Made My Mini

[Clint]

She's not pretty, but she's mine.

8# bone-in shoulder for ~$1.68 per #

For the rub I started with SPOG & added some dehydrated jalapeno, red & green bell peppers.

 

[Joe InJersey]

Nice going, Clint!
Which pot did you buy? How is the fit?

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Looks pretty to me Clint. Awesome job! That shoulder looks great too!

 

[Clint]

Thanks! I think I'll enjoy it

This first ~1.8# piece came off after just about 4 hours...... there's a whole lot of goodness still finishing up.

I got this one and it's not a good fit out of the box - you know how you hear about people crimping the rim? I had to figure that out here (see the 2nd picture). I took a pair of channel locks & worked it for a few, then a rubber mallet, & then I got serious with the channel locks.

This is the pot I bought- try the other one if you can find it. I'd prefer stainless so I'll probably upgrade to that if I find one I know will work--but stainless will take a lot more effort to work with.

I don't have a fire ring yet but it's been ~310-325 for the last 4.75 hours on 2 mini-chimneys. I haven't compared the capacity of the mini chimney to the full-sized yet, it was just delivered today.

 

[Clint]

There's still one piece out there (the piece with the bone)----first came off @ 4 hours, the rest @ 4:45, the bone-in piece ?? pretty soon I'm sure.

 

[TonyUK]

Nothing wrong with that Clint..........it works!!
Nice job mate.

 

[Clint]

Here's some enchiladas I made----did some pressure cooked pinto beans this morning before I took off for the day, along with some rice. I used a whole pound of pepper jack cheese on and inside these! Pretty good, maybe next time I'll try making my own green sauce, this stuff came out of a can.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

I'm definitely going to have to make a mini! Nice cooks!

 

[Jason Noble]

Mini looks great Clint. Nice job on the pork and enchiladas.

 

[glen jones]

Makes me want to break out my my mini...looks good to me .

 

[Robert-R]

Isn't it fun to make things? More fun if you get to cook food with them.
Good job on the mini!
I'm sure you will rock it hard.
The enchs look killer.

 

[Jerome D.]

I'm loving that closeup of the pork after pulling. Looks like the mini was a fun project which churns out great looking food.

 

[Bill Schultz]

Congrats on the new cooker Clint, sure started it off with a bang

 

[Tony R]

Your going to like the mini.

 

[Todd Phillips]

Well done. I just finished my mini and I love that little thing. I've been running the heck out of it. So easy to use and mobile.

 

[Tommy B]

good looking rig!

 

[Clint]

thanks guys

That reminds me - I picked up a 12" circular plate that's 3/16" thick for a heat diffuser ($14.00). I'm going to give it as much clearance as possible above the fire.... I'll post pics/details on how I secure it - I'm off to make a few stops right now, thanks for reminding me I need to get some hardware to work on this!

 

[Brian Dahl]

I'm just wrapping mine up... It looks like you hit the ground running.
Any impact from not "seasoning" it?

 

[Clint]

I thought I was seasoning it

.....naturally.....

...I really had no idea I was supposed to do anything before I cooked on it. That disc is coated in an oily/rusty residue from sitting in the outside stack, I'll scrub that clean & oil it before I used it. The aluminum steamer was really clean, I admit, I didn't even wash it before I used it.

 

[ChuckO]

Atta boy Clint, nice mini!!!