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  1. mikedixon

    Roadside BBQ stand

     I am thinking about maybe starting a roadside BBQ stand. I live on a high traffic highway but good food is scarce in my area. I realize I will have to check with the health department to see what I need to be within code. I will probably need to get a business license and insurance. I have most...
  2. mikedixon

    Here's a smoker I'm working on and need advice

    I am t trying to build a propane powered smoker out of this but it gets too hot if I open the damper enough to breathe or the burner goes out if I try to throttle it down. I am thinking the burner needs to go on the bottom, underneath the entire unit. I wouldn't be opposed to making it a...
  3. mikedixon

    Gorilla Fabrication

     Does anyone have any experience with Gorilla Fabrication, in Charleston S.C. and know the quality of their smokers? I am kind of in the market for a big, portable rig. I have seen the Meadow Creek in person and I am very impressed by what I have seen from them, but they are a little pricy...
  4. mikedixon

    Thanksgiving turkeys

     Thanksgiving is coming up in a couple of more weeks.I look forward to Thanksgiving, probably more than any other holiday. I encourage you to please remember the less fortunate/down on thier luck this Thanksgiving. I plan on cooking at least one Thanksgiving meal for a family that needs it...
  5. mikedixon

    My new toys!

    I have to tell you guys about this past weekend's purchases. !st, I bought the 44" Smoke Hollow 2 burner smoker. 2nd, a 3 basket 2 burner fryer, 3rd, a grill top for my Blackstone, then last , but not least, a 4 pan propane/natural gas steam table. I will post pics on here later. I haven't used...
  6. mikedixon

    Sauce for the troops

    My son is in Afghanistan. He wanted me to make him some BBQ sauce. I use Jeff's recipe as a model, and tweak it to my liking. My son is crazy about it, and asked if I would make some and send him. I got it made and "canned" today. It's going to the middle east tomorrow. I hope it's a hit. Keep...
  7. mikedixon

    Ham

    I have 4 hams in my freezer I am anxious to cook, but I don't have a recipe worthy of using. What is your favorite. over the top recipe for ham?
  8. mikedixon

    Butt on a Brinkman Gormet electric smoker.

     I was just given a Brinkman Gormet electric smoker. This isn't my 1st choice for a smoker, but I am kind of in a bind for this weekend, so I need to use it.I plan on giving it to my 10 year old after I use it, to go with his Weber grill. I have 60 pounds of butts to smoke, and I can fit all but...
  9. mikedixon

    Bologna problem

    I made nearly 30 lbs of trail bologna using a Con Yeager kit.I cooked the sticks in 2 different ovens, 1 gas, 1 electric. On every stick in the electric oven, the casing split almost completely off every stick. Will this still be okay to eat? I don't see any reason why it shouldn't because the...
  10. mikedixon

    I need a fryer.

    I am interested in buying a fryer that I can cook for 100+ people fairly easily, portable enough to use in a traveling concession stand, propane powered, and the biggie, affordable. Any suggestions?
  11. mikedixon

    Goat I grilled last night

  12. mikedixon

    I need to build a steam table

     After this past weekend, trying to sell fajitas in middle Tennessee, (without much luck mind you, we only sold 8, but even the BBQ guys weren't selling anything), I have come to the conclusion, we need a steam table. I may fabricate one so I can make exactly what I want. I know I want propane...
  13. mikedixon

    My 1st summer sausage this weekend

     My buddy from work gave me a Eastman Outdoors summer sausage kit and about 12 or 15 pounds of goat. I am going to attempt making my 1st summer sausage this weekend. I kept the goat chops, and I am going to substitute it with deer. I have a question though. I intend on putting the sausage in the...
  14. mikedixon

    My morning fattie

     I try to make it a point to smoke at least one fattie for breakfast every time I fire up the smoker. I don't get too elaborate with them, but what is the point? In my opinion, sausage stuffed with cheese, and dusted in a brown sugar based rub on a fresh hot biscuit,is as fine as it gets...
  15. mikedixon

    I had a smoke planned for today.

     I was planning on smoking sausage for breakfast this morning, then a butt and a chicken for supper, but I woke up to the sound of rain. I guess I'm cooking in the crock pot and the oven. I need a covered outdoor kitchen. I will have to work on that, but 1st, I need a new vehicle.
  16. mikedixon

    It's official, my job sucks!

     I have been geared up for nearly 2 months now to cook for my local Benefit Fall Festival. I bought a new grill, had 2 different restaurants allowing me to order food through them, and paid my entry fee, but now, I can't get off work on Oct 2 because I am the low man on the totem pole, and...
  17. mikedixon

    Turkeys at work!

     I was asked today to smoke the turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner at work, for those of us on the maintenance crew. I'm pretty excited about that. I was also approached about cooking for a class reunion. I hope I can stay busy so I can quit my job. That would be my dream!
  18. mikedixon

    My Labor Day chicken/rib smoke

     I smoked 3 chickens and 2 racks of ribs Sunday. I have to start out by telling you, that Grill Mates rub for ribs and chicken is soooo bad. My ribs were cooked perfectly, fall off the bone, but still firm, but I was trying to move my daughter while cooking too, so instead of making my usual...
  19. mikedixon

    My new gadget

     2 or 3 weeks ago, I made hamburgers on the grill for some of my family and some close friends. I cooked 15 pounds of meat. I hand pattied all of it out. They were so inconsistent mostly because I never could make a nice neat round burger. They end up looking like I stomped them out rather than...
  20. mikedixon

    Chatham Artillery BBQ Team

    Have any of you purchased this book,Chatham Artillery BBQ Team?   I just did. I hope it does what it says.
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