Popular Post fjh Posted February 9 Popular Post Share Posted February 9 13 hours ago, Mean Green said: Isn’t it a shame how much people waste I’m the same way I hate seeing something that’s good thrown away I was at work one day and watched the parts man toss a brand new Alcoa hub pilot 24.5 polished rear wheel in the dumpster cause it was out of warranty I couldn’t get in the shop fast enough to get a ticket to take it home and fish it back out HA Ha ! I grappled on to several wheels once in pack rat Mode ! They got made into a saw mill! 🤣 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 2/8/2024 at 9:29 PM, Mean Green said: Isn’t it a shame how much people waste I’m the same way I hate seeing something that’s good thrown away I was at work one day and watched the parts man toss a brand new Alcoa hub pilot 24.5 polished rear wheel in the dumpster cause it was out of warranty I couldn’t get in the shop fast enough to get a ticket to take it home and fish it back out It truly is. I know I told the story here when it happened, but I still think of the time I watched the woman at the bakery that I was parked behind throwing away hundreds of loaves of bread in the dumpster out back. Not a thing wrong with it, just loaves the bread trucks had brought back because it was past the expiration date and they couldn't sell it. I was tempted to go dumpster diving and get myself a few dozen loaves, but with my luck I'd have gotten arrested for trespassing or something. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Other Dog, this one is for you.. I told you a while ago that You inspired me to smoke some Yummie goodness.. I'm trying something. my wife doesnt like skin on chicken, so i pulled the skin and saved it. then i smoked these 1/4's till they got a good color then I covered them with the skin to keep them from drying out.. i expect them to be Yummie.. Have you ever done this with chicken, if so, how did it come out? Hoping for a good game today, Jojo Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 14 minutes ago, Joey Mack said: Other Dog, this one is for you.. I told you a while ago that You inspired me to smoke some Yummie goodness.. I'm trying something. my wife doesnt like skin on chicken, so i pulled the skin and saved it. then i smoked these 1/4's till they got a good color then I covered them with the skin to keep them from drying out.. i expect them to be Yummie.. Have you ever done this with chicken, if so, how did it come out? Hoping for a good game today, Jojo I've never done it myself, but I saw Myron Mixon, AKA "the winningest man in barbecue", do it on TV on the barbecue competition show I used to watch all the time. It was called "Barbecue Pit Masters" I think, and I learned a lot. They smoked ribs, brisket, whole hog, chicken, or Boston butts, pretty much something different all the time. They had a certain length of time to cook then they turned it in for judging. Great show. Anyway, he cooked chicken thighs and he pulled the skin off first and scraped it on the inside, then put it back on before he put it in the smoker. His came out great, and the skin was crispy, which is what he was shooting for. 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Speaking of grilling, I ordered a new offset fire box for the Char-Griller smoker. It was starting to rust a little bit, my own fault, but the rest of it is in pretty good shape. It's my own fault because one of the worst things you can do with a grill or smoker is to leave ashes in it. They absorb moisture and cause it to rust very quickly. I'm guilty of not cleaning the ashes out until the next time I'm starting to cook something. You know, food gets done, "let's eat" and cleaning the ashes out of the smoker or grill is about the last thing on my mind. This is the new unit installed. It's slightly smaller but not enough to make much of a difference, I wouldn't think anyway. The old one looked like this when I took it off. My son said he'd like to have it for a freestanding grill, so I put the legs on it and covered the hole in the end and slapped some Hi-Temp paint on it for him. I even wire brushed the cast iron grates and reseasoned them for him. They were rusty too, from being in the shed, but I don't remember ever using them but once. They fit across the top on that little edge there. I didn't need it, I have more grills than I know what to do with now. And there's another little round one like the one in this picture in the shed, along with the Pit Barrel Cooker. 1 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 thats great... I too have 4 grills. one is used as an oven, one is just for grilling, the other is a flat top, and of course the smoker. well I put the chicken on a little too early, but these quarters need to cook a while. They are vainy and bloody inside before cooking. My wife wont eat them if they are cooked but dont look it. I covered them with foil and letting the fire die down and slowly simmer them. they should fall apart like BBQ when done. suits me just fine, and she will eat it.. she made southern style slaw to go with it. I may make Mac-n-Cheese from scratch . she loves it. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 I wonder if a thread about ''Grilling/smoking'' would get a few guys showing off their skills? 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 I'm kind of like your wife when it comes to that kind of thing, I don't like "fat and yucky stuff"🤢 and I like steak medium, maybe medium rare, but chicken has got to be fully cooked, and if it's got skin on it, the skin has got to be crispy. I know people that cook Boston butts and just chop the whole thing up for barbecue, but I always take out "most" of the fat, and any gristle and stuff I find. I like my barbecue to look like this- Wilbun's Supermarket in Appomattox used to have good meat, in fact some people said you couldn't beat- well, never mind that, but sometimes he would put chicken leg quarters on sale. I think a 10lb. bag was $4.99, 10 in the bag. They were great for cookouts. I would process them the day before a cookout, clean all that goop out, trim all the excess fat, and cut any loose "flappy" skin off, or sometimes just pull the skin off altogether. Then I'd coat them with the rub and leave them in a Tupperware container in the refrigerator until tomorrow when I cooked them. And I used to hate that job, cleaning and trimming all those leg quarters, it was disgusting. But taking the time to do all that was well worth it, and it showed in the finished product. 3 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Looks good to me.. I did make a brine last night and soaked the 1/4's.. picklin salt,, orange juice,, garlic powder,, onion powder,, 4 chicken cubes melted,, i boiled a tea pot of water and poured it into the big pot and mixed it all together.. then put the 1/4's in.. to soak... actually smelled good this morning. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 I made my own sauce and put them in the oven on warm, till we are ready to chow.. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 My god that looks amazing. And yes, the skin is the best part. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I also had four at one time only bought the smallest one. The other three were given to me. I wound up giving two of them away, but I really didn’t need or use.Them….bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 fall of the bone, and still tender and juicy.. and fully cooked.. I guess my redneck smoker works.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 i hate you....... you know damn well i am on a diet!!! 1 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I hate you too... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-546508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted February 25 Popular Post Share Posted February 25 Well I spent a good bit of time in my shop this weekend. I got the E-Tech to a happy place, after receiving the cam key and lifters mid week. Funny thing is.... I realized today that this engine kit didnt come with the oil pan gasket and insulators, like other PAI kits i've used.. 3 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-547144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Thanks guys.. Next step is to take it off the stand and put it on the wooden pallet that is made for these and then I can finish priming it for paint and then groom it.. Oil + fuel filter pads, compressor and fuel lines and so on.. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-547147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Nice work Bubba thanks for the updates… bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-547152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 70mackMB Posted April 9 Popular Post Share Posted April 9 Get this one going again. Joey how is the motor coming along? And the friendly smoker competition? .....Hippy 1 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-549707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Slow engine build and SLOWWW Cookin' All good bud.. Thanks for the laughs. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-549709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mechohaulic Posted April 9 Popular Post Share Posted April 9 On 2/11/2024 at 6:13 PM, tjc transport said: i hate you....... you know damn well i am on a diet!!! and do YOU think your alone !!! i gain weight just looking at the masterpiece cooking on here LMAO. have put off for 2 years going to heart doctors cause of the weight gain from post on BMT. well that's not the only reason for not going or the weight gain== have to blame someone. LOL 3 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-549716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 12 hours ago, 70mackMB said: Get this one going again. Joey how is the motor coming along? And the friendly smoker competition? .....Hippy Would not matter, as that ship was going to india Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/69424-shop-talk/page/79/#findComment-549740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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