I don't know about the rest of you but sence late April when I joined this site, I've spent a TON of money. I'm not even talking about the money I've spent on meat to try all the great cooking tips, but the cost of hardware. In less than 4 months, I've spent damn near $1800. That's without buying a Treager!!!
Thank God my wife doesn't look at this site. She'd kill me if she only knew. I know she's gonna kill me next week when the SRG gets here. I now own 3 smokers, an Auber PID, a meat grinder, meat slicer, sausage casings, sausage seasonings, assorted rubs, almost 400 Bradley pucks and a kick azz sausage stuffer (thanks Kirby!).
Kind of makes me hungry thinking about it!!! LOL
Dang Bigbird...you need to go to detox!!! ;D
At least you are having fun in a positive way and your wife knowns where you are.
Brad
It's an Investment. I know my stuff will all be handed down to my kids as they grow up. If it isnt the actual equipment it will be the knowledge of how to do the things we all do. Along with the memories of doing it with Dad.
Lets see now ::) ::) ::)
Well i dont have no $ in me wallet :D :D
Actually my Bradley has helped me save money believe it or not.
I'm not paying the meat processor $3 a pound to make smoked sausage and jerky from our deer anymore.
And I'm not paying him $3 a pound to smoke and cure our bacon and ham when we get a hog cut up.
Also, this site inspired me to make my own fresh sausage and smoked cheese and salmon.
All way cheaper than store bought :)
Carolyn
Quote from: Caribou on August 05, 2011, 05:15:52 AM
Actually my Bradley has helped me save money believe it or not.
I'm not paying the meat processor $3 a pound to make smoked sausage and jerky from our deer anymore.
And I'm not paying him $3 a pound to smoke and cure our bacon and ham when we get a hog cut up.
Also, this site inspired me to make my own fresh sausage and smoked cheese and salmon.
All way cheaper than store bought :)
Carolyn
Let's not forget to mention all of the great friendships we have made! That is worth more to me than anything.
Quote from: Caribou on August 05, 2011, 05:15:52 AM
Actually my Bradley has helped me save money believe it or not.
I'm not paying the meat processor $3 a pound to make smoked sausage and jerky from our deer anymore.
And I'm not paying him $3 a pound to smoke and cure our bacon and ham when we get a hog cut up.
Also, this site inspired me to make my own fresh sausage and smoked cheese and salmon.
All way cheaper than store bought :)
Carolyn
$3 a lb is cheap
I charge I mean they charge $6 up here :D :D
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on August 05, 2011, 05:38:16 AM
Quote from: Caribou on August 05, 2011, 05:15:52 AM
Actually my Bradley has helped me save money believe it or not.
I'm not paying the meat processor $3 a pound to make smoked sausage and jerky from our deer anymore.
And I'm not paying him $3 a pound to smoke and cure our bacon and ham when we get a hog cut up.
Also, this site inspired me to make my own fresh sausage and smoked cheese and salmon.
All way cheaper than store bought :)
Carolyn
$3 a lb is cheap I charge I mean they charge $6 up here :D :D
LOL
Come deer season my Bradley, stuffer, grinder and all the other goodies make me money. ;D
Edit:
Thats from other people bringing me there meat to process. ;)
As soon as you make your first whole chicken smoked in the Bradley and finished in your SRG for your wife.....all will be forgiven ;D
And the leg racks are a must so break open that wallet again ;)
Heck !!! I just told my sons that I was spending their inheritance, they said thats Ok just keep the jerky, snack stix, ribs, brats, chicken, deer bologna etc,etc, etc...coming...
Quote from: muebe on August 05, 2011, 08:09:14 AM
As soon as you make your first whole chicken smoked in the Bradley and finished in your SRG for your wife.....all will be forgiven ;D
And the leg racks are a must so break open that wallet again ;)
No worries, I also got the leg racks AND the cast iron griddle top too.
You know what the funny thing is, I hardly have the time to use the equipment!! I work 9.5 hours a day with a 1 hour drive time each way. In the next 10 months, I'll only be home for 3 of them. Out of the 3 months I'll be home, I have to work 3 of those weekends. Good thing I retire in 4 years.
