John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
******************************************** Grills/Smokers/Fryers Big Green Egg (Large) X3
Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1 Karubeque C-60 Kamado Joe Jr. (Black) Lodge L410 Hibachi Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer *******************************************. Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
********************************* Accessories Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2 Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner Eggspander Kit X2 Finex Cat Iron Line FireBoard Drive Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron Grill Grates Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4 Lots of Lodge Cast Iron Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet Large Vortex Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run) Smithey No. 12 Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3 Stargazer No.10, 12 ******************************** Fuel FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal Kingsford Blue and White B&B Charcoal Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60 ************************************************* Cutlery Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife Dexter 12" Brisket Sword Global Shun Wusthof ********** Next Major Purchase Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
Thanksgiving is over, and with it, the Fall season. Now the ice is setting in and the snow is starting to fly. (In some places) It is time to slide into the winter season the only way we know how......with a new SUWYC thread for the winter season.
The SUWYC threads are the most popular in The Pit, and for good reason. The food frequently on display in these threads would make any accomplished Pitmaster or Chef proud!
First cook on my Weber 26 with slow-n-sear and XR50 thermometer. Had the Weber for 3 months, but I just got the SnS and the XR50. They were amazing, first time I saw chicken wings fly, my family tore dem up!
John "JR"
Minnesota/ United States of America
******************************************** Grills/Smokers/Fryers Big Green Egg (Large) X3
Blackstone 36" Outdoor Griddle 4-Burner
Burch Barrel V-1 Karubeque C-60 Kamado Joe Jr. (Black) Lodge L410 Hibachi Pit Barrel Cooker Pit Barrel Cooker 2.0
Pit Barrel PBX
R&V Works FF2-R-ST 4-Gallon Fryer *******************************************. Thermometers
FireBoard (Base Package)
Thermoworks ThermaPen (Red)
Thermoworks MK4 (Orange)
********************************* Accessories Big Green Egg Plate Setter
Benzomatic TS800 High Temp Torch X 2 Bayou Classic 44 qt Stainless Stock Pot
Bayou Classic 35K BTU Burner Eggspander Kit X2 Finex Cat Iron Line FireBoard Drive Lots and Lots of Griswold Cast Iron Grill Grates Joule Water Circulator
KBQ Fire Grate Kick Ash Basket (KAB) X4 Lots of Lodge Cast Iron Husky 6 Drawer BBQ Equipment Cabinet Large Vortex Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum Marquette Castings No. 13 (First Run) Smithey No. 12 Smokeware Chimney Cap X 3 Stargazer No.10, 12 ******************************** Fuel FOGO Priemium Lump Charcoal Kingsford Blue and White B&B Charcoal Apple, Cherry & Oak Log splits for the C-60 ************************************************* Cutlery Buck 119 Special
Cuda 7' Fillet Knife Dexter 12" Brisket Sword Global Shun Wusthof ********** Next Major Purchase Lone Star Grillz 24 X 48 Offset
Greetings folks,
It is time to climb out of our winter slumber and break out a new chapter in our most popular thread series, SUWYC! While we know that BBQ has no season, I am sure everyone is ready to have some warm sun beating down on them, while that intoxicating thin, blue smoke rolls from their cookers. The BBQ on display in these threads is enough to make any Pit Master, weak in the knees.
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.
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.
45 minute transition to smokey-sauced delisiousness! In case you are trying to figure out the cooker... it is a washing machine tub with expanded metal grate. Just burned some wood down to coals with some flame. Smellivision was necessary for final product!
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.
Due to some minor bugs in the Volume 11 of SUWYC, this "Volume 11.2" is being created to hopefully clear those bugs and have a smoother working thread.
1 with Meathead's Memphis Dust to be pulled and served with Meathead's Lexington Dip, 1 with Albukirky Green Chile Rub to be pulled, then frozen...to be used in an upcoming chili verde. Breakfast sausage because why not!
Gonna risk having to display any possible disasters by posting this start pic Small chucky is just salt and pepper, it's probably gonna hit 180 within the hour. The big guy is covered in Cash Cow from my secerent santa haul and probably has another 2+ hours to go.
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.
Monday was my day off, so I fired up the smoker and in went a pork shoulder and a full packer brisket. Locally sourced oak fueled the fire and kept my pit at ~250°F. Eight hours in everything was about 180°F internal and the bark was beautiful. So I pulled, wrapped, and stuck’em in the oven at 250, since I had to get my son to baseball practice.
They went at 250 until probe tender - ~200° internal. Thats when I tried something new. A long hold (12+ hours) at 170°F (the lowest my oven will go). Tuesday morning everything came out beautiful, moist, and delicious. The bark wasn’t quite as firm as I’m used too, but it was a great way to have delicious food for lunch without staying up all night to cook!!!
These pics show before cooking and when I wrapped. Yes, I cut my brisket in half because it won’t fit in my vertical smoker.
Last pic is pulled pork. Didn’t get a brisket pic.
Also, I finally got a chance to try out the MEATER BLOCK that arrived a few weeks ago. Hoping to post a separate review, but I’ll say now it was worth the wait!
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Last edited by Santamarina; March 21, 2019, 11:23 AM.
Three things... a beef cheek that's smoked a bit and going to be sous vide cooked this weekend,
6.25lbs of pork belly that cured in a mix of salt, pepper bay leaves and PP#1 for 10 days
and finally lamb shoulder that's been smoked to 120 and will be bagged and in the SV over the weekend too. It smells TERRIFIC in here.
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Last edited by rickgregory; March 28, 2019, 04:30 PM.
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.
Well folks it's time to retire this thread, albeit a few days late. It's Summer! I don't know about you, but in MI we wait all fall, winter & spring for summer (last year it was on a Wednesday). Here's your new SUWYC, Vol 14, Summer 2019 topic!
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.
Hanging with some friends, so cooking on a "foreign" grill. They decided they wanted a steak salad seeing as it’s hot...
So marinated a little tri-tip in tequila, lime, garlic, cumin, paprika & chili.
Turned out pretty tasty and said friends were very happy.
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.
I was going to do the Barbacoa in the IntsantPot, but it was being a POS so I threw it in the oven. I think I'm glad I did, but it still would have been good in the pressure cooker. Also I really hope people stop panic buying stuff, as much as I'm fine with getting better at making my own tortillas I shouldn't have to since I live within half a mile of three tortilla factories.
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.
Huskee thanks for the suggestions! I will try them as best I can. Problem is I don't remember enough! Upside is I learned what not to do, which is not to write anything down! If I manage to find it, I will let you know. Tom
I guess a couple of you haven't read the "And with that we close out the Spring 2020 edition, and move on to the brand new Volume 17, Summer 2020!" above. Lol. I will move your posts to our new Summer topic and close this one for a bit.
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.
Bread! Going to a college buddy get-together for the weekend. I made sourdough jalapeno/cheddar/bacon bread - three loaves total - and IowaGirl 's no knead bread recipe but with my sourdough starter. Turned out great! Below are pics:
Jalapeno Cheddar Bacon
No Knead white sandwich bread
Simple left over beef rib sandwich for breakfast - Yum!
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