Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

Checked my Kroger tonight and ... $6.99 lb for brisket

 

That was sobering.

 

Instead of beer can might I suggest spatchcock technique?

 

I learned a new word today! Reading about it now.

 

Spatchcocking is the way to go. Easier, better, faster cook.

 

That looks like a nice way to get a good, even cook. Will definitely try it this weekend. Thanks for the good advice!

 

Here's a turkey I did last month. I used bamboo showers to make flipping the bird easier lol

 

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Well at least you have a decent sporting clays course down where you at.

Rolling rock was better than Iron City Beer. And Genesee piss water.

Weekend of Aug. 4,5,6,7 will be in Buffalo for my mothers 80th birthday with my sisters and their families. Old times... Buffalo wings, Labbot Blue brought across from Canada before you couldn't get it in the US (do you have anything to declare?) and celery and blue cheese. What is this carrots and ranch dressing BS?

Last week posted about splatchcocking a chicken I did then with the slow n sear about the only thing I feel it is good for.

This is after the dark meat and skin was pulled and sauced to finish it off and keep the breast moist.



Almost out of breakfast and lunch fatties and the poppers are long gone. Ate the last of the steak last night. Had to do something tonight.

Nothing wrong with the gas grill either. Like a fat girl they need love too just don't want your friends see you. But when your in a hurry, even though it takes 2 hours they work. Any port in a storm.





Weber Genesis 4 burner with the 2 end burners turned on about 1/3 of the way for 325* cook.

 

Which course you referring to?

 

Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays

Although when back there I usually shot\shoot Rock Mountain. Lot closer to "home". They hold the Great Northern there also. My Ex FIL passed away of a heart attack at Rock Mountain a few years ago shooting triples with his Benelli. Haven't shot there since. My son and I used to shoot there a lot with him.

 

Lol. I'm like 5 minutes from Lehigh valley sc. never been. I'm a member of a club just around the corner from them though.

 

Ouch!

 

Picked up a prime brisket from Costco a couple days ago for right at $3/lb iirc. I'm more than fine with Choice, but all they had was prime, guess I'll make do Also grabbed a whole strip loin and have that aging in the fridge as well. Wasn't on sale but I was on my last couple packs of steaks so grabbed one, and it won't be ready to slice for another 28 days...

Hopefully I'll get the brisket all smokey in the next couple weeks. Haven't done a brisket in, oh I'd say.... 4 years... been doing pork butts and ribs mostly. time to get back on the horse.

 

I pulled a butt out of the freezer last night. Probably do some pulled pork this weekend.

 

My wife asked me this morning what I wanted to cook tomorrow. We have a boston butt in the freezer but need to thaw it out for tomorrow or Monday. On a side note, I got off work yesterday and my wife asked me to stop by the store to get a few things for supper. I said ok, but took a trip to Lowes real quick for some charcoal. I got four twin packs and put them in the back of the truck. I went on to Food Lion and the weather was off and on storms yesterday. I got to Food Lion and was like I probably should put the charcoal on the inside of the truck. Thats where it is now, I've got all kinds of charcoal passengers. According to Lowes online we have 940 pks of charcoal left with a start qty of about 4,000 pks. I told my wife about it yesterday and she said you probably need to get some. SHHHHHH she doesn't know I went, but also don't have a charcoal grill yet either. LOL

 

I used to pay $2.49/lb for Prime brisket at Costco. It then started to fluctuate between $2.69-2.79/lb. I went the other day and it was up to $3.49/lb. A couple of days later? $3.79/lb. With big hunks of meat like that, you really start to feel the jump in price. I'm so spoiled on Prime briskets, though. Cooking one at a time for home, I'll probably stick with them, but bigger cooks for parties or if I work a private event, I'm going to have to consider going with Choice from the grocery chain instead.

Good luck with your brisket. 4 years hiatus is no big deal. Cooking a brisket is like riding a bike . Just don't let it be 4 more years until your next one. Beef is too great for that.

That makes two of us!

 

Do any of you guys have your charcoal grill on a wooden deck? If so do you have it sitting on blocks or something or keep a bucket under it?

 

I'm too much of a wuss to try it. I'm about 10' from my deck when I smoke. Lol

 

Truth. I pulled two 6.5ers out Monday night for a smoke tomorrow. Checked them last night and they were just starting to get there. Should be perfect by tomorrow.

Nope. Tried it once and it was too worrisome. They do sell mats specifically for this application though.

Yep. I just set mine out in the middle of the yard. Less mess that way