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pearlandhorn

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  1. I'm a fan of all the killer hogs seasonings. Just found the Hot rub at Bucee's and put it on a pork tenderloin cook last week. Was absolutely fantastic for pork. For beef (brisket and ribs and steak), I only use kosher salt and coarse black pepper. Kirklands/Costco pepper is very good. Killer hogs makes a brisket rub that I'll put on ribeyes that is 99% salt and coarse pepper.
  2. Much appreciated and thanks for the tip!
  3. It was good. Bark was a bit bitter due to over smoking it but I’ll get better. Wife, kid (and dog) loved it.
  4. First cook on my new ugly drum smoker. FIL and I got a 55 gallon drum that was used to import honey with, burned out the liner, built/welded intake valves, exhaust vent, charcoal basket. Took a while to get the intakes right and get it set at 250-275 but I got it figured out now. Painted it with engine enamel spray paint. It’s called an ugly drum for a reason. Threw a pork shoulder on at 10:15 this morning, wrapped at 2:30 and am about to pull it off and let it rest for an hour and a half or so. Like this method a lot as it allows me to smoke at higher temperatures than the traeger I have. Total cost was about $120. Ordered some Weber kettle grill grates, thermometer from Amazon and used a bunch of scrap metal my FIL had lying around.
  5. That ball just fucking explodes from his arm with what looks like no effort.
  6. Starting salaries for CPAs in Texas (major markets, big4 firms) are around $55k (I believe). You'll get up to $70k after 3 years. Move to industry and make $85-90k + bonus.
  7. I rest briskets and really any beef product that I've smoked (ribs, briskets, loins, etc.) in a cooler for at least 60-90 minutes. I leave them wrapped in butcher paper. 11 hour rests are kinda foreign to me but when you're doing 150 of them, it makes sense I guess?
  8. Yes, they’re open in CA. Mainly outside tents (at least at Commerce). Probably one of the biggest action venues in CA. Fuck bicycle casino.
  9. Thinking about making a separate thread unless someone has seen one pertaining to ugly drum smokers. Mine will be finished up tomorrow (painted today) and I'm curious if anybody has used one in the past. I'll post pics when I get it completed tomorrow.
  10. This was my biggest issue. Seems like my thought process was slowed down to the point of a turtle. I had a high fever for 3 days or so (spiked at 102 for 6 hours) but other than that, fatigue, lethargy and brain fog were the worse. Never had a headache. Never had a positive test either. But I did get a positive antibody test.
  11. My mom let us borrow her AWD subaru forrester to drive from Tyler to Houston last week when Tyler through Buffalo had about 2 inches of ice on the roads the whole way. She was about to sell it when shit hit the fan in Texas last week. She used it as a 3rd car and put it up in Colorado at her condo. I didn't lose traction once on the drive. Subaru AWD is a beast of an ice driving car. Roomy too.
  12. Finally lost power at my house in Pearland. We were on the same grid as a wastewater treatment plant about 3 miles away and finally lost it at 8:30 this morning. We've been at my parents' house in Tyler since last week. They've never lost power but the water mains all over town are starting to either freeze or bust, causing water pressure to decrease. It's above freezing at the house and never got too cold for an extended period. Neighbor came over and ran the water multiple times and let it dribble overnight on Monday night I believe and last night. Hope we're good. Probably going to try and make it back tomorrow. Too much ice on 45 and 59. My mom has a subaru she used to use up in Colorado when she had a place up there and we went and got it at the car lot she was trying to sell it at. We're taking that home and leaving my 2WD truck up here and will get it next week. Good luck everyone. Need this power to come back. Too many people are suffering in the cold. Heads should roll.
  13. I’ve been doing ok. No issues with me or my wife at all. Best of luck to you though. It’s a weird illness and takes some time to get back to normal for sure.
  14. You can mix them with ground ribeye, sirloin. Whatever really. Wagyu has so much fat that it will hold together fine. I’ve never had an issue with ground wagyu.
  15. Michael Phelps will never be bested. He's up there with Jordan for me in overall individual talent and ability.
  16. HEB Texas Pecan coffee. Get the whole bean and grind it yourself. You’re welcome. Theres also a place that I order coffee from out of New Orleans called Congregation Coffee Company. It’s amazing.
  17. I don’t do carbs very often and typically just get the antipasta salad with their house Italian. It’s not bad. My son loves their pizza and my folks love their spaghetti and lasagna. It’s definitely one of the better pizza places in Tyler.
  18. Yeah, I saw that floating around on facebook. I believe his son played baseball at LSU as well. Don't expect great service if you do eat at Bruno's though. The food is great, service sucks.
  19. He's the best at what he does, in my opinion. He is over by Caldwell now. Dropped off some stuff at his new place about 6 months ago. Very good guy. I'll have to give Stanley's a shot, maybe Friday.
  20. The dad of my exgirlfriend owned Beckham Shoe Repair right next to Stanley's. I went there (Stanley's) a few times when I'd go pick up some shoes or leather he was fixing for me. It was OK back then. Haven't eaten there in a long while. May go there this weekend.
  21. I took Advil/Tylenol for a day or two, NyQuil 2 nights then just let my body fight it. Ended up caving and buying some mucinex towards the tail end of symptoms to clear my head of congestion. A few studies have shown that artificially decreasing your body temperature with acetaminophen will prolong the infection. I took that route and it worked out fine for me. YMMV though.
  22. This is me 2.5 weeks later. Coffee is still hit or miss for me. Actually, all drinks are like this. I can taste food 100% but tea, coffee, powerades are a little off. Glad you're on the mend.
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