Practice comp burn

[Fourthwind]

Coals lit at 10 PM. Got 45 people showing up tomorrow for a taste test. Doing the big 4 and a pan of smoked beans with smoked hot links. 10 racks of ribs, 60 pieces of chicken, 2 shoulders, and 2 packers to cook. Going to be a long night. I'll post some pictures up tomorrow.. If i'm still mentally able to run a camera and computer..

[SmokinOutBack]

Sounds like a nice party. Good luck.

[crusty ol salt]

as dawn breaks (ok i slept in today) i hope everything is movin' along on your smoke looking forward to some great pic's when you get a chance

[Richtee]

Well, I don't think you'll be short on the meat ;{) Hope they all come HUNGRY!

[Fourthwind]

Hi ForthWind,

Are you going to be posting the turn in boxes and such?

LOL depends on how good they look


Will get some pics up here in a awhile. Got to get the chicken prepped.

[Fourthwind]

Had a great burn! Learned a lot about my new machine and it's sweet spots. All four of our meats came out with fantastic flavor. According to the user input the ribs were the biggest hit. Had a buddy that's a KCBS judge come by and said he would have been marking down 9's. Made me feel pretty good. After we practiced some turn in boxes, the food was consumed by the masses. We saved the the turn in boxes, and donated them to the local fire station crew that was on duty. (three fire rescue personal on duty at a time in our area) Brought a tear to my eye when the officer on duty took the time to call and thank me for the best dinner that he has had donated to him in 27 years. The man has been serving and saving lives for 27 years and it's been this long that he has been treated to a good meal??? WTF!! LOL Anyhow here are some pics of the day.. Been one long crazy day of good Q, and cold brews with friends and family. Made the lack of sleep worth every caffeine induced jitter LOL









Wife suprised me with a cake made for our teams Inaugeral BBQ.. I really loved it, but it does mean I will owe her flowers on mothers day LOL

[T-bone Tim]

damned fine lookin job , gotta pass you some for the turn in boxes and feedin the local firemen

[blues_n_cues]

immaculate.

[crusty ol salt]

gotta luv a story that includes the phrase "best dinner that he has had donated to him in 27 years" you guys did a great job

take care

[moselle]

Those boxes look great.
I'll look for you in Loveland!

[shellbellc]

Wow! Great burn! Hopefully you got your times down. Sweet smoker you got there. Great looking grub!

[Scarbelly]

That is a great post. Great looking boxes too.

[Mark R]

Sweet, nicely done sir. I did this before my first comp, the comp was a whole different critter. Great way to get the feel of getting it done! You done good, better than I did.

[Squirrel]

Outstanding! Definitely worthy!!!!

[Fourthwind]

Sweet, nicely done sir. I did this before my first comp, the comp was a whole different critter. Great way to get the feel of getting it done! You done good, better than I did.

I will agree that there is more pressure during a comp. Fortunately I cooked for another team during some comps last season. I had a heck of a time with his smoker since he didnt have airflow control. had to maintain the temps by the amount of fuel you had in the box. Didn't get a whole lot more sleep the other night, but it was watching meat and not the smoker. Most of the night was playing with my cooks X box between bastings and such. After some sleep, I figured out our fuel usage this morning. Used 80 lbs coal and 40 lbs of wood splits for 16 hours. kept running past that, but by then I was drinking and BS'ing. temps were still 175 when I closed the garage door at about hour 20. Couldnt be happier with the way the smoker ran.

Thanks for the points and kudos. Looking forward to the Comp at the end of the month!