Let's Talk BBQ
General => General Discussion & Topics => Member Gatherings and Road Trips => Topic started by: deestafford on October 11, 2015, 08:37:12 PM
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We who were at the Jaxon's Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon had a wonderful time and the food was plentiful.
I'll let the others going into details. I just want to say that Jack and Deb were the perfect host and hostess. The work that has been put in the back yard and Jack's cooking area has really paid off. If you ever want to build a great cooking area in your back yard talk with Jack about how to get it done.
We had a drawing for a PBC and Mike "High on Smoke" went back to Hinesville, GA with a shiny new cooker.
If you ever get a chance to be among the folks here on the forum for any "Gathering" please do your best to do it. You will find some of the best, most down-to-earth people you'll ever meet.
Once again thanks to Deb and Jack for all the work they put in to make everything so enjoyable for all of us.
One thing I will add. The service of the host was so bad I felt like I might as well be at home.
Dee
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Unicorn gathering? ???
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Unicorn gathering? ???
Photos will be posted tomorrow Pappy! ;)
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Unicorn gathering? ???
Come on Pappy! You have to cut the "photo master" some slack. Dee can't do it all!
Art
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Unicorn gathering? ???
Come on Pappy! You have to cut the "photo master" some slack. Dee can't do it all!
Art
:D :D
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Unicorn gathering? ???
Ya know that horn in the middle of the unicorn's head...?
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Here's a photo for you ...warning! It couldbe the said "unicorn" . I will say if it is I'll be looking for more unicorn in the future!
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Kimmie and missed out on this one, but we did have a good reason. When Jack decides to do this again we'll be there if at all possible
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I can only echo what Dee has said about the Gathering at Jaxon's. It was a blast and Jaxon and Deb were
outstanding as always. If there is anyway possible you should try to attend one of these gatherings. I can
guarantee you will not be disappointed and you will not leave hungry. Here are my photo contributions
from the cookout. Lots of photos so enjoy.
Albert (Albert Rivera) and Brad (bczajka)
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Terry (tlg4942), Albert and Brad
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Tim (tee), Terry, Jaxon, Brad and Dee (Dee Stafford)
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Jaxon's ribs from his offset
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Tee, Don (IR2DUM) and Jaxon
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Brad, Dee and Don
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My 13 pound packer brisket trimmed and seasoned with Top Secret #2. Ready for a long cook with the Slow N Sear
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Finished Low Country Boil - Amazingly mouthwatering delicious!
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Jaxon and Mark (tlg4942's brother in law)
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Sylvia (Albert's beautiful wife) and Albert
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Breakfast snack I cooked with the remaining coals from the brisket cook.
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Chicken ready for the PBC
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Brisket being sliced. Cooked for 14 hours (topped off the charcoal 1 time) Melt in your mouth good!
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Pulled pork cooked on the PBC
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Finished Chicken
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Jaxon's Pit area
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Me fortunate enough to win the drawing for the PBC
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
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Looks like a great time and TFS the pics Mike!!! Sure wish I could have made it to meat those I haven't ever met but feel like I know!!! Great looking food too, love that shrimp boil with whole shrimp!!! Don
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Because of the angle of the sun when the picture was taken, it was not readily apparent that for the last three months Tee has been going to the gym three days a week. He has a personal trainer who has a fantastic life story which keeps getting Tee out of bed those three days to go to the gym. Dee
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Real nice pics of a great time Mike! Congrats on coming home with a new cooker too!
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Pics even worse than the food off the karbecue!
Wish I could've been there but some of us still work
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
Most definitely! I was "lucky" enough to room with him! 8) ;)
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
THAT coming from a man with peaphobia....???? :D :D :D
actually I am a few inches smaller in my biggest places - and a few inches bigger in my smaller places. Plastic surgery is a wondrous thing....
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
:D :D :D :D
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
Clearly Pappy has hit the lottery - how else can he afford the escalating monthly fees?????
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great new BBQ area cover you got there.
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
Most definitely! I was "lucky" enough to room with him! 8) ;)
I can see it now.....https://youtu.be/u2pu0m9iTo4
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
Most definitely! I was "lucky" enough to room with him! 8) ;)
I can see it now.....https://youtu.be/u2pu0m9iTo4
Best movie ever
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Tim and Mike preparing the chickens..
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I have to say the PBC chicken was outstanding.
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Here we Have Bremer making the movie version...
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Albert did a killer job on the Seafood boil!
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I did hand him the spices he wanted though and mangaed to photo bomb the picture... ;D
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Jacks Ribs for Bremer
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Bremer chowing own on the ribs...
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Mike cooked these chicken legs because we were starving!
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Looks like a great time was had by all. Not to mention a lot of great looking food ! ! !
Wish I could've made it down. Maybe next time.
BD
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Man I wish I could have made it, looks like y'all had a great time
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That was a bunch of super good looking food you guys cooked up 8)
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Any additional information on the beef on the spit? Looks like what you get at the Brazilian steak places. What cut is that?
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Fantastic pictures!
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Awesome photos Terry!
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Food and company looks to be the best.
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The beef on the stick was a Brazilian type of cook Albert did. Hopefully, he'll come on and explain it all but this is what I remember.
He took a fat cap which is a boneless sirloin and cut it into four steaks with the grain. The bent each into a "C" and threaded on a skewer that goes into the rotessarie. Flavored it with rock salt only. Then would cook it on the rotessarie on the grill. When it was done on the outside he would shave off about a quarter inch thick slice off each piece and then put it back on the grill to cook the outside crisp again. This was great and would be good for a large group.
