OT - What are you doing right now?

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

kl8ton said:

JohnInCarolina said:

kl8ton said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Explaining to my kids why they won't be riding roller coasters in NC anytime soon.  

Are you going over metallurgy and stress fractures?  Formulas and such?

You know it’s interesting but you’ve probably heard how “a picture is worth more than a thousand words” ? Turns out a video is worth even more.

I’m just glad nobody was injured or killed.  

Ohhhhhh..... I've not seen a video!  Just the same picture on every news media outlet.  

In the video, the roller coaster - carrying a full load of people, mind you - runs past the support and you can see the entire structure move to the right over the support because the crack has completely separated it into two pieces.   Good times.   

Looked like the only thing holding it together is gravity

Battleborn

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Driving in Southern Az at 1am.  Finally cooled off.

Yesterday was our first “hot” day at 115. I knew it would be bad when I got in the truck at 0500 to go to work and it was 92. 

Dobie

Little pork shoulder I picked up marked down at Publix a couple weekends ago. Brined overnight and had some cherry wood to add the Rockwood. Haven’t smoked any large cuts in a good while but for less than $10 and the holiday coming up I grabbed it. Going to pull the skid plates off my 4R today so the ham fisted techs at Toyota don’t break off the bolts again for an oil change this weekend and besides that just chill and enjoy some beverages. Not glued to a computer terminal for 10 hours today is the best part.

Dobie

Still the champ

lkapigian

lousubcap said:

The close of the above off subject stick burner pulled pork cook event:

16 lbs going in:

Never weigh on the back end:

Guessing around 9-10 lbs pulled.

Reheat and off to the local firehouse July 4th. 

Always enjoy these cooks. 

Solid Cook !

lousubcap

Dobie said:

Still the champ

Since it was lightening delayed I recorded the show.  Now back and will catch it later this PM. 

Dobie

Sorry for the spoiler Capt. but nobody really surprised.

shtgunal3

Nice cook @lousubcap and good on you brother

kl8ton

Dang it. Brought the camper over to the house and plugged it into the garage. At some point I lost power in the garage. Breaker not tripped. Checked all the GFIs.  Time to go buy a tester. Mine is in a storage box somewhere and it will be faster to buy one.  Sitting at the pool right now. Not really caring.

JohnInCarolina

Dobie said:

Still the GOAT

FTFY

lkapigian

Some Ribs on the 120

lousubcap

lkapigian said:

Some Ribs on the 120

Stylin with the cut and as always the recipients are in for great eats.  Great trim on those ribs.

GrateEggspectations

Dobie said:

Still the champ

What strikes me, aside from the mind blowing 62 hot dogs, is the lead he had over the competition. True athlete, by strict definition, in testing the limits of the human body. Quote about him: “Chestnut (…) typically eats nine hot dogs in less than a minute.” For the record, his personal best at one of these events was 76(!!!) hot dogs. 

Don’t invite this guy to a barbecue, unless you want to go bankrupt.  

lkapigian

lousubcap

lkapigian said:

Totally unsurprising and great as always.

My meager tribute:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2_vbou3kxE

Battleborn

Happy Birthday America. 

lkapigian

Thanks @lousubcap

billt01

lkapigian said:

Some Ribs on the 120

this guy right here has competed in a BBQ competition..

WeberWho

Here's our contributions yesterday minus the pasta salad that my sister made. 

WeberWho

@Canugghead The Sous Vide worked out good given the situation with us being out of town and timing. (We volunteered to cover the meal on the 4th as the host covers the meal on the 3rd) My wife had to work this morning so we had to be packed and on the road yesterday evening. We also had some prior obligations on the morning of the 4th. So I knew the majority of our cook needed to be done the day prior. The Sous Vide made the most sense for holding with the time and tools we had available.

Overall thoughts:

I'm happy given the situation. The biggest drawback with the sous vide and the brisket was the bark. I tired the foil boat method as I wanted to see if I could get the bark on the fat cap to become a little crunchy as I knew the sous vide was going to soften when taking a swim. The hold ended up being around 14 hours at 141 degrees.





What I might do differently next time:

I didn't have too many options as I was at my friends place. So I was limited on resources. If I was at home and needed to cook a brisket ahead of time I might FTC for a few hours, bring to room temp, vacuum seal, and reheat a few hours before serving the next day. I think that may help with the overall bark. I still want to try resting a brisket in my oven roaster and see how that works for a long hold. I'd say the sous vide overall was a win given the situation and limited room when traveling and cooking a brisket away from home. 

lkapigian

billt01 said:

lkapigian said:

Some Ribs on the 120

this guy right here has competed in a BBQ competition..

I’ve certainly Not Won quite a few LoL

Canugghead

@WeberWho nice smoke ring and doesn't look dry, thanks for sharing.
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I did something similar with MSM, previously smoked to 160 and chilled, steamed to 200 (usual serving temp) and foodsaver sealed for transportation in hot water. Worked well, the hold was only for few hours though.

I've been wondering if I omit the steaming, I may be able to use sous vide to accomplish both steam and hold, kind of killing two birds thingy? time/temp?
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May also try oven roaster for holding pulled pork or regular brisket. Got this from CL for $8 years ago

What if I hook it up with my redneck SV?
Prototyping...

Packaged with always-on outlets (for air or circulation pump) and PID-controlled outlets (for heat source on/off). PID itself powered by UPS' battery charging low voltage circuit.

kl8ton

I was pumping gas just a few minutes ago. I glanced at the car in the next bay.  The occupant of the passenger seat was out of it.  Like full-on lean back mouth gaping open out of it.  The driver was outside of the vehicle on the phone.   Before I was done pumping gas our local fire department EMS and sheriff were there.  My guess is meth.  

kl8ton

My power's back on in my garage.  I found another GFI outlet. It was the GFI. No issues since a reset.

nolaegghead

Skipping 600 unread messages just to post I skipped 600 unread messages.

HeavyG

lousubcap

nolaegghead said:

Skipping 600 unread messages just to post I skipped 600 unread messages.

Timing is everything as I was gonna reach out and see how you are.  Glad you have surfaced.  Trust all is well.
Stay healthy and safe out there-

Canugghead

Dislikowart missed you too!

Battleborn

kl8ton said:

I was pumping gas just a few minutes ago. I glanced at the car in the next bay.  The occupant of the passenger seat was out of it.  Like full-on lean back mouth gaping open out of it.  The driver was outside of the vehicle on the phone.   Before I was done pumping gas our local fire department EMS and sheriff were there.  My guess is meth.  

Opiate, most likely. 

alaskanassasin

Snort of narcan and back at it.