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2015 BLOG ARCHIVE

39 Entries as of 12-29-15
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This is a hyperlinked chronological index of the various BLOG ENTRIES for 2015 from January to December. Where the name of some of the blog entries may not make it readily apparent what the topic was, I have added a brief description.

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My thinking behind an all new food lineup for this years Thanksgiving.
01-16-15
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01-19-15
I recently bought a pit controller. What are they and why would you want one?
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01-19-15
Why I chose to buy the CyberQ WiFi pit controller.
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01-23-15
WiFi Networking general discussion & Setting up Adhoc pairing
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01-23-15
Setting up Infrastructure Mode WiFi. More difficult, more capabilities
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01-23-15
Setting up the CyberQ on your grille/smoker.
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01-27-15
First Impressions after first few cooks/
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02-01-15
I found some great iOS software for remotely controlling my new CyberQ WiFi and graphing my cooks.
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02-15-15
This has been a record setting winter, this blog describes the weather and some cold weather weather lessons I’ve learned or re-learned.
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02-24-15
It has taken me less than two months to go from not thinking I needed a pit controller, to thinking about getting a second one.
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03-01-15
I changed up just about everything I made for Thanksgiving despite it being the best ever. This entry describes the first part of the cook done the night before. Would I regret violated the rule: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.
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03-31-15
To my surprise I own not one but two pit controllers. Why I chose a DigiQ DX2 for my second unit.
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04-15-15
Why the Big Green Egg may bake better than your oven
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04-15-15
Theoretical Advantage vs. the Reality of baking on the Big Green Egg.
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04-18-15
A review of the newly released Ranch-T lump charcoal.
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05-08-15
A review of the Goldtouch line of bakeware from Williams-Sonoma
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05-20-15
A long awaited trip to the largest Barbecue Store I’ve ever been too.
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05-22-15
Observations about some of the fun things and silly rituals that mark the arrival of “Official Grilling Season”.
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05-22-15
The start of “Official Grilling Season 2015” marks the coming of the new model grills for 2015. All I can say is buyer beware!
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06-06-15
On my 3rd Anniversary of Big Green Egg ownership I take a Big Picture look at what it has been like.
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06-06-15
A more detailed look at my first 3 years of Big Green Egg ownership in the form of a list of: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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06-25-15
A small scale Eggiest at the dealer level
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06-26-15
These days you can’t take everything you see at face value.
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06-29-15
My third year attending this regional New England Eggfest
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07-08-15
I recently discovered solutions for 2 long term problems
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09-20-15
Some thoughts on how food played a big role in my relationship with my recently deceased mother
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10-05-15
Blog entry about a large scale picture collage for my Dining Room using my food photos from this site
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11-02-15
Blog entry about my return to regular grilling after a 6 month hiatus. I did a 5 item cook using all 3 Eggs. This cook was interesting on several levels and shows how I break down a large cook into manageable pieces.
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11-02-15
Blog entry about my return to regular grilling after a 6 month hiatus. I did a 5 item cook using all 3 Eggs. This cook was interesting on several levels and shows how I break down a large cook into manageable pieces.
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11-03-15
Follow up to my preliminary review of Stump Chunks fire starters. I have discovered 2 new items, one good one mysterious.
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11-23-15
the use of a Staging Area and other tips & tricks I have learned to help simplify multi-dish stir-fries.
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12-23-15
My annual look back at the major events in my past year pursuing this hobby. I also take a look ahead at what I'd like to accomplish in the year to come.
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12-29-15
A great turkey recipe with some great problems
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