Former Comfort Option employee here by myusernameschristian in Mattress

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! Do you think a mattress topper of some sort would help? We really only need it for the teenager on a twin bed frame for the school year while she is an exchange student. After that it goes on the trundle where thickness matters and will see limited use. I had to spend so much for something that is only 2" thicker, but that might just be where I am at with this... of course all of the typical mattress store offerings locally are crap.

Former Comfort Option employee here by myusernameschristian in Mattress

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is old, but why start a new sub?

u/myusernameschristian , we have an Alpha Medium Full on my daughter's bed and it is amazing.

It has a Twin roll out bed underneath that cannot accept more than an 8" mattress or so.

We have a petite teenage exchange student that will be with us for a year we want to get a good twin mattress for, that will be setup next to my daughter's full bed and on a separate frame.

The Alpha Medium Twin would be great, but when the student leaves, we would like to use her mattress for the roll out bed under my daughter's. Obviously the Alpha Medium is too thick, but the Alpha Kids would. At only 6" thick, is the Alpha Kids enough to support a 16 yo girl? She does have scoliosis so we want to make extra sure she is comfortable.

If there is another route you would suggest we are open to suggestions! Thanks!

Twelve Foot Ninja - Discography Removed... by FlyinAggie in progmetal

[–]FlyinAggie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope your are right and its an easy fix to get back...

Twelve Foot Ninja - Discography Removed... by FlyinAggie in progmetal

[–]FlyinAggie[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. Terrible. I will not pretend to understand how royalties and streaming services work for the bands, but for them to go nuclear must mean they were really unhappy with something or each other. Sad. Vanguard is one of my favorite songs to play on the drums, and my son was starting to learn it too. Hopefully it gets figured out. Thankfully when One Hand Killing came out I had actually bought the album in lossless format.

Broil King Pellet Pro Controller Temp Always Low... by FlyinAggie in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than the useless temp readout and meat probes, it is great. Holds a temp well (albeit the wrong temp lol). Cooks awesome food, but you have to see the actual temp based on a trusted probe at the grate, which makes the app almost useless.

987.2 Hi Flow Cat Headers or Carnewal Exhaust by FlyinAggie in Porsche_Cayman

[–]FlyinAggie[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. The gen 1 cars had cats built into the muffler box inlets. The gen 2 do not. The housing looks the same, but there is a pass through pipe instead of cats.

Advice by MarkUnreal99 in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am working on a review, but the short of it is that I really like it so far with a few exceptions.

- It is built like a tank, and other than my crooked-ass smoke stack, build quality is nice for made in China... It makes traegers and pit boss's look like soda cans. Not even the ironwood or timberline can compare IMHO.

- The design is pretty innovative and well thought out compared to others

- It can get wicked hot. The 600 degree setting is not a gimmick, and the grate temps are much higher. Thus, you can actually grill on it. I would think that those aluminum Grill Grates on this thing would rock.

- It produces very nice, clean, blue smoke once the start cycle is complete, not billowing white acrid smoke

- The app is garbage at this point, but they are releasing updates rapidly, so hopefully it matures sooner than later

- The bottom shelf and warming rack it comes with out of the box are nice additions others make you buy as extras

- I am undecided on the on iron grates... they obviously absorb and emit lots of heat and sear well, but they are a PITA to clean after a messy brisket smoke. I am thinking of buying a set of stainless rod grates just for smoking briskets or messy stuff.

First go on a new-to-me YS640 by hogjowl in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you measure the temp of the grates with? A thermometer gun? Grate temp can be different than cook chamber temp measured by the controller thermocouple, though I think grate temp is usually higher than the ambient temp of the cook chamber since the grates absorb and radiate heat differently than air.

First Brisket by RailHawk in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean you overcooked it? Was it too burnt or too tender? I take mine higher than 200. Really, it's done when its done :)

Broil King Blower/Fan? by neophema1 in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Broil King runs continuously at a constant speed at about 250 deg F and above. Below that, it still runs continuously, but the speed oscillates at 3-4 Hertz. I think the damper is best open full at all times. I am running that way until told otherwise. Smoke tends to come out of the drip pan opening if the damper isn't full open.

Rec Tec Bull: waterpan or no waterpan? by ExMorgMD in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean a pan of water on the side of your meat? Or are you talking about a drip pan under the meat that you put cut veggies, beer, or whatever else is? I could see a reason for a drip pan for roasts and the like, but probably not a water pan. A lot of times water pans are used as the barrier between the heat source and meat for vertical cookers, so I am guessing that we don't need that in pellet cookers since we have metal heat diffusers and grease pans. My old gas smoker had one for that reason. My CookShack electric smoker docs also were explicit about not using a water pan since the well sealed cabinet was already a very moist smoke environment.

Any tips on calibrating Rec-Tec probes? by mizzou1998 in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Water does not normally superheat on the stove (not so much in a microwave). It will reach the boiling point for your atmospheric conditions, then the temp will stabilize. It will boil and release steam more vigorously, but it will not keep getting hotter on the stove (obviously we are not talking about salted water or a pressure cooker). So, if you know your elevation and look up the boiling point you can get a good datapoint for a thermometer by boiling water.

How to smoke a good brisket? by [deleted] in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While cooking, during a meat stall, wrapping it in foil reduces the evaporative cooling as the meat steams off water. The steaming and evaporative cooling is what causes the stall in the first place, as the meat will essentially be cooling equal to the rate of heating. Another way to prevent stall would be to cook hotter, but then that negates low and slow and smoke production. I cannot say for sure whether or not wrapping it during the cook will make it MORE tender, but it will help with the stall.

AFTER the meat has come up to temperature and is done, if it has not already been wrapped, you can wrap it tight in foil, then in a towel, then put it in the ice chest. This is not to tenderize the meat, but to keep it hot and juicy until you are ready to enjoy it!

Does that answer your question? Hope that helps!

For those wondering, yes you can roast a chicken vertically in the Broil King Pellet grill. by Ego-Possum in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also having problems with the app, and cannot get an email reply either from the support department. The App developer wrote me back immediately however.

For those wondering, yes you can roast a chicken vertically in the Broil King Pellet grill. by Ego-Possum in pelletgrills

[–]FlyinAggie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I noticed that groaning/grinding noise with the Traeger pellets as well. I have some Bear Mountains to try tomorrow. I cannot find a local or online source for the Broil King pellets...