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I just decided on a griddle insert for my gas grill. Already have too many cookers and don't need to take up more space. Works plenty well enough.
Second a French press and grind your own beans. Literally takes me less than 5 minutes in the morning.

I will recommend a double walled metal French press. When I started out I had a glass one, however after repeated use and washing, it shattered on me one day while full of coffee.
Glad it worked out :cheers:

Weird VISA had issues.

re: Oklahoma Joe’s Off Set Smoker

Posted by xXLSUXx on 7/16/26 at 8:51 am to
I personally would recommend saving a little more and going with something like an Old Country if you're dead set on an offset. I was of the same mindset of not wanting to spend a ton in the beginning, but it's exponentially harder to manage fire on a thin steel cooker. Gold standard is 1/4" steel thickness. 3/16" is probably the best sweet spot for home cooks / beginners as a compromise between price, weight, and heat stabilization. Older model Ok Joes were 1/4" or 3/16" before Char Broil bought them out and made them 1/10".

If you just want to get into smoking in general, I'd recommend a drum or ceramic smoker, or even a Weber Kettle. A drum smoker with temp controller burning wood chunks is the perfect combination of convenience, quality, and price IMO. Convenience of a pellet smoker with 95% of the taste of an offset. It's what I use 99% of the time now.
Weird. Did you get it to work? What method are you using? I did the AMEX option (no clue why it was separate) but didn't have any issues.
Managed to get in after ~1.5hr wait and grab some tickets for a group of us. I think most of the numbers in the queue are bots. Still had some available but were going quick. Will be interested to see how the resale market looks as the season goes on.

Someone asked earlier but I believe the Saints sideline should be West side. Sections S/T/U.
In the queue. Shows over 100k people in front of me :lol: This is so dumb.
Saw this happen to someone else just a week or so ago. JP is refusing to adjust it. Complete B/S imo.

re: Gallaghers Steakhouse in NYC

Posted by xXLSUXx on 6/27/26 at 8:06 am to
Went back in 2024 before a show. Luckily we went early enough I was able to grab one of the last prime rib's of the day. It was fantastic and I'm not usually a prime rib guy.

re: FBD B2B WW CHAMPS

Posted by xXLSUXx on 6/19/26 at 5:02 pm to
Saints & Sinners. Parish x St Arnold collab. This one is the St Arnold version.

re: Saints in Paris - Oct 25th tickets

Posted by xXLSUXx on 6/18/26 at 6:17 pm to
Hmm. Everything I see says the General sale for tickets is July 16th.
Been up since 3AM with constant tornado warnings. And water starting to rise in the street with no signs of rain slacking.
Been a bit hairy in Kenner since around 4. Starting to slack slightly.
N7. Several mentions for The Husky but I actually prefer their sister restaurant Pigeon & Whale across the street better.

re: Saints in Paris - Oct 25th tickets

Posted by xXLSUXx on 6/2/26 at 10:24 am to
ETA I definitely misread the AMEX timestamp. Bummer. Guess I'll try again on the public presale.

re: Saints in Paris - Oct 25th tickets

Posted by xXLSUXx on 6/2/26 at 10:18 am to
Frustrating. I thought the presale opened at 10AM CST? By time we logged in there was essentially nothing left.
Anyone been to an international game before? How do ticket sales work? I see an article mentioning hotel / flight / ticket packages but I'd only be interested in the tickets.

Oak Oven in Harahan Closing

Posted by xXLSUXx on 4/14/26 at 6:29 pm
After 12 years. Sad to see them go. Always thought they punched above their weight and always had a good time when we went.
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Whip it.


This. Once I started actually mixing it and spreading it on toast etc I actually started enjoying it. Great high protein snack.