Baby Girl’s Birthday - Burgers & Bacon Burnt Ends
My kiddo turned 11 today! Yesterday she had a handful of friends over to spend the night and asked me to grill burgers for them. Got a chimney of KBB lit and into the SNS XL, preheated the kettle, and dropped on some 80/20 ground chuck burgers with a light dusting of Heath Riles Everyday Rub.
Melted some slices of American on them.
Would you believe they called me into the dining room to tell me they were the best burgers any of them had ever had? Score! 💪🻠Really a sweet bunch of friends.
But for a month now she’s been asking me to make bacon burnt ends on her actual birthday. Ok, had to unwrap myself from her little finger long enough to do this... I watched Malcom Reed’s video for these on YouTube and followed best I could with what I had. Started with homemade bacon, four strips cut into cubes, guessing ~3 pounds. I mixed a 1/2c light brown sugar with 2T Butcher BBQ Honey Rub (not too salty) and covered the cubes.
Chose the 26†kettle over the PBC for this one. Got it filled with water and rolling with Weber briquettes and hickory chunks. Once preheated, got the bacon bites on the grate.
Got a slow slow climb to 275F ambient where it settled in nicely. After an hour...
I checked them after 2 hours, but let them go an additional 15 min til I saw the color I wanted.
Put them in a foil pan and covered them in BBQ sauce we had leftover from a party - 50% Honey Sweet 50% Touch of Heat, and some Worcestershire cuz I like it so much.
Back onto the kettle for 40 min, stirring gently halfway.
Took them out, gave them a final stir...
They were a hit. We all like them better than pork belly burnt ends, but not as much as brisket burnt ends. They are of course very tasty but just super rich. All that mattered tho was the smile on her face! It was the best gift all day, and I got it. 👍ðŸ»
Melted some slices of American on them.
Would you believe they called me into the dining room to tell me they were the best burgers any of them had ever had? Score! 💪🻠Really a sweet bunch of friends.
But for a month now she’s been asking me to make bacon burnt ends on her actual birthday. Ok, had to unwrap myself from her little finger long enough to do this... I watched Malcom Reed’s video for these on YouTube and followed best I could with what I had. Started with homemade bacon, four strips cut into cubes, guessing ~3 pounds. I mixed a 1/2c light brown sugar with 2T Butcher BBQ Honey Rub (not too salty) and covered the cubes.
Chose the 26†kettle over the PBC for this one. Got it filled with water and rolling with Weber briquettes and hickory chunks. Once preheated, got the bacon bites on the grate.
Got a slow slow climb to 275F ambient where it settled in nicely. After an hour...
I checked them after 2 hours, but let them go an additional 15 min til I saw the color I wanted.
Put them in a foil pan and covered them in BBQ sauce we had leftover from a party - 50% Honey Sweet 50% Touch of Heat, and some Worcestershire cuz I like it so much.
Back onto the kettle for 40 min, stirring gently halfway.
Took them out, gave them a final stir...
They were a hit. We all like them better than pork belly burnt ends, but not as much as brisket burnt ends. They are of course very tasty but just super rich. All that mattered tho was the smile on her face! It was the best gift all day, and I got it. 👍ðŸ»
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