here we go boys and girls...

[aczeller]

picked these up about 1/2 hour ago... gonna get them ready after lunch and have them on the smoker with in the next couple hours. should be good... only time will tell. no, i don;t plan on sharing. lol... leftovers will go in the freezer. i'm thinking of trying some brisket fajitas this week sometime too... maybe throw in some pulled pork while i'm at it.





Later,
Andy

[crusty ol salt]

looks like you are oft to the races...

good luck

[Richtee]

That netted roast... got an injector and some TQ or Cure#1? I see a cute li'l ham all pretty tied-up already....

[DennyD]

Looks like it'll be a late night for you. Hope you have plenty of beer!

[aczeller]

oh yeah... got the beer. the brisket wont go on until about 6 or so, as will the pork butt. I plan on getting them foiled about 9 or 10, then letting them sit on the smoker all night while I sleep. by the time I wake up, they should be pretty good, but I figure the brisket should be able to sit in the smoker until about 10 or so tomorrow morning, then get wrapped and sit for another couple hours until it is time to cut it up for dinner.

Later,
Andy

[Gunslinger]

oh yeah... got the beer. the brisket wont go on until about 6 or so, as will the pork butt. I plan on getting them foiled about 9 or 10, then letting them sit on the smoker all night while I sleep. by the time I wake up, they should be pretty good, but I figure the brisket should be able to sit in the smoker until about 10 or so tomorrow morning, then get wrapped and sit for another couple hours until it is time to cut it up for dinner.

Later,
Andy

You have much to learn. I see an all nighter for you. That, or inedible meat.

[gooose53]

Sounds like some good eating coming up shortly!!

[Fishawn]

Looks like you on it good Andy..... Love your signature also!

[Zeeker]

Good luck Andy. All the best and can't wait to see the outcome...

[aczeller]

You have much to learn. I see an all nighter for you. That, or inedible meat.

Yeah... after I posted that post, I remebered that the last time I did brisket was a good year or so ago. Lol... I need to read up on how you guys have done it, now that I have a real smoker in lieu of my grill with a make-shift heat plate. Lol

As of right now, the ribs are on and the smoker is sitting around 250'ish... should be a good afternoon...

Later,
Andy

[Old poi dog]

Is eating time soon?

[ALX]

Looking good....Done when its done....

[aczeller]

well, here are a few more pics of the day's accomplishments thus far...

daddy's little smoker girl:



the king, and his remnants after some trimming...





pieces and parts of the ribs before seasoning. I kept these just cuz they're good pieces of meat... worst case scenario, the dog will love me. lol



I could have sworn I had pictures of the ribs and butt right after seasoning, as well as the brisket, but I think i deleted them on accident. oh well.

I just got done checking the smoker (still at around 247-251) and the ribs don't quite have the pull-back I was looking for, so they are still on there. however, these little moresels were more than ready to be consumed...





as you can see, the smoke ring is well within tolerance. flavor is dead-on, and moisture is right where I would expect it to be (damn near perfect... lol). they aren't as tender as I would like, but they still pulled apart easily and are well into the "edible zone". however, these were not foiled like the ribs will be, so i am still confident that the ribs will be dead-on.

my wife wants me to toss some sauce onto this batch, so that will be a first for me... i'm thinking that I can just thin-down some Cookie's sauce, and brush it on gently for a pretty good glaze. i'm not a big sauce fan (the way I see it, if the rub is good, the smoker is consistent, and the cook knows what he is doing, there should be no reason for sauce), but I can put my feelings aside for this batch. lol.

Later,
Andy

[Gunslinger]

Fridge smoker looks awesome dude.

[ALX]

Damn........A cuttie dere helping....

Sweet.........Get some points ot.....Dere coming........