had to share: just got done skinning and trimming, dry brine and vac sealing 25 racks of ribs and 75 lbs of pork butt for a BBQ. the cooking starts Monday morning for the Que on Thursday. Vac sealing the PB and cooking the racks fresh day of armed with nothing but a SnS and a PBC... WHOOOOO!
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Wowzers. I want to see a LOT of pics along the way!
This is a very cool thread. May not belong in Gen Discussion though. I'd suggest the PBC or SnS forum... Prob PBC. Do you have a preference where it goes? -
nah... doesnt matter to me. move accordingly!Comment
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where's the beer? Your going to need it with all that to do.Comment
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So Day 1 is in the books:
5 AM the pits got lit and the coffee brewed. Injected 5 10 lber butts with a simple apple juice/vinegar/sugar injection and rubbed with MMR, into the pits around 630 - 7. total cook time was about 14 hours, with the PBC finishing up first (as expected) and the SnS going the distance with only the addition of 15 extra coals. PBC needed a full relight.
had a random severe thunderstorm break in around 4PM, of course it was right while I was relighting so, thanks for that, Mother Nature.
simmered some baked beans under the butts to add some smoke flavor... kinda thinned out the liquid Bushs sits in so i was thinking of a brown sugar/molasses to thicken it up? suggestions would be helpful. sorry for the sideways pics, i dont always remember to flip the iphone.
Day 2 is tomorrow... i might finish earlier than expected which will free Weds up for slaws and sauces without running the pit.Comment
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Try adding another can of whatever beans you used... but strain them first... should help offset the liquid a bit.Originally posted by pittkappasig View Post
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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand disaster struck on day 2: 8 lber took a dive off the hooks in the PBC whilst i was preoccupied with a client and a meat-mergency has arrived. i got to the butcher just in time and snagged another 18 lbs so i figured to punish myself id just cook the whole lot. its broken into 2, but im down a PBC as its being transported to the BBQ site tomorrow afternoon.
David Parrish in your wisdom and knowledge of your creation... how much shoulder do you think i can stick in the SnS and still have it done in a reasonable amount of time? the fat caps were trimmed pretty close, so the whole 18 lbs are going in if i can do it... if it just has to be one of a halves for the sake of time, it shall be so. i ran 2 whole 10 lbers through at different times and each took about 14 hrs, as a reference for my location and climate.Comment
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Of course Murphy and his darned law has to pop up. but what you showed looks good. Hope things go better.Comment
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i still rolled out a solid 24 lbs pre cook weight today, so im not complaining.... just not as smooth as one would like. "on the third day, he rests" was my motto tomorrow but, its back at it again, tomorrow 5 AM. maybe i should win one of those Gold Medal contests and get a higher capacity rig, lol. im learning that a kettle and a PBC is a bit rough for 100 person cook without Jerods crazy scheduling and modifications, that is.
burgers, dogs, flank steak and ribs all will be happening day of... maybe im a bit in over my head here, hah.Comment
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Originally posted by pittkappasig View Post
Argh! That stinks about the meat falling off the hooks. This is why I always transition butts to the food grate once they hit 170F.
You should be able to get both halves on the kettle w/SnS combo. To save time cook at 225F until the butts hit 150F, then crank the pit temp heat up to 275F and blow through the stall. Once the meat hits 175F to 180F you can let the pit temp drop to 225F and then cook low and slow until the meat hits 203F or probe tender.
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Here's your problem David Parrish you are too damn smart. My solution was to run 9.5 lbs on the PBC all nite and fire up the weber/SnS (by the way you should consider approaching them about licensing) at 5 AM, take the PBC cook off and send the barrel on its way. Alas. It is 140 and you are sleeping and I'm sitting here like a dumbshit...
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WOW....I bet your neigbors were drooling
. Nice cook and sorry that your butt hit the coals 
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Just wanted to send out a quick update: the BBQ was a success, thanks to everyone who helped me get thru it. 23 of the 25 gallon sized bags of pulled pork were eaten and i came back with no ribs. people were commenting all day about the QUE i provided (even the people who dont usually eat BBQ tried it and said it was delicious) one very nice lady wouldnt stop talking about the KC style sauce (thanks MH) and the Jack Daniels bottle was completely gone (thanks again MH... well just thanks for everything, i guess) I added some japs to my cole slaw and people could taste it and noticed it was much better than the standard slaw. the baked beans were also completely cleaned out.
Anyway, big ups to the everyone who helped me out. there was no way i couldve pulled this off without you all, this site and this forum. David Parrish the last photo is a schematic i drew up while i had to to leave the party for a 2 hour work meeting (we started cooking at 7 AM and i had a 930 AM meeting but the party didnt start until 130 PM) it is me explaining how to add coals to the SnS. I think you could tie that into your user manuals, no? lol!Comment
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pittkappasig You are a natural artist. Your diagram is clear, concise, yet speaks volumes. The ONLY thing I worry about is using the Hilton logo..... might be some legal issue there or something. Bummer otherwise. Lol!Comment
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