battle of the bulge

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just a short note to say thanks to mac and wreckless. i appreciate yer comments.

now, about pix.......i'm freakin tired they will have to wait til tomorrow, lol. the last couple just left. i been awake since 5 am friday and its now 12:44 am sunday.


blaga blaga blaga is all my mind allows atm.

darryl

[GF]

Darryl, you cooker looks great.
Very unique design and the work looks outstanding.
BTW, the food looks very good to.

[k.a.m.]

darryl, your cooker is looking awesome. I am enjoying seeing my door design come to life again. You are definitely getting her tuned in as the Q pics look mighty tasty. I look forward to seeing some more pics and updates.
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thanks guys...

kevin, your door design is awesome....my materials are half azzed what i had at the time lol. that being said, it cooks like a mother. would i do it again?

absolutely!!! especially with proper materials.

but this one is great, even the wife loves it,lol.

sooo, some pix were taken as the cook progressed but alas, after cutting the ribs i just told everyone to dig in!! they all showed up with perfect timing as i was cutting those,lol.

heres the pix i do have....

first of all, this weeks idea for a get together was born by my lovely wife because we just built a new deck on monday, lol. she sez "hey, lets get some friends on this here deck" okie dokie!!


well here's that sirloin rinsed and rubbed...


the wifes awesome beans are ready to go in same time as the beef for a 15 hour cook!!!


we made 36 fresh rolls for the pulled beef...


sirloin at about 13 hours if i recollect...


annnd sirloin at exactly 15 hours cooked 2 coats of sauce in the last 2 hours...this got sealed with 3 layers of plastic wrap, 2 layers of foil, rolled up in a wool blanket and put into a preheated cooler. when it came out of the cooler 5 hours later, it was still burning my hands as i pulled it, lol. unfortunately no pulled pix.


next up!! 12 racks of ribs lined up fer rubbinz...


rubbed n ready fer the Q...


to say the cooker was full is the truth...


wee bit o chicken rubbed n ready fer the weber...


even this Q was full, lol...


2 an a half hours later, they get the apricot honey rum glaze...yummy!! these were a huge hit!!!


another hit was my experiment with a classic german dish...


nooooo that wouldnt be near enough...


here they are after several coats of a honey mustard tequila glaze i made for em...awesome....thats what they told me...


wow, i just realized i have no finished rib pix...bummer. they were on fer 3 hours open, glazed with a maple jim beam black spray i made, foiled and on fer 2 more hours then into the wool blanket and cooler for an hour. very good, but personally i do not like what foil does for ribs, so i wont be doing that for mine again, but the wife did like em that way.

total menu was pulled beef, maple glazed ribs, apricot chicken, rouladdin sausages, baked beans, tater salad, coleslaw, and fresh buns. oh and lemonade to wash it all down,lol. all fresh homemade right down to the sauces and rubs.

all in all a great day with great friends and great food. huge thank you to my wife for the idea and all the help puttin it together.

darryl

[MacEggs]

Wow!! X 10!!

That grub looks fantastic!
Too bad no pulled beef pic. How was it? - curious, that's all.

Also curious to the foil under the thighs in your kettle.
I figure to prevent flare ups, etc. but does it take longer?
Just wondering. I'd like to try that for a large quantity like you had.

Looks like you didn't use PT lumber for that deck, eh?!
Get some stain on that pronto.
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UDS & Mini UDS
Abby Normal ECB
Napoleon Propane Grill

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thanks mac,

pulled beef was great. as for the foil, i left about a 1/2 inch gap around the top for smoke to come over (used apple for the chicken), and made a "dish" of foil in the middle to catch excess juices. yeah i went for an indirect cook basically, minion method of coals and wood around the perimeter. so yeah, it takes longer than direct grilling, but that is what i was after.

i wish i had some leftover chicken to take some pix. it had a beautiful smoke ring, and was super tender and juicy after about 3 hours of cooking.

which was exactly as my plan went. bizzarrely, the entire cook went exactly as i had timed on my schedule on my phone the day before. set alarms for reminders to git stuff out of fridge, when to rub, when to put on q, sauce and so on.

here's a pic of my ummm late breakfast im about to have, lol. beef, beans, ribs, sausage, slaw and a roll.


then a nap lol

darryl