{"id":4937,"date":"2019-02-08T19:54:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T22:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2019-02-08T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T22:58:18","slug":"cigars-and-flank-steak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4937","title":{"rendered":"Cigars and Flank Steak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It<\/strong> was a good weekend last week, starting out with another fine BBQ on Friday after\u00a0work, and ending with the Churchill Club on Saturday, gathering together to smoke cigars, drink the liquor of the devil and discuss matters that are far from serious.\u00a0 So, I will show you the cigar gathering first:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4931\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-1.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4930\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-2.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cigars-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>We only numbered eight, but we enjoyed ourselves and are already planning the next one.\u00a0 And the fine BBQ the previous day was hosted by the Facilities Department.\u00a0 The MeatMaster of the feast used only salt and flavored the meat by different types of wood used to smoke it.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-6-e1549373626519.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4932\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-6-e1549373626519.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-6-e1549373626519.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-6-e1549373626519.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-5.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-5.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-5.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-2.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4933\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-1.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-4.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-4.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4934\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-3.jpg?resize=529%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/food-3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a>I will tell you in all honesty, the meat I ate that day was the best tasting steak I have ever had.\u00a0 Generally overseas, including Brazil, the beef is mostly range fed and is not tender.\u00a0 It has an amazing taste, but it is tough to chew.\u00a0 The meat I had Friday was extremely tender.\u00a0 I could have eaten a large plate of it.\u00a0 My RST, the <em>Good Mister Wilso<\/em>n, told me it was from the flank of the cow.<\/p>\n<p>And as I walk home in the evenings, I will occasionally stop by my buddy Antonio and get a couple of sausages from him.\u00a0 I have also learned to look at the meat and make him cook it longer if needed.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1381-e1549632844734.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1381-e1549632844734.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1381-e1549632844734.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dknolte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1381-e1549632844734.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>Life continues to be good.\u00a0 Adventures come and go and if you have an open mind, you will be amazed at what you encounter.<\/p>\n<p>D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a good weekend last week, starting out with another fine BBQ on Friday after\u00a0work, and ending with the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4937\">Continue reading 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