I Get To Cook!

[Arlin_MacRae]

Got a couple of calls while I was down in Tejas today. My beer brewing club, the High Plains Draughters (pronounced "Drafters") is competing, as usual, at the Bluebonnet Brewoff next Saturday. Our "room crawl" theme is a western one (DUH!) and they're going to serve $75 worth of brisket. The guy who was cooking suddenly got called out of town for all of next week, so... :biggrin: He's got some large, bullet-like gasser that I'm picking up tomorrow, along with the meat. I figure I will get to cook around 35 pounds of beef during next week - BURN BAN BE DAMNED! I'll slip in a few fatties for me and them, and maybe some ribs. Never hurts to show people you're competent, right?

WOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I hope he doesn't need that pit back anytime soon. :twisted:

 

[BrooklynQ]

Sounds like a lot of fun Arlin.

 

[Jeff_in_KC]

Arlin, aren't you getting any of this rain we're getting on MO? I haven't heard of any ban being lifted here but everything is farkin soggy around my house. Figure if I feel the need to cook...

 

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Have a great time.

 

[thillin]

We were ribbin' you about a gasser. This is the next step. You'll have a new one in a couple of weeks.:biggrin:

 

[Kevin]

For Arlin:
http://www.gassmoker.com/

 

[scottyd]

cook brother cook, run forest run

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

No rain here, Jeff. Hell, I had to drive to Texas to find some!

I picked up the gasser a bit ago and the guy's built himself a burner setup to turn this charcoal Brinkman into a ban-defying mama jama.

With that Afterburner page, Kevin, and a dimly-remembered post here about converting a 'Dera to gas - I just might do it!

 

[FatDad]

No rain here, Jeff. Hell, I had to drive to Texas to find some!

I picked up the gasser a bit ago and the guy's built himself a burner setup to turn this charcoal Brinkman into a ban-defying mama jama.

With that Afterburner page, Kevin, and a dimly-remembered post here about converting a 'Dera to gas - I just might do it!

I am happy for you.
See, good things happen when you visit Texas !!

 

[Ron_L]

With that Afterburner page, Kevin, and a dimly-remembered post here about converting a 'Dera to gas - I just might do it!

Noooo... Resist the urge, Luke... Don't cross over to the dark side... :-D

Congrats on being able to cook!

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

I would only use it in emergencies, like the current and everlasting farking situation!!!!

 

[Grumpy's Q]

Be sure to have one of them hi octain beers while cooking! We had a little rain shower this morning. Hopfully some of that made it your way!

 

[frognot]

Arlin, knew you'd get exposed to gas in Texas (especially seated next to Brian).

Glad ya got to see some rain.

 

[brdbbq]

Arlin, knew you'd get exposed to gas in Texas (especially seated next to Brian).

You all missed a good one Saturday after we left. Trust ME

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

Of this I have NO DOUBT!!!!

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

I've got two briskets and two butts soaking up some rub and I'ma cookin' tonight! Woo-hoo!

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

Well, when the owner of this gasser told me he could do "four briskets" on it I was thinking I could do two, and a couple of butts. Reasonable, right? I guess he only cooks those baseball mitt-sized packers, 'cause I filed the thing UP with brisket. No room for pork.

I hit the wall with the temperature for the first time. They're stuck at 155° and I work 25 miles away. Thank God it's Spring Break; I can have baby girl check temps and I can run home to foil 'em.

Here's what WAS going in there....

 

[Kevin]

Arlin, all kidding aside, with this burn ban thing seeming to go on forever. You can go to china (You know, "that" store) and pick up a turkey fryer for less than $30.00 and turn the queer into a gasser temporarily. When the burn ban is over you can assemble the the turkey fryer and have a chimney lighter.

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

Queer gassers? Ummm.... <wink>

I HAVE been thinking of that, Kevin...dang it. I've got three burners and I could sure discombobulate one and mod my 'Dera but I'm holding out. We're going to get rain this weekend, so maybe the drought is busted.
<clicks the heels of his ruby slippers together>

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

Mission accomplished! Sixty-four minutes to get home (25 miles one way), pull, foil, and cooler the briskets (one was at 180°, the other was 190°), add water to the water pan and put in the butts, and get back. Not bad! That 190° hunk of meat squirt at me when I pushed in the thermometer. I think things will work out just fine.