I just wanted to add to this post if anyone is looking. I didn't have molasses so I substituted cane syrup. I brined a picnic shoulder for about 24 hours. It turned out amazing...possibly the best pork shoulder cook to date. I'm doing this again soon and will post pics.
3/4 cup cane syrup...
A friend took my son and I bass fishing on Sunday. We cleaned 10 bass (to fry in the wok on the grill) for another post. So while we are fishing he tells me that the bacon wrapped backstrap (deer meat/venison) marinated in Hoover sauce is the absolute best thing he's ever tasted.
To our...
It's been a long time since I've been able to post. We're usually too busy caring for my daughter, however all these vacation posts were inspirational. We went to Gatlinburg TN and Dollywood earlier this summer. We rented a cabin with awesome views of the Great Smokey Mountains. A camping...
Tony I'd say you nailed those ribs on the first mini cook!!
One great thing about the mini is that anyone can mod it and experiment. I don't even use the tamale plate in mine. Instead I've drilled three large holes into a 12" terra cotta dish and then I flip it upside-down (no foil, it's...
The ashes got pretty thick. I emptied those out once and added about 20 KB briquettes. Otherwise I might have been able to do the whole cook on one load of charcoal. I simply need a taller ash cover in the mini. I've got a medium sized tuna can in there now.
Started with a 9.5lb shoulder that was on sale for $0.99lb. Seasoned only with kosher salt and black pepper under cellophane overnight. My 14 year old and his buddies were out giggin frogs and killed a cotton mouth and a water snake behind our house as I was pulling the shoulder off.
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