Operation THURSDAY - The Maiden Voyage - w/ Pr0N

[ShadowDriver]

Happy Saturday, Folks!

Winds subsided on the High Plains. The sun came out. It's beautiful here.

Decided to name my new horse "Operation THURSDAY" (http://www.chindits.info/Thursday/OperationThursday.htm) - It has historical relevance to my chosen profession... and... I bought and built her... on a Thursday.

After her seasoning run (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244210), I decided to (gently) dive into the chest freezer for a rack of spares I've been saving.

Time to get this party started with a small charcoal base for heat.
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Meanwhile, let's hit these trimmed up St. Louis Spares with some John Henry's Pecan.

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Just about time to put these kids in the sauna.
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Added the trimmings once I applied some John Henry's Apple Chipotle.
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Interesting disparity between the thermometer in the lid (reading 325-375F) as the hot air from the firebox flows unimpeded up and along the top of the cook chamber while the ThermoWorks Smoke reads a nice 260-275F among the meats. Hoping that the baffle plate arriving early next week will help even things out a bit (duh...).

BREAK BREAK

Wings pushed to Monday night now, as CINCHOUSE requested T.Mac's Latin Wings. Need a good couple of days to marinate (if I'm going to follow directions).

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More shenanigans to come.
This here Fat Tire won't drink itself. :bolt:

[KORND4WG X]

Nice looking pit and pictures, looking forward to the end result:hungry:

[dadsr4]

Glad to see you enjoying yourself, in the end, that's what it's all about.

[Evil-g]

Looks perfect thus far, tuned in for the pron.

[ShadowDriver]

Fun day so far. Learning how to control temps and amount of smoke by the wood in the firebox and the heat/cleanliness of the fire.

Time for the Texas Crutch on these spares. (It's my first rack on this baby, and I always hedge my bets if at all possible).
Just a bit of butter on the top, and some apple juice underneath. No more. No less.

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Had a nibble off that small trimmed piece on the left... Rolling well thus far.

[ronbrad62]

Everything looks great. Glad to see her in action. I had aerating/re-sending to do today, so if you don't mind, I am going to cook vicariously through you.

[Titch]

Done yet?

[c farmer]

Lookin good. You have that pit down.

[ShadowDriver]

You have that pit down.

Not by a long shot, brother.

Still MUCH to learn.

[c farmer]

Not by a long shot, brother.

Still MUCH to learn.

I know the feeling, I am still am learning my vertical smoker.

[cowgirl]

Thank you for the "Operation Thursday" link. Interesting read!

Everything looks tasty, glad to hear you're getting some nice weather too!

[Titch]

I just read the Thursday link.
Having been to Burma and feeling the weather those engineers and Ground people have my utmost respect.As do All military personnel.
Did they retrieve the Gliders or Abandon them?

[ShadowDriver]

Did they retrieve the Gliders or Abandon them?

Amazingly, those that could be flown back out for more deliveries were retrieved by an airborne Dakota.

Meanwhile, as the ribs rest in a warm oven, CINCHOUSE whipped up a batch of gluten-free mac & cheese.

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I collected the parcel, and into the smoker it went!

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[pjtexas1]

Glad to see it in action and I know you are having a blast figuring it out.

[c farmer]

I LOVE smoked mac n cheese.

[ShadowDriver]

275F-300F for 25 minutes + a couple of turns and a few more minutes lead to this:

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Served plates, ate a bit... then realized I'd forgotten to take any photos of the results. :loco: OOPS.

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I applied a stripe of Fighting Cock Sauce (from Evil-G) and a stripe of Guerrilla Gold (from us here at Wicken Yanks) to different ribs... perfect to cut through the amazing richness of that mac & cheese.

Munchkin enjoyed the ribs (meat cut off the bone and into pieces), but is absolutely destroying that mac & cheese...

Thanks for sticking with me and for sharing this first "real" adventure with the new cooker.

[AClarke44]

That's the way to break in that new cooker! Nice lookin cook!

[c farmer]

Pass me a plate please.

[THoey1963]

Looks great Marc!

[Stingerhook]

Marc, the results are on the plate. Fantastic.

[pjtexas1]

You know we need a pic of munchkin with her face covered in Mac n cheese.

[sylntghost]

Great looking cook. I would love a plate of the mac n cheese.

[Happy Hapgood]

Mighty Fine Bones and Side Sir!

[tom b]

Nice burn Marc!