What's Schmokin'/Cookin' This Weekend?

[Bill Hays]

Nice lookin' chuck roll, Dave.

Snow already Shawn? That's just wrong !! LOL

Mmmmmmm .. Homemade bagels !!!

Chris, good luck with your cook.

And, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

It IS nice to try something new from time to time though.

Larry, take your camera ... Not your cell phone camera either! I could go for some crab legs..

Well, got up at 3 to pee .. WSM was hummin' along at 220º and the butts were at 157º. Got back up at 4 and still there, so I bumped the WSM up to 235º to help ease them through the plateau. At 6, they were up to 159º so I took her up to 250º to bring 'em home. They're at 174º now. Smells fantastic out there, with a cup of coffee in the still air....

Bill

 

[Bill Hays]

Had to refuel at about 10:15, after 16 hours, and moved the therm to check for doneness .. Not there yet (still a bit tough inserting). Been sitting at 183º for a while now...WSM running solid at 250º. Will need several more hours. Got this pic while I was in there..

Bill

 

[Tony C.]

i just got 2 whole racks of spares. i'm going to trim them up st louis style after dinner and put the salt and peppered trimmings on the kettle indirect with some hickory for a big pot of green beans tomorrow. spares,green beans and grilled corn on the cob tomorrow

 

[Dave/G]

Originally posted by Bill Hays:

Looking fantastic Bill. Delicious. Let us know how you like the wild rub. My foiled chuck roll half is in the cooler. Pics later. Enjoy those butts.

 

[Bill Hays]

Pulled at 197º for a 3-4 hour rest.

Bill

 

[Chris F.]

My 4 butts are about 180 degrees right now. I can almost taste it now...

 

[Bill Hays]

Dave, the barks not bad. got kind of a ... Wild taste

We'll see how it is on sammies when the Sabres and Canadiens face off later.

GO SABRES !!!

Bill

 

[Mark R-S]

I just did a quick smoke - Salmon -

It came out really well - So well that I didn't get the chance to take any photos.

Next weekend I'll smoke something a little more porky

-Mark.

 

[Bill Hays]

Lookin' good, Chris !!

Mark, shame on you!

No finished pics?

Before pics look great !!

BTW, just finished watching the Blackhawks / Panthers NHL game being broadcast LIve from Helsinki .. Great Game !!

Bill

 

[J Graz]

Well here;s my first 2 butts ever. I also threw a few short ribs, don't know what to do with them but what the heck.

 

[j biesinger]

GO SABRES !!!

didn't get to see much of the game, but from what I saw and the post game, it sounds like another long season.

yesterday I had the pleasure of being at a baby shower

. No bbq, but we knocked out 3# peameal bacon, 3# spar's english bangers, 3 casseroles of egg strata, hashbrowns, belgian waffles, and fruit salad. I was helping out my wife, and it was some serious grub. Don't worry boys, I got a good nap in after brunch, during the present openings.

great looking meat Bill. Your wsm in a shed?

 

[Mark R-S]

Originally posted by Bill Hays:
Lookin' good, Chris !!

Mark, shame on you!

No finished pics?

Before pics look great !!

BTW, just finished watching the Blackhawks / Panthers NHL game being broadcast LIve from Helsinki .. Great Game !!

Bill

As I didn't take any done pics yesterday, I did some more salmon today - Just for the picture, but of course the fish wasn't wasted either

I live a few hunded miles north of Helsinki, but I would definately have gone to see the game had I have been there. A few years ago I saw the Canadian Olympic team play the local team up here, and that was a great game. I was with an Irish friend, and I think we were the only ones supporting the Canadians - When they scored the first goal we wondered if it was really a goal because we were the only ones cheering.

-Mark.

 

[Bill Hays]

All that and no PICS !!

Based on their pre season results, I think they might have a chance, but we'll see...

No, they're on my back covered deck.

Bill

 

[Tony C.]

just got my corn soaking in a pot of sugar water and got the WSM ready for the ribs to go on at 11am. i didn't feel like going to walmart for RO lump so got a bag of stubbs from lowes to try out. i used it with some hickory indirect on the kettle last night with my rib trimmings and it held 300 for 2.5 hours with no problems. the S&P tips were mighty tasty too. i saved one small piece to eat and the rest got food savered for beans and such.

 

[Vince B]

Little late to the party here however the wsm was in action this weekend. I made some ABTS and a smoked turkey. Kind of gearing up for the holidays and trying some new stuff out.

The turkey I did using this method off the site. http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/turkey6.html I did tweak it a bit. I added 2 tablespoons dried thyme, 2 tablespoons dried rosemary, 1 tablespoon dried sage, and 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper. Oh and I did have a few Becks in me so the bird got one of those to!

It took just about three hours to cook it and then I rested it in a cooler for a couple hours breast side down. Cooked at 325-350*. Afterwards I tossed some ABT's on and worked on my sides.

Basic sides were home made gravy, stuffing and a green bean casserole. I did not get any pictures of the sides but here are a couple pic's of my cook.

After a 12 hour rest after the brine.

Brushed with vegi oil and peppered.

Homemade wood chucks made of chips and foil. First time doing this and it seemed to work.

Time to pull the bird for a rest.

Just before foiling.

Making stock for gravy.

ABT's ready to go on.

ABT's done. I'm addicted to these. I want to try them with some dough wrapped on them in the future.

This concludes my pictures from this weekend. Vince B

 

[G Dechaine]

Man, I've got to try some ABT's.

 

[Clark Deutscher]

Pulled pork for supper.

Pan crust pizza for dinner

Clark

 

[Bill Hays]

Vince, you got it goin' !!

Clark, you too !!!

We kinda ate while we pulled last night

so here was tonight's dinner.

Hope everyone had a great weekend !!

 

[Tim Johnson]

Originally posted by Shawn W:
Nice Bill, and all.

It's supposed to snow here, but I'm making sourdough bagels and smoking butts on Sunday and smoking Montreal Smoked Meat on Monday.

Shawn What's Montreal Smoked Beef?

 

[Larry Wolfe]

I'm really late to the party.......

Vince, that's a gorgeous bird and ABTs!!!!

Bill, I could go for a plate of that pork and sides RIGHT NOW......wife is ordering pizza.