In-Laws Christmas party all day cook

[SweetHeatBBQnSC]

The first weekend in December is always my FIL extended family's massive Christmas party. Around 35 people from 3 or 4 states.
My FIL was quarantined so I was head cook. Start at 4:02 AM firing up the WSM. Had a 14# brisket and 10 butts on the whole hog gasser by 5:45.
This meant we were ready to start breakfast. 12# of bacon on griddle, 5# of small sausage links, 3# of wild hog links (big links) deep fried, and 30 scrambled eggs in the CI skillet. The ladies inside had prepared 2 big pots of grits
Brisket cooked around 300* all day with pecan chunks. Pulled at 2:20 and rested just over 2 hours. Nailed it again! Alot of yall told me after I nailed my last one (first one ever nailed) I could expect to do it more. Totally true, can feel the difference in the brisket giving it up now.
After 5 hours started mopping on the hour. Butts were panned and wrapped, then went to rest at 2:45 (1 hour rest). Butts pulled so easily (panning and foiling in their juices, is definitely the way to go). Food was great the company was even better. This weekend starts making it truly feel like Christmas time. Thanks for looking.

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[jzadski]

Sounds like a wonderful weekend and the food looks fantastic! Deep fried sausage?!? I do deep fry my bacon quite a bit and it turns out great. I have always wanted to try to deep fry some brats. Thanks for sharing

 

[Mike Twangzer]

Wow !!!! Enjoy !!!!

 

[SweetHeatBBQnSC]

Sounds like a wonderful weekend and the food looks fantastic! Deep fried sausage?!? I do deep fry my bacon quite a bit and it turns out great. I have always wanted to try to deep fry some brats. Thanks for sharing

We had deep fried the bacon for the last several years prior to this year. I think sausage deep fries better than bacon, especially the larger the link. So I imagine brats would do well.

 

[Titch]

Great start to Chrismas, after a year of hell on earth its deserved
Awesome mate :thumb:

 

[Shiz-Nit]

Looks awesome brother.
Is that a southern caramel apple stack cake I see in the background?

 

[creek bottom]

Great way to start the holiday season! Cook looks fantastic! Awesome work!

 

[PaPaQ]

Awesome job! Congrats!

 

[Callahan-que]

Very impressive looking spread there. That sure is a lot of pork, looks great.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Looks like you had an excellent Christmas get together.

That is some feast!

 

[NoOne]

That is a lot of food and a whole lot of fun.

 

[ronbrad62]

That is an awesome looking cook and glad you were able to continue the tradition. Let the Christmas season officially begin in South Carolina.

 

[Stingerhook]

Joedy, I believe we are distantly related (I wish).

 

[Mikhail]

Looks fantastic. Even better when the cook is happy with it.

Feliz Navidad, bro.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Good food. Good party = priceless

 

[pjtexas1]

That's just awesome! When I was a kid that's how we rolled. Everyone meet at grandma's.

40 years later... nothing close to this.

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[Happy Hapgood]

THAT! Looks like a Pitmaster cook all the way! Merry Christmas to you and Family.

 

[TravelingJ]

Beautiful. Good on you for stepping up and filling in when FIL was down.

I LOVE the thought and planning that goes into the big cooks. It's always great to pull it all together and see the happy faces. Keep it up like that, and next year the FIL will be in perfect health and still asking for you to do the cook!

 

[TC Smoke & Que]

Joedy, First of all, Merry Christmas to you and your Family!!
That my brother is the perfect Tradition to keep going! Everything looks amazing and I am sure everyone was full by the end of the meal!
The Brisket and butts look fantastic and the deep fried Wild Hog Sausage, well, I am drooling all over my keyboard!!
Southern Boys know how to cook!!

 

[halfcocked]

Herculean undertaking and a successful cook. I would not even try that on my own. Looks delicious.