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Scotch: Current favorite- The Arran (anything by them), Glenmorangie 12yr Lasanta, sherry cask finished. The Balvenie Double Wood, also like Oban 18yr, and The Glenlivet Nadurra (Oloroso sherry cask finished) among others. Neat please.
About meReal name: Aaron
Location: Farwell, Michigan- near Clare. (dead center of lower peninsula)
Occupation:
Healthcare- Licensed & Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan Health System.
Show Us What You're Cooking! (SUWYC) - Volume 22, Summer 2021
Summer is here in the northern hemisphere! Welcome to our new SUWYC Volume 22! please place all your shared cook pics here. Here's a link back to the Spring 2021 topic.
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8 pound pork butt on the Grilla OG. 5 hours into the cook. IT is 170. It was still slightly frozen when I put it on.
This is my second cook on the OG. It almost feels like I’m "Cheating" because I’ve only plugged it in, pressed a couple of buttons on my phone and then put the meat on the smoker.
I always think pork butt defrosts faster than it does in the fridge, but I've noticed that the last two I did which were partially frozen in the middle....really didn't impact the cooking time. That center will get above 32 F fairly quickly it seems.
Yeah, I’ve been starting my pork butts from frozen for a while now. I get the rub on them, wrap them in plastic wrap and then foil, and freeze. When I go to cook them, I literally just pull from the freezer straight to the smoker. Works great, don’t notice a difference, takes perhaps 45 minutes longer than not frozen.
Well, on the last day of Spring, I woke up early and fired up the Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado, in kamado mode, lighting the fire about 6:30AM, and kept things going until about 7PM. I dropped a 10# boston butt on first, dry brined and rubbed with MMD. At lunch time it was joined by some Nathan's franks and some Johnsonville brats. After lunch, the butt moved up to the extension grate, and I added a big mess of rib tips and skirt meat that I trimmed from four racks of spares and stashed in the freezer several months ago. So glad I saved the rib tips. They were dry brined and coated with the Rendezvous seasoning that you can find over on the free side. Rib tips served as "first dinner" around 5:30, and we had "second dinner" when I pulled the pork at around 7:30pm.
I ran the cooker all day at 275F to 300F, and am glad I did. It got things done a little quicker, and I was very pleased with the bark on everything. Nothing was wrapped. The skirt meat served as cook treats during the mid to late afternoon...
I got a hat and shirt that for father's day - the hat from one daughter, shirt from the other, and got a little assistance from my 5 month old "Grill Novice"... the women freaked when I turned around and opened the cooker and exposed the baby to a big cloud of smoke, haha. She just had baby+BBQ smell the rest of the day!
We love mushrooms. Especially in a nice gravy with steak. You got my wheels spinning for my next cook! . I'll be digging through the BBQ Bible website for this recipe.
Get the recipe for Wine-Marinated Flank Steak with Pinot Noir Mushroom Sauce from Episode 101: Wine Country Grill of Steven Raichlen's barbecue show Project Fire.
LSG Adjustable Grill/Smoker, MAK Pellet Grill, Large BGE with Several Attachments from the Ceramic Grill Store, Weber Gasser, Cast Iron Pans & Griddle, Grill Grates, Mostly Thermoworks Thermometers, Avova SV Stick, BBQ Guru Controller and Fan
Weber Silver A (fixer upper project, currently sitting dead in my garage)
KBQ C-60
Accessories
Fireboard 2
Weber iGrill Mini
Weber Instant Read
Random Digital Instant Read from the Grocery Store (in a pinch)
Weber Charcoal Chimney
Slick University of Michigan apron w/built in bottle opener
Beverages
Favorite beer(s): Bell's Oberon, Founders All Day I{A, Corona Extra, Heineken, Guinness
Red Wine: Anything dry and under $15 per bottle
Whiskey: Makers Mark French Oak, Buffalo Trace.. anything purchased by other people and shared
About MeReal name: Jesse
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Favorite Football Team: Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) and the Detroit Lions (primary NFL) / Baltimore Ravens (secondary NFL, after the Lions are statistically eliminated from the playoffs... usually by Thanksgiving)
Had a college reunion, was feeding 20+ guys (once a house dad always a house dad I guess) so I decided to spring for some gourmet pulled pork sandwiches, 18lbs of pork butt (rubbed with MMD), homemade Cajun coleslaw, pickled onions, and Mac & cheese on the side.
also decided it would be a good time to try running my first brisket ever, overnight… during the week while I had to work. Well, I learned a lot. Got a pretty good crust, learned lots about overnight temp control, and how to trim (or not trim) a full brisket. Regardless, it was very good, something I’m certainly proud of for a first try, and my wife and friends were pretty impressed with both my dedication and the outcome.
Final outcome… a whole slew of food for the reunion (although we ate the brisket before the reunion based on timing and my wife’s request to get some of it fresh!)
Had some fresh rainbow trout I wanted to smoke today, but some kind of tropical storm was blowing through Georgia. No matter, nothing my high tech rain deflection system couldn't handle. Served with cauliflower
22” Blue Weber Kettle with SnS insert
Kamado Joe Jr with Kick Ash Basket
Char-Broil Smartchef Tru Infrared Gasser
Anovo Hot Tub Time Machine with Custom Hot Tub
YOLO Ribs. Was too lazy to open up the new grate probe for my Smoke, so I lit some coals, tossed some wood on, plopped on the ribs and... let them cook. How hot was the cook? Got me. I'd guess around 300F drifting down, but... it's Sunday.
HOWEVER, I did do a little experiment. This is a full rack split in two with two different rubs. On the top, Killer Hog's The BBQ Rub. On the bottom, Three Little Pigs Memphis Rub.
Applied rub about 2 hours before starting the cook:
Two hours in:
And done at almost precisely 4 hours:
rub verdict? Yes. Both were really good. Not a TON of difference but I liked both. MAYBE a slight nod to the Three Little Pigs. Very slight though.
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