Saturday Smoke

[Stucue74]

Gonna brave the cold tomorrow. Got a butt, 2 baby's, sausage, and a BCC--should be enough for the wife and me. High's forecasted at 30*, this will be the coldest session with Dera for me, any tips to keep temps up besides not peekin'? I've already got some fire brick in the firebox and smoke chamber.

Also, I've done a BCC on my gas grill before but never in the Dera. Do you guys brine your chitlens before throning them in the chamber?

Appreciate your advice.

[willkat98]

Can't comment on Dera BCC or Chits, but know from the cold that your enemy will be Wind. Keep Dera out of the wind, or a wind shield somehow, and you'll be fine. Post your results!!

[chad]

Follow the example of our fearless leader: Phil.

Lawn furniture cushions, boxing robe, and appropriate footwear :D

[midnight]

I totaly agree about the wind. Keep it out of the wind and it will do fine just as it is already set up. I go a step further, have mine in the garage with a aluminum vent pipe sending the smoke out the window. I will be doing 30 chickens on sunday with temps about 15-20 deg. and will have no problem with my bandera.

[smokeypig]

go a step further, have mine in the garage with a aluminum vent pipe sending the smoke out the window.

I, too have had mine in the garage. and without the vent or at least a good fan, your garage will be quite smokey. but that's not such a bad thing. just make sure your car(s) ain't there.

btw - here comes a potentially embarrassing question - what's a BCC?

[brdbbq]

What the hell is a BCC ?

[smokeypig]

What the hell is a BCC ?seems my questions wasn't that embarrassing! No crow or feet for me!!!

[brdbbq]

What the hell is a BCC ?seems my questions wasn't that embarrassing! No crow or feet for me!!!

We can share.

[smokeypig]

always willing to share. shall I bring the Bud?

[willkat98]

Myself
I hope to do a whole chicken offset in the kettle this weekend, if I can dig it out of the snow.

Injected with Emerils Sweet Hickory injector, or something like that.

[Stucue74]

BCC= Beer Can Chicken. Wind is always a problem in OK. Tomorrow wind gust from the North 12-15 mph, that's practically calm here. I have Dera parked behind my house directly South so it shouldn't be much of a problem.

Nobody has a comment on brining the BCC in Dera?? Also, the Boston Butt I bought has the bone in. Never done one with the bone in. I guess you cook the same?

[chad]

I don't bother brining butt chicken -- I inject with cajun butter and rub 'em down.

Yeah, cook a bone-in the same way as boneless - at least I do.

[brdbbq]

Agree with Chad on the Brine and the bone. With regards to BCC Duh on my part. If you don't mind block all that Norht wind from coming down to Dallas.

[Stucue74]

Agree with Chad on the Brine and the bone. With regards to BCC Duh on my part. If you don't mind block all that Norht wind from coming down to Dallas.

You just better hope I don't load up on baked beans before I get done with the Butt----could be a nasty N. wind :P By the way, the in-laws live in Plano, nice town.

I just got an order for another boston butt for a friend, Dera should have plenty to work with.

[brdbbq]

Live on Eats side we are use to smelling $hit.

[willkat98]

Eats Side? as opposed to Wets?

[brdbbq]

Yets

[slat]

Bryan it doesn't take much to cut the bone out. I take the bone out of all my butts before cooking. Use a knife that doesn't have much height to it and just follow along the bone.

[Stucue74]

Well, we're mid stream into the smoke. Nothing like blue smoke breaking up a 30 degree sunny day. Fire seems to be doing great...not as much wind as predicted, although my pool's still frozen. Hopefully I'll post some positive results....

Happy Qing!

[TangSooDoMan]

I don't miss them cold days! I'm originally from Chicago, moved to the New Orleans area 10.5 years ago and have never looked back!

[willkat98]

Tang, wherebouts in Chicago.

I've been here (or the Burbs) my entire life.

