Smoke Day 2019 in Raymond, Wisconsin

[Jim Lampe]

yes, we finally celebrated Smoke Day yesterday, July 20th...
1st things first.... set up The Banner.... ​

...and The Flag.​

The night before, the yard was trimmed and ready, and the smokers were set up ready to use.​

a 14 pound brisket was trimmed to 10½lbs...
and an 18½ pound brisket was trimmed to 13 lbs... then both seasoned with salt & pepper.
Seven racks of Saint Louis spares were cleaned and trimmed early Saturday morning.
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[Jim Lampe]

The WSM was fired up at 11:30 pm Friday night... brisket hit the smoker at midnight. (on schedule)​

short 15 second clip of midnight smoke

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[Jim Lampe]

on Smoke Day, the WSCG was fired up at 9:30am with the ribs on at 10am (on schedule).
Tried to fit all 7 racks on this smoker, but it was too tight... the 26" kettle was converted to house two racks.
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the smaller brisket hit 200º after 11 hours 15 minutes (11:15am)...​

removed it from the WSM and wrapped in foil to wait...​

the second brisket finished after 14 hours (2pm or so)... (sorry, no photo after it came off)

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[Jim Lampe]

the ribs were done at 3pm (about 5 hours) and sliced.​

slicing the brisket was next... decided to CHOP the beef... mix fat with lean.​

timing was spot on.
including the rain. started right about time to eat....
but some folks were comfy outside staying dry...​

...while others got the Q.​

this guy on the right is a good ol' friend of mine, haven't seen since the late 80's.
Great to see you again, Danny!​

the rain eventually ended and we got to socialize a bit in a drier atmostphere....

Thank you all for viewing AND waiting for Lampe's Smoke Day posting.
Special thanks to our leader, Chris Allingham!​

 

[BillSmith]

Great photos of the food and the people socializing! Glad that everyone had a good time even with the rain.

 

[Bob Correll]

Another excellent SD in the books! Ribs and brisket look spot on!
No one throws a Smoke Day like you Jimmy!

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

Wow I missed this. That brisket is legit!

 

[Chris Allingham]

Great photos, looks like it was a good time despite the weather!

 

[Jim Lampe]

Thanks guys, it was fun. and the folks didn't seem to mind the weather...