Woke up this morning and fixed breakfast, then got the Shoulder Clod out and cut it in half (18 lbs. wouldn't fit on one grate in my smoker!) and started the smoker. Smoked the beef all day, then made banana pudding for my puddin'.

I smell like smoke and am tired, but it was a good day.

Proper banana pudding is a fine thing indeed.

 

[John Kemker]

Proper banana pudding is a fine thing indeed.

I must love her. I hand-whipped the heavy cream for the banana pudding. (Don't have a hand or stand mixer ATM, so had to do it by hand.)

 

[Cl(VII)]

I must love her. I hand-whipped the heavy cream for the banana pudding. (Don't have a hand or stand mixer ATM, so had to do it by hand.)

Yep, I have made the real stuff, and know it is work…so worth it though.

I’m sure the smoked meat was/will be good too. Just the banana pudding caught my eye.

 

[John Kemker]

Yep, I have made the real stuff, and know it is work…so worth it though.

I’m sure the smoked meat was/will be good too. Just the banana pudding caught my eye.

First time with Shoulder Clod rather than Brisket. Learned some lessons:
1) Cook the beef until it gets to at least 165F.
2) Don't slice half of it up, decide it's underdone and put it back in the smoker without covering it with foil to keep it from drying out.
3) Let the meat come to room temp overnight before putting it into the smoker. 18lbs. of beef is a huge heat sink when placed into a smoker. If it's at fridge temps, makes the smoker harder to regulate temps at the beginning of the smoke.

 

[jqavins]

I've dome whipped cream plenty of times with a hand cranked egg eager, but I'm glad to say I've never had to do it with just a whisk. Not that I wouldn't, but I'm glad I haven't.

What's the pudding in your banana pudding? So often it's valilla pudding with banana slices (and Nilla wafers). I really want to make true banana pudding, with pureed bananas, milk, and corn startch cooked. Some good quality vanilla extract would not go amiss, and additional sugar would be optional, not necessary if the bananas are really ripe, i.e. nearly half brown on the outside.

3) Let the meat come to room temp overnight before putting it into the smoker. 18lbs. of beef is a huge heat sink when placed into a smoker. If it's at fridge temps, makes the smoker harder to regulate temps at the beginning of the smoke.

That's good advice in many situations. Even if your're just throwing a steak or hamburger in a pan or on the grill, or putting a chicken in the oven, you'll get better results if you don't put cold meat on the heat.

 

[Cl(VII)]

First time with Shoulder Clod rather than Brisket. Learned some lessons:
1) Cook the beef until it gets to at least 165F.
2) Don't slice half of it up, decide it's underdone and put it back in the smoker without covering it with foil to keep it from drying out.
3) Let the meat come to room temp overnight before putting it into the smoker. 18lbs. of beef is a huge heat sink when placed into a smoker. If it's at fridge temps, makes the smoker harder to regulate temps at the beginning of the smoke.

That sounds like a challenging cut. I only braise beef above about 4 lbs. I don’t have a smoker though. Your lesson 3 applies to all meat in my opinion. I warm all meat to room temp before cooking in any way. Tonight, I even let the salmon warmup before cooking. Makes things much more reproducible in my experience.

 

[Funkworks]

I saw a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe charging in a parking lot and it made my day!
Just like this:

Random site for more info:
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2021-jeep-wrangler-4xe-review/

 

[John Kemker]

That sounds like a challenging cut. I only braise beef above about 4 lbs. I don’t have a smoker though. Your lesson 3 applies to all meat in my opinion. I warm all meat to room temp before cooking in any way. Tonight, I even let the salmon warmup before cooking. Makes things much more reproducible in my experience.

I've dome whipped cream plenty of times with a hand cranked egg eager, but I'm glad to say I've never had to do it with just a whisk. Not that I wouldn't, but I'm glad I haven't.

What's the pudding in your banana pudding? So often it's valilla pudding with banana slices (and Nilla wafers). I really want to make true banana pudding, with pureed bananas, milk, and corn startch cooked. Some good quality vanilla extract would not go amiss, and additional sugar would be optional, not necessary if the bananas are really ripe, i.e. nearly half brown on the outside.
That's good advice in many situations. Even if your're just throwing a steak or hamburger in a pan or on the grill, or putting a chicken in the oven, you'll get better results if you don't put cold meat on the heat.

Letting any other meat than beef, venison, or cured meats come to room temp is risky, in my opinion. There's too many pathogens that rapidly proliferate in poultry, pork, and fish that I just won't risk it. Beef, on the other hand, is relatively safe to let come to room temps.

Shoulder clod is a traditional non-brisket beef cut for barbecue in Texas. It's inexpensive and lends itself well to low and slow cooking, such as in a smoker. Problem is, in order to save the money, I have to purchase the entire shoulder. If my butcher has to spend time trimming, etc. I might as well buy a brisket and smoke that, instead.

Used Jell-O brand vanilla pudding, a 14oz. can of sweetened condensed milk and 1-1/3 cups whole milk for the pudding. I'm not quite ready to make pudding from scratch, though you have put the thought into my head...

 

[Cl(VII)]

Used Jell-O brand vanilla pudding, a 14oz. can of sweetened condensed milk and 1-1/3 cups whole milk for the pudding. I'm not quite ready to make pudding from scratch, though you have put the thought into my head...

It’s worth it to make the banana pudding by hand on a double boiler. That said, I do it about once every five years because it is a hassle and makes a lot of dishes for a relatively humble looking dessert…it good though.

