cooking for a party questions... help!

[fudally]

Hey guys I am in need of some serious advice. I am to smoke brisket and pork butt for 50 in 2 weeks for a party I may or may not get to attend so I'm trying to get as much done as I can in advance because of my work schedule. How far in advance can I smoke the meat and reheat the day of the party? And what is the best way to store it. I have read plenty through the archives and it touches on this but I never saw anything addressing this type of situation... My plan was to cook everything in one day and pack in a vacuum bag the best I can to reheat in all its dripping the day of and serve in chaffing pans with Sterno. Would it be best to freeze the meat or just keep refrigerated? I thank y'all for all your help and suggestions.

By the way....can you list your preference on pulled pork...a tomato based BBQ sauce or a vinegar based.
Thanks again,
Don

[jeffie7]

Not sure about the brisket but the pork butt for pulled pork IMO can be done 2-4 days in advice, I love letting it sit with some sauce allowing all the flavors to meld together. Always taste great after it sits a few days. IMO.

As far as BBQ sauce, My go to lazy bbq sauce is to take sweet baby rays sauce and cut it around 2 parts sweet baby rays to 1 part apple cider vinegar, if its for myself I'll sometimes do 1 part to 1 part, its a super simple sauce that people rant and rave about. takes about 1 minute to make and you don't need to heat it.

[K-Train]

Cook, vacuum seal, and freeze. Can re-heat in the bags in boiling water.

[BigDon]

What we all like and what is mostly accepted in your area may differ. I also like to sometimes just modify some Sweet Baby Rays. I will take our eastern Carolina sauce and mix it with it almost 1 to 1 but just a bit lighter on the Carolina sauce. Depends on if you want it loose to mop with or want it to stick. Great on beef, pork or chicken. Good luck!

[jeffie7]

Cook, vacuum seal, and freeze. Can re-heat in the bags in boiling water.

K train I work in Edgewater. Howdy neighbor.

Off topic, Thoughts on chads BBQ? Haven't tried it yet. Looks like they are doing a good business so far.