4 must have products for Traeger Owners

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Traeger Food-Safe Tray: Makes transferring meats, food and supplies between the Traeger and the house a breeze. Available on eBay

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Nitrile Food Safe Gloves: Less mess, and reduce risk of contaminating food or kitchen. Durable material with puncture resistance. Available on Amazon.

Super Skewer: Try something new! This Brazilian Gaucho Skewer is affordable, made in the USA, and will add a new dimension to your cooks. Available on Amazon.

KONG Cooler: Go big with this rotomolded, made in the USA cooler. Your food and beverages will stay cold throughout your excursions this summer — or in the backyard on a hot summer night.

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#InSmokeWeTrust BBQ T-Shirt

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Show off your love of smoked food with a new t-shirt for the grilling season!

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Smoke on,

The Team

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Dalstrong Gladiator Series 10" Butcher Knife

Review: Dalstrong Gladiator Series 10″ Butcher Knife

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I’ve been a Henckels fan since Mrs. Rendezvous and I were gifted our first knife block as a wedding gift. But after almost 10 years, it was time to finally start seeing what else is out there.

As you know from a previous open thread, I’ve been researching brands like Shun, Wusthoff, and Messermeister. I still plan to buy and review a few of those, especially a boning, chef, and carving knife. But let’s get to this Dalstrong first…

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Smoke Ring on a Traegered Packer Prime Brisket

How to smoke a prime beef whole packer brisket

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I took the opportunity of the first three day weekend of the year to try my hand at a full packer brisket. A “packer” contains both the point and flat.

Weighing in at 16 pounds, and $2.99/lb at Costco, this was by far the most ambitious (and expensive) cook yet! Video below shows all of the basic steps in the recipe. At bottom are a number of links where you can find the tools of the trade that made this LONG cook a success (remote thermometer, utility knife, Traeger Century 22, etc). Let’s get started …

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Food in a Freshware Meal Prep Container

Review: Freshware meal prep containers

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If you grill, BBQ, or smoke a lot of meals, you’re bound to have leftovers. We know. For some, the word “leftovers” and “BBQ” together seems like sacrilege. But for us, it’s a reality.

We’ve used a variety of storage containers over the years, including Tupperware. We still use it. But with the annual weight loss goals coming into focus, we sought out better solutions. Juggling all those small containers in our lunch bag can be a hassle. They also get pushed around in our fridge between “meal prep Sunday” and the end of the week.

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