Kicking off July 4th Weekend...

hapster

Started early this morning at the National Constitution Center in Philly, today was Hoagie Day in Philadphia and Wawa built and gave away over 20,000 hoagies as part of the Welcome America festivities and our 50th anniversary...

Of course after my guys and I cleaned up that room, the last thing we wanted for lunch was a hoagie, so went to South Philly at Front & Synder and instead ate at John's Roast Pork. Quite possibly the greatest hot sandwich I've ever had...

Got home to a great big hug and kiss from Scoot who was happy to have me home and off from work for a few days.

Butts got on just as the skies opened up. No worries, esp with the smokeware cap. Going with Bad Byron's and peach and hickory for smoke. I continued the rest of the prep work inside. Rattlesnake tails, wings, and a couple of pasta salads. I'll prep the London Broils tomorrow...

Here are some pics...

Room prepped yesterday. And a new box of sticks was waiting for me at the door. The kitchen is clean and now closed.

NPHuskerFL

@hapster‌ I'm digging the pics. The sky looks angry in the POV of the egg w/ Smokeware shot. And your lil girls specs are stylin man B-) Looks like a great time.

SGH

@hapster‌
Looks like a heck of a good time to me. As always the food and the pics look par excellent my friend. Glad you are back in full swing!

stemc33

Awesome Independence Day Kickoff! Pics looking amazing as usual. Can't wait to see more.

hapster

Thanks guys...

Heading to bed. Decided to have a couple spoonfuls of ice cream and vike rather than a nightcap and cigar. The butts are snug in the egg as another thunderstorm rolls through. The maverick is on the case so no worries. The IT is currently at 160... My ass is dragging and I'm feeling it LOL

See ya in the morning...

johnmitchell

Awesome Pics Hapster..Have a great weekend..I love the last pork pic,can almost smell it.. :-c

jhl192

@Hapster, your ability to capture the mood, flavor and experience of your cooks puts you in the upper echelon of this group. Happy 4th! Feel better.

tulocay

Happy to you and your family. Always enjoy your posts and pics. Feel better.

tulocay

Oops. Happy 4th that is.

CPARKTX

Looks awesome. Don't think I've ever seen a post from you with beer before, you usually have a bourbon.

Tylerd76

great pics, you are setting the bar high for the Holiday weekend!

hapster

jhl192 said:

@Hapster, your ability to capture the mood, flavor and experience of your cooks puts you in the upper echelon of this group. Happy 4th! Feel better.

Thanks for the kind words...

hapster

CPARKTX said:

Looks awesome. Don't think I've ever seen a post from you with beer before, you usually have a bourbon.

I know right )

It was just so hot and humid, the couple beers I had were just so so cold and refreshing

hapster

Well after a few hours of relatively pain free sleep, I awoke to find the maverick reporting my grid at 260 and the butts at 203... Perfect. Butts are off and resting in the oven(off) under some foil and towels for a few hours. Plenty of lump left over for the rest of today's egging later.

Errands this morning, some laundry, and then firing up for today's nibbles, about 40 wings, dozen or so rattlesnake tails, and 3 London Broils.

Here is my butt removal tool and the butts...

tulocay

Those are some big chunks of peach. Is that a commercial product?

hapster

tulocay said:

Those are some big chunks of peach. Is that a commercial product?

Are you talking about the wood on the table? If so, yes. The peach and hickory chunks are from Firecraft, I think they're 15lb bags...

mb99zz

Hey Hapster,

What's the stuffing you used in those peppers...looks great!  If there's a recipe you could share, that would be awesome.  I've been thinking of doing stuffed peppers for the family.  

Thanks!

GATABITES

Butt are beautiful. Did you wrap them?

hapster

mb99zz said:

Hey Hapster,

What's the stuffing you used in those peppers...looks great!  If there's a recipe you could share, that would be awesome.  I've been thinking of doing stuffed peppers for the family.  

Thanks!

They're Anaheim peppers stuffed with hot Italian pork sausage that is mixed with sharp cheddar, wrapped in bacon and then dusted with Bad Byron's butt rub...

I do them indirect at about 350 to 400 for about an hour till the bacon is mostly crispy.

hapster

GATABITES said:

Butt are beautiful. Did you wrap them?

Thanks... Only covered in foil and a few towels after they came off the egg. I've never wrapped butt a while they were on the egg.

HDumptyEsq

Awesome performance. Happy Happy to you and your family. Hope you stay feeling better over the holiday.

hapster

HDumptyEsq said:

Awesome performance. Happy Happy to you and your family. Hope you stay feeling better over the holiday.

Thanks! Same to you and yours!

hapster

About to pull and pack the butts... Just got back from the beer distributor and managed to stuff another case of Corona and 40lbs of ice in the cooler.

fence0407

Very nice all around! Enjoy the holiday!

nolaegghead

Man I wish I was at your house right now....

TexanOfTheNorth

Enjoy your weekend big guy!

hapster

Thanks guys...

Pork rested, and now it's been pulled, sauced, and sealed for tomorrow. Time to clean up and get ready for this afternoon's eats

keepervodeflame

Wow, you know Hapster, it is a tough, hard, life but somebody's got to survive and it looks like your muddling through. Happy 4th, great food, great family, great cook. Enjoy 

PNWFoodie

@hapster As usual, everything looks amazing! Might I ask what wawa is?

hapster

PNWFoodie said:

@hapster As usual, everything looks amazing! Might I ask what wawa is?

Wawa is the fast causal to go retailer that offers fuel as well...

It's really the best damn gas/convenience store anywhere and it's gained a cult following in the areas we operate. Employee and family owned, we opened our first location 50 years ago. The Wood family have been in business for over 200 years. One or our early corporate attorneys was Abraham Lincoln.

caliking

Looks like you're hunkered and bunkered down for a great weekend! Hope you're feeling at least a bit better.