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  Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff
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  @taniwharugby said in Recipes, home grown goodness, BBQing and food stuff: I'm new to the reverse sear (only recently found out what it was) only have a dumb old Weber Gas BBQ... suggestions for reverse searing on that? @taniwharugby there is no way, or very very challenging, to do a reverse sear on any Gas BBQ due to temperature control. The idea with reverse sear is to get the cooking temperature to a consistent temp of between 220-150 F (95-110 C) and then cook to an internal temperature (and this is where I say, the best investment when cooking this style of BBQ is a good thermometer or probe) gets to 120-125 F (45-47.5 C). As a guide, internal temps of 120 F for rare, 125 F for medium rare. The key is a consistent even cooking temperature and keeping an eye on internal temperatures. Then onto a hot grill or gas BBQ to just give that final char/caramelisation. One of the things is, you can actually do this with an oven at home with a reliable and stable temperature. I've done this a number of times due to living in an apartment where charcoal cooking is banned. Put the meat into a preheated oven at the desired temperature. Keep monitoring internal temps. In the meantime, get the gas BBQ or even frying pan hot. When they hit desired internal temp, take out and sprinkle lightly with salt and onto the hot surface and just leave it long enough to get colour and whatever you do, don't let it over cook as the longer on the hot surface, the more it will cook the internals and you will lose all that beautiful consistent rare/medium rare colouring and you'll get more grey meat. And by the way, the "dry brine" method which Meathead espouses works brilliantly on stakes, chops and pretty much any smaller piece of meat, not just the bigger smoking cuts. 12-24 hrs before cooking or as long as possible, salt the piece of meat and then let it sit in the fridge. This allows the salt, which is the only molecule which can do so, to penetrate the surface and do its thing. Other hints are to get the stake/meat to room temp before cooking.
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  Beer thread
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  @taniwharugby said in Beer thread: @Bovidae I thought the Chilli Pils had a great taste, but wouldnt want more than a couple...I love me chillis, but it didnt agree with me. I'm always game to try anything spicy and grow Carolina Reapers amongst other chillies.
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  50 Years of Star Trek
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  @Bones sad that common sense backed by primary school science is so controversial.
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  Re: Movie review thread...
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  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimba_the_White_Lion#The_Lion_King_controversy
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  Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz
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  Brave brave /breɪv/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: brave; comparative adjective: braver; superlative adjective: bravest 1. ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage. "a brave soldier" synonyms: courageous, plucky, fearless, valiant, valorous, intrepid, heroic, lionhearted, manful, macho, bold, daring, daredevil, adventurous, audacious, death-or-glory; More antonyms: cowardly, fearful LITERARY fine or splendid in appearance. "his medals made a brave show" nounDATED noun: brave; plural noun: braves 1. a North American Indian warrior. verb verb: brave; 3rd person present: braves; past tense: braved; past participle: braved; gerund or present participle: braving 1. endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behaviour) without showing fear. "these six men braved the rough seas" synonyms: endure, put up with, bear, withstand, weather, suffer, sustain, go through; More antonyms: get cold feet
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  Fifty years ago today
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  @dogmeat said in Fifty years ago today: @jegga the article you posted has a link to an update that refutes / questions a lot of the original. The US were similarly cowboy-ish. I've just finished listening to 13 minutes to the moon and multiples sources are quoted as saying Apollo1 should never have flown although ironically the disaster was the reality check the program needed I listened to a podcast last year from someone from the former Soviet union and the original story was the one they broadcast. Being the Soviet union its hard to know the exact truth from the article and the updates and a lot of it on both sides is word of mouth . Here's the link to the podcast, its a decent rundown of the space race from the Russian side. He also does some interesting stuff about Russian elections and life in the Soviet union. http://theeasternborder.lv/podcast/episode-12-the-red-space-race/
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  Good podcasts
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  been listening to the Insomniac podcast, but the latest one I have listened to, the one about the Genessee River killer...holy shit, sick fuck doesnt even begin to describe him, not to mention the fuck ups by the courts, parole board and police along the way that helped him along. The host/narrator also relates to you his issues with Insomnia along the way, which are mildly disturbing too. https://insomniacpodcast.com/
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  HBO - Chernobyl
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  Watched it recorded off Foxtel. Well worth the watch. Found the following article worth the read too: https://www.google.com/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/11184328
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  Stupid shit you see on the internet
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  Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****
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  @Kirwan Anyone who keeps paying for that crap deserves it.
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  Awesome stuff you see on the internet
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  @mariner4life said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet: Damn son, you got fucked up Ahahaha That has made my day. Thanks for that.
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  TV Serieseseses
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  @Bovidae yeah looked like it was a finale until the last 2 minutes....
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  Science!
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  https://www.wired.com/story/now-we-know-how-the-zombie-ant-gets-its-bite/
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  Woo
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  Please give generously , they might be able to cure Ebola if we send them all to the next place there’s an outbreak https://www.hwbna.org
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  What are you listening to, right now................
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  @MN5 He obviously eats well.
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  RIP 2019
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  @Bovidae said in RIP 2019: One of my favourite boxers of the 1980s and 1990s. Wow, that is a shock. Was a huge follower of boxing in the 1980s and 90s. Was one of the best fighters I've ever seen (never in real life and he's one of the few I would have given a left nut to see in real life, the other being Sugar Ray leonard). The fact he was only a few years older than me always helps you to relate in many ways. Followed him through the olympics and then watched most of his pro fights when they were on pay-per-view or televised on free-to-air back in the day. One of my Brothers and I were such big fans of Boxing during the heyday that was the 80s and 90s, that we subscribed to two different boxing magazines. "Sweet Pea" was a one of the megastars of te sport at the time and his career was well covered. Shocked and shaken by this.
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  GOT - there will be spoilers
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  @Tim great news bro
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  Hawt discussion (lots of PG13 gifs/pics)
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  @jegga As I typed that I thought "there's a joke there somewhere" but it didn't cum.