So the other day I was planning a big cook for the employees of a nursing home I work with. It's been a tough year in nursing home care, for sure. All the residents are cooped up, no outings, no visitation, no family, etc. It's been hell. And the employees are having to pick up the slack, provide all the entertainment, extra care, all while having to wear extra protective gear like gowns and masks the WHOLE time they're at work. I'd have quit a long time ago!
Anyways, so I had The Wife pick up 2 Prime briskets and a pack of 2 pork butts at Costco about 10 days before, took 'em to the NH and had them put them in the large refrigerator there because I didn't have room for all that.
So I got home on Thursday evening after picking up the meat, pulled out the larger brisket, got it trimmed up, injected and seasoned (Black Ops rub plus S&P), got it on the smoker about 8 or 8:30.
So around 9:30 I pulled out the pork butts and cut 'em open, immediately noticed they were RANK. I mean, rancid smelling. It was a STRONG sulphur smell, like rotten eggs. DANGIT!
So I had to run to WalMart before they closed (yeah, how weird is that? Thanks 2020!) and luckily manage to find a 9lb and an 11lb. Got 'em home and managed to get 'em on the smoker about 11.
The cook came out pretty good. I had one of the guys take a few pics, but they weren't great.
So I was trying to figure out if I did something wrong... I mean, The Wife picked up the butts at Costco in Tulsa, and came straight home. It's about an hour from there to my place. Then I took 'em straight to the NH and they went in the fridge. Just an hour uncooled, I don't think that would have seriously contributed to the problem. Just burns me, probably $40-50 worth of meat I had to toss.
So anyways, here are some pics of the Employee Appreciation feast.



The small butt:

Anyways, so I had The Wife pick up 2 Prime briskets and a pack of 2 pork butts at Costco about 10 days before, took 'em to the NH and had them put them in the large refrigerator there because I didn't have room for all that.
So I got home on Thursday evening after picking up the meat, pulled out the larger brisket, got it trimmed up, injected and seasoned (Black Ops rub plus S&P), got it on the smoker about 8 or 8:30.
So around 9:30 I pulled out the pork butts and cut 'em open, immediately noticed they were RANK. I mean, rancid smelling. It was a STRONG sulphur smell, like rotten eggs. DANGIT!
So I had to run to WalMart before they closed (yeah, how weird is that? Thanks 2020!) and luckily manage to find a 9lb and an 11lb. Got 'em home and managed to get 'em on the smoker about 11.
The cook came out pretty good. I had one of the guys take a few pics, but they weren't great.
So I was trying to figure out if I did something wrong... I mean, The Wife picked up the butts at Costco in Tulsa, and came straight home. It's about an hour from there to my place. Then I took 'em straight to the NH and they went in the fridge. Just an hour uncooled, I don't think that would have seriously contributed to the problem. Just burns me, probably $40-50 worth of meat I had to toss.
So anyways, here are some pics of the Employee Appreciation feast.



The small butt:


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