Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Grills => Topic started by: Big Dawg on July 10, 2016, 07:15:10 PM
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The family is all headed to the beach next week. That’s my parents, brother, two sisters, spouses, most of the grand kids, and even a couple of great-grand kids. Each of the first generation (I’m the oldest) organizes one night’s dinner. For instance, my brother, who lives on the Tar River in Eastern NC, fishes from his dock more days than he doesn’t. So he & his wife do a fish fry every year. One of my sisters, in coordination with my mom, does an Italian night.
Of course, you know I’m doing BBQ. But, I’m not going haul of my equipment and spend my day cooking, so the butts were done last night.
I picked up a pair of 7½ lb. butts at Sam’s and rubbed them down with some Big Dick’s Oink It! And let them hang out while I set up my 26” Weber. Thanks to Sparky for giving me the idea of using the charcoal ring from one of my 22.5” WSM to help with the snake (or fuse, or whatever). It really makes the job a lot easier.
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I put the butts on at 6:30 pm (yes, PM). The Weber stayed pretty steady through the course of the night, maintaining a temps in the 265º-275º range except for dip to 240º around midnight.
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You can see that I started them off on my “Second Story” because the two half-pans won’t fit insude the charcoal ring. I ended up just using some regular grates in top of the pans because the butts were too close to the inside of the lid.
Here we are about 3 hours into the cook.
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I started spritzing, every hour, with a maple/bourbon/apple juice mixture. At 11:30, I flipped them to fat side down so that I could spritz all sides. They were wrapped up down in the pans at 1:30 am.
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I pulled the butts to FTC them at 5:00 and toddled off to bed.
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Sunday, I pulled the butts and shrink-wrapped them for the beach.
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I’ll let you know, next week, how it goes over with the troops.
BD
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Great looking PP! I would have drank the bourbon.8)
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That is a whole bunch of flavor Bill! I'm sure they will all love it! ;D
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Looks good, Bill. I'll be waiting for "Bill's Report" on the get-together.
Art
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Looks excellent BD!
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I'll take some!,, looks fantastic!
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Great looking PP! I would have drank the bourbon.8)
X2
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Great looking cook.
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Of course, you know I’m doing BBQ........
BD
Hmmm....never saw that coming.... ::) ;D
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Those look awesome! Love the WSM ring idea too!!
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Sounds like a great family outing BD!!! Don
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They look perfect! Have a great time with your family at the beach!
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Nice Butts ;D
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Thats going to be some good PP!
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They look perfect! Have a great time with your family at the beach!
X2!! Wished I had time and $$$$ to go to the beach this year :(
Y'all have a great time
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Dang!
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Oh ya. That's how you do it old school. It's funny you posting this I just took off a butt from my 26. Old hippies think alike. ;)
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Oh ya. That's how you do it old school. It's funny you posting this I just took off a butt from my 26. Old hippies think alike. ;)
Yeah, thanks for the original tip on using the charcoal ring. I don't use it as often now that I've got a Slow 'n Sear. But if I'm going for more than 5-6 hours I know I'm going to need to reload it. I got nine hours using this method and didn't even go ¾ of the way around the ring ! ! !
Oh, and Pappy, I understand. But you can ask Hub, I've always been a scotch man ! !
To everyone, thanks for the comments. I will be reporting from the beach. Planning to add some Lexington style slaw, baked beans and, if I get some help, fried pickles.
BD
Oh, and in the inimitable words of Curly Howard, "I resemble that remark . . . "
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Last night was BBQ Nite at the beach. In addition to the two pans of pulled pork, I had three pans of baked beans. One was without onions for my sister, one was regular recipe, and one had diced jalapeños added. I also made up some Lexington-style Slaw.
Oh, and just for some additional fun, it was also my first attempt at fried pickles.
Here are some more pics (sorry!):
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In additipon to the bacon, all of the beans also had some leftover rib meat in them. Well, except for the little blue pan of beans which was for one of my nephews’ GF (the one in the tank top). Tee, I’m working on her – that’s right . . . a vegan.
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(My mom made the broccoli salad.)
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Two of my nephews . . .
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Everyone thought it was great. Even my brother, who has never had much to say about my cooking, told my sister it was good pork.
Don't worry, it's on the menu again for next year ! ! !
BD
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Looks like you kicked @$$ on the food for your family's gathering Bill! Also looks like everyone is having lots of fun! Oh i'll take the jalapeno beans please! :D
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Looks like you kicked @$$ on the food for your family's gathering Bill! Also looks like everyone is having lots of fun! Oh i'll take the jalapeno beans please! :D
X2!
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Way to go.
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The spread is pretty much that last picture x2. Thumbs up all around.
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Great looking spread, Bill!! Looks like a good time was had by all.
Art
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Fantastic!
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Looks like some fun and no one went hungry!!! Don
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Seems like everyone I know is at the beach ???
Hub
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All the food looks fantastic.
Care to share your recipe for the Lexington Style Slaw? I learned to love that stuff while living in NC!
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Heck of a layout. Everyone looks like are enjoying it.
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Thanks everyone. As all of you know, there's nothing like the feeling you get when you feed a big crowd and everyone really, really, likes what you've prepared.
All the food looks fantastic.
Care to share your recipe for the Lexington Style Slaw? I learned to love that stuff while living in NC!
It's a very simple recipe:
1 head of white cabbage, very finely chopped - I either use a food processor or cheese grater
1 cup white or cider vinegar (white is more "traditional")
1 cup ketchup (or 50/50 w/BBQ sauce)
4T sugar
2t red pepper flakes
I typically use cider vinegar and just ketchup.
I heat it for about 15-20 minutes so that the flakes can release some of their flavor, not to reduce. But, it should be cold when added to the cabbage so it stays crunchy. Add about 3/4 of the dressing and mix, then add more if needed. I usually end up using all of the dressing, but, it's easier to add more than remove it if it's too much.
The finished slaw is even better if it can sit overnight. If refrigerated, it will keep for a month or more.
Thanks again ! ! !
BD
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outstanding. Looks like a great time and the food looks great.
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Thanks everyone. As all of you know, there's nothing like the feeling you get when you feed a big crowd and everyone really, really, likes what you've prepared.
All the food looks fantastic.
Care to share your recipe for the Lexington Style Slaw? I learned to love that stuff while living in NC!
It's a very simple recipe:
1 head of white cabbage...
Excellent. THANK YOU!!!
I just might make some of this for the marching band cookout (in two weeks) to go with the pulled pork!