Two main issues. A. How do I edit my profile and add a pic and equipment? B. I'm a backyard smoker/griller. My family convinced me to compete last week in the county competition. I took first in the combo category (pork/chicken). Now I have to go to the state tournament. I have to take my same recipe and meats. I don't want to look any worse than I already will with my inferior equipment. My concern isn't the chicken. The pork is an issue. I'm smoking center cut loin chop with the rib bone exposes and cleaned for a handle. My problem is keeping it from drying out!!!! And should I rub and do sauce or one or the other? My sauce is fruity with a bite in the back end. My rub is all bite....
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- May 2014
- 18444
- Clare, Michigan area
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Follow me on Instagram, huskeesbarbecue
Smokers / Grills- Yoder loaded Wichita offset smoker
- PBC
- Grilla Silverbac pellet grill
- Slow 'N Sear Deluxe Kamado (SnSK)
- Masterbuilt Gravity 560
- Masterbuilt Digital Charcoal Cabinet
- Weber 22" Original Kettle Premium (copper)
- Weber 26" Original Kettle Premium (light blue)
- Weber Jumbo Joe Gold (18.5")
- Weber Smokey Joe Silver (14.5")
- Brinkmann cabinet charcoal smoker (repurposed)
Thermometers- SnS 500 4-probe wireless
- (3) Maverick XR-50 4-probe Wireless Thermometers
- A few straggler Maverick ET-732s
- Maverick ET-735 Bluetooth (in box)
- Smoke X4 by ThermoWorks
- Thermapen MkII, orange & purple
- ThermoPop, yellow, plus a few more in a drawer for gifts
- ThermoWorks ChefAlarm (wife's)
- Morpilot 6-probe wireless
- ThermoWorks Infrared IRK2
- ThermoWorks fridge & freezer therms as well
Accessories- Instant Pot 6qt
- Anova Bluetooth SV
- Kitchen Aide mixer & meat grinder attachment
- Kindling Cracker King (XL)
- a couple BBQ Dragons
- Weber full & half chimneys, Char-Broil Half Time chimney
- Weber grill topper
- Slow 'N Sear Original, XL, and SnS Charcoal Basket (for Jumbo Joe)
- Drip 'N Griddle Pans, 22' Easy Spin Grate, and Elevated Cooking grate, by SnSGrills
- Pittsburgh Digital Moisture Meter
Beverages- Favorite summer beers: Leinenkugels Summer & Grapefruit Shandy, Hamm's, Michelob Ultra Pure Gold
- Fav other beers: Zombie Dust (an IPA by 3 Floyd's Brewing), Austin Bros IPA, DAB, Sam Adams regular, Third Shift amber or Coors Batch 19, Stella Artois
- Fav cheap beers: Pabst, High Life, Hamm's & Stroh's
- Most favorite beer: The one in your fridge
- Wine: Red- big, bold, tannic & peppery- Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah, etc
- Whiskey: Buffalo Trace, E.H. Taylor, Blanton's, Old Forester 1870, Elijah Craig Toasted, Basil Hayden's. Neat please.
- 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 me
Real 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.
mkunkle, check out the Welcome post on the main page, click the tab on the top-left of this page that says "The Pit". Read the first Welcome post. There's also a Tips post there too, it will help you accomplish this and set up your profile and your signature ("sig").
If you need any further help just holler. And welcome to The Pit!
And with regards to B) do you brine or dry brine? This will surely help keep it from drying out. Perhaps wrap the bone and the first inch or so of meat with foil halfway through. Most trained judges want to be impressed with one bite, and the rub/sauce should not overpower the meat. Rubs and sauce are seasonings. They should compliment but not overpower the meat and the same goes for the smoke. We have no clue the taste, or what the judges will want, so it's hard for us to specify exactly what you should do.Last edited by Huskee; July 22, 2014, 07:08 PM.
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Founding Member & Owner of SnS Grills
- May 2014
- 4905
- Charlotte, NC
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- Slow 'N Sear Kamado
- Slow 'N Sear Kettle
- Lots of grills that work with Slow 'N Sear
- LOTS of digital thermometers
- LOTS of accessories
- Favorite Beer - Fat Tire
- Favorite Bourbon - Woodford Reserve
- Favorite White Wine - Cakebread Chardonnay
- Favorite Red Wine - Yes, Please
- President/Owner - SnS Grills
Welcome to The Pit! Huskee has done a good job of stealing all my intro material so let me just add that I'd be happy to change your username if you like. You really don't want to advertise your email address like that. It's just bad for your personal security. PM me with your name or handle and I'll take care of it. Again, welcome, and we look forward to that sig!
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Welcome Kunkle, Do you like the flavors you are getting now? If so why do you want to change. Aaron makes excellent points on what the judges are looking for. If you won something with what you have it isn't necessarily inferior. I like folks that think outside the box because that is how things improve. I look forward to your posts in the future.
Barry
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