Quote from: Bigbirdoffroad on August 05, 2011, 09:33:53 AM
Quote from: muebe on August 05, 2011, 08:09:14 AM
As soon as you make your first whole chicken smoked in the Bradley and finished in your SRG for your wife.....all will be forgiven ;D
And the leg racks are a must so break open that wallet again ;)
No worries, I also got the leg racks AND the cast iron griddle top too.
You know what the funny thing is, I hardly have the time to use the equipment!! I work 9.5 hours a day with a 1 hour drive time each way. In the next 10 months, I'll only be home for 3 of them. Out of the 3 months I'll be home, I have to work 3 of those weekends. Good thing I retire in 4 years.
Show the SWMBO how to use the new SRG. I showed mine how! It is nice to come home from work and find a carved crispy TBE cooked bird on the counter ;D
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on August 05, 2011, 05:37:16 AM
Quote from: Caribou on August 05, 2011, 05:15:52 AM
Actually my Bradley has helped me save money believe it or not.
I'm not paying the meat processor $3 a pound to make smoked sausage and jerky from our deer anymore.
And I'm not paying him $3 a pound to smoke and cure our bacon and ham when we get a hog cut up.
Also, this site inspired me to make my own fresh sausage and smoked cheese and salmon.
All way cheaper than store bought :)
Carolyn
Let's not forget to mention all of the great friendships we have made! That is worth more to me than anything.
I agree 100% with you there, Chris :)
Carolyn
Quote from: Bigbirdoffroad on August 05, 2011, 09:33:53 AM
No worries, I also got the leg racks AND the cast iron griddle top too.
I didn't know there was a cast iron griddle for the SRG...
Thanks a lot! ;D
Show the SWMBO how to use the new SRG. I showed mine how! It is nice to come home from work and find a carved crispy TBE cooked bird on the counter ;D
[/quote]LOL. That's kind of hard when she works too. Trust me, I'd love to come home to a nice cooked meal. I fI come home to a meal it's gonna be take out Pizza or chinese.
Quote from: Bigbirdoffroad on August 05, 2011, 11:59:21 AM
Show the SWMBO how to use the new SRG. I showed mine how! It is nice to come home from work and find a carved crispy TBE cooked bird on the counter ;D
LOL. That's kind of hard when she works too. Trust me, I'd love to come home to a nice cooked meal. I fI come home to a meal it's gonna be take out Pizza or chinese.
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Then show the delivery guy how to use it ;)
Quote from: muebe on August 05, 2011, 12:01:26 PM
Quote from: Bigbirdoffroad on August 05, 2011, 11:59:21 AM
Show the SWMBO how to use the new SRG. I showed mine how! It is nice to come home from work and find a carved crispy TBE cooked bird on the counter ;D
LOL. That's kind of hard when she works too. Trust me, I'd love to come home to a nice cooked meal. I fI come home to a meal it's gonna be take out Pizza or chinese.
Then show the delivery guy how to use it ;)
[/quote]Hell NO!!!! Nobody gets to play with my toys before I do!!! ;D
Well let's see, without this site I doubt I would have bought.... OBS, auber PID, extra rack kits, stuffer, grinder, frogmats..... MAK 2 Star, Meadow Creek PR36, Big Easy, so many rubs, spices, and tools that I had to buy a SS unit for the deck to hold them all, then there's the BBQ class taught by Johnny Trigg I'm flying to Cali this November to take.... It all started here first.
I think Johnny Trigg is kool beans,,,seems like somebody you'd want to learn from...Myron Mixon....not so much...I detest arrogant cooks...he may have won a lot of trophies..but I can;t stand somebody who thinks he has nothing more to learn...just MHO...
Quote from: TTNuge on August 06, 2011, 11:38:23 AM
Well let's see, without this site I doubt I would have bought.... OBS, auber PID, extra rack kits, stuffer, grinder, frogmats..... MAK 2 Star, Meadow Creek PR36, Big Easy, so many rubs, spices, and tools that I had to buy a SS unit for the deck to hold them all, then there's the BBQ class taught by Johnny Trigg I'm flying to Cali this November to take.... It all started here first.
That is just too cool. I'd love to go to one of those classes. Have fun, I'm jealous!!!
