Baby BBQ Fire

Berwyn Chicken Company. Their chicken sandwich is the size of a newborn baby

I've done hundreds and hundreds of ribs, and I think I've tried every possible variation in the cook to see what gets the most compliments. So everything I do is probably sacrilege to many a pit boss. But this is what I do, and people often drive hundreds of miles to visit when I promise ribs. This is the method I settled on. I am sure others could do better by tweaking this or that. First I get the ribs out of the fridge, tear the membrane off and let them sit for maybe an hour to warm up. I get the smoker going right about the same time to let it get stabilized at 240F. If it's a cold day, I might set to 245F. I put them on the smoker with nothing at all. No rub, no salt, nada. Let them go 4 hours without even checking, then I might check every 20 minutes to see if they are don

I done it reverse. Used stick burners and open fire smoke styles since I was old enough to do it. Then I got a pellet smoker and haven’t looked back. I can make smoked food as good as my stick burner, and I don’t have to sit and baby a fire for hours and hours. I’ve done everything from whole hog and pork BBQ to brisket, chicken, turkey, ribs, squirrel, goat, venison, and more on a stick burner. No regrets on the pellet grill. To be honest, I get a better more consistent flavor out of the pellet grill. Weather conditions could mess with the stick burner so much it’s inconsistent. Also stick burners, if not tended to perfectly can way over smoke some foods. Haven’t had that problem with pellet grill.

Taste of Lebanon on Foster between Clark and Ashland. Wolfy’s on Peterson at California. Any Nicky’s on the south side, get the Big Baby. Joon Sushi on Lincoln near Berwyn. Not cheap, but a cut above. Maybe too obvious but Ghareeb Nawaz on Devon east of SPECIAL DOUBLE EDIT Western. Get full for $5. D&D Donut on Kedzie and 70 something. Talk to the lady and she might just keep handing you freebies during the convo. Chicken Planet in the Loop is a sight to behold in terms of assembly line lunch preparation. Go get drunk at Rossi’s for maximum incoherence between the inside of the bar and the outside setting. Eating a steaming hot tamale from a stand at like 7 am on a Sunday morning. San Lenchito Torteria on Drake just north of Lawrence.

I couldn't really find a good explanation anywhere online for how to go about doing this the right way...I could have just brushed off a little rust and painted it, but I wanted to do it the best way I could to make this baby last another 20 years. 1. I started taking off all of the hardware and the firebox, stack, etc 2. Went after 20 years or so worth of creosote with my torch and putty knives. 3. Once cleared of creosote I hit it with some Zep oven and BBQ degreaser (first visit with it, the shits amazing). 4. Power washer to get rid of any left over grease residue. 5. Started with the outside of the barrel and got every ounce of rust off of it with an angle grinder, wire brush, and a tiny bit of navel jelly for the hard to reach places. 6. Move onto the firebox, doing the s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn,_Illinois#History Seems that the initial development was named "LaVergne." The original landowner sold some right-of-way to a railroad but they only built track through and didn't build a station. Residents themselves later built a "LaVergne Station" on Ridgeland Ave. Later owners had a new station built, and... > They did not know what to name their station so they consulted a Pennsylvania train timetable to find a name. The name they chose was Berwyn, a beautiful subdivision outside of Philadelphia. After 1901, all settlements in the area were known as Berwyn. I always assumed it was named after some guy like "David Berwyn" or something. Turns out it's named after a suburb of Philadelphia and was picked off a train time table. That seems ba

This baby girl got lost by Cicero/Berwyn area. Hopefully I can find the owner this way.

This baby girl got lost by Cicero/Berwyn area. Hopefully I can find the owner this way.

The Week In Review: Suburban News of the Past Week (12/4/16)

**Sunday:** *NORTH:* · 1. [Bodies of woman, dog found along shore of Nippersink Lake in Fox Lake](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-body-of-woman-dog-recovered-on-shoreline-of-nippersink-lake-20161126-story.html) (Chicago Tribune) · 2. [Gas station on U.S. 45 near Lake Villa robbed at gunpoint](http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/27/gas-station-in-unincorporated-lake-villa-robbed-at-gunpoint/) (CBS 2) *NORTHWEST:* · 3. [Maine South High School football team ends No. 1-ranked Loyola Academy's 30-game winning streak to win Class 8A championship](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-1127-prep-fb-8a-final-20161126-story.html) (Chicago Tribune) · 4. [Civil-rights complaint against Waukegan School District 60 will mean staff, students to go through anti

