James Focht
New member
Hello all. I've been lurking on this forum for the past few months and finally decided to register as a member. I bought my WSM back at the end of March, which set of a chain reaction of smoking food every weekend! Safe to say, it has been my new addiction. This forum has been a weatlth of knowedge as I've read page after page. I haven't smoked any food I haven't liked, and I owe it to this great community. Let me start by saying thanks!
On to my topic...My son's birthday party is tomorrow and we are having 20-25 guests. It sounds like a good time to show of some of my new smoking skills, so I decide to smoke a couple butts and a brisket for the party. Well..I've only been able to buy the brisket flat so far. I want to try the whole brisket but that's all Sam's seem to carry. I need to find my self a local butcher. Anyways...
I have experience cooking the brisket, which I've made 4 times since I've had the WSM. It's quicky become one of my favorite things to smoke so far. However, this is my first time smoking the butts...so needless to say I am excited to see the outcome. I purchased a pack of 2 butts and the beef bristket from Sam's Club on Thursday. I got them all prepped tonight, (friday) and fired up the WSM around 8:30. I threw the butts on at 9:00PM and I'm off.
You'll notice the 2nd butt on the bottom rack. At 2:00AM I moved the butt from the bottom to the top and threw in the brisket. The butts are running ~155 degrees so far. I'll post back with some updates as the cook continues.
On to my topic...My son's birthday party is tomorrow and we are having 20-25 guests. It sounds like a good time to show of some of my new smoking skills, so I decide to smoke a couple butts and a brisket for the party. Well..I've only been able to buy the brisket flat so far. I want to try the whole brisket but that's all Sam's seem to carry. I need to find my self a local butcher. Anyways...
I have experience cooking the brisket, which I've made 4 times since I've had the WSM. It's quicky become one of my favorite things to smoke so far. However, this is my first time smoking the butts...so needless to say I am excited to see the outcome. I purchased a pack of 2 butts and the beef bristket from Sam's Club on Thursday. I got them all prepped tonight, (friday) and fired up the WSM around 8:30. I threw the butts on at 9:00PM and I'm off.
You'll notice the 2nd butt on the bottom rack. At 2:00AM I moved the butt from the bottom to the top and threw in the brisket. The butts are running ~155 degrees so far. I'll post back with some updates as the cook continues.
