A mix of other Tools and Utilities

A page for some of the other Culinary Tools and Utilities I’ve found and use.

Weston – #8 Electric Meat Grinder & Sausage Stuffer

A new kitchen tool for da cooling fool?! 🙂

With all this down time due to Covid Social Isolation, I finally pulled the trigger and bought a Meat Grinder! One step closer to both minimizing “waste” and to finally making Smoked Sausages!!

Part 2 of 3… A needed companion for the WSM hanger unit

Everthing ya need in one box, minus casings, and meat, and spices… 😉

Packaged well, have to hope it’s in good shape.

Packaged very well… will be a few days before I can actually try it..

And just the hunt for casing left for a 3 of 3 project completion!

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My current Grilling Probes were in need of replacement, so I thought I’d try a new brand completely.

The one brand has Probes that seem to continually fail (purchased 3 replacement probe’s in a year, that ended up equalling the original purchase price of the unit itself? Not a good people, not good). The other unit finally failed after 2 years, and replacement Probes are not available for it. For $60, the Napoleon Single Probe Temp Meter paid it’s dues, and was a Great Buy, but I wanted more features then it had. So, I’m now trying out a….

ThermoPro – TP20s – Temperature Monitor for Grills or Ovens.

It has Multiple Pre-Programmed temp features, that are all user adjustable… and also has reasonably priced replacement probes available if needed.

It was easy to setup, and feels like a reasonably well built item. Time will tell tho… The only thing I would have changed out of the box, would having a different colour rubber shock case. Would even consider purchasing a replacement rubber shock case at a reasonable price, if it were available?

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OnlyFire – Pizza Oven Kit

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Utheer – Cast Iron Gourmet Grill & an AfterMarket – Cast Iron Centre Grill insert

Utheer Cast Iron Gourmet Grill – For Weber 22 Kettles

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Lodge Cast Iron

Found this Indoor/Outdoor Stainless Steal Smoker set for 30 bucks! Lucky Found!! (Whoohoo!).

Not sure about using it Indoors? but definitely will be using it Outdoors, Primarily as a Fish Smoker, on the Weber Grill 🙂

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Char-Broil – Charcoal Manager

Found this for 20 bucks!… not sure if, or when, it’ll ever get used?, but for $20?? It had good reviews, so I thought wth? I usually go minion method in the WSM, but for even lower and slower? it’s work a try at some point…

Napoleon Grills – Smoker Tube, perfect for my smaller smoking projects!

Going to use this one for some Cold Smoke projects on the small grill.

(Big Smokes go in the Big Hot Smoker 🙂

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“Fusion Cuisine” – Is imho over-rated and historically misleading; depending on the use of the phrase in conversation.

Please don’t lump me, or my content, into the “Fusion Cuisine” category. “Fusion Cooking” has been happening since long before the current pop culture marketing of the concept.

Historically global economies could not have grown without culturally mixed and varied cooking; which has been happening over thousands of years.

For example, if you use Black Pepper, then you are cooking with fusion… or are you?… Same question for Cinnamon, if you use it: Which Culinary Culture are you preparing a meal from?

While some “seasonings” are distinctly Cultural, (Garham Masala, Tikka Masala, etc.) chance are they’ve been traded around the world for hundreds, if not thousands of years (ie: Curry Spice).

Adopted by various Cultures on any given continent, most Herbs & Spices are now available around the globe. They should be enjoyed and experimented with and not just labeled for this style of food, or that style.

In the end, “Fusion” in cooking is just a useful word, which sounds much better then ‘hybrid cooking’? Good Food is to be enjoyed and shared: Please enjoy a variety, and enjoy often.