The Week In Review: Suburban News of the Past Week (10/23/16)

**Sunday:** *NORTHWEST:* · 1. [Buffalo Grove to abate $650,000 in property taxes as village board prepares to raise property-tax levy by 2.64 percent](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/161019015/) (Daily Herald) · 2. [Wheeling Township referendum could eliminate road commission's position](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161016/news/161019012/) (Daily Herald) · 3. [Motorcyclist dies after wrong-way crash on Route 31 in Algonquin](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20161015/news/161019046/) (Daily Herald) *WEST:* · 4. [Brookfield woman charged with felony DUI after picking up teen from Riverside school; driver had BAC of 0.262](http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/10/15/riverside-police-woman-was-drunk-while-picking-up-child-from-school/) (CBS 2) *SOUTHWEST:* · 5. [W

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**Sunday:** *NORTH:* · 1. [U.S. Senator Dick Durbin pledges to help North Chicago veterans organization obtain federal aid](http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-north-chicago-durbin-veterans-st-1003-20161002-story.html) (Chicago Tribune/Lake County News-Sun) *WEST:* · 2. [Aurora man's 17-year-old step-daughter shot and killed in Chicago](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-high-school-student-killed-20161001-story.html) (Chicago Tribune) · 3. [World War II veteran from Riverside passes away at age 94; had earned the Legion of Honor award](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-john-chrenka-obituary-20161002-story.html) (Chicago Tribune) *SOUTHWEST:* · 4. [Chicago cop's wife convicted of drunken/high driving in Lyons crash

The Week In Review: Suburban News of the Past Week (9/18/16)

**Sunday:** *NORTH:* · 1. [Gurnee creates pedestrian-access committee](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160911/news/160919814/) (Daily Herald) *NORTHWEST:* · 2. [Woman charged with attacking Bartlett native near Roselle Metra station](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160910/news/160919852/) (Daily Herald) · 3. [Northwest Suburban High School District 214 recommends starting courses for students interested in pursuing careers in law and criminal justice](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160911/news/160919820/) (Daily Herald) *WEST:* · 4. [Former Aurora air-traffic controller recalls 'wild scene' on 9/11/01](http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-911-franco-st-0909-20160909-story.html) (Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News) · 5. [Elk Grove Vill

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The Week In Review: Suburban News of the Past Week (7/31/16)

**Sunday:** *NORTH:* · 1. [Antioch police locate man injured in car crash 12 hours after incident following tip from friend](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-man-injured-in-antioch-crash-ran-away-without-treatment/) (Chicago Sun-Times) · 2. [Oak Grove School in Green Oaks to open Aug. 19 after 5-year, $14.1 million renovation](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160724/news/160729457/) (Daily Herald) · 3. [Saturday (July 23) storms cause extensive flooding in northern suburbs](http://wgntv.com/2016/07/23/storms-cause-widespread-flooding-in-the-northern-suburbs/) (WGN TV) · 4. [Winnetka residents want village to resolve problems causing flooding](http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/24/winnetka-soaked-residents-hit-by-flooded-basements/) (CBS 2) · 5. [Lightning-sparked fire at

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The Week In Review: Suburban News of the Past Week (4/24/16)

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The Week In Review: Suburban News of the Past Week

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I enjoy the show, "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind" at the Neo-Futurists theater on Foster and Ashland. It's 30 skits in 60 minutes and can range from hilarious skits, to sad skits, to very personal skits, to inappropriate skits, to the most WTF skits ever. I think it's very different in many different ways (the price is $9 plus you roll a die, if they don't finish all the skits in 60 minutes then the show is over no matter what, you get random name tags, etc) and it's not a bad walk from the Berwyn red-line. Here's the website: [TMLMTBGB](http://neofuturists.org/toomuchlight/)

Meetup This Saturday!!

This Saturday, October 2nd, we will meet at [Taste](http://www.yelp.com/biz/taste-of-lebanon-restaurant-chicago) of [Lebanon](http://chicago.metromix.com/restaurants/lebanese/taste-of-lebanon-ravenswood/144590/content) at 7 pm for dinner. I will be holding a sign up with reddit on it so look for that! Then we can go to [Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind](http://www.neofuturists.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=45) after that (the show starts at 11:30 but we should be in line at 10:15 if we want to get in). Bring about $30 in cash as neither places take credit cards. Use Google Maps to find directions to Taste of Lebanon: [Map](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1509+W+Foster+Ave+Chicago,+IL+60640&am