John Collier
New member
Well, as I sit and recount this evening....I'm doing it with one eye open. Here she goes:
About 11 this morning my WSM 22 arrives. Keep in mind I've just read 52 of the 66 pages of the New WSM forum the night before. I'm ready dude. I went to Academy Sports & bought myself a bag of apple wood chunks...already had a bag of hickory. Went to Sam's and bought me two pre-trimmed Boston Butts. Came home excited & put my smoker together. Asked the wife to mix me up Chris Lilly's rub while I injected....she came down with huge lumps of brown sugar in the rub...grrrrrrrrrrr. Ok, so I eliminate the chunks while I'm kosher salting the butts. Rub those babies down & pour me a Gentleman Jack & diet. This is about 2 p.m. ish. I can't wait for my **** charcoal bucket thingy to arrive from Amazon tomorrow....so I bought one of those at Academy too. Light that mother up... Not long after we're smoking....steady temps....looking good....more GJ & diets....we're good...more GJ & diets...we're better. You get the picture. I run out of ice in the freezer because she doesn't like the sound of the ice maker. Go get ice. I run out of cigarettes...go get cigs. Then it gets chilly out back. I go to Big Lots & buy an outdoor fire thingy. $60. Get home, no hardware...whatever...make an impromptu fire thingy "lean to" and smoke on. More GJ & diet. Yummo. I'm freaking stoked man. Temp going good. 1 a.m. mamma goes to bed...still good. 3 a.m. I finally peak at these babies...beautiful but the bone wouldn't come out easy (did I mention also waiting for my Maverick to arrive?). Screw it. That's when I find out my door handle thing doesn't turn the inside part. Great. Take it down & add some coals. Temp shoots back up. Go another hour and a half....a few more GJ & diets...firewood for the "lean to" is out so I have to walk in the woods to find more btw. At 4:30 I check 'em....wow. They are so tender. Grab my new fancy "hot" gloves from amazon.com & pick up my first butt to foil. Turn & walk straight into the **** wall with it. 1/4 falls on the ground. Whatever. I pick it up & blow it like a 8 year old does a lolli pop. No one saw it lol. I'm more careful with the 2nd. Now I'm about to go shread these mothers up. I'll take a pic.
Oh yeah, I have to chaperone my son's end of year school party in the morning at some super wealthy people's house. Ought to be interesting. Next up. Brisket.
Hope everyone's first was as eventful as mine!!!
About 11 this morning my WSM 22 arrives. Keep in mind I've just read 52 of the 66 pages of the New WSM forum the night before. I'm ready dude. I went to Academy Sports & bought myself a bag of apple wood chunks...already had a bag of hickory. Went to Sam's and bought me two pre-trimmed Boston Butts. Came home excited & put my smoker together. Asked the wife to mix me up Chris Lilly's rub while I injected....she came down with huge lumps of brown sugar in the rub...grrrrrrrrrrr. Ok, so I eliminate the chunks while I'm kosher salting the butts. Rub those babies down & pour me a Gentleman Jack & diet. This is about 2 p.m. ish. I can't wait for my **** charcoal bucket thingy to arrive from Amazon tomorrow....so I bought one of those at Academy too. Light that mother up... Not long after we're smoking....steady temps....looking good....more GJ & diets....we're good...more GJ & diets...we're better. You get the picture. I run out of ice in the freezer because she doesn't like the sound of the ice maker. Go get ice. I run out of cigarettes...go get cigs. Then it gets chilly out back. I go to Big Lots & buy an outdoor fire thingy. $60. Get home, no hardware...whatever...make an impromptu fire thingy "lean to" and smoke on. More GJ & diet. Yummo. I'm freaking stoked man. Temp going good. 1 a.m. mamma goes to bed...still good. 3 a.m. I finally peak at these babies...beautiful but the bone wouldn't come out easy (did I mention also waiting for my Maverick to arrive?). Screw it. That's when I find out my door handle thing doesn't turn the inside part. Great. Take it down & add some coals. Temp shoots back up. Go another hour and a half....a few more GJ & diets...firewood for the "lean to" is out so I have to walk in the woods to find more btw. At 4:30 I check 'em....wow. They are so tender. Grab my new fancy "hot" gloves from amazon.com & pick up my first butt to foil. Turn & walk straight into the **** wall with it. 1/4 falls on the ground. Whatever. I pick it up & blow it like a 8 year old does a lolli pop. No one saw it lol. I'm more careful with the 2nd. Now I'm about to go shread these mothers up. I'll take a pic.
Oh yeah, I have to chaperone my son's end of year school party in the morning at some super wealthy people's house. Ought to be interesting. Next up. Brisket.
Hope everyone's first was as eventful as mine!!!
