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Smoking a prime brisket at the NOLA KOA tomorrow

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    @jarc - A week ago I saw them for $4.50/lb boiled at Kenner Seafood.  I'll never buy them at that price.   The price will start dropping as Mardi Gras is over and the weather warms up.  And they get larger.  Around April is prime season.  The price for live will drop down to $1.35 or so (hopefully) and boiled is about twice that.
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  • jarc
    jarc Posts: 241
    I thought maybe with the milder winter months they may have started giving a little earlier this year. There is a place about an hour away from me that brings them in. They had some last weekend and were asking, no they were getting $4/#. Way to rich for my blood. Hell when we left LA we thought .79/# was high.

    LBGE

    Misplaced Cajun-----Blytheville, AR

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  • jarc
    jarc Posts: 241
    @nolaegghead----Thanks. Anything under $2/# sounds like a steal to me.

    LBGE

    Misplaced Cajun-----Blytheville, AR

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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,877
    @jarc yep, yesterday they were just over $4 for boiled and just under for live.  Looked good, though.  The price will drop dramatically after Easter (for both weather and religious reasons).
    NOLA
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  • nolabrew
    nolabrew Posts: 246
    I'm in. I'll bring some... Wait for it... Beer. 
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