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Title: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: Cajunate on February 27, 2020, 08:38:46 AM: Hey gang, I haven't been around in a while. Trying to get out of a cooking and grilling rut here. I'll do some cooking on and off lately but just haven't really been up to how I used to cook. Anyone ever been there?
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: KyNola on February 27, 2020, 09:38:37 AM: Absolutely. Haven't fired up my MAK 2 Star in well over a year.
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: TMB on February 27, 2020, 09:49:09 AM: Quote from: KyNola on February 27, 2020, 09:38:37 AM
Absolutely. Haven't fired up my MAK 2 Star in well over a year.
YEP, and if you don't use it soon I'm coming for it in Sept!! :D :D :D :D

Cajunate, been there myself. You need to start looking around for something different to spark the grey matter into cooking ideas!
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: RG on February 27, 2020, 06:58:45 PM: Yeah man, I've been there. With me, it's all about cooking the same old stuff. I find that if I look for something new to make, it fires the spark back up. Trying out new cookers helps too, lol!

Glad to see you on here again ;)
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: Tailgating is my game on February 28, 2020, 09:02:34 AM: I have never left the rut lol
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: Cajunate on February 29, 2020, 09:43:21 AM: Got something going either this evening or tomorrow I haven't done in a while.
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: Jaxon on February 29, 2020, 06:34:20 PM: I get burned out -no pun intended - when I'm cookin' on the same thing over and over. If I get a new grill, I'm on fire again - no pun intended - and eager to try something new.
I recently got a 36" griddle and that really got me going. I've started honing my skills on the kamado and the success I've had thereon has me going again on the grilling side.
I got burned out on the pelletizer because it seemed like a "one trick pony" and pellets were fairly expensive. I sold it yesterday. Now I'm looking for the next new thing.
Title: Re: Cooking/Grilling Rut
Post by: UWFSAE on March 02, 2020, 08:27:47 PM: For me, work travel is the killer ... I went almost five months without firing up my pellet grill or my gasser (though that's been nearly retired since I bought my Blaz'n). I did some close to 20lbs of prime rib around Christmas, and some ribs a few weeks ago, but I'm on the road about 1/2 the month until the tournament season ends and I get some time to rest and recuperate. That being said, I've got some pork belly in the freezer just waiting for a long weekend ...