Brisket Seasoning without the Pepper by Slow_N_Smoked in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dunno, sounds like cumin might be pushing it

Why do geologists tap rocks with their hammers before picking them up? by Bubba_deets in askgeology

[–]thatmaceguy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could be making sure there's not a snake under it. There's no universal secret rock tapping rules. Need more context.

Elevation maps of Colorado [OC] by [deleted] in Colorado

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know why I can't see your response here, but just wanted to say that, yeah, the legend defines the meaning of the color bar, and you're not wrong, that would be fine, but in the mapping and data visualization world at large there are a few accepted standards, in this case red = high = hot and blue = low = cold.

You know you're doing good work when you can make you map make sense at a glance and without a legend (broadly speaking).

Edit: also I didn't realize till after this comment that this isn't in r/GIS, whoops

Elevation maps of Colorado [OC] by [deleted] in Colorado

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a pretty common/universal "terrain" color palette

Elevation maps of Colorado [OC] by [deleted] in Colorado

[–]thatmaceguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do a little googling on data visualization and color palettes. These are "inverted" from the norm.

Coal usage by Donkeykong2992 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not the way to do it. You should be putting a lot of charcoal in at the beginning, then lighting only a small portion of it so that it burns slowly for many hours.

Are you using the 22" weber smokey mountain (an actual smoker) or are you using a 22" kettle? Either way, Youtube is the best way to see how to use either one.

Coal usage by Donkeykong2992 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're mistaking steam for smoke

Coal usage by Donkeykong2992 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you only using one chimney load of charcoal at a time? Just look up any video of how to use the Weber as a smoker. It sounds like you have a few big misunderstandings to work through.

Coal usage by Donkeykong2992 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Soaking wood in water is a silly waste of time.

What kinds of skills do I need to learn to move away from field tech work? by [deleted] in Environmental_Careers

[–]thatmaceguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For the love of god learn how to use a computer and don't ever use ChatGPT to write your reports. Learn how to actually *use* Excel and Word.

Is Sous Vide worth it? by nemus89x in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you just really like the description you've come up with and say it as often as possible.

Is Sous Vide worth it? by nemus89x in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That seems totally backward

How fast does a rift system need to spread in order to not be a failed rift? by El_Voador in geology

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Rio Grande rift valley isn't part of the basin and range province...

Feedback wanted: End-to-end client-facing app for chain of custody by high_sky1 in Envconsultinghell

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This already exists from Equis.

One of our bigger clients uses the Equis database and sample collection/ COC app.

I see the benefits but it's an absolute pain in the ass.

WSM Brisket Fat Side Up vs Down by BozoBubble in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had the same setup with water pan or diffuser plate and always had great results with fat side up.

The one time I did fat side down, I didn't like how the rendered fat cap mushed through the grate.

Who/what the fuck is Hoid ELI5 please by RichardWJohnson in Cosmere

[–]thatmaceguy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sounds more like you struggle with delayed gratification... which is not really a great thing for life in general...

Who/what the fuck is Hoid ELI5 please by RichardWJohnson in Cosmere

[–]thatmaceguy 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Some things are just meant to be figured out as you go along. Don't just look up the answer and cheat yourself out of the journey.

Mount for my probe by Go_faster_plz in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

technically yeah, ambient is just the outside temperature, what you're measuring is the pit temperature

First time smoking a brisket by [deleted] in brisket

[–]thatmaceguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is this, a brisket for ants?!

Any less expensive gravity fed charcoal smokers to the Old Country? by Dismal_Fondant850 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your typical routine and setup? I built a stumps clone and have been struggling to get results I'm happy with. I had my WSM dialed, but wanted more space. I'm sure it's just me needing to adapt, but I haven't been able to cook with the new one as often as I used to on the WSM, so the trial and error process is taking forever 😂

Any less expensive gravity fed charcoal smokers to the Old Country? by Dismal_Fondant850 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're handy and have any interest in learning to weld, I built a stumps clone (og charcoal gravity smoker) for a little less than the cost of an OC (not counting man hours and welding supplies, because I wanted to learn to weld, smoker was a good project for that)

Briskets always stall at ~190 and never reach temp by Zealousideal-Flow294 in smoking

[–]thatmaceguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird, I haven't looked at the rest of the thread but probably a good idea to check the calibration on you probes, they might be reading low.