Big Green Egg Turkey Recipe

  

  

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Jeff Raymond's Apple Dumplin

  

  

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What’s Outside Your Window?

  

  

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Is this you?

I remember looking out our kitchen window to a “functional” backyard of grass, one tree, and a 6’ wooden fence.  At the time, I thought this backyard was a bare-bones, good enough place for our kids, Mom, Dad, the dog and company.  The patchy grass, no-shade skinny tree and worn wooden fence still produced some fun memories.

Recently, we looked at the possibilities for our “functional” (not feng shui) backyard and saw its flaws and its potential. We had seen the “Don’t Just Dream It Live It” sign on a local pool store truck and decided it was time to for an “extreme makeover.”

This morning, I looked out my kitchen window and decided to take my morning coffee poolside.  Our good ‘ole kitchen window now looks out on our new outdoor living room. The scrawny tree has forfeited its space for new flora and fauna. Our backyard is bursting with reds, yellows, all shades of green.  The splash of diamond blue water bursts from my husband’s so-called swan dive. He has also been swimming laps to tone up his mid-life crisis tummy. As soon as the children come home from their activities, the pool will be full of belly flops and a great deal of laughter.

Did I mention our outdoor room is complete with firepit, pergola and built-in grill?  In the evenings, my husband grills the best meals, while I prepare a healthy salad and summer dessert. Why does food always taste better when it’s cooked outside on the grill? After our meal at the patio table, we kick back and enjoy the serenity of the fire.  Have you seen the “fire and ice” that replaces the logs of the fireplaces?  The reflective glass makes a pretty impressive fire.

Well, I don’t know if this sounds like you…. But it could be.

Tru-Tile

  

  

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Above is a pool featuring Tru-Tile; and right about now you might be wondering just what is Tru-Tile.  Tru-Tile is a product that can be used at the waterline for vinyl liner inground pools.  Many people choose to use Tru-Tile instead of the fake tile that is already printed on the vinyl liners.  Tru-Tile has two major benefits.  The first being the most obvious it looks nicer.  The fact is that while vinyl manufacturers have come a long way in make their waterlines look realistic, they aren’t real tile.  Tru-Tile on the other hand is just that true/real tile that is used with vinyl liners.   Since you are using real tile, your choices of patterns increase considerably.  While looks of the pool are very important, they are not everything.  The second, and less noticeable benefit, is that Tru-Tile allows the entire vinyl liner to be below the waterline.  Usually the area of the liner that is above the waterline is the first to deteriorate on standard vinyl liners.  Therefore, by placing the entire liner under the waterline, in theory, it will extend the life of the liner.  Currently it is just a theory, since Tru-Tile has not been utilized long enough to prove these claims.  So if you are installing a new pool or looking for a way to jazz up your existing pool; and would like to have beauty of real tile along with increasing the life of your liner then Tru-Tile may be just the thing you need.

Jeff Raymond's Pork Tenderloin

  

  

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Pork Tenderloin

Preheat grill to 300 degrees

Season tenderloins with Big Green Egg Sweet Maple Seasoning

Add Jack Daniel wood chips 1-2 handfuls that have been soaked overnight in water. Drain 10-15 minutes before adding to hot coals.

Place Plate Setter in grill with legs up.  Put grid on top of Plate Setter.

Place tenderloins on grid.  Make sure tenderloins don’t hang over the sides of Plate Setter

Grill for 40 minutes

Flip tenderloins after about 20 minutes

Serve

Jeff Raymond's BGE Shrimp Scampi

  

  

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This is one of Jeff's recipes from Big Green Egg (BGE) class

Shrimp Scampi

1lb large shrimp (raw, peeled, de-veined with tails on)

1 stick butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons minced garlic

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons white wine

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Salt and Pepper to taste

Melt butter and oil at 400 degrees

Add minced garlic (do not burn the garlic)

Add shrimp cook 4 - 7 minutes or until opaque & firm

Do not over cook shrimp

Remove shrimp from butter

Stir in remaining ingredients; cook for 1 minute while stirring

Add shrimp while lightly tossing mixture

Serve

Outdoor Rooms / Kitchens

  

  

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We want to share some exciting news about some changes in the outdoor room displays at Bradbury's Waterin' Hole. Outdoor kitchens, firepits, gas and woodburning fireplaces will soon be ready for you all to see and plan your backyard living space. Oh, did I forget to mention pergolas? The pergola, designed to make an "outdoor roof," comes in many different sizes and shapes. Once you decide on the design you like, we can deliver most outdoor room elements in four weeks or less....for those of you with very complex and intricate custom designs, it may require a little longer. Watch for more information from Bradbury's backyard specialists. 

Hot Tub or Spa Power Outage Instructions

  

  

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Power Outage instructions for your Hot Tub or Spa:

1) Don't Open the Cover!

2) Don't Open the Cover!

3) If you've already opened the Cover close it immediately!

4) As long as your hot tub or spa is fully insulated it should be fine for 24-48 hours if the cover is left closed. 

5) If you still don't have power after 24-48 hours you should drain your hot tub or spa and winterize it.

Lighting Fireplace Pilot Light

  

  

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How to light your pilot on vented gas logs:

Step 1: Remove logs to expose the pilot assembly

Step 2: Locate gas valve control knob

Step 3: Rotate gas valve control knob to pilot or "ign" position

Step 4: Depress and hold in gas valve control knob

Step 5: Listen for gas flow from the pilot assembly

Step 6: Ignite pilot with long lighter/match, and/or electronic ignition and CONTINUE TO HOLD IN gas valve control for at least 30 seconds

Step 7: Release gas valve control knob; if pilot does not stay lit repeat steps 2 - 6; if after several attempts pilot does not stay lit contact Bradbury's service department