Weekend Cook

[jt]

Ok, I finally get to cook again. Wife's in school 4 nights a week taking 16-week courses in 8-week sessions - same amount of work with only 1/2 the time. So that means the weekends have been making sure Momma has time to study.

But this weekend I told the boy we're firing up the smoker to get stuff ready for his birthday. The party is next month so I'm gonna foodsaver all of it and reheat on party day.

Gonna do 4 pork butts - the ones from Sam's are usually between 5 & 7 pounds each - and got a 12# packer brisket thawing in the fridge right now. Saw one of the stores has Spares for .99/# so I'll get some of those to cook now and some to throw in the freezer to smoke later. Probably do some hot links and/or brats to fill in - these went over better than the fatty last time so gonna keep the family happy!

What's on the agenda for you guys?

 

[Arlin_MacRae]

We're still gnawing on leftovers from last weekend. (We just can't eat like BigMista and MrsMista!)
Going to do some dawgs & brats, tho. Maybe a fatty.

 

[The_Kapn]

What's on the agenda for you guys?

Judging FBA in Barnesville.
Get to eat for some quality Que (and otherwise) for free :lol: :lol: :lol:

Your plan is solid--I am a big FoodSaver fan--it works wonderful!!!!

Family does not like Fatties???
More for you :lol: :lol:

Great price on the Spares--stock up for sure :lol:

Have fun.

TIM

 

[Jorge]

Ok, I finally get to cook again. Wife's in school 4 nights a week taking 16-week courses in 8-week sessions - same amount of work with only 1/2 the time. So that means the weekends have been making sure Momma has time to study.

But this weekend I told the boy we're firing up the smoker to get stuff ready for his birthday. The party is next month so I'm gonna foodsaver all of it and reheat on party day.

Gonna do 4 pork butts - the ones from Sam's are usually between 5 & 7 pounds each - and got a 12# packer brisket thawing in the fridge right now. Saw one of the stores has Spares for .99/# so I'll get some of those to cook now and some to throw in the freezer to smoke later. Probably do some hot links and/or brats to fill in - these went over better than the fatty last time so gonna keep the family happy!

What's on the agenda for you guys?

Depends, where is the map to your house?

 

[Mark]

Spares for .99/# ??? Where? Local Schnucks is like $2.80 or so. Thieving Bastards.

I'll be transplanting this weekend. I suppose I may as well smoke something too while I'm at it.

 

[Ron_L]

My folks are coming out on Saturday, so I think I'll try to find a nice rib roast and do a prime rib... Don't know about Sunday yet... it supposed to be a nice weekend...

 

[Bigmista]

IF MrsMista doesn't have any plans for us I might smoke the ribs I bought on Saturday. If we do get busy I have some catfish filets I might fry on Sunday...

 

[nmayeux]

If all goes well, I'll try some St. Louis style ribs, beans, corn, and maybe some andouille.
Noah

 

[icemn62]

Damn, I gotta work. Would love to do some more ribs and some fatties.

 

[Neil]

Friday-4# sirloin tip roast using Phil's prime rib recipie

Saturday-?

Sunday- 9# pork centerloin

 

[jgh1204]

RioFest Weekend. We got some great weather, but no time to cook.

www.RioFest.org

 

[Jorge]

Planning on some turds and sausage for sure. I'll have to wait and see what the meat looks like and then figure it out. Thinking some country ribs maybe toss a brisket point in to get a little smoke before turning it into carne guisada and possibly try the salsa recipe Mark posted yesterday.

 

[jt]

Ok, I finally get to cook again. Wife's in school 4 nights a week taking 16-week courses in 8-week sessions - same amount of work with only 1/2 the time. So that means the weekends have been making sure Momma has time to study.

But this weekend I told the boy we're firing up the smoker to get stuff ready for his birthday. The party is next month so I'm gonna foodsaver all of it and reheat on party day.

Gonna do 4 pork butts - the ones from Sam's are usually between 5 & 7 pounds each - and got a 12# packer brisket thawing in the fridge right now. Saw one of the stores has Spares for .99/# so I'll get some of those to cook now and some to throw in the freezer to smoke later. Probably do some hot links and/or brats to fill in - these went over better than the fatty last time so gonna keep the family happy!

What's on the agenda for you guys?

Depends, where is the map to your house?

Come on up! But don't use Mapquest - you'll miss it by 50 miles!

 

[jt]

Spares for .99/# ??? Where? Local Schnucks is like $2.80 or so. Thieving Bastards.

Eastgate IGA in Columbia. Haven't been down to see these but the last time I got them they were fresh and already St Louied & had the membrane removed. Just needed to be sprayed & rubbed. I'm going by there after work today.

 

[BrooklynQ]

No cook for me this weekend. My Duaghter's swim team, which I coach, is having it's olympics on Saturday, where every team in the league swim againist each other and on Sunday is the division championships.

 

[jt]

Tell your daughter good luck, BQ. And spend a great weekend being a good dad!

 

[Bigdog]

No cook for me this weekend. My Duaghter's swim team, which I coach, is having it's olympics on Saturday, where every team in the league swim againist each other and on Sunday is the division championships.

All the more reason to smoke. My daughters swim team did the grill thing when she was doing the swim team mod., but smoking ribs would have been better. Have some of the parents be pit bitches, and the ribs should be done by the end of the meet (meat). What a way to celebrate the end of the day. Just need a mobile smoker.

 

[BrooklynQ]

No cook for me this weekend. My Duaghter's swim team, which I coach, is having it's olympics on Saturday, where every team in the league swim againist each other and on Sunday is the division championships.

All the more reason to smoke. My daughters swim team did the grill thing when she was doing the swim team mod., but smoking ribs would have been better. Have some of the parents be pit bitches, and the ribs should be done by the end of the meet (meat). What a way to celebrate the end of the day. Just need a mobile smoker.

Great idea Bigdog, but this is NY. Ain't gonna happen. Mobile smoker? That's a cab driver.

 

[G$]

We are having some company, so Saturday will be a butt and a 7 bone chuck roast for pulled sandwiches. There'll be the requisite turds, etc.

but....

I am also thinking of putting hot dogs in the smoke chamber for an hour and a half for the kids. Wonder how this will work and if the kids would just rather have the dogs grilled? In this vein, I have never actually cooked brats in the smoke box either. Assuming I do NOT prepare them as I typically do (simmer in beer/onion/garlic before browning on the grill), how does a virgin brat hold up in the smoke chamber. It just seems like 2 hours in the smoke box would dry them out. Maybe try a 1-1-.01 on the brat? (hour on smoke, hour in foul, minute on grill?)

now this has me thinking, I do believe next week I will smoke my sonoran style dogs.

 

[Jorge]

We are having some company, so Saturday will be a butt and a 7 bone chuck roast for pulled sandwiches. There'll be the requisite turds, etc.

but....

I am also thinking of putting hot dogs in the smoke chamber for an hour and a half for the kids. Wonder how this will work and if the kids would just rather have the dogs grilled? In this vein, I have never actually cooked brats in the smoke box either. Assuming I do NOT prepare them as I typically do (simmer in beer/onion/garlic before browning on the grill), how does a virgin brat hold up in the smoke chamber. It just seems like 2 hours in the smoke box would dry them out. Maybe try a 1-1-.01 on the brat? (hour on smoke, hour in foul, minute on grill?)

now this has me thinking, I do believe next week I will smoke my sonoran style dogs.

This thread has some good info on brats.
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/index.p...0&postorder=asc&highlight=brats+foil&start=25

probably a couple others to be turned up by using the search option. Now I'm hungry!