Brisket and Pork loin. Live cook

Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-29-2021, 11:57 AM

I picked up 17lb prime packer at Costco yesterday. It was $5.49 per lb. I normally I would not have spent that kind of money on a brisket but some of our summer staff are leaving at the end of the week and I promised a brisket this summer. So I just went for it. I also had a hankering for some pork loin. So I picked up a loin at Costco as well. Thankfully that was cheap. Years ago when I first started smoking meat I used the BBQ bible pork loin recipe several times but moved on from that. Today I feel like doing it again so nostalgic reasons. So I will.

I was planing on cooking the brisket on the drum and the loin on the kettle later today but the drum was burning dirty and not wanting to come to temp. I think that being at the bottom of the my charcoal bin is what killed it this morning. Too many small pieces not allowing enough air flow through the basket. I have more charcoal coming today but the truck does not arrive until this afternoon. So I got the offset fired up and hard charging at 325. Brisket is on and the loin will go on later this afternoon.

BBQscott · 07-29-2021, 12:06 PM

I feel your pain on the brisket, over here in the bay area we were seeing 5.99# just outrages... back pork ribs are still like $54 a pack... this is also costco. I haven't bought brisket or ribs in a good while... apparently the butcher at costco was telling me the docks here are short handed and they cant unload the boats quick enough causing lots of demand. Boats have been sitting in the water waiting for weeks to unload. I'm excited to watch your cook! I'm very curious about your pork loin. I've been wanting to try a full one from costco for awhile.

Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-29-2021, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BBQscott

I feel your pain on the brisket, over here in the bay area we were seeing 5.99# just outrages... back pork ribs are still like $54 a pack... this is also costco. I haven't bought brisket or ribs in a good while... apparently the butcher at costco was telling me the docks here are short handed and they cant unload the boats quick enough causing lots of demand. Boats have been sitting in the water waiting for weeks to unload. I'm excited to watch your cook! I'm very curious about your pork loin. I've been wanting to try a full one from costco for awhile.

The prices were a dollar lower at our Costco 6 weeks ago. I stopped by the local butchers shop before heading to Costco as I usually do. I prefer to support the local guy and the product are usually quite good. But yesterday the briskets that they did have were small and looked awful. And the loins were small as well, with about a third of the weight untrimmed hard fat. So of to Costco I went.

Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-29-2021, 02:57 PM

So 4.5 hrs in and the flat is 160. The color is not where I would normally want it but I’m under the gun for timing right now. So not only am I wrapping earlier than I normally would but I’m going foil instead of paper. In a couple of hours I’ll start the pork loin.
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Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-29-2021, 05:59 PM

The pork loin is on. Of course I felt compelled to deviate from the original recipe. Laid the bacon weave. Butterflied the loin. It was the ugliest cut I’ve made in a long time. I’m out of practice. Then splashed it with some Jack Daniels, slathered it with some brown mustard, sprinkled some rub on the inside and trussed it back up. Another splash of JD and coating of tub on the outside and off to the smoker.

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And I think that the brisket is going to make it on time with a 2hr rest.

cowgirl · 07-29-2021, 08:07 PM

Heck yeah! Looking great Josh!

Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-29-2021, 11:27 PM

All done and all gone!

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Trying to get the pics into the right orientation on my phone vs. the computer is proving difficult. Sorry.

BBQscott · 07-30-2021, 12:00 AM

Damn that looks real good! I want some of that pork loin!

Stingerhook · 07-30-2021, 03:48 AM

Nice work Josh.

Titch · 07-30-2021, 03:52 AM

looks a great cook, your bondage is pretty good as well

Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-30-2021, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BBQscott

Damn that looks real good! I want some of that pork loin!

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Originally Posted by Stingerhook

Nice work Josh.

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looks a great cook, your bondage is pretty good as well

Thanks Folks!

TwoWheeler · 07-30-2021, 09:44 AM

….why do I look at this stuff at work…?

Big George's BBQ · 07-30-2021, 10:30 AM

Looks very good to me

Smoke on Badger Mountain · 07-30-2021, 02:19 PM

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Looks very good to me

Thanks

Learning to BBQ · 07-30-2021, 04:52 PM

Good for you for battling the clock and circumstances and sticking with it and getting it done on time! Good job! That pork loin looks awesome.

07-29-2021, 12:06 PM	#2
BBQscott Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-18-18 Location: CA, Bay Area Name/Nickname : Scott	I feel your pain on the brisket, over here in the bay area we were seeing 5.99# just outrages... back pork ribs are still like $54 a pack... this is also costco. I haven't bought brisket or ribs in a good while... apparently the butcher at costco was telling me the docks here are short handed and they cant unload the boats quick enough causing lots of demand. Boats have been sitting in the water waiting for weeks to unload. I'm excited to watch your cook! I'm very curious about your pork loin. I've been wanting to try a full one from costco for awhile. __________________ Traeger, Weber kettle 22", Weber genesis e330, Oklahoma Joe Highland offset.

