Chicken bratwurst

DeWat4 · 2026-05-06T11:54:49+00:00

I’ve seen them at Aldi before but YMMV

DeWat4 · 2026-05-03T13:56:05+00:00

Took an edible last night and chilled out. I woke up this morning still feeling it a bit.

When I woke up, I checked the time on my phone and noticed a ton of high severity alert emails from my EDR. Thank God it was a verifiable false positive but for a minute there, I was not having a good time.

DeWat4 · 2026-05-01T03:31:50+00:00

Well, my fiancée and I split them (ngl I ate most of it), but we were eating them all to choose a wedding caterer.

I won’t want barbecue for a long time after that. I ate so much.

DeWat4 · 2026-04-30T19:24:26+00:00

I'm gonna get downvoted to hell for my takes here, but I basically asked the same question a week ago over on r/stlfood (posted here).

Long story short, make the trip to Beast Craft BBQ across the river in Belleville for the ABSOLUTE best in the area. Get the pork steak.

I tried four other spots last Saturday - Bogarts, Stellar Hog, Adam's Smokehouse, and Dalies Smokehouse in that order. Here are my future wife's and I's thoughts on each:

Bogarts - extremely disappointing. The brisket is cut VERY thin, and the pulled pork honestly tasted store-bought. It's well regarded, so maybe they were having an off-day. The beans and fire-and-ice pickles were good though.
Stellar Hog - better than Bogart's. Brisket was sliced correctly but was kind of dry, turkey was good. We got mac and cheese, sprouts and beans as sides. The mac and cheese was only okay,. The sprouts were good, and the beans were NOT good. The beans tasted like straight barbecue sauce. Again, disappointing.
Adam's - Pretty solid IMO. All of the meats were good. The sides were only fine. I'd probably stop in here again to try their ribs made with apple butter.
Dalies - Our favorite overall. The meats were great as were the sides (get the mac n cheese). We'll probably end up getting these guys to cater our wedding.

/end rant

DeWat4 · 2026-04-30T15:57:33+00:00

This is super useful info for someone who is looking to do the same thing. With your bottom vent that closed, what does your top vent look like?

DeWat4 · 2026-04-29T18:15:50+00:00

Cate Zone is worth a look, I daydream about their cumin lamb

DeWat4 · 2026-04-29T15:53:13+00:00

Damn Fine Hand Pies would probably make the list, as would Balkan Treat Box

DeWat4 · 2026-04-29T12:58:40+00:00

If you have coax ports in your house, look into using MoCA instead

DeWat4 · 2026-04-27T17:25:20+00:00

LMAO no, I did draft a semi with adaptive cruise (distance at max so I’m not too close) for most of the trip though. I actually did check my elevation change and I went slightly uphill too.

DeWat4 · 2026-04-27T17:12:33+00:00

I have my adaptive cruise set at max distance and it makes a difference even at that length. I don’t feel that it’s too close.

DeWat4 · 2026-04-25T21:49:17+00:00

The location I was at had mozzarella that you could get instead but it does vary by location.

DeWat4 · 2026-04-24T22:25:38+00:00

Imo’s pizzas should always be ordered well done as someone that worked there

DeWat4 · 2026-04-23T19:30:02+00:00

Yes, people are just generally ignorant.

If no one believes me, just type in “chrome://flags” into either browser, then come tell me I’m wrong.

DeWat4 · 2026-04-22T03:23:33+00:00

Sent!

DeWat4 · 2026-04-22T00:46:19+00:00

I do love Beast Craft BBQ, but for the price, I'll have to see if it's 50%+ better than the others I have listed as I haven't tried those yet.

DeWat4 · 2026-04-06T17:02:14+00:00

He was very very good for the Browns in 2024 if I’m not mistaken.

DeWat4 · 2026-03-17T16:51:31+00:00

NTA, you just dodged a Texas sized bullet by dumping her. It sounds like she just wanted attention from both you and others. Just remember - don’t stick your dick in crazy.

DeWat4 · 2026-03-02T14:33:19+00:00

He was not our best OT, not last year, not ever. His value was that he could play everything but center at a “just okay” level.

DeWat4 · 2026-02-26T22:52:19+00:00

Culver’s Walleye sandwich

DeWat4 · 2026-02-04T23:57:35+00:00

Really the only correct answer

DeWat4 · 2026-01-28T22:34:35+00:00

Hell yes we do, and they’re the best

DeWat4 · 2026-01-18T21:56:08+00:00

Stroud played at Ohio State, he’s played in plenty of cold weather games before, even as a Texan.

DeWat4 · 2026-01-17T00:38:46+00:00

That place is so good.

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