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John Gaughan
Guest
Dinner tonight was roast beef and two racks of hickory smoked ribs.
I roasted the beef for about two hours at 120 degrees, it turned out rare, juicy and delicious. The
ribs had to be finished off in the oven because I had a hard time keeping my charcoal grill hot
enough to cook them through, but the hickory taste is unmistakable.
Anyway, the beef was heavenly... lightly coated in oil and covered in cracked peppercorns, juicy and
tender. I had to inform my wife that from now on I will have to eat roast beef whenever I'm horny
instead of the usual
The ribs were good... nothing spectacular but definitely above average. This was the first time I
smoked them on the grill (it is a charcoal grill with attached firebox), but they turned out well. I
think next time I will leave enough room to start a second fire when the first one dies down, rather
than adding charcoal to the dying fire, vainly hoping it will be hot enough to keep it going.
Dessert was a store bought chocolate mousse cake. Very good. The head baker is a woman with over 40
years of experience, so it certainly isn't standard stupidmarket fare.
Right now I am muching on a reuben (whole wheat instead of rye), very tasty...
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John Gaughan http://www.johngaughan.net/ [email protected]
I roasted the beef for about two hours at 120 degrees, it turned out rare, juicy and delicious. The
ribs had to be finished off in the oven because I had a hard time keeping my charcoal grill hot
enough to cook them through, but the hickory taste is unmistakable.
Anyway, the beef was heavenly... lightly coated in oil and covered in cracked peppercorns, juicy and
tender. I had to inform my wife that from now on I will have to eat roast beef whenever I'm horny
instead of the usual
The ribs were good... nothing spectacular but definitely above average. This was the first time I
smoked them on the grill (it is a charcoal grill with attached firebox), but they turned out well. I
think next time I will leave enough room to start a second fire when the first one dies down, rather
than adding charcoal to the dying fire, vainly hoping it will be hot enough to keep it going.
Dessert was a store bought chocolate mousse cake. Very good. The head baker is a woman with over 40
years of experience, so it certainly isn't standard stupidmarket fare.
Right now I am muching on a reuben (whole wheat instead of rye), very tasty...
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John Gaughan http://www.johngaughan.net/ [email protected]