Brisket Camp in NOLA!!!

lakewade

A few photos.

Mickey

SGH said:

@DMW‌ I let him ride up front for the ride home. 2 nights ago Party Monster and Brother Apple was riding around the streets of NO in trailer drinking beef and smoking cigars. I'm not sure that was a cigar Party Monster was smoking. Had a strong and powerful smell to it.

He didn't just run to Colorado. On every corner in Glenwood Springs.

SGH

As to the briskets. The plan originally was to cook many different grades of briskets and flats using different cooking methods and set ups. The demand was so high and came on so fast for food that low and slow was out the window. Towards the end hot and fast was ultimately replaced with thermonuclear briskets. On the last load Unit 1 never fell below 375 degrees for a second. The final load was finished in excess of 415 degrees. The final corned brisket was finished at a witnessed 442 degrees. There was no way we could keep up with demand using low and slow. Nor using eggs unless we had several of the new XXL eggs. I was pushing Unit 1 very hard to meet demand. That's ok though. Live and learn. Next year Unit 6 will be front row center and online the night before. I won't get caught with my pants down again.

SGH

SGH and Brother Tex

cazzy

SGH said:

As to the briskets. The plan originally was to cook many different grades of briskets and flats using different cooking methods and set ups. The demand was so high and came on so fast for food that low and slow was out the window. Towards the end hot and fast was ultimately replaced with thermonuclear briskets. On the last load Unit 1 never fell below 375 degrees for a second. The final load was finished in excess of 415 degrees. The final corned brisket was finished at a witnessed 442 degrees. There was no way we could keep up with demand using low and slow. Nor using eggs unless we had several of the new XXL eggs. I was pushing Unit 1 very hard to meet demand. That's ok though. Live and learn. Next year Unit 6 will be front row center and online the night before. I won't get caught with my pants down again.

Made me think of this:

SGH

@Mickey‌
What was your question about the knives my friend?

SGH

@cazzy‌
People started coming from every where like cattle. I would no sooner slice one and I would have to reload. One I got the pork done it gave us a little breathing room until it was gone. Them it started again.

buzd504

SGH said:

@cazzy‌ People started coming from every where like cattle. I would no sooner slice one and I would have to reload. One I got the pork done it gave us a little breathing room until it was gone. Them it started again.

Maybe you should consider that if the food wasn't so good, people wouldn't eat it as fast.

SGH

@cazzy‌
And as far as keeping up I defiantly got hit in the mouth. I really didn't think that the food would go that fast. It was shocking.

SGH

About 8:00pm I really got concerned. If I wouldn't have been so fatigued at that point I would have brought Unit 6 online as well. At that point I was so exhausted I couldn't run 2 pits. Just to old and wore out for that kind of pit management now.

cazzy

SGH said:

@cazzy‌
And as far as keeping up I defiantly got hit in the mouth. I really didn't think that the food would go that fast. It was shocking.

I'm not surprised. People on the sauce get hungry...especially when it's free and right off the cutting board. Sounds like a damn fine time. When time did the first piece of meat get some fire and smoke?

SGH

@buzd504‌
Thanks for the kind words brother.

Mickey

SGH said:

@Mickey‌ What was your question about the knives my friend?

What size? 10 or 12 or 14 inch

SGH

The largest is a 14" Cimeter by Victorinox. The small one is a 12" Cimeter by Victorinox as well. Outstanding knives for carcass, primals and subprimals. In a league of their own.

SGH

@Mickey‌
If I make it to Salado I will gladly but a semi hollow 20 degree taper on them for you. Henapple can vouch for this. Once I hollow grind them they will cut you just by looking at them. No joke.

SGH

@cazzy‌
First load into Unit 1 was at 9:42am. First omitted smoke out the stack was 9:57am.

nolaegghead

Fleur deLirious jumping on NOLA's computer again... @SGH I thought you said you were going to collapse into a coma and sleep for 24 hrs upon arriving home. You are apparently NOT human, but some sort of artificial intelligence. That would explain your amazing abilities in the cooking arena as well as your lack of need for sleep...

SGH

Now that I'm home I'm wide awake. It always happens to me.

SGH

@Mickey‌
For a better understanding as to the actual size of the big breaking knives, that is a 7" boning knife that they are dwarfing in the photo. The boning knife is no baby it's self.

nolaegghead

Fleur again... I was standing next to Henapple when he nearly cut off his finger while wiping down a chopping block. He barely grazed the edge of that ISIS Beheading Knife.

SGH

Sorry for the crappy pic above. Here you go my friend. Note the mass of the big breakers, yet they balance perfect in hand. Perfect.

SGH

@nolaegghead‌
Those knives are wicked for sure. For the price there are none in their league. None. I've tried them all. These are the breakers of choice without question or doubt my friend.

nolaegghead

here are some pictures from fleur...

brisket



nola brisket


gumbo

margaritas

chili

crying

nolaegghead

fleur must be holding the phone upside down or something.

SGH

Awesome pics for sure!!

nolaegghead

nolaegghead

This is a "shocker".  SGH, the man, the legend....

nolaegghead

The Tunnel of BBQ....

nolaegghead

"I once found two for one bacon and only bought one...dunno what I was thinkin'".

nolaegghead

EGGcelsior