Recent content by Dave_H_TX

Thought that I would put up one of my more recent and interesting cooks. A buddy of mine decided to do an alligator and asked if I could smoke it... Neither of us have ever done a gator before, but it was by far one of "funnest" cooks in recent history. The meat: 12 lbs gator - brined and...

It has been a while since I have posted... Crazy with two little ones, travel, and not enough time for serious cooking! So after about a 6 month break, I am back! Here are two of my recent cooks. Sunday Brisket :) Pretty straight forward.. ~8 lbs of brisket and Killen's Salt & Pepper rub...

Since it is 100*+ here in Texas... the only logical thing to do is cook brisket! I have really been into trying new ways of making brisket recently and below are the latest two attempts. Both were done on a Weber 22 kettle with a smokenator, heatermeter and hickory chunks. The smoker temp was...

Those look fantastic!!! Care to share some pointers? For the life of me I can not get smoked ribs (pork or beef) to turn out.

Whole chicken.. http://thehedgefamily.net

Mainly mesquite with some apple thrown in at the start.

With briskets on sale this weekend, there is only one thing to do! Picked up a 14 lbs packer for $1.77 per pound!! Top Back Trimmed Rubbed with W sauce and brisket rub Wrapped for storage overnight I completely forgot to take pictures during the actual cook :( Post cook, I took...

I have been wanting to add my HeaterMeter blower to my SJ mini wsm for quite a while now... Overall the stock SJ mini wsm is fantastic, but I find it very difficult to control temps on windy days and it seems to take a long time to come to temp (225-250). So yesterday my son and I went to Home...

Haha... it was actually pretty reasonable @ 3.25/lbs. It was right around $45.

It has been a while since I last posted... With the end of the rain and warmer weather arriving in Texas, I officially began the 2015 BBQ season yesterday! Of course being in Texas brisket is a must. The Prep I was able to get my hands on a 14lbs whole untrimmed brisket. Took about 2lbs of...

I have lots to be thankful for this year... My son joined our family in September! While this meant a short break from the BBQ tradition on Saturdays, I am very happy that I could cook him his first Thanksgiving turkey! This is the first turkey that I have ever cooked period. Started on...

Welcome Gerry! I grew up in Libertyville.

That is a great looking plate of food! What did you pair this with in the glass?

Those look great!! Nice dark color

I ran at 235 with Apple and Hickory chips.