Who's smoking meat this weekend?

[tom_gamer]

Tackling my first packer brisket. I've done plenty of flats, but this is my first big 13 pounder. Wish me luck.

As long as you take your time you will be fine.

 

[eyedrink]

As long as you take your time you will be fine.

SLOW and LOW......words to live by

 

[corkybstewart]

I'm about to leave the office and put 4 racks of ribs on the smoker, and in a little wile I'll put 2 chickens on the charcoal rotisserie.

 

[dfess1]

I'm smoking quite a bit this weekend. Will be starting tonight with 2 butts for a friends block party tomorrow. Sunday morning I'll be bringing the smoker down to Yards Brewing Company for their amateur BBQ comp and Smoked Beer Festival. Plan to make around 120 "Moink Sliders" stuffed with Blue Cheese, and about the same in ABT's, along with some salt potatoes. Should be a good turnout. I'll try to remember pics...

Only managed to remember one pic of the smoker loaded for the comp.

But I did manage to bring this home with me as well:

Along with a couple cases of beer, shome shirts, and a few pint glasses. Kicked all my food in 40 min, with a long line outside my tent area. I was happy.

 

[dataz722]

Only managed to remember one pic of the smoker loaded for the comp.

But I did manage to bring this home with me as well:

Along with a couple cases of beer, shome shirts, and a few pint glasses. Kicked all my food in 40 min, with a long line outside my tent area. I was happy.

I meant to ask you how you did, but have been busy and it slipped my mind. Congrats! I wish I could have made it up.

 

[dfess1]

Thanks! It was a good time!

 

[rhamilton]

Started @ 5am this morning. It's a 'test run' of 10 briskets for the company picnic next month and we've sold them to employees for charity. And we might have snuck in a prime rib roast for lunch

I'll post some completed pics this evening.

 

[rhamilton]

Prime Rib FTW.

 

[jammin]

^wow

I've been wanting to do prime rib for a while now. Too nervous to put that spendy cut on the grill though.


Anyone have tips/philosophy for cooking prime rib?

 

[corkybstewart]

Oktoberfest is this weekend. we'll have 80 pounds of assorted brats, 4 chickens on the charcoal rotisserie, a packer brisket and 3 butt roasts on the smoker. And I have 40 gallons of homebrew,

 

[ReverseApacheMaster]

I am smoking flank steak, chicken breasts, chicken kebobs, mushrooms, jalepenos, herbs, beer grains and I'll probably knock out a whole chicken before the day is out.

 

[Gixxer]

I smoked a handful of yardbird thighs. Used a chunk of cherry, and famous dave's rib rub. I completely screwed it up by saucing with a brand that I *used to * like. It used to have some zing, a little vinegar-y. Now, it's sweet and... Gross. I didn't even think to taste it before I used it. I just took it for granted that it would taste the same. The smoke went well, let the kettle breathe so it would run well over 300 to get that crispy skin. Got the crispy skin I was looking for. REALLY need to start just using SBR as a base and come up with a few variations to doctor it up.

 

[moboy]

Smoked a brisket for the family. I smoked the brisket for 14 hrs at 225°.

 

[Gixxer]

First off, nice rig Moboy. I was looking at one of those or a superior. I really dig gravity feed rigs.

Yesterday cooked up some wings APL style with a bunch of fresh jalapenos in the sauce. Instead of cooking em in a pan first I laid em out to cook dry on the grate. The goal was to make em painful and well... they sure were! Paying the price today though.

 

[Azurecybe]

11lb pork butt on Hickory right now. BBQ'n in the dark. 75degrees at 7pm. Makes me think it's 11pm in August once again.

 

[pickles]

About 12 hrs into a Boston Butt smoke. Should be done in another hour or two.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Smoked a ~5 lb butt last night, mix of hickory and apple. 10 hours, most of it at or below freezing, totally worth it. Pulled pork for our post Darkness Day tasting party! :rockin:

 

[DrewBrew08]

Put on a butt this morning at 6:30am. Hoping all is well and will be done for the MSU vs. Alabama game! #webelieve (sorry had to do it)

This is my third time to smoke. First 2 times were rib racks, first time for a butt. Hope I'm doing it right lol

I figured 1.5 hours per pound. This was 8.02lb but it still had a nice slab of fat on it and I trimmed some, not all of it. So I'm sitting at 7.75 or a little more a pound and gonna shoot for 190 when I take a temp reading. Flipped every 3-4 hours and spray with apple cider vinegar/ apple juice mix about every 2 hours.

When I figured cook time, I did it for 8 because I wanted to have extra time just in case. Been sitting at a nice 225 - 230 degrees the whole time.

Should I be ok?

 

[jammin]

i usually put my pork butts on the night before.

8 hours would be very fast - I am not sure you could reach your desired temp with a smoker temp of 225 in that time.

 

[DrewBrew08]

I'm central time. So it has been on for 10 hours so far. And I have 3-4 hours to spare. Still not goin to reach it?

Please let me know. I did plan this ahead and did the math just hope it will be ok.

 

[pickles]

Well was it done? My guess is no. Mine ~8 butt took 15hrs. Turned out awesome, I'm glad I put it on the night before.

 

[JonM]

Brining a chicken for a Thanksgiving dry run. I don't need practice with poultry, but I do want a little practice holding 325 in the WSM in breezy mid-30s temps. I have a good windbreak, the DigiQ, a water pan filled with sand, etc., so I think I should be good.

 

[DrewBrew08]

Pulled off at 182. Good enough for me! Was good!

 

[pickles]

Sweet! Glad to hear it worked out.

 

[Genuine]

Really contemplating smoking some ribs and try a new rub

 

[jammin]

Pulled off at 182. Good enough for me! Was good!

good to hear!

Next time around throw it on the night before. This way you'll have plenty of time to throw it in a cooler with a towel wrapped around when it's done.

My favorite Pork Butt accessory is my Bear Paws:

 

[tom_gamer]

I usually smoke two butts at a time, they usually total about 15 lbs. I smoke them for roughly 12 hours. They come out amazing. Mopping is a must.

I do want those claws.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Oh yeah, Bear Paws are nice. I've found if ya do it right though, two forks pull right through the hog. I find the 1.5-2 hours per lb. to be too short for a butt, I like to let the butt hit ~190 for a bit of time before she's done. For prep; a gentle rub, no trimming (that fat layer is crucial). I smoke with the fat layer up, never ever flip, no mop (a good butt doesn't really need it), I keep a water pan in the smoker and hit it with smoke for the first 4-5 hours. When it hits ~190, I let it sit for maybe another 30 mins and then take 'er off. Easy, tender, juicy and so very tasty.

 

[Gixxer]

Drew, one thing I should mention is every time you open your cooker to spritz, flip, get a temp reading you are not cooking. A lot of folks believe that for every time you open up the cooker it adds 15 min to the overall cook time. When I cook a butt I open the cooker once during the middle of the cook, and then only at the very end checking for probe tenderness.

 

[DrewBrew08]

Thanks Gixxer. Ill keep that in mind for next time!

appreciate all of your help guys! Everything turned out great!