jkief
is one Smokin' Farker
My company commander and I wanted to do a big Easter event for our Soldiers and family. We raised a bunch of money and started calling around. To feed 170 people with brisket, chicken thighs, Mac and cheese, and baked beans was going to be over 3,500$. My commander asked if I would do it instead. So I embarked on another cook. 7 briskets, 64 chicken thighs, 3 pans of bacon Mac and cheese (6 pounds dry noodles), and 2 pans of baked beans. The brisket was cooked over night. I trailered the Assassin 48 and cabinet to the event and cooked the thighs and sides on site. There was about 1 pound of brisket left, no beans, 5 thighs, and maybe about a pound of noodles left. Assassin worked hard and I’m really pushing it beyond what it was made for. Grease is a nightmare as there’s no real management system in place for the grease, but I can’t fault the cooker. It wasn’t designed to smoke 7 briskets at one time. My Battalion Commander asked me to cater the Battalion’s function in May so must’ve been pretty good. I meant to take finished pics, but things got into a frenzy once the food was done…