***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***

[Fralphog]

Smoked leg of lamb? I'm intrigued.

If lamb shank is on the menu, odds favor I'm ordering it. With numerous Greek and Middle Eastern places in Metro Detroit, it's not hard to find.

My grandparents and great grandparents used to roast lamb and other meats in the parks. A swig of Ouzo or Metaxa was taken every time the meat was turned. When the meat was done, so were the men. They also brought cooking on kabobs to the masses of Detroit, with the non-Armenians wondering why meat was being cooked on sticks (and why did it smell so good).

I enjoyed the story of your Grandparents very much!
For my wife and I, lamb is our favorite meat. It’s the main reason I raise sheep.
I smoke the leg like a brisket. Low heat and smoke for around 2.5- 3 hours. Then I wrap it in butcher paper to finish it off to 150 deg. We enjoy it as a main course and use the remainder of the trimmings to make Gyros, robust salads and smoked lamb soup. Got some fresh pita bread I made in the wood fired oven on Friday night ready to go.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Mcclelland Deep Hollow in the '61 Dunhill Shell Dog ③.

 

[PennyStonks]

Uhle’s blend 00 in a Stanwell

 

[warren99]

Brebbia Latakia Flake No. 9 in a Randy Wiley "The Conch" freehand.

 

[tnfan]

McCranie’s Red Ribbon (tin 1998, vintage 1983) in a Peterson Deluxe System PSB (9B) P-Lip.

 

[Steddy]

C&D Red Virginia Ribbon in a Pete 312. Yuengling got it right with the camo and veteran support, Bud light on the other hand….haha

 

[mso489]

Lane Limited HGL in a MM cob (that looks acorn shape to me) with a Forever stem, slightly bent. Started off with Corona beer and pretzels before we have our pork chops and fried potatoes with some steamed asparagus. The sun finally came out and I'm almost tempted to fly the flag for Memorial Day for about thirty minutes, just afraid I might get distracted and let the sun set on it. Flag etiquette lives, if only with a few. Happy Memorial Day to all those observing it.

 

[das3353]

GH Broken Scotch Cake in the 9B

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Sutliff Presbyterian in a straight dark brown and tan rusticated Peterson 2023 Saint Patrick’s Day Canadian with an Irish flag colored ferrule and tapered black acrylic stem.

 

[FurCoat]

Any Polaroid fan should be sure to see "Time Zero" (imho)!

I will be watching this.

 

[Jbrewer2002]

Brown Sugar Flake in my meer.

 

[gamzultovah]

Just finished smoking Sutliff Presbyterian in a straight dark brown and tan rusticated Peterson 2023 Saint Patrick’s Day Canadian with an Irish flag colored ferrule and tapered black acrylic stem.
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New pipe, Jim?

 

[FurCoat]

Smoking while smoking:

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Home slaughtered/butchered ribs and hickory in the smoker, 2017 Carolina Red Flake in the Ropp Vintage Belge.

Thanks to @Sjmiller CPG for the outstanding leaf, and to @Ahi Ka for the sweet pipe.

Nice set up. I have a similar grill. Brinkman Smoke n Pit Professional. I got it 25 years ago. Charcoal and wood is the only way to go.

 

[JimInks]

Passing the quarter mark on this bowl of unreleased 2021 Sutliff VaPer Plug in a 2001 smooth full bend St. Patrick's Day Peterson 03 with a silver band and tapered black vulcanite fish tail stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Been a while since I smoked this pipe.

 

[FurCoat]

MM American Patriot

 

[JimInks]

New pipe, Jim?

I've smoked it a few times, but it's fairly new. Got it in mid-March.

 

[PipeIT]

Finishing up the last of this KBV Jupiter Slices in my Il Duca Cherrywood.
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Now that I’ve unlocked the secret to keeping this blend lit, I find it to be one sweet, extremely satisfying smoke. This coming from a man who normally cannot smoke red Virginia without serious bite issues.

Have you tried drying them crispy? I find that a lot of VAs, I have to dry fairly crisp, or quite crisp.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

RCTR in a Bruno Nuttens dublin.

 

[huntertrw]

Some very vintage Drucquer & Sons Windjammer in a Dunhill Shell LB billiard.

 

[Scottmi]

Windy at the last burn of the season so cigar time. My Father No.4 Lancero in the shade next to the pond, with a circa 1950 cigar bit doohickey.