My 1st Overnight with my New StickBurner! #IamStillAwakeAt230am

[PaulstheRibList]

Ok, my friends, it's BBQ Time! One of our friends (the wife) is turning 40 tomorrow. So the husband called earlier this week and asked my so smoke up some meat for the party. Here's who I invited

1.) My new 22" EOS, Tex (modeled after a Yoder Witicha)
2.) A pair of 15 pound CAB Choice Brisket's! $3.28 a pound at Wal Mart - Thank you!!
3.) 4 Picnic Roasts. They were on sale fr $0.89!!! I'm sharing these with some of my employees - they hear me talk about BBQ enough, so I want them to enjoy some more often!
4.) 9 racks of St. Louis Cut ribs. I haven't cooked the Tyson brand much, and I see they are injected with a 7% brine solution. They look really good. I've also got some from my favorite packer, Hormel. So the side-by-side taste test will be useful for me tomorrow.
5.) Several cans of Abita Strawberry Lager for the late night. I'm a super-loyal kind of guy, and Abita is located right here in good-ole Louisiana, so it just makes sense.

I just LOVE BARK, so I've been seperating my points and flats. Here is what one of them looked like tonight.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T...o/IMG_0760.JPG
Well, since I have #SmallPicsSyndrome, you are going to have to click the link to see a real picture!

Here they are at the start, 1:30 am:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8...o/IMG_0763.JPG

And here we are a few minutes ago, at 3 am. (Yes, I see now that the picture is a little fuzzy, but I'm not walking back outside for another hour!)

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zoEFvFDeFwE/VOmamua5-vI/AAAAAAAAXMo/aeTOiAQldGc/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0765.JPG

I just put another split on, and the smoker it holding steady at 225, so I'm setting my phone to wake me in 70 minutes, and my first night-o-stickburning will continue!

P.S. the Picnic's are looking nice on the WSM!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N...o/IMG_0764.JPG

[Jon Solberg]

Nice! Cool thread Mr. Paul!

[Ray]

PaulstheRibList , lookin' good Paul. Great pics! Nice cooker...

[Marauderer]

Looking Great Paul. That is a good size cook. I am looking forward to your completions pics.

[Jerod Broussard]

Holy cow, literally. Our wal-mart briskets are also $3.28/lb, but for Select and the occasional Choice.

Looking GUD!!!

[fuzzydaddy]

Looks awesome...mouth waters...plans trip to the store!

Sam's packers last I checked are $3.88/lb and flats $6.87/lb. Both are Angus/Choice. No points at Sam's. I have not cooked brisket YET.

[PaulstheRibList]

Ok, here is the 4 am update pic

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qq-p6o9ydd4/VOntnFbs9JI/AAAAAAAAXNg/qJ6nTLNU6QA/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0766.JPG

and the 7 am good news, Bark is Here, on the point's anyway.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-K0FZmWzDBfQ/VOntukPrj9I/AAAAAAAAXNw/-63CvCa0_pk/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0767.JPG

I moved the flats to the top rack. When they get a nice bark, I'll wrap until 203 degrees and that budda feeling!

The pork picnic's are on the way as well, firmly planted in that stall

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QlSJEXpRbRY/VOnttRmUlQI/AAAAAAAAXNo/sxxWwa8Vp-k/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0768.JPG

[David Parrish]

Looking good Paul. I can't promise to do this every time but let me post your pics for you since you've got the tiny pic bug.

[Huskee]

That's a lotta meat dude!

[richinlbrg]

HOLY MOLEY, brother! You should be awarded hero status when you present these! Looking great - Nice work!

[Spinaker]

PaulstheRibList Where's the pic of this new OFF SET??

[PaulstheRibList]

I'll try to put one below

[Powersmoke_80]

Nice job Paul that should be the best party,awesome pics. what kind of wood are you using?

[PaulstheRibList]

Oak. Smells good!

[fracmeister]

Very.Nice.

[PaulstheRibList]

Alright...It's almost time!!!

Here are the ribs, 5 hours in. I like 6 hours, myself. Tug off the bone, bark nice and dark.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6JBdPrmvals/VOpkSHkXSfI/AAAAAAAAXOU/IPFWfJAhgTI/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0776.JPG

Did someone say, Brisket? Here are one of the flats...man, I'm getting hungry!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LaQZ5PprqYc/VOplZp678KI/AAAAAAAAXO0/vyN5sys1m5w/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0772.JPG

Spinaker, here is the new offset! Notice the mountain of wood and the new wood rack in the background.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-raoeSgargSk/VOplYs0n6SI/AAAAAAAAXOw/ezrBfc7aPoE/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0778.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DCLexlPHxjI/VOplYMwi45I/AAAAAAAAXOo/GTNn4fahukQ/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0779.JPG

And, to make it a 4 meat day, I added some Simon & Garfunkel chicken at the end of the day

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MwYOsFYP2NI/VOpkRwUs-ZI/AAAAAAAAXOQ/ynK1L20o0O8/w1121-h841-no/IMG_0777.JPG

Yeah!

[PaulstheRibList]

[Huskee]

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