Dang it in years past That little 375 mile drive (5.5 hours) from Lubbock to Austin would have been a no brainier. Be cool to spend some time with like minded (culinarily speaking) folks! But not this year Enjoy I so want to do that some day.
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LSG Adjustable Grill/Smoker, MAK Pellet Grill, Large BGE with Several Attachments from the Ceramic Grill Store, Weber Genesis E335 Gasser, Cast Iron Pans & Griddle, Grill Grates, Mostly Thermoworks Thermometers, Anova SV Stick, BBQ Guru Controller and Fan
Lucky guy.. Sounds like a lot of fun. I'd go down there , unfortunately that's my 1st comp in pueblo. Best wishes creating as many good times as possible.
Off the BBQ topic but after three days of eating nothing but BBQ the meat sweats may be heavy. I highly recommend filling in some gaps w tacos - the tacos down there are fantastic. Check out taco deli and get the doña salsa. It's amazing.
If you have a fridge where you staying at you can also get a bunch of the Texas style hot links from blacks or kreuz's - keep em in the fridge. Stop by the grocery store on the way to the airport and by some frozen peas to keep em cool on the way home. Pop em in the freezer as soon as you hit home and you'll have Texas hot links to cook at home! (Make sure you do laundry if you're packing clothes in the same bag)
My toys:
Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center (WSCGC) aka Mr. Fancypants
Pit Barrel Cooker (which rocks), named Pretty Baby
Weber Summit S650 Gas Grill, named Hot 'n Fast (used mostly for searing and griddling)
Weber Kettle Premium 22" named Kettle Kid, eager to horn in with more cooks in the future
Camp Chef Somerset IV 4-burner outdoor gas range named AfterBurner due to its 30kBTU burners
Adrenaline BBQ Company Gear:
SnS Low Profile, DnG, and Large Charcoal Basket, for WSCGC
SnS Deluxe for 22" Kettle
Elevated SS Rack for WSCGC
SS Rack for DnG
Cast Iron Griddle
Grill Grate for SnS
Grill Grates: five 17.375 sections (retired to storage)
Grill Grates: six 19.25 panels for exact fit for Summit S650
gasser
Grill Grates for 22" Kettle
2 Grill Grate Griddles
Steelmade Griddle for Summit gas grill
Fireboard Gear:
Extreme BBQ Thermometer Package
Additional control unit
Additional probes: Competition Probes 1" (3) and 4" (1), 3 additional Ambient Probes. 1 additional Food Probe
2 Driver Cables
Pit Viper Fan (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Pit Viper Fan new design (to pair with Fireboard Fan Driver Cable)
Thermoworks Gear:
Thermapen MK4 (pink)
Thermapen Classic (pink too)
Thermoworks MK4 orange
Temp Test 2 Smart Thermometer
Extra Big and Loud Timer
Timestick Trio
Maverick ET 73 a little workhorse with limited range
Maverick ET 733
Maverick (Ivation) ET 732
Grill Pinz
Vortex (two of them)
18" drip pan for WSCGC
Ceramic Spacers for WSCGC in Kamado Mode: 2 sets each 1/2", 1", 2". The 2" spacers work best with the 18" drip pan. The 1+1/2 inch spacers work best with the 14 inch cake pan.
Two Joule Sous Vide devices
3 Lipavi Sous Vide Tubs with Lids: 12, 18 and 26 quarts
Avid Armor Ultra Pro V32 Chamber Sealer
Instant Pot 6 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot 10 Quart Electric Pressure Cooker
Charcoal Companion TurboQue
A-Maze-N tube 12 inch tube smoker accessory for use with pellets
BBQ Dragon and Dragon Chimney
Shun Classic Series:
8" Chef Knife
6" Chef's Knife
Gokujo Boning and Fillet Knife
3 1/2 inch Paring Knife
If you have time, Louis Mueller's(pronounced Miller's) in Taylor is definitely a "don't miss". It's about a 45-minute drive from the airport.
And if you want to get a steak, Perry's Steakhouse downtown is THE place. Make a reservation. If you don't feel like a steak, their house specialty is a 3-bone chop, which is exactly what it says, a loin chop that's 3 bones thick and to die for. The nice thing about it is that leftovers are guaranteed.
I so want to make another trip to Austin! Have fun!
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.
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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.
Hmm, learn something new everyday, despite my best efforts to the contrary Now I don't have to sound like a tourist if I ever go there. On a side note I've also heard Missouri is pronounced Missour-uh by its residents.
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
Well.....I had an incredible trip to Austin Texas! I met a lot of great people and ate so much BBQ, I don't know if it's possible to eat any more. While I had planned on visiting 7- 8 places on last Friday, we only made it to three spots. We just could not eat any more!
The first stop we made was at La Barbecue. And it was amazing!!!
The food was amazing and the staff was even better. My brother and I stopped by on the way to our rental house from the Airport. It was late (4:30 PM) so they were sold out of everything, except for sausage and some chopped beef, which we bought and loved! The fact that they were all sold out wasn't that bad, because it gave us the opportunity to meet both head Pitmasters Eli and Brandon, and the owners, Leean and Ali, who were planning for tomorrows cooks. They were great people. Eli and Brandon showed us around the Pits and they were able to show us some beef ribs we that were cooking for tomorrow. Chopped Beef and Sausage
Since they were sold out, they told us to come back tomorrow and they will "take care of us". So.....we showed up the next day at 11 AM. Eli took us in the back and served us the first plate of the day!! We got brisket and one monster beef rib. The Beef rib was amazing. Incredible smoke flavor, classic Texas rub with salt and pepper. We also got about a pound of brisket. This brisket was some of the best I have ever had in my entire life. Perfect amount of clean smoke and bark. The seasoning was ever present but the smoked beef flavor was the real star. La Barbecue was a wonderful experience, and the staff made it even better. DO NOT MISS THIS PLACE IF YOUR IN AUSTIN! GREAT FOOD AND EVEN BETTER PEOPLE!!
Hahahaha, My brother said I had to add this picture to the writeup. Not the most flattering photo of me........but that beef rib was unreal!
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
The second stop we made was to Black's BBQ in Lockhart. This place was also incredible.
We ordered Brisket Point and Pork Ribs. I really liked Black's. The building was old and smelled exactly like you'd expect. It was as if the smell of BBQ was coming from the walls of the building itself! There was a short line so we got lucky. We went with Brisket point, pork ribs and some slaw. We ordered at the counter and the Pitmaster was there slicing and chopping every order as you told him. Really a cool experience. I was in LOVE with this place.
The point was incredible. A little less fatty, but in a good way, it was unbelievably tender and the bark on that point was total perfection. The point pretty much melted in your mouth once you bit through the bark. The pork ribs were also amazing. Heavy smoke and very little seasoning, which was great. The meat and the smoke were doing all of the talking here. Black's has been at this location since the 1930's and I can see why. The food was incredible and the atmosphere was classic Texas BBQ. It is a bit of a drive, but it was well worth the trip down to Lockhart.
Enjoy I so want to do that some day.
Now I don't have to sound like a tourist if I ever go there. On a side note I've also heard Missouri is pronounced Missour-uh by its residents.
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