The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

@smoke665: Hey, Gary's oldest daughter and family are vacationing at Gulf Shores/Orange Beach.

 

[smoke665]

@smoke665: Hey, Gary's oldest daughter and family are vacationing at Gulf Shores/Orange Beach vacationing.

Bless their hearts. We love Gulf Shores, but avoid it like the plague during spring break!!! We've spent a few dollars here FLORA-BAMA: HOME OF THE BUSHWACKER and here Live music and food- Gulf Shores, AL- The Hangout over the years, but I bet you can't find a parking place within 5 miles now. One of my best friends bought a condo on the beach two years ago out toward Ft. Morgan couple years ago. It stays rented year round.

 

[Frank F.]

I met some professional dancer friends of mine (Flamenco from Spain) on Saturday and enjoyed their show in Düsseldorf. Germany ( Flamenco - Wikipedia ):

 

[SquarePeg1]

So, I'm pretty late on the sale (I think it's ending soon), but BorrowLenses has a crazy used sale right now.

Fuji bodies are pretty darn cheap, and get even cheaper with a promo code, if anyone wants to pick one up. There's also a Fuji X100S.

I was too late for the m4/3 stuff, unfortunately. I saw someone saying they picked up an EM1 for less than $300.

I refuse to look. I refuse to look. I refuse to look. I'm not going to look. I'm not going to look. I will not google this. No, I won't. No I said!!!

 

[RowdyRay]

In other news, one of my wife's co-workers is offloading a kamado-style ceramic grill for cheap. I should have it by the weekend.

Nice! Have you ever used one before? If not, do some googling.

 

[RowdyRay]

So, I'm pretty late on the sale (I think it's ending soon), but BorrowLenses has a crazy used sale right now.

Fuji bodies are pretty darn cheap, and get even cheaper with a promo code, if anyone wants to pick one up. There's also a Fuji X100S.

I was too late for the m4/3 stuff, unfortunately. I saw someone saying they picked up an EM1 for less than $300.

I refuse to look. I refuse to look. I refuse to look. I'm not going to look. I'm not going to look. I will not google this. No, I won't. No I said!!!

Famous last words. You looked already didn't you?

 

[Gary A.]

@Jon: Which Kamado? Gary gives himself about 40 minutes to an hour of prep/clean/heat time until you're good to toss raw stuff on the grill. Gary recommends you get a twin probed, bluetooth thermometer.

 

[snowbear141 72]

Sounds about right for a Monday. Went to make my first cup of the morning (Keurig machine) and forgot to put the mug in place. Coffee all over the counter.

I leave a mug in the Keurig

It is the epitome of the universe's cruelty that we hairless apes are forced to make coffee in the mornings without having had the chance to drink any coffee first.

Automatic timer, locating coffee maker at bedside within reach, and setting up said coffee maker prior to bedtime. Of course any liquid creamer would complicate things, but not render the scenario impossible.

 

[davidharmier60]

Dad sets it up and gets up before me to turn it on. He apologized for forgetting to put grounds in. The old coffeemaker sure was better than this one however.

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[waday]

So, I'm pretty late on the sale (I think it's ending soon), but BorrowLenses has a crazy used sale right now.

Fuji bodies are pretty darn cheap, and get even cheaper with a promo code, if anyone wants to pick one up. There's also a Fuji X100S.

I was too late for the m4/3 stuff, unfortunately. I saw someone saying they picked up an EM1 for less than $300.

I refuse to look. I refuse to look. I refuse to look. I'm not going to look. I'm not going to look. I will not google this. No, I won't. No I said!!!

If I had seen the sale earlier, I would have spent way too much!

I saw an XT1, XE2, X-Pro1...

 

[RowdyRay]

Which Kamado? Gary gives himself about 40 minutes to an hour of prep/clean/heat time until you're good to toss raw stuff on the grill. Gary recommends you get a twin probed, bluetooth thermometer.

Yep, Thermoworks makes the best. Period. Not cheap. I've slowly replaced all of my thermometers with their stuff.

[URL="https://www.thermoworks.com/"]Welcome to ThermoWorks[/URL]

Lots of other brands out there. Just not accurate. Maverick is a great budget brand. Started with these. Accurate. Still use the ET-732 for my smoking. Only complaint is the wireless distance. Sounds like the ET-733 is better. Plan to replace it with Thermowork's Smoke.

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[Gary A.]

Gary has gone through a number of Bluetooth thermometers ... he hasn’t a clue which is the best. But he has basically settled on iGrill. Gary think it’s important to learn the importance/benefits of cooking with thermeters. Gary has also learned that a few degrees really don’t make a difference. Lately, Gary has been using a handheld, non-Bluetooth , instant read thermometer. He likes that it can be easily calibrated. With the Kamado and the instant read, Gary loses heat every time he takes a reading ... but he has found that a drop in BBQ heat when getting a reading, isn’t a big deal.

 

[RowdyRay]

iGrill is ok. Found one in a Pawn shop for 12.00. Gave it to my son for testing. Liked it for the Bluetooth, but not as accurate as his Mavericks. He gets all my castoffs. Lol.

Cooking to temp rather than time makes a lot of difference. Especially wild game. A few degrees can take it from awesome to shoe leather. Also make a lot of sausage. A few degrees can make people sick. Another reason I prefer accuracy.

 

[SquarePeg1]

Still haven't looked. Of course it helps that I have already bought 5 lenses this year and I am out of gear money!!!!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek.

 

[tirediron]

... I am out of gear money!!!!!!

Sell the Princess?