 

[Charles_McG]

We like the Nielsen Massey vanilla. Their extract is good, but if you’re looking for some extra character and depth of expression in a cooked dish, go for the paste.

 

[GrouchoDuke]

PIT-ORD-MEM-<lunch with the kids>-MHT.

 

[heada]

Not today but yesterday (because I was too tired to post yesterday)

Kayaked 8 miles with my brother and nephew. We were hoping for some good fishing but the water was a foot low and still too warm. We'll try again later, once the water is below 55 F

 

[jqavins]

Yesterday and today, celebrating out anniversary by visiting Buffalo. 33 years. We like to go see a different place each year. I'm currently sitting in the Anchor Bar, having tried the original Buffalo wings. They're not really better than plenty of other places make, but it was sort of a pilgramage.

Sitting here at the table I asked for a pen so I could sketch a rocket on a napkin.

 

[OverTheTop]

Yesterday was Father's Day. Repaired the handle on the Dyson Vacuum cleaner by fusing the ABS with some Methylene Chloride. It needs a more sturdy fix so I ordered some knead-it epoxy which I will pick up during the week (currently in lockdown). Looked at repairing a Sunbeam mixer but the parts are not available and it is easier to purchase a new one. Been having problems with an aircon reporting low refrigerant. Managed to find the leak so now I need to find somebody to repair the leak and regass it (we are not allowed to DIY down here). Went to the Father in-law's place and repaired the remote control on his garage door and had dinner.

 

[jqavins]

Update: We spent a few hours driving around Lethworth State Park on the way home.
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[DigBaddy]

Did a little baking after a bike ride and before some rocket building and taking a walk with my wife. Our raspberries make two crops and the fall one is starting to take off. Yes, it's yummy.

 

[Doug Holverson]

Mowed the lawn.

 

[jazzviper1]

Worked on my 3 D printed modular dungeon system, complete with lighted torches and working doors.
SG-1 is confused.

 

[EnerJacket]

Yesterday and today, celebrating out anniversary by visiting Buffalo. 33 years. We like to go see a different place each year. I'm currently sitting in the Anchor Bar, having tried the original Buffalo wings. They're not really better than plenty of other places make, but it was sort of a pilgramage.

Sitting here at the table I asked for a pen so I could sketch a rocket on a napkin.

Should have gone to Duffs. That’s the place Buffalonians go. Anchor Bar is good to go for taking out of Towners to give them the experience of going to a historic wing birthplace.

 

[BDB]

I saw a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe charging in a parking lot and it made my day!
Just like this:
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Random site for more info:
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2021-jeep-wrangler-4xe-review/

I would love to have a plug-in hybrid Jeep, but I really wish this came with a bigger battery. 21 miles is pretty measly. (My Honda Clarity gets 45, and that seems like the minimum to me.). And the price is starting to approach the Rivian which can go >300 miles on battery.

 

[BDB]

It’s a Celestron Evolution 8 EdgeHD with an equatorial mount. It was a terrible night for stargazing but I managed to get it out to catch just a few glimpses of the craters on the moon (just took a crappy photo with my iPhone). This is my first “big boy” scope. I have so much to learn, but this is going to be fun.

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I finally had a few hours without rain, clouds, and the moon last week to test the telescope. The auto-guiding mount still takes me a while to set up, but it is really cool.

I saw the rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter, and the "stripes" of Jupiter from my driveway. With an upgraded eyepiece, I have no doubt that I'll be able to see the Cassini Division and the Red Spot. No photos yet--that's coming (after I spend more money!)--but I'm really impressed thus far.

 

[Doug Holverson]

Hooked my stereo receiver back up today after spraying some buggy switches with Electrowash yesterday. It sounds better than ever. I set the timing and idle on Stu Bludebaker, my '63 Champ.

 

[GrouchoDuke]

Set up my new Yaesu FT-65R & did some tests. So far, it seems like a great HT for the price.

 

[Cape Byron]

A day on the spanners servicing farm equipment, which I quite enjoy.

 

[OverTheTop]

Became intimate with the CSA 22.1 wiring rules for Canada, for work. Tomorrows task is NFPA 70, wiring rules for the USA. At least I am figuring out why they connect our spectrometer that can draw 39A onto a 20A outlet. Yes, it is legal .

 

[jqavins]

Anchor Bar is good to go for taking out of Towners to give them the experience of going to a historic wing birthplace.

And that's the sole reason I went, i.e. the historic birthplace. In general I'm not a huge sauced win fan. (That's not a sarcastic understatement, "not a fan", but literally they're OK and I don't love'm.) These were every bit as good as I expected, which is to say, quite good if nothing spectacular. So, Anchor is exactly where I should have gone.

 

[lakeroadster]

Yesterday and today, celebrating out anniversary by visiting Buffalo. 33 years. We like to go see a different place each year. I'm currently sitting in the Anchor Bar, having tried the original Buffalo wings. They're not really better than plenty of other places make, but it was sort of a pilgramage.

Sitting here at the table I asked for a pen so I could sketch a rocket on a napkin.

The stuff you learn on TRF... I Love This Place: THE STORY OF A BUFFALO CLASSIC

 

[lakeroadster]

Became intimate with the CSA 22.1 wiring rules for Canada, for work. Tomorrows task is NFPA 70, wiring rules for the USA. At least I am figuring out why they connect our spectrometer that can draw 39A onto a 20A outlet. Yes, it is legal .

Intimate... Uhm...

 

[boatgeek]

Intimate... Uhm...

Hey, let the man do what he wants... As long as the current path doesn't cross the chest.

 

[jqavins]

I just LOVE the National Electric Code!