Three ring circus cook...brisket flat, ribs, chicken

[Jbkilg2]

Today we are having a large group of family for a birthday conglomerate celebration (birthdays for kids, teens, and adults). Par for the course, I will be cooking a variety for the mixed group.

My wife will do sides and cake. I will cook a number of items including

-my first brisket flat, small four pounder
-spatchcocked chicken
-Cornish game hens
-ribs too (1 beef, 3 babyback)
-pig shots for an appetizer

Sounds crazy to do all this, but I just might retain my sanity by focusing on food with all the kids that are coming!

And so it begins....do I need more pepper on this?

 

[pjtexas1]

Sounds like a fun cook. Those little flats don't cook much faster than a full packer. I like to wrap them early to keep them moist. Looking forward to more pics if you find the time between the madness.

 

[Jbkilg2]

Sounds like a fun cook. Those little flats don't cook much faster than a full packer. I like to wrap them early to keep them moist. Looking forward to more pics if you find the time between the madness.

Good to know this. Hopefully I have time. Doing it on my PBC around 285 degrees.

 

[Jbkilg2]

Pig shots

Pig shots reporting for duty:

Skinless kielbasa wrapped in bacon (bottom 2 rows jalapeño bacon) and topped with cream cheese and brown sugar. Dusted with a sweet BBQ rub. I will put them on just before guests arrive.

 

[Jbkilg2]

Ribs ready for hanging! These babybacks were rubbed with different combinations from sweet to Cajun.

Beef ribs are already on the cooker. I used a savory Quebec beef spice rub on those followed by a layer of English prime rib rub.

 

[Jbkilg2]

Brisket, beef ribs, and three babyback racks. Temp has suddenly dropped to 220 so I opened the vent hole another 1/4 and added a couple pear wood chunks.

 

[GreenDrake]

Yeah I have found that wrapping the flats like that at 150 IT in a small pan with some PBR beer in there is outstanding. Ran it like that when doing a garage sale, not caring much about the result and that stuff never made it off the cutting board it was so good.

 

[Jbkilg2]

Yeah I have found that wrapping the flats like that at 150 IT in a small pan with some PBR beer in there is outstanding. Ran it like that when doing a garage sale, not caring much about the result and that stuff never made it off the cutting board it was so good.

Too funny....I just moved some PBR from my garage to the patio.

 

[fnjay]

Sounds like fun! Enjoy....and try to stay sane. I def know the feeling there.

 

[PappaQ]

Looks tasty

 

[Jbkilg2]

I am a premature ribinator......should have waited on those. Beef ribs at top, bbs to the right, and my undone brisket flat on the left. Got time for the brisket waiting on guests. Brisket and ribs now wrapped. Maybe those will be appetizers because they taste dang good now.

Chickens still to get on the kettle!

 

[Jbkilg2]

4 brined Cornish hens, a spatchcocked chicken and some quarters are on the Performer and pig shots on the Smokey Joe. Brisket and ribs still wrapped on the PBC.

 

[Stingerhook]

I want a ticket to the circus, please.

 

[cats49er]

Looks like a lot going on there.

 

[Jbkilg2]

Looks like a lot going on there.

Yeah....too much. I need to learn to keep it simple! :crazy:

 

[1911Ron]

Definitely keeps you hopping, good luck!

 

[KORND4WG X]

That happens a lot to me too - seems easy to 'throw another piece o'meat on the cooker' but it does take a lot of time and attention.

Then I find I'm not all that hungry when I finally sit down to eat :sad:

Looks like fun though :clap:

 

[Jbkilg2]

That happens a lot to me too - seems easy to 'throw another piece o'meat on the cooker' but it does take a lot of time and attention.

Then I find I'm not all that hungry when I finally sit down to eat :sad:

Looks like fun though :clap:

Exactly....So it is done, and I am not hungry like I thought I would be! But it tastes good so I am diving in anyway. Brisket is still on the cooker!

 

[ShadowDriver]

What a feast!

Hope you folks are having a grand celebration.

 

[Jbkilg2]

What a feast!

Hope you folks are having a grand celebration.

We had a ton of leftovers.....tomorrow we feast again!