Graduation Party BBQ with PRON!

[NotleyQue]

My wifes best friend hired me to cater her Grad Party. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cal State San Marcos with a degree in Communication. It was my first official paying catering gig. :-D:-D:-D

I cooked (2) 13 pound Briskets, (4) 7.5lb Pork Butts, and (7) 4.5/5LB Chickens.

It went amazing. The feedeback from the guests was incredible, and I gave out about 20 business cards, and hopefully will get calls from 4-5 of the people. I think the brisket was the best Brisket I have ever cooked. The pork was delicious, and the chicken was amazing. I am not a chicken fan but this stuff was fall off the bone tender and so juicy. I dont have pix of the cooked butts, as I went to take a shower and my help, well my help really help and it was all pulled b4 I could photgraph it.

Here is some pron for you all to enjoy.

Chicken on a drum

brisket 1

Brisket 2

The Spread

 

[NotleyQue]

3 more pix of the chopped brisk, pulled pork, and pulled chicken.

 

[Just Pulin' Pork]

Man that looks awesome! What a set up and you have one jealous "want to get into catering" Bretheren her in the midwest! I predict you will get 20 calls this week asking for your business! Nice job.

 

[BBQ Grail]

First off the food looks fantastic. Nice spread and everything.

Second...that's a nice shade of nail polish you are using.

 

[jacob]

Nice Brother, very good looking grub and layout.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Great job, notley,

For us would be caterers, can you give us the run down of how it went and what you did?

J

 

[Hook_Line_and_Sinker]

the layout looks great - complete with signs identifying the food contained within the chaffing trays - I hate when it is unknown whats in there

looks like ample room to configure a sandwich and still have fair volume of traffic flow

might be a bit light on the non meat fare ( vegetarians should eat too )

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the chickens in the drum look perfect ! how did you get so many in there and what did you support them with ? what was the prep on them?


the briskets look tasty and the finished products all look moist and delsh


I'd give it a 8 over all , excellent for a first run ! I have a feeling you will soon be well on your way to many more paid jigs

 

[NotleyQue]

I asked about the veggie, and there were non attending. Thats why it was all meat.

The chickens were done Beer can style, I used plowboys Yardbird rub, and a little injection in the breast meat (also did the ice on the breast ((Thanx Country)) and a nice 1.5 hour smoke. I had my friend help me with the chickens, and I credit 4 hands instead of 2 allowing me to get 7 chickens in the drum. I believe I could have fit 2 more on.

Thanks for the kind words. I learned alot tonight.

might be a bit light on the non meat fare ( vegetarians should eat too )

 

[417bullelk]

Nice Spread. That is quite the collection of yardbirds in the drum. Congrats on your cook!

 

[Norcoredneck]

Congrats on the gig. Spread looks fantastic.

 

[Brian in So Cal]

Gary, Came out real nice. Great job.

 

[OSD]

Everyone should have been happy with a feast like that!! Everything looked great!

 

[thunter]

That is one nice spread brother! Excellent!!

 

[jeffjenkins1]

Great looking spread! Nice job.

Jeff

 

[LoneStarBarbeque Co.]

Looks Fantastic

Your first paying gig, can I ask what you charged for a spread like that?
It looks perfect.

 

[paydabill]

Some mighty good looking food, I am sure it was all gone by the end of the day!

 

[Westexbbq]

Very well done, nice setup and good looking Que to boot!

 

[smokinvic]

That is one great looking spread. Feels good at the end of the day I bet, all those satisfied faces and bellies... What was it that you charged? Per person? Just wondering.

 

[TOPS BBQ]

Great job, Gary. The brisket looked really nice.

 

[Countryhb]

Nice job, Notley!! Spread looks good. Ice trick worked out OK, huh?