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Babbling Farker
Hi all,
This was done this past saturday, and unlike the first-time cook I did with my BWS, I didn't get up at the crack of dawn to start the cook. Slept until 10:20 am, had some coffee, and then got started.
I had marinaded my 2 briskets the night before: one, a regular cheap, Giant Foods brisket, and the other, a commercially ready corned beef brisket.
By 12:35 pm, the Chubby was up to temp, and I began my cook:
As you can see above, the temp held wonderfully. Good thing... it was 26 degrees out, and got colder when the sun went down.
As a quick aside: I have to laugh at the chores my neighbors come up with so they can come out and see what I'm up to when I'm Q'ing. I've never seen so many rugs shaken out, sudden inspections of their decks, a walk-bys (no one is walking out there usually in this cold). And they all shoot me a grin.
I've got these two neighbors, one with a dog, one with a cat, that refuse to take their pets out when it's cold. Instead, they just let em out to do their business: a no-no in my PUD. You're supposed to clean up after your pets. I must say, both the cat & dog have good noses, because they're both taking turns watching me too.
The cat reminded me of the cat I had for 18 years, until he passed away in 2004. His name was Andy. Knowing him like I did, I'm pretty sure he'd be curious too. In fact, he'd probably sniff the Chubby, and then jump up on it and lay down.
Having developed a respect for cats (Andy taught me this), I'd never forcable remove him from things. Instead, I'd try & coax him down by talking to him.
Sometimes, this would work.
Most of the time, I'd just get this look from him that said it all:
"Feed me, you idiot!"
He always said that!
The cat that was watching me saturday gave me a similiar look.
By 1:30 am (nearly 13 hours later), it was time to remove the briskets:
The one to the top right is the corned beef brisket. Broke out my new pressure cooker Sunday night and steamed me some corned beef: It was great!
Anyways: second Chubby cook went pretty much the same as the first. The smoker is a joy to use.
This was done this past saturday, and unlike the first-time cook I did with my BWS, I didn't get up at the crack of dawn to start the cook. Slept until 10:20 am, had some coffee, and then got started.
I had marinaded my 2 briskets the night before: one, a regular cheap, Giant Foods brisket, and the other, a commercially ready corned beef brisket.
By 12:35 pm, the Chubby was up to temp, and I began my cook:
As you can see above, the temp held wonderfully. Good thing... it was 26 degrees out, and got colder when the sun went down.
As a quick aside: I have to laugh at the chores my neighbors come up with so they can come out and see what I'm up to when I'm Q'ing. I've never seen so many rugs shaken out, sudden inspections of their decks, a walk-bys (no one is walking out there usually in this cold). And they all shoot me a grin.
I've got these two neighbors, one with a dog, one with a cat, that refuse to take their pets out when it's cold. Instead, they just let em out to do their business: a no-no in my PUD. You're supposed to clean up after your pets. I must say, both the cat & dog have good noses, because they're both taking turns watching me too.
The cat reminded me of the cat I had for 18 years, until he passed away in 2004. His name was Andy. Knowing him like I did, I'm pretty sure he'd be curious too. In fact, he'd probably sniff the Chubby, and then jump up on it and lay down.
Having developed a respect for cats (Andy taught me this), I'd never forcable remove him from things. Instead, I'd try & coax him down by talking to him.
Sometimes, this would work.
Most of the time, I'd just get this look from him that said it all:
"Feed me, you idiot!"
He always said that!
The cat that was watching me saturday gave me a similiar look.
By 1:30 am (nearly 13 hours later), it was time to remove the briskets:
The one to the top right is the corned beef brisket. Broke out my new pressure cooker Sunday night and steamed me some corned beef: It was great!
Anyways: second Chubby cook went pretty much the same as the first. The smoker is a joy to use.
