GMDGeek
is one Smokin' Farker
I remember when doing a brisket and a pork shoulder stressed me out ... how I'd spend 30 minutes just trimming the brisket ... happily after a few years, lots of practice (some good and some bad), and the wisdom, influence, and encouragement of my BBQ brethren that isn't me anymore. I am more confident and skilled and I am grateful to all of you for your help.
Now my fun is getting asked to cook more and more and more ... this will be my 2nd biggest cook ... 140lbs of Pork Shoulder (bone in) and 200lbs of chicken leg quarters.
Shopped around and as I was on a budget I actually haggled prices. Costco would drop $.25 for me, Sam's Club wouldn't budge, Walmart I didn't even try... Kroger though won the day. I spoke with a manager, he made a call, then dropped $.50 per pound off the pork shoulder ($2.49lb) and $.40 ($6.50 per 10lb bag) per pound off the chicken. I told them I couldn't pick it up until Tuesday because I had limited storage space ... they called me Monday and told me my order was in and that I could come by and pick up on Tuesday. They made a loyal customer out of me.
Outside Fridge all loaded up ... Had a couple shoulders and a couple bags of chicken inside ... wife wasn't thrilled as I was invading her fridge but eh...
1am getting the fire started ... I made a change to my firebox and got a heavy piece of metal with a lip on it that I can slide out to help dump ash ... will let y'all know how that goes.
Using Pecan and Oak for this cook ... dialed Big Blue to @225 ... going low and slow.
Loading up 14 pork shoulders, wasn't sure they'd all fit. Will cook the pork first and while they are resting will start the chicken. Sorry the shot is a little blurry ... shoulders are rubbed down with my own home made rub ... soaked them in iced down Apple Juice and a bit of vinegar for about 3 hours before rinsing them, patting them dry, applying rub, and the kissing them with smoke.
Will be sure to post more to this thread as the cook progresses.
Also - I need to give a shout out to my fellow Texans whom I met at the Texas Brethren Bash last weekend ... y'all rock! Great people, great food, amazing memories, and talk about stoking the passion for more BBQ! Dang glad to meet y'all!
More to come!
Now my fun is getting asked to cook more and more and more ... this will be my 2nd biggest cook ... 140lbs of Pork Shoulder (bone in) and 200lbs of chicken leg quarters.
Shopped around and as I was on a budget I actually haggled prices. Costco would drop $.25 for me, Sam's Club wouldn't budge, Walmart I didn't even try... Kroger though won the day. I spoke with a manager, he made a call, then dropped $.50 per pound off the pork shoulder ($2.49lb) and $.40 ($6.50 per 10lb bag) per pound off the chicken. I told them I couldn't pick it up until Tuesday because I had limited storage space ... they called me Monday and told me my order was in and that I could come by and pick up on Tuesday. They made a loyal customer out of me.
Outside Fridge all loaded up ... Had a couple shoulders and a couple bags of chicken inside ... wife wasn't thrilled as I was invading her fridge but eh...
1am getting the fire started ... I made a change to my firebox and got a heavy piece of metal with a lip on it that I can slide out to help dump ash ... will let y'all know how that goes.
Using Pecan and Oak for this cook ... dialed Big Blue to @225 ... going low and slow.
Loading up 14 pork shoulders, wasn't sure they'd all fit. Will cook the pork first and while they are resting will start the chicken. Sorry the shot is a little blurry ... shoulders are rubbed down with my own home made rub ... soaked them in iced down Apple Juice and a bit of vinegar for about 3 hours before rinsing them, patting them dry, applying rub, and the kissing them with smoke.
Will be sure to post more to this thread as the cook progresses.
Also - I need to give a shout out to my fellow Texans whom I met at the Texas Brethren Bash last weekend ... y'all rock! Great people, great food, amazing memories, and talk about stoking the passion for more BBQ! Dang glad to meet y'all!
More to come!
