June 1, 2024 Chicago Mini Meatup Final Planning

[J-Melt]

Enjoying a good time!

[yakima]

That is one heck of a meat market that Meathead is perusing. Is it open to the public?

[J-Melt]

Yes! It is Park Packing. It’s one of the two that I go to pretty regularly.

[JCBBQ]

Great pics

[mrteddyprincess]

Meathead. Wagu flank steak trimming. In the rain.

[Mosca]

That flank steak over twig smoke is one of my favorite cooks!

[J-Melt]

Group picture!
Left to right:
Stephen STEbbq, Troy troymeister, Me (Josh), Brian mrteddyprincess, Neil Northofchicago, a friend of Brian’s (forgot his name!🤦♂️), Rick rmeugene, Meathead Meathead.

[LA Pork Butt]

During my college days when beer was mostly regional, Schlitz was one of te premiums. Times have changed, but Schlitz is still a good beer. Now the hot beers seem to be iMicrobreweries.

[J-Melt]

It was brought by Northofchicago! I was quite impressed with it as I had never had Schlits before.

[mrteddyprincess]

Do a meat up! Seriously, this was so much fun. What delightful people I met today.

Brian

[LA Pork Butt]

I’m loving it! I can’t wait for our next Meat Up here in Texas!

[Purc]

LA Pork Butt Do you have power?

[LA Pork Butt]

Purc We got power yesterday and are happily saying goodbye to the good old days. LOL

[58limited]

Glad your power is back. Those who look fondly upon the 'Good Old Days' forget what it was like before air conditioning

[RonB]

Looks like a great time.

[mrteddyprincess]

Food pics from today.

[Sid P]

Lookin good!

[JCBBQ]

Dang! Looks great.

[STEbbq]

Thank you to Josh and his family for hosting again. It was an awesome time. Meathead put on a show for us with the flank steak!

[Purc]

J-Melt Josh great job on your new grass. Those steaks look great.

[J-Melt]

Thanks Purc! The peat moss idea I was given plus daily watering and coffee grounds worked really well!

[Purc]

J-Melt you might look at this fertilizer that is based on peat moss https://www.propeat.com/
You can order it on line at Home Depot

[STEbbq]

STL ribs with Richard Chrz ‘s rub!

[J-Melt]

They were really good!

[mrteddyprincess]

Richard Chrz your rub was incredible and STEbbq did an outstanding job making it work!

[STEbbq]

I have a fire video but can’t upload it. Anyone know how?

[barelfly]

Have to host it somewhere, like YouTube. You can make it a private link that only people who have the link can view.

[J-Melt]

A couple more food pictures!

[mrteddyprincess]

The potatoes and the beans and the chicken were killer!

Brian

[rmeugene]

Thank you so much to Josh(J-Melt), Jenny and the girls for opening their beautiful home to this ragtag bunch! My apologies for being late(FYI, it took 2 hours to get home), but it was worth it to meet everyone.

[mrteddyprincess]

Totally agree! What hospitality. What good company! I am so glad I was there today.

B

[STEbbq]

Thanks barelfly !

https://youtube.com/shorts/yjh9Vy8fHh0?si=KeBNJUa_BuACVVFC

[STEbbq]

I forgot to get pics of most of the food but it was all amazing. The brisket, burnt ends, beans, potatoes, cake, and chicken were all delicious. And Meathead’s steak was yummy! The only thing better was the company!

[LA Pork Butt]

Y’all certainly had a feast! It all looked wonderful, and I am sure tasted that way, too! If you want another killer recipe you need to try Troutman ‘s Pimento Cheese Corn. Maybe at your next Meat Up.

[58limited]

That food looks great! Looks like a good time was had by all. My BBQ plans were rained out today, maybe tomorrow...

I haven't had Schlitz in over 25 years. When I was in the Texas A&M cadet corps my outfit was Boozin' B and our motto was "The company that made Milwaukee famous!"

[Northofchicago]

I brought the Schlitz. Having grown up in Milwaukee... Elsewhere , I was involved in a discussion about Pabst (same owners, now). I planned on bringing PBR but when I saw Schlitz on the shelf, I was drawn to it. There definitely is nostalgia involved the the enjoyment of barbeque, is there not?