Dee
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Great looking outing and food. May want to get a salad into Tee once in a while. Just sayin....
Most definitely! I was "lucky" enough to room with him! 8) ;)
I can see it now.....https://youtu.be/u2pu0m9iTo4
Best movie ever
THOSE ARE NOT PILLOWS!!!!! :D :D :D :D
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I would like to add my kudos to Jaxon and Deb for opening their beautiful home and grounds for a bunch of yahoos like us and for making us feel so welcome and "at home". I had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed the friends, the conversations, and the food. The pictures that were posted are really good if you remember that the camera adds 10lbs. The video will be along in about a week because I won't be home until next weekend and then it will take a few days to make it presentable (you know Tim's unnatural sounds). All in all, a great weekend.
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I would like to add my kudos to Jaxon and Deb for opening their beautiful home and grounds for a bunch of yahoos like us and for making us feel so welcome and "at home". I had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed the friends, the conversations, and the food. The pictures that were posted are really good if you remember that the camera adds 10lbs. The video will be along in about a week because I won't be home until next weekend and then it will take a few days to make it presentable (you know Tim's unnatural sounds). All in all, a great weekend.
Uh...parts of my body *DO* have Tourette's Syndrome....
But on a serious note - I hope someone got pictures and I hope Jaxon will post his recipe...HINT>>>> ;) for the best green beans I ever had. They had some of Don's home-made Hill Country sausage in them...Oh My Goodness.....AND the mac and cheese - again - I hope we can get recipes. Because they were awesome.
And much thanks toe Jack and Deb for the great tolerance ....er...hospitality ;D!
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The outing looked like a blast. Food tremendous. I hope I get the opportunity to attend one some day.
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Hey Y'all, I appreciate the kind remarks, but I want you to know that the Cookout with Bremer was a wonderful experience for ME. I am so thankful that Y'ALL came over and shared so much.
Deb and I always look forward to seeing Don on his two migrations from Houston to Wilmington. He is gracious enough to travel a couple of hours out of his way to visit with us. For the last couple of years, we have asked others to join us and they have come.
With the addition of the pavilion in the backyard, it has been my dream to be able to host events like this to bring folks together to share the experience of cooking and fellowship. At my age, I can't do all the cooking and serving that needs to be done. YOU GUYS jumped right in and made yourselves at home and helped one another cook, serve, and clean up just like family. It was great watching everyone share the entire experience.
I'm thankful, too, for all the help in cleaning up and helping us put everything away before you left. Terry was kind enough to haul away all the waste from the shrimp boil (we had no place to dump it) AND a bag full of trash that wouldn't fit in our curbside container.
Y'all made the weekend what it was - a great experience for all of us. I am already looking forward to the next Cookout with Bremer...details to follow.
We really DO have the best forum members on the Interweb.
B T W, remind me to post those recipes.
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Jaxon..here is your remind to post them recipes..lol .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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The outing looked like a blast. Food tremendous. I hope I get the opportunity to attend one some day.
Please consider hosting a Gathering yourself! It could be at your place - or a local park, campground, etc...We would like to see these grow regionally so that more folks can get together and share food, fun and fellowship. Iis amazing the exchange of ideas that takes places at these events.
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Great pics, wonderful looking food and looks like a great time had by all!
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Great pics, wonderful looking food and looks like a great time had by all!
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I really hate to give out my recipe for green beans because Backyard Jack's competitors are always trying to steal it (he said with a wink).
For the Cookout I used a jumbo-size can of cut green beans - drained.
Started with the "secret" ingredient that nobody else uses - lard. I put about 1/4 cup or so in the CI dutch oven and let it melt over medium to med-low heat.
Added a medium onion diced large and cooked till clear, not browned.
Removed onion and added about a pound of sausage cut into medium chunks. This time I used Bremer's home-made - otherwise I use Conecuh. I split the links down the middle and then cut into medium chunks.
Let it brown a bit in the lard, then removed the sausage and added the beans.
Added the onions and sausage to the beans and folded 'em in - you don't want to break up the beans.
Seasoned to taste.
Reduced heat to low and cooked for about 90 minutes. Stirred occasionally and checked seasoning and texture. You don't want 'em falling apart, you want 'em to stay on a fork when you stab 'em.
If they get mushy, dump 'em out and start over.
That's it- very simple.
LARD..."the other vegetable oil"
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Jack,
Thank you for posting the secret green bean recipe. I will not share it (the recipe - but will the results) any further. Gosh, I can almost taste (and will this weekend!) am looking forward to April.
D
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Oh nooo y'all sure know how to punish a fellow. I was just getting over not being able to be there because my run of bad luck at the last minute. We got a flu shot and I guess it worked because I ended up with flu symptoms, oh and the refrigerator went out to. Those pictures were so good, I could almost taste the food. Looks like everyone had a good time and had enough to eat. Jack sure has a nice setup and a good helper...Miss Deb. Hope we can make the next one.
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Two guys we were all looking forward to meeting...DRHolly and JJJonz...
next time boys!!
just sayin'...
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Two guys we were all looking forward to meeting...DRHolly and JJJonz...
next time boys!!
just sayin'...
Yup we (at least me) owe you! Enjoyed the conversation and had great call with Albert. This is one fantastic group of friends.
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I promised you a video of this event and here it is. Just remember, I didn't promise a good video, just a video. And also remember that we actually had about 10 times more fun than it shows on the video. Enjoy watching.
www.youtu.be/6S-TcHtaBHg
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Great job again Don .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Thanks Don...
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Great video Don! Already looking forward to the next get together. :)