[MV=PY]

Yep! I use instrumentation everywhere. Probes and an infrared gun. Digit scales. My kitchen is a lab where I get to eat the results of experiments. ;-)

Game changer 1 for me:

The Virtual Weber Bullet. I've done hundreds of smokes.

Game changer 2:

Modernist Cuisine at Home - Nathan Myhrvold. I'm a newbie.

[Jeff Chandler]

That Weber smoker looks interesting. Maybe Santa will bring me one. I know he's bringing me a second thermometer, the kind with the four foot cable.

Here's a technique I've been thinking of trying. It's very clever. Slow cook in the oven, then crank the oven while the meat is resting, then oven sear:

How To Cook A Perfect Prime Rib