And, speaking of 15 briskets, I've gotten set up with a food wholesaler friend to get cases of meat. I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a case of briskets: Choice IBP (Iowa Beef Processors), fresh, $3.26 a pound.
Wal Mart has had choice briskets for $2.99 recently, but sometimes all they have is select. So, I'm getting a place ready to wet-age the case and cook several a weekend as they get better with age!
Started Low-N-Slow BBQ in 2012. Obviously, it's taken hold (in chronological order:
1.) A pair of Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5's
2.) #LilTex, a 22" Expensive Offset Smoker (looks like a Yoder Witicha)
3.) #WhoDat1, a HUGE Gravity Fed Insulated Cabinet Smoker (cooking chamber 3'x2'x6')
4.) A Full Size Commercial Dryer/converted to Vertical Smoker.
5.) Jambo Backyard stickburner (my FAVORITE Pit so far)
6.) GrillMeister, a huge 24"x48" Adjustable, Charcoal Grill from Pitmaker.com
7.) 22" Weber Kettle with Slow-N-Sear
8.) Vault insulated reverse-flow cabinet smoker from Pitmaker
9.) BarbecueFiretruck...under development
10.) 26 foot BBQ Vending Trailer equipped with HUGE Myron Mixon 72xc smoker is HERE, Oct 2016!
11.) Opened www.PaulsRibShackBarbecue.com Food Trailer officially in March 2017
12.) Austin Smoke Works 500 Gallon Propane Tank Offset Smoker, named "Lucille" as travel pit for PaulsRibShack, Oct 2018.
12.) Opening Brick & Mortar location at 4800 Nelson Rd, Spring 2019. Had a pair of 1,000 Gallon Austin Smoke Works pits, both in RibShackRed for our new place!
Fabulous Backlit Thermapens, several Maverick Remote Thermometers (don't use any remotes anymore), Thermoworks Smoke, Other Thermoworks toys, Vacuum sealer, lots and lots of equipment...
I'm loving using BBQ to make friends and build connections.
I have #theRibList where I keep a list of new and old friends and whenever I'm cooking, I make 1 to 20 extra and share the joy.
I'm thinking of buying the entry-level jambo so I can experience it's fun, and learn from it as I prepare to build a BIG stickburner #think1000GallonTank #LikeAaronFranklin
@Jon_Solberg, It was built at a local welding shop. It appears to be modeled to follow a Yoder Witicha, but has a vertical tuning plate that goes up and down, in 1 inch steps, between the firebox and the cooking chamber. It is 1/2 inch in the firebox, and 3/8 in the pit. I'm really enjoying it.
I am learning that smaller splits help me have a good, clean fire, but not too much heat. When I cooked on the big, borrowed 8 foot x 4 foot offset, I had a GREAT Fire, using regular size splits. It was Huge Fun! So, I bought a Maul and brought home a sliding miter box saw to cut/split my existing splits into smaller chunks.
Now, I'm jonesing to built a huge offset, out of a 1,000 gallon tank, channelling my inner Aaron Franklin. And, to build a brick pit.
What pit are you leaning toward, or waiting on arriving?
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