What did you cook or eat today (June 2020)?

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Wait--your sister-in-law's husband would be your brother...so you find your brother annoying? And he is a terrible cook? I have one brother I get along with well and the other is annoying, so I understand that completely.
 
JASOH1 said:
Wait--your sister-in-law's husband would be your brother...so you find your brother annoying? And he is a terrible cook? I have one brother I get along with well and the other is annoying, so I understand that completely.
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No, he was a brother in law. My SIL was my wife's sister, making her husband a BIL. Their kids were my nieces.

His father was a complete a$$hat, so at least my BIL was a nice guy. He just had an insatiable need to do things better than me. He had a good career going, and plenty of things he did well, so I never understood why he couldn't just admit to himself that I was better at something.

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caseydog said:
That's a Weber gas grill (pretty darn sure). Small, so maybe a Spirit? Looks small for a Genesis. Cast iron grates -- I hope you keep them inside when not in use. They will surface rust outside.

Weber grills last forever, and getting parts for a 20-year old Weber is actually pretty easy. Their customer service is awesome.

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You got it in one - two-burner Weber Spirit, I bought it on the recommendation of America's Test Kitchen and have been very happy with it.

Over the 30 years or so of owning grills, I've had about 15; about half propane and half charcoal. This has been, by far, my favorite grill and my most durable (ok, there's not much to go wrong on a kettle grill).

This is its fifth year, and this year, the igniter quit. Usually, that happens after the first year. I'll probably donate it to a family member at the beginning of grilling season 2021 and buy another one then. I'm too lazy to do the refurb on it.

...and we all have a BIL like that! :)
 
Cornmeal crusted oysters with horsradish cream sauce, and corn and tomato relish.
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TastyReuben said:
You got it in one - two-burner Weber Spirit, I bought it on the recommendation of America's Test Kitchen and have been very happy with it.

Over the 30 years or so of owning grills, I've had about 15; about half propane and half charcoal. This has been, by far, my favorite grill and my most durable (ok, there's not much to go wrong on a kettle grill).

This is its fifth year, and this year, the igniter quit. Usually, that happens after the first year. I'll probably donate it to a family member at the beginning of grilling season 2021 and buy another one then. I'm too lazy to do the refurb on it.

...and we all have a BIL like that! :)
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Call Weber customer service, you'll have a new igniter within days (maybe more with Covid-19 and all).

The Spirit is Weber's entry level gas grill. Still good, but made mostly in China. The Genesis is American made, and my Genesis is a 2001 model. My dad has a 1999 Genesis. My oldest Kettle is a 1995 (I have two -- got a good deal on a barely used on at a garage sale).

If I need a part, I call Weber customer service, and give them my name, and they know what grills I own. I tell them the part I need, and I have it in less than a week. The price is very reasonable, too.

A new Genesis will set you back a minimum of about 700 bucks, but you can find great deals on not very old used ones. Keep in mind, even if you buy new, you are buying a grill for the next twenty-plus years. All the cheap ones are good for, maybe, three years.

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caseydog said:
Call Weber customer service, you'll have a new igniter within days (maybe more with Covid-19 and all).
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Yeah, but then I've got to take the old one out and put the new one in. :headshake: I went as far as swapping out the battery on this one, and when that didn't fix it, I got some long grill matches for lighting it. No more than I use it, that'll see me through (although I'm off to a good start, four times so far and again this weekend).
 
Today's menu:

1)breakfast - 3 soft boiled eggs from my own chickens, topped with a bare bit of sea salt.
2) Second breakfast: about 2 ounces of salmon pan fried with half a red bell pepper and around 5 or 7 stalks asparagus with the tough bottoms broken off, seasoned with smoked paprika, garlic powder, ground pepper. I seared the little bit of skin crispy (this was salmon leftover from yesterday, that I decided not to cook then), and cooked the salmon meat itself medium rare.
3) lunch: open face toasted Muenster cheese melt on a slice of multigrain country bread, also topped with savoy cabbage, liverwurst, and hot capicola slices. [The cheese was actually laid over the bread, cabbage and liverwurst layers, and was then topped with the capicola.]
4) dinner - simmered baby artichokes, with a butter - lemon garlic dip. This is cooking right now.

Sorry, no photos today...
 
rascal said:
I love subway, we had a drive through one 5 mins away. Only lasted 6 months, it's gone now. I miss it.it was So handy.
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Subway is to sub sandwiches what McDonalds is to burgers. It will do in a hurry, but not something I'd choose if I had a choice. The best chain sub-sandwich shop I have found is Jersey Mike's. I know they are nationwide in the US, but don't know beyond that. I'm not even sure how much of the US they cover.

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