tortaboy
10-16-2011, 08:32 AM
I'm definitely a creature of habit.....if it works, I'm usually not thinking of ways to fix it. BUT, when things change, I'm pretty good at calling audibles. Sometimes the BEST ideas come out of these forced changes.
This morning was one of those days. My son was home from college for the weekend. I usually send him off with a cooler full of foiled hot meat when he leaves on his four hour drive.
Friday evening:
Me - What time are you heading back?
Son - Sunday about 10am.
Saturday evening, fire started and 2 butts and 2 briskets rubbed:
Me - Still planning on leaving so early on Sunday?
Son - Na. I've decided to leave later, probably about 5pm.
PHARK!!!!!
My all night cook just turned into an all day cook...The next day!
The first thing I did was shut down my newly built fire....99%
I planned to get up at 5am, but heck with that, I slept in till 6am.
Coals were only about 25% burned and still warm to the touch. I got my weedburner and had a smoking fire going again in 5 minutes.
15 minutes after waking up, the meat was on the smoker.
What are some changes for the better you've stumbled upon over the years that you've incorporated into your smoking repertoire?
This morning was one of those days. My son was home from college for the weekend. I usually send him off with a cooler full of foiled hot meat when he leaves on his four hour drive.
Friday evening:
Me - What time are you heading back?
Son - Sunday about 10am.
Saturday evening, fire started and 2 butts and 2 briskets rubbed:
Me - Still planning on leaving so early on Sunday?
Son - Na. I've decided to leave later, probably about 5pm.
PHARK!!!!!
My all night cook just turned into an all day cook...The next day!
The first thing I did was shut down my newly built fire....99%
I planned to get up at 5am, but heck with that, I slept in till 6am.
Coals were only about 25% burned and still warm to the touch. I got my weedburner and had a smoking fire going again in 5 minutes.
15 minutes after waking up, the meat was on the smoker.
What are some changes for the better you've stumbled upon over the years that you've incorporated into your smoking repertoire?