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Cake day: July 14th, 2023

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  • He’d probably call in SEAL Team 6 and tell them to ‘beat Medicare’.

    Jokes aside, it’s really quite upsetting to see an old man mentally decline so quickly and publicly. I just hope that those around him will usher him away from the spotlight in a dignified manner if it gets bad enough.

    Mental decline and/or Alzheimer’s/dementia are fucking cruel. It’s awful to watch a loved one go like that and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.





  • Thank you, they were delicious. I don’t know why the smoke rings were so vivid but I was pleasantly surprised! The ribs were seasoned with a home made SPG using American mustard as a binder.

    I had water in my drip trays for the first 4 or so hours then when I removed the delicious dripping water for making gravy I patted the ribs dry with a paper towel.

    I put a bit more oak on the coals while I was there then once the ribs had started to form a bark I did a light spritz of 50/50 apple cider vinegar and water at about the 5 hour mark. After the stall was over I wrapped them in butcher’s paper with a little butter and put them back to get up to ~95C. 9 hours in total.

    There are so many variables involved it’s hard to know exactly what influenced the rings so much. I’d definitely like to repeat it!






  • 🤣 Thank you. I’ve been practising a lot with cheap cuts and wings for a while and I’ve been reluctant to try a long smoke on something more expensive.

    I’m glad they turned out well as it’s helped to build my confidence. Fear of failure and setting myself stupidly high standards has always held me back in life.

    Next time I hope I can get that bark a bit drier!