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I want to thank everyone on this forum. I finally got my first BGE (an XL) last weekend, 05/19/13 and jumped right in with low & slow BB ribs for my first cook.
My second cook was this Memorial Day weekend in which I decided to attempt and overnighter with two 7.5 lbs pork butt's for our family get together on Sunday. This is were the anxiety started creeping in. From "lurking" on this website for the last 6 months, all of your posts, comments and input allowed me to quell the anxiety and fear of failure and go kick butt. I prepped butt's with mustard and Bad Byrons Butt Rubb about 5 hrs before cooking, stabilized egg @ 250 F and had butt's on by 10:30 pm. Went to bed @ 2am, and woke up every 2 hours to check temp (no pit controller). I did make very minuscule adjustments which were probably not necessary but I was taking no chances. Dome temp was around 225 at 6am and meat was in the stall (what would the eggheads say?) don't panic. all in all I was able to pull butt's off at @ 3:30 pm (17 hrs), FTC one for 2 hrs, and the other for 4 hrs. Lightly sauced with Stubb's original and served with homemade coleslaw, corn and other goodies.
This was a very successful attempt, lots of compliments from all of the attendees (they were swarming my house the next day for leftovers). Also thanks to the forums "what to do with leftover pulled pork" we made some of the best tacos I have ever had (avocado, onion, cilantro, colby jack cheese and green sauce).
Promise to work on "plating" in the future
Btw, can't believe how much BGE brand lump was left. Unbelievable!
Again, THANK YOU ALL!
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I think if you got into cooking something you might like it ) ..... Real nice man.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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Good looking food.
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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Way to jump right in there. I'm sure they were as good as they look.
Damascus, VA. Friendliest town on the Appalachian Trail.
LBGE Aug 2012, SBGE Feb 2014
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Way to jump right in -Looks great! (The jar of kool-aid is warm and welcoming)+++++++++++++++++++++++++++Austin, Texas. I'm the guy holding a beer.
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Nice! You cooked some good lookin Grub.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Great job isn't the forum fantastic?_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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JRWhitee said:Great job isn't the forum fantastic?
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Way to dive in. It all looks great. The pulled pork tacos are frikkin awesome for leftovers. Don't forget to try the nachos tooWhich came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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Don't forget about pulled pork pizza as another use for those leftovers. Nice looking cooks!!!
I raise my kids, cook and golf. When work gets in the way I'm pissed, I'm pissed off 48 weeks a year.Inbetween Iowa and Colorado, not close to anything remotely entertaining outside of football season. -
Scottborasjr said:Don't forget about pulled pork pizza as another use for those leftovers. Nice looking cooks!!!
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Welcome to the club!I know all the rules, but the rules do not know me.
Small, Medium, 2 Large, XL ,Stumps XL Stretch, Workhorse 1975 -
Awesome job! Did you inject your pork butts?
XL BGE with adj rig & woo2
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damnedhooligan said:Awesome job! Did you inject your pork butts?
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