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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: Mar 27 2016 Post subject: Weekend cooker seasoning splitting wood and crawfish. |
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Friday,
I did the first cook on Little Mama the first seasoning was just to seal up the steal because I could not cook that weekend.
I like to season my cookers with leg quarters because they take a lot of spice and create an awesome smell when they are high heat smoking.
This is what the first Pam spray seasoning did to the chamber.
40 lbs. of leg quarters seasoned with Big Ron's competition rub.
I ran the cooker between 275° and 325° the chicken looking pretty Happy.
The first run off.
All done and resting in the cambro for later. Debbie and I pulled the chicken bagged and froze it for later use.
After the chicken was off I cleaned up the grates and closed the intakes a bit to settle her down. I am liking how responsive she is to the intake adjustments.
The grates are looking better after every cook now.
Saturday,
We split 2.5/3 cords of red oak. A friend of mine and fellow cook team has about 5 trees that needed to go off some property so a few weeks back he and I along with another friend cut down two blocked them and hauled them to my house for later splitting. two splitters working and a crew of 7 folks we knocked it out.
One trailer load headed to the country to his place. Two 10' trailers were loaded earlier and hauled off to another teams home.
Some of the wood was already on my front area. Three of the racks are new.
Then we finished off the evening relaxing visiting and cooking up 70 lbs. of crawfish.
 _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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BigOrson BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 2857 Location: Marietta, GA
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Posted: Mar 27 2016 Post subject: |
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The rig and wood pile are more than excellent, Kevin.
Those crawfish have me drooling. I haven't been able to suck the heads and eat the tails since I left NOLA 11 years ago...and I miss it. |
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jar BBQ Fan
Joined: 21 Oct 2010 Posts: 182 Location: Bangs , Texas
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Posted: Mar 27 2016 Post subject: |
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Sounds like an enjoyable day of honest work , good company & great food . A little hard work that will pay off for many of great meals |
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suckaass BBQ Pro

Joined: 06 Apr 2011 Posts: 688 Location: The Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Mar 27 2016 Post subject: |
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Chicken looks great, Kevin. and Little Mama looks like she's ready to do some serious Q'n. Especially with all that wood.
70lbs. of crawfish I need to get my azz back down there. If those were half as good as the ones we had a couple weeks ago...oh man  _________________ save the neck for me, Clark - Cousin Eddie |
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Smokin Mike BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 02 Dec 2008 Posts: 3167 Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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Posted: Mar 28 2016 Post subject: |
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You guys sure know how to live it up down there. Seasoning cookers, busting wood, smoking chickens, crawfish cooking and sitting in the rocking chair. All I can say is I'm hungry now after looking at all that. Awesome!!! _________________ My current cookers: 80 gallon vertical tank
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: Mar 28 2016 Post subject: |
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Thank You Big O. I would have to make a pilgrimage south at least once a year Brother.
Thank You jar. Yeah a few of them young folks kept asking me how much I payed for a cord of wood and at the end of the day they said man that ain't near enough this is hard work!
Thank You Josh. You would've had a field day with those ice chests Brother.
Thank You Mike. It was a lot of work but with Good Friends it was sure enjoyable.  _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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Canadian Bacon BBQ Super All Star

Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 13550 Location: Mississauga ON Canada
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Posted: Mar 28 2016 Post subject: |
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Wow Kevin....nice job getting Little Mama all greased up...
good looking piles of splitz Kevin.....one of these days I am going to have a feed of Crawfish....
I was just looking a my woodpile behind the shed the other day......
Looks like I am going to have to spend some money and get a little wood. _________________ Horizon Offset (Marshall RD Special)
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biker.chef BBQ Pro

Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 558 Location: Burnsville Minnesota
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Posted: Mar 29 2016 Post subject: |
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Looking good.
I'd love some of those crawfish. _________________ -------
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: Mar 29 2016 Post subject: |
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Thank You Rick. Y'all have a few trees up there in the Great white North get to cutting and splitting Brother. Just make sure your neighbor doesn't want it first.
Thank You biker.chef.  _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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BillN

Joined: 15 Mar 2016 Posts: 17 Location: Cochise Stonghold West , Az
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Posted: Mar 31 2016 Post subject: |
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Thanks for posting K.A.M. the smoker looks great... I see a log spliter in my future, the maul gets old or maybe I'm the one getting old... Bill _________________ Smoker on order: Lone Star Grillz 24 X 36 Horizontal Offset w/Warming Oven |
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: Mar 31 2016 Post subject: |
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Thank you BillN. A splitter is the only way to go for us young or old folks.  _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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LeonNC Newbie
Joined: 31 Mar 2016 Posts: 29 Location: Murphy, NC
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Posted: Apr 01 2016 Post subject: |
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WOW! Love the post. I hope my leg quarters look half that good this weekend. |
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: Apr 01 2016 Post subject: |
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Thank You Leon. I am sure you will do fine.  _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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