07-29-2021, 02:57 PM	#4
Smoke on Badger Mountain Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-15 Location: Badger, California Name/Nickname : Josh	Update So 4.5 hrs in and the flat is 160. The color is not where I would normally want it but I’m under the gun for timing right now. So not only am I wrapping earlier than I normally would but I’m going foil instead of paper. In a couple of hours I’ll start the pork loin. 320F6849-E598-416F-B517-1B95228222DD.jpg 4BD87E02-3CE0-47EF-9060-299AF42ADA33.jpg __________________ Josh 24"x52" Custom Offset, Black 22" Weber Kettle , Deep Ocean Blue 22' Weber Kettle, Camp Chef 2 burner w/ griddle. Char-Broil Table Top gas Grill, One very ugly drum, Nice drum coming soon. Instagram @lumberjacksmokestack [url]https://www.youtube.com/c/LumberjackSmokestack[/url]

07-29-2021, 05:59 PM	#5
Smoke on Badger Mountain Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-15 Location: Badger, California Name/Nickname : Josh	Update #2 The pork loin is on. Of course I felt compelled to deviate from the original recipe. Laid the bacon weave. Butterflied the loin. It was the ugliest cut I’ve made in a long time. I’m out of practice. Then splashed it with some Jack Daniels, slathered it with some brown mustard, sprinkled some rub on the inside and trussed it back up. Another splash of JD and coating of tub on the outside and off to the smoker. 2080335B-B47B-41D3-AFCD-6369BAE158DF.jpg 6B358DD4-BBEE-4CCF-A7AC-D5BF7E5738A5.jpg 17735052-C701-42D7-AE84-3EF70BEDF7E9.jpg 877AF9BC-BBF9-46A6-BCC4-3B0E6651672C.jpg 9B711C6C-DE07-402B-A1BB-4884155E48FA.jpg F024EAF1-8B50-4ED0-BC20-497361BCBEFC.jpg 24C98BB8-8863-4DE5-A686-3A595793FB78.jpg And I think that the brisket is going to make it on time with a 2hr rest. __________________ Josh 24"x52" Custom Offset, Black 22" Weber Kettle , Deep Ocean Blue 22' Weber Kettle, Camp Chef 2 burner w/ griddle. Char-Broil Table Top gas Grill, One very ugly drum, Nice drum coming soon. Instagram @lumberjacksmokestack [url]https://www.youtube.com/c/LumberjackSmokestack[/url]

07-29-2021, 08:07 PM	#6
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	Heck yeah! Looking great Josh! __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

07-29-2021, 11:27 PM	#7
Smoke on Badger Mountain Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-15 Location: Badger, California Name/Nickname : Josh	The end All done and all gone! 4435E86E-9A68-466A-9282-3CB853644AD0.jpg 7C3E0A90-B60A-4A49-AB79-11F043196F5D.jpg 9455F107-29FB-4CAE-8CE0-18D356E4CF9B.jpg 4F890280-32E1-42A7-8A2F-19EDF6454721.jpg Trying to get the pics into the right orientation on my phone vs. the computer is proving difficult. Sorry. __________________ Josh 24"x52" Custom Offset, Black 22" Weber Kettle , Deep Ocean Blue 22' Weber Kettle, Camp Chef 2 burner w/ griddle. Char-Broil Table Top gas Grill, One very ugly drum, Nice drum coming soon. Instagram @lumberjacksmokestack [url]https://www.youtube.com/c/LumberjackSmokestack[/url]

07-30-2021, 12:00 AM	#8
BBQscott Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-18-18 Location: CA, Bay Area Name/Nickname : Scott	Damn that looks real good! I want some of that pork loin! __________________ Traeger, Weber kettle 22", Weber genesis e330, Oklahoma Joe Highland offset.

07-30-2021, 03:48 AM	#9
Stingerhook somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-13-12 Location: SE Florida Name/Nickname : Marty	Nice work Josh. __________________ Marty UDS now gone, WSM 18", WSM 22" and pellet pooper in the garage for 18 months now.

07-30-2021, 03:52 AM	#10
Titch somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 11-17-12 Location: South East Victoria Australia Name/Nickname : Titch :-)	looks a great cook, your bondage is pretty good as well __________________ Some people are like a Slinky-not really good for anything, but still , you can't help smiling when you shove them down the stairs.:becky:

07-30-2021, 09:44 AM	#12
TwoWheeler On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-15-21 Location: Syracuse NY Name/Nickname : David	….why do I look at this stuff at work…?

07-30-2021, 10:30 AM	#13
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	Looks very good to me __________________ Large BIG Green EGG- Hatched 8/17/09 Backwoods Extented Party- sold Weber Genesis Gasser Mid Atlantic BBQ Association KCBS Back Porch BBQ Competition BBQ Team Proud Member of the Zero Club When all else fails ask yourself WWGALD

07-30-2021, 04:52 PM	#15
Learning to BBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-17-15 Location: Cobourg, ontario	Good for you for battling the clock and circumstances and sticking with it and getting it done on time! Good job! That pork loin looks awesome. __________________ George UDS, 22" Weber Original kettle, Weber Smokey Joe