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A year of eggin\' and a celebratory pork butt
'Q Bruddah
Posts: 739
I received my egg a year ago as a gift from someone who thought I would get more use out of it than he did. He was absolutely correct. I have grilled and smoked to my heart's content. Favorite meal? Pulled pork! It isn't so much the taste, although I love it, it is the process.
I put a couple of shoulders in the fridge yesterday afternoon with mustard and a local dry rub and wrapped in food service wrap. I had a late appointment with a lady from Tennessee and I told her what I was fixin' to do. She knew BBQ.
I got home and started the egg. I caught the temp on the way up, always a plus. I let it settle for a bit and napped about a half hour. At 11:15 I retrieved the meat, freshened up the rub and set it on to the grid. I noticed the temp coming up so I damped her down just a bit and went to bed. No checking! There is some satisfaction that I am smoking nekkid, no electronics.
I don't have anything against them and will probably own one this year but for now there is a purity of skill that I enjoy.
I slept like a baby through till 6AM. I checked the egg and it was a cozy 260° and the meat was 178°. Here just before 8AM it is at 195° and I am looking for 200°.
With fondness and some nostalgia I reminisced about those nervous early cooks. Checkin' and fiddlin' and worryin' and wondering if the fire would hold. Checking the forum every 15 minutes as if that alone would give me success.
There was the smell of smoke in the mornin' this morning. I scared a cat that had slept next to the warm egg on the bottom shelf.
What a difference a year makes. Lunch is almost ready. The best part is having a family I can share this with who understands-- who knows BBQ. Thanks for listening.
Yes, I know the rules. No picture, no BBQ.
I put a couple of shoulders in the fridge yesterday afternoon with mustard and a local dry rub and wrapped in food service wrap. I had a late appointment with a lady from Tennessee and I told her what I was fixin' to do. She knew BBQ.
I got home and started the egg. I caught the temp on the way up, always a plus. I let it settle for a bit and napped about a half hour. At 11:15 I retrieved the meat, freshened up the rub and set it on to the grid. I noticed the temp coming up so I damped her down just a bit and went to bed. No checking! There is some satisfaction that I am smoking nekkid, no electronics.
I don't have anything against them and will probably own one this year but for now there is a purity of skill that I enjoy.
I slept like a baby through till 6AM. I checked the egg and it was a cozy 260° and the meat was 178°. Here just before 8AM it is at 195° and I am looking for 200°.
With fondness and some nostalgia I reminisced about those nervous early cooks. Checkin' and fiddlin' and worryin' and wondering if the fire would hold. Checking the forum every 15 minutes as if that alone would give me success.
There was the smell of smoke in the mornin' this morning. I scared a cat that had slept next to the warm egg on the bottom shelf.
What a difference a year makes. Lunch is almost ready. The best part is having a family I can share this with who understands-- who knows BBQ. Thanks for listening.
Yes, I know the rules. No picture, no BBQ.
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0 • Off Topic Disagree Agree LikeThe "art" is still way too much fun and with the "fear of failure" long by the wayside -- if it happens, it happens :laugh: -- live and learn from it.
Well, besides Congrats on the first year down, may I offer another sage word:
MANGOS
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0 • Off Topic Disagree Agree LikeI am coming up on my one year anniversary
What a crazy ride, this has been :laugh:
I never thought food could taste this good
Shane
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0 • Off Topic Disagree Agree LikeI agree with you that electronics are not necessary!! It is just that I have this restaurant production mentality going on and I always want to cook "pulled pork for a hundred" That is the only reason I would consider it. I know it is a controversial subject. I wouldn't dare tell someone else what to do, unless it was to eat more mangoes.
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0 • Off Topic Disagree Agree LikeI will never own those gadgets.
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0 • Off Topic Disagree Agree LikeThanks for the comment. I notice you, too, are self employed. Sometimes that affords a respite from the fast paced world and a day to slow down shows up mid week. I treasure those times and this one was put to good use.
May we all use our time wisely.
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0 • Off Topic Disagree Agree LikeI would never try to convince you of anything against your purist' heart.
Thanks for the comment it is good to hear from you.
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