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.
Kroger is making Opening weekend for NFL football rockin: $1.99 Butts and $2.99 brisket! I just dry brined by butt for tomorrow's cook.
Oh, and Albertson's had Choice whole packer brisket for $3.49. Going to dry brine it in the morning and smoke it Sunday. Along with some #WhoDat Ribs for the Saints Game!
Don't look for meat prices to go down anytime soon. The working class folks of third world countries (ie India, China, etc.) are becoming more prosperous and demanding beef and pork in their diets. World demand for meat is likely going to increase as other countries develop a taste for meats we have enjoyed for years. The good news is red beans and rice prices should go down!
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.
Kroger is making Opening weekend for NFL football rockin: $1.99 Butts and $2.99 brisket! I just dry brined by butt for tomorrow's cook.
Oh, and Albertson's had Choice whole packer brisket for $3.49. Going to dry brine it in the morning and smoke it Sunday. Along with some #WhoDat Ribs for the Saints Game!
They are my Good Luck Charm from last year, in my genesis of BBQ. (P.S. I'm not superstitious, just having fun. And I'm using the Last Meal Ribs and Memphis Dust recipe.)
I started cooking a slab or ribs or so in the summer last year, and along the way, discovered AmazingRibs.com, and my rib quality shot up! When Football season started, I just kept on. Then a few weeks in I noticed that I cooked Ribs on every day the Saints played, and the Saints kept winning, so I kept smoking ribs! On week 9, however, I cooked on Saturday and the Saints played on Sunday...and the Saints lost their first game of the season! #ItWasMyFault
So, opening day is TOMORROW!
I've got 2 Choice Brisket's dry-brining in the fridge, and 2 racks of Spare's that are all going on the WSM's Tomorrow!
I enjoyed a first rate brisket yesterday, purchased and cooked by my nephew who bought it at the PX on Fort Bragg. He paid $1.85 a pound. I was amazed considering that I saw brisket at a local market for $14.00 a pound just the day before. I do believe that there is a certain amount of price gouging going on.
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 enjoyed a first rate brisket yesterday, purchased and cooked by my nephew who bought it at the PX on Fort Bragg. He paid $1.85 a pound. I was amazed considering that I saw brisket at a local market for $14.00 a pound just the day before. I do believe that there is a certain amount of price gouging going on.
That's great CB! Sure sounds like price gouging, unless they're selling Wagyu or top line Prime. Where I live it averages $8-9/lb retail, and one butcher even told me $9/lb is HIS cost so he doesn't even order it anymore (this is select or choice). I've said this before a few times further up the thread here. What's interesting is the same store sells corned brisket flats cryovaced for $5 or so/lb. 'How about just don't corn it and sell it straight?' I think whenever I see it there. Oh well, I may snag one of them up to do pastrami.... I've been doing smoked roasts and pulled beef to get my brisket cravings tamed.
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 have NO problem with IK at all, I put 115 lbs of their baby backs in my freezer last month at 3 bucks a pound. Figured I hedge my rib supply for the next few months.
Gas Grill: NXR Tabletop/Portable Propane Charcoal: Weber Performer Silver (i.e., 22.5")
Charcoal: Weber OTG 22.5" Kettle Accessories: Slow 'n Sear, Smokenator and Vortex and bound to be more on the way Smoker: GOSM Propane 38" 2-drawer
Pellet: CampChef/Browning Deluxe PGP24LTD Thermometer: 2 Mavericks, Red backlit Thermapen
Anova Wi-Fi Sous Vide
What?! Are they trying to force us to become vegetarians?!
Haven't noticed any pork increases here yet. Costco's ribs are still just over $2/lb. And their beef prices have come down 20 cents/lb on most Choice cuts. And found some 80-20 angus hamburger the other day for $2.99/lb at one of the local chains.
Friend of mine farms feed corn. She says that last year she was getting $7+ per bushel. This year was a bumper crop and she was getting $2.75 per bushel. So while that's not great for her, hopefully it means meat prices will come down. Who am I kidding?
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.
Smoker:
Landmann Smoke Master Series Heavy Duty Barrel Smoker (COS) - With mods including 2 level rack system with pull-out grates
Masterbuilt 40.2" 1200W Electric Smoker
Masterbuilt ThermoTemp XL 40" Vertical Propane Smoker
Gas Grill:
BBQPro (cheap big box store model) Stainless steel 4 burnerswith aftermarket rotisserie.
Charcoal Grill:
Weber Smokey Joe Charcoal Grill 14"
Thermometer:​​​​​​
Fireboard 2 with Drive cable and 20 CFM fan and Competition Probe Package
Fireboard 1st Generation
ThermoWorks Mini Instant Read
Lavaworks Thermowand Instant Read
2 Maverick 733
ThermoWorks IR-GUN-S Industrial Infrared Thermometer
ThermoWorks ThermaPen Mk4 x 2
Govee Bluetooth Thermometer with 6 probes
Miscellaneous:
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - 1st generation
Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - wifi/bluetooth connected
Favorite Beer:
Anything to the dark side and malty rather than hoppy. Currently liking Yuengling Porter and Newcastle Brown Ale. In a bar or pub I will often default to Guiness
Favorite Spirit:
Bourbon - Eagle Rare for "every day"; Angel's Envy for special occasions, Basil Hayden's, Larceny
Favorite Wine:
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Super Tuscan Sangiovese (Including Chianti Classico Riserva) Brunello di Montalcino
Favorite Meat(s):
Pork - especially the darker meat. I love spare ribs and anything made from shoulder/butt meat
Chicken - Mainly the dark meat and wings
Beef Ribeye steak
Favorite Cuisine to Cook:
Can't list just one: Indian, Chinese, Thai, West Indian/Carribean, Hispanic/Latin American, Ethiopian, Italian, BBQ
Favorite Cuisine to Eat:
Indian, followed closely by BBQ.
Pork ribs still very pricey here. SLC's are $3.19/lb and Baby Backs $3.48/lb at BJ's wholesale, which is pretty much the cheapest around. SLC's were $3.99/lb at a local supermarket.
High meat prices and low gasoline prices equals about a push. Use the money you save at the pump to buy pork butts, ribs and steaks. Don't forget the beers!
No argument here. I haven't stopped buying and cooking meat, but I was just saying I haven't noticed much of a price drop, at least yet, by me. Flank steak at close to $9/lb still boggles my mind.
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.
High meat prices and low gasoline prices equals about a push. Use the money you save at the pump to buy pork butts, ribs and steaks. Don't forget the beers!
There's always a positive spin! More gas, more beer!
I feel everyone's pain in the price of beef. It's not just at the store, its beef period. The two bred cows I have coming this spring are costing me somewhere in the $3500 range apiece. On the bright side, its just one more step for me to become self sufficient and not rely on market prices!
The beef I just sold, I charged $2.25lb hanging weight. 1/4 beef minimum. I was the lowest in the area, I just feel bad for the people trying to buy it. Guess I'll never be rich, but I sleep good...
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