Another member or two is from here too

[TangSooDoMan]

I was born in Chicago and lived there until we moved to the Burbs. Do you know where Streamwood is? It's right next (east) of Elgin. Graduated from Streamwood High in 1980. 8)

[willkat98]

oops. Thought you logged off so I PM'ed you

I was born and raised on the South Side. You know what that means: Sox fan, and a SunTimes reader (since the Daily News folded) Bro Rice '84 Loyola'90 DePaul '99

Moved to Downers Grove in '94 Lombard'95 Aurora'99

Know exactly where Streamwood is.

IF your ever back here, you wouldn't recodnize the west side. Randall road has taken off. Unbelievable building pace.

Great to have you on board

[Stucue74]

The results...

The smoke went great. Sausage out after a couple hours, BBy's went out after a 2-2-1, BCC took a little longer than expected at 5 1/2 hrs., 3 lb. butt took 6 hours, and still cooking the 8 lb butt,(started 10:30 am cst) temps up to 187*....shouldn't be much longer. One Friend took the small butt for he and a friend, we delivered one BBy rack, sausage, baked beans, fried okra, and Texas toast to a friend who just had a baby---or her husband.

The wife rated Q dinner at a 8 out of 10 ( cause we didn't have any pork butt at dinner time) so I call that a success. I'll try to post some pics...never done that before hope they turn out.

Hell, how do you post pics? I've had a few.....

[Davewey]

I put on a 9# butt at 4:30 its up to 117. No wind today, I'v been a solid 224 in the chamber so far. Think it 15/20 outsid this AM.

[Stucue74]

Can some give me a quick tutorial on posting pics?

Thanks.

[Davewey]

Can some give me a quick tutorial on posting pics?

Thanks.

just typ your note, then hit the Previev button you will see the ( ADD AN ATTACHMENT) button. if you still need a hand just say help and I'll walk you all the way through.


Hear to help ya ...Not to hurt ya

[Davewey]

So any way, I put this 9 lb butt on at 4:30 AM it’s now 8:12 PM and it’s 202. 16 ****ing Hrs. Will this be dry? I hope not. My wife and kids ordered a pizza at 6:00. I told her we’d eat around 5:00/ 5:30. I’m holding out.

For got to take a pic but I cooked breakfast on the Deara again, like last summer.
Hears the old pic.

[willkat98]

Dave
How do you keep doing that?

My top has been trashed since the third cook

Do you get little black specks in your eggs?

[Solidkick]

I've cooked breakfast for me and the 'smokin' pug' once on the top of the fire box, but I was chicken and used a skillet. LOL

[Davewey]

Pepper, black specks, it’s all good. Just got done pulling that butt apart. I think this whole pulling thing is over ratted. It’s more like a controlled collapse. I think the cold weather helps by keeping the temp down. Makes for a longer smoke, ya know.


Did learn something new to day. I was loading up some wood when my 5 and 7 year old daughters came out to play. One thing leads to another and guess what, when my digital thermometer goes all the way up to 500 it just says HI.


Bill, I stopped cooking right on the top some time ago, now I have this “griddle” its supposed to fit over two burners on a stove. But I keep it in my box of toys. I think it was $10 at Wall Mart, Target, Bass Pro or some wear.

[Stucue74]

Okay, finally here are my Saturday cook results. By the way, ate the butt sammies for lunch today with a little N.C. vinegar sauce, mayo, and bbq sauce. Meat was like butter... :wink:

[slat]

Looks good when do we eat.

[Stucue74]

Got plenty of leftovers. the wife has a bunko party tonite at our house so yesterday I made some of the burritos from the recipe that Mark posted a week ago. They good!! I added some jalapeno's to take it to another level.

[brdbbq]

What's up the chicken's a$$ ?

[Stucue74]

Correction: SolidKick provided the burrito recipe, thanks SolidKick.

What's up the chitlen hiny? Answer: An metal can holder and Miller Lite. Got the beer can holder at Wal-mart for $5. With the wind here in OK we need all the support we can get, it prevents the bird from tipping over.

[BigAl]

HD is selling them beer can holders also, nice big base!

[willkat98]

I got a double shooter on a stainless base from Cabella's

Still like those Chicken Rockets you pointed to Al