Yep, it all started when I brought home the smoker and Carla didn't ask what it cost.
I have gotten a couple of eye rolls in the last year, but I guess after 33 years together she knows I like good equipment,
and lots of it ;D
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on August 05, 2011, 03:38:53 AM
It's an Investment. I know my stuff will all be handed down to my kids as they grow up. If it isnt the actual equipment it will be the knowledge of how to do the things we all do. Along with the memories of doing it with Dad.
To heck with that. They will have to pry my Bradley out of my cold dead arms. ;D ;D ;D
It cost me My Wife.
God I love this Forum! ;D
Quote from: Quarlow on August 07, 2011, 01:37:18 PM
To heck with that. They will have to pry my Bradley out of my cold dead arms. ;D ;D ;D
I was going to be cremated and buried in mine.
My oldest daughter said if she can't have my Bradley then she is going to stuff my corpse in it and dump it in the ocean. :o I think that means she will inherit it.
Quote from: Quarlow on August 07, 2011, 01:49:06 PM
My oldest daughter said if she can't have my Bradley then she is going to stuff my corpse in it and dump it in the ocean. :o I think that means she will inherit it.
Who knew that Davy Jones's locker was a Bradley :P
I prefer to look at it as me SAVING money!!!! Just worked it out the other day.....8 racks in my 4 racker does about 5 1/2 lbs (wet) of beef jerky. Saves me about $120 per smoke after costs versus retail. I can get about 15lbs of smoked salmon per smoke at a savings of about $230 per smoke (not including the cost to actually fish and catch the salmon, those costs are considered "guy time to keep the sanity" ;). Cheap fish if I'm in my waders with the fly rod off our beach, not as cheap if it's a weekend trip to Nootka Sound!!! )
As far as I'm concerned...I'm up hundreds and hundreds of dollars!
Quote from: chiroken on August 11, 2011, 11:23:38 AM
As far as I'm concerned...I'm up hundreds and hundreds of dollars!
That's the spirit!
Quote from: squirtthecat on August 11, 2011, 11:28:25 AM
Quote from: chiroken on August 11, 2011, 11:23:38 AM
As far as I'm concerned...I'm up hundreds and hundreds of dollars!
That's the spirit!
Keep up the good work. ;D
Nothing. Not a dime.
I put it all on Sonny's credit card.
Nice to see the sharing that goes on here. :D :D :D
You cannot put a price on good times with friends and family.:)
As much as I may have spent, the return on investment for me has been way beyond what I could have wished for. I have met and continue to meet great people on this forum always willing to help and encourage anyone willing go listen.
The more I smoke, the more I have the opportunity to put a smile on those around me.
Thanks to all who contribute to my spending illness on smoking pure goodness in my Bradley. :)
Sam
SamuelG
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That's a good question! I really don't think I would put a dollar figure on it, but looking back it has increased my cooking skills immensely. Expanding beyond the realm of the Bradley, Traeger, BGE stuff, there are some really good cooks on this forum that I have learned so much from. I have somewhat revived all of my baking skills thanks to Sonny's Mom's fabulous sweetbread starter, that is world wide now..............$PRICELESS$
.........and a note from the wifey to NEPAS.........I hate you, we are poor now because of all the stuff you made my hubby buy!!!!! 8) ;D :D :)
Quote from: classicrockgriller on August 07, 2011, 01:39:36 PM
It cost me My Wife.
God I love this Forum! ;D
Quote from: hal4uk on August 11, 2011, 04:15:43 PM
Nothing. Not a dime.
I put it all on Sonny's credit card.
Sonny maybe it wasn't the forum.
I thought it was only me with this but I see that Hal has it also. ;D ;D
Quote from: SouthernSmoked on August 12, 2011, 08:15:54 AM
Quote from: classicrockgriller on August 07, 2011, 01:39:36 PM
It cost me My Wife.
God I love this Forum! ;D
Quote from: hal4uk on August 11, 2011, 04:15:43 PM
Nothing. Not a dime.
I put it all on Sonny's credit card.
Sonny maybe it wasn't the forum.
I thought it was only me with this but I see that Hal has it also. ;D ;D
He better hope I don't get it!! Hal will be missing a Stumps for starters