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Etexhorn13

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  1. Could these aggy dudes look any douchier as a collective?
  2. 99% sure I did my honeymoon there. Nice place. My fam went to Cancun every summer as a kid and I got to climb that pyramid before they closed it off. Chichen Itza is bad ass.
  3. I’ve yet to try the “icing” method, but when I made my tallow, I put it in an old olive oil bottle, stuck a nail in the top to make a hole for a squirt bottle, and when it’s time for wrapping I heat the bottle in a pot with a little water at the bottom (think warming syrup). The only real benefits I see over the icing thing is a) multiple uses from one batch bc the bag isn’t cut, and b) getting to squirt it over the brisket liquid style and manage where it’s distributed a little better. Lots of ways to skin a cat though.
  4. I am doing one tonight for my brother since he just had a baby and I don’t want to fuck it up… I don’t really see how it’ll make that much difference when the heat is coming from below so I’m just gonna stick with the tried and true butcher paper. Thanks!
  5. My FIL is heavily involved with UL athletics and the whole family went to UL for either undergrad or grad school, so this was a fun one for me. They’re a great fanbase regardless of sport, but their baseball fans still talk glowingly about their regional trip they took to Austin like 13-14 years ago and aren’t chickenshit assholes like LSU folks. Hope we see them in the last game.
  6. Has anyone done the foil boat thing on an egg style smoker? Any noticeable difference from just wrapping in butcher paper through the stall? Not sure if the effect will be the same on an egg vs an offset
  7. I don’t think it’s that unpopular of an opinion. If you calibrate your expectations properly you can have a good time, even if it isn’t Florida/the Yucatán/whatever other GOM beaches that have better water and sand. The biggest thing for me is that I have an almost 2 year old, and a 36-week-pregnant wife, and being able to knock out all the beach activities just 45 min from my house moves it up quite a few notches at this stage in our lives.
  8. FYI the 36” Blackstones with the hard lid are on sale at Walmart for about $300 right now. Picked one up for myself and plan to make the maiden voyage with PCS tonight
  9. Just gotta say, I fucking love Galveston. If I didn’t live in Houston I’m not sure I’d ever really make the trip, but it’s so nice having a beach town ~45 minutes away. Came down for a quick and easy baby moon/birthdays/holiday weekend and it’s exceeded all expectations. We normally just come for a day trip at one of the pocket parks, but got a condo on the sea wall for the weekend this time. A little further East froM the huge crowds, which helps. Didn’t even beach today but hit the naval museum, pleasure pier, and Gaidos and got my full on touristy day out of the way. If the beach (and it’s users) were s little prettier it would be the best gulf beach town IMO.
  10. One of my most embarrassing childhood moments was when my dad walked in on me strokin the crusty nun.
  11. Just by having some “well to do”/heavily involved in the community type friends in Longview that know that family, I think this tracks pretty well.
  12. Any of y’all do that foil boat deal in a Kamado grill? Any noticeable difference from a butcher paper wrap?
  13. Etexhorn13

    Houston BBQ

    You know now that I think about it I’ve seen people do call in orders for truth too so maybe you’re on to something lol.
  14. Etexhorn13

    Houston BBQ

    I’m about equidistant from Pinkertons, truth, and B&R, but the biggest thing for me was that since had to take it to go, I was in and out in about 5 minutes. That type of quick trip isn’t really happening at truth/Pinkertons.
  15. Hit up Brisket & Rice today for lunch. Got some brisket, house sausage, and the brisket fried rice so my wife could also have some this evening. The sausage was good but not mind blowing, but the brisket was just fantastic. The fried rice with big chunks of brisket in it is something I could have once a week probably… it was perfect.
  16. Right. Didn’t mean to refute anything you said, just generally agreeing with you and giving some more context as someone that’s probably eaten more riverport bbq than this entire thread combined over the years haha
  17. Riverport is pretty good but I’ve never really understood the hype. I guess there aren’t a ton of good options in East Texas but IMO nothing really stands out, maybe their ribs? I know it’s kinda the style up there but I’m generally skeptical when the go-to order is a chopped beef sandwich slathered in sauce. Tasty for sure, but I’m not going to bother trying the brisket on its own if that’s the case.
  18. Hmmmm yeah I took both of my 2 WFH days for the week having to take my 18 month old to the doctor/stay home and watch him, and while I love my son I’m kinda regretting all that now. Let’s fuckin go stars!
  19. Early on I thought Seattle was outplaying us after that first couple minutes, til I looked up at shots on goal and saw we’ve doubled them up pretty much the whole game. Fuckin playoff hockey, every possession is a heart stopper
  20. $1000 per each, but includes ticket price and minimum donation. It’s something like a mandatory $350 donation plus the price of ticket, which can go up or down depending on number of games. Was about $100 less a couple years ago when we had one less home game. To be fair though I used to sit on the east side upper deck so I consider these to be better than decent, but that may have you a frame of reference for what lower bowl west side may look like.
  21. Define halfway decent. I’m on the west side under the overhang and my tickets are about $1000 per year. You can get something without shade for less for sure, but it’s been nice since my group moved to section 8 a few years ago.
  22. Sat right in front of the corps/band section when I was a student at the last game we played them. Can’t say I made many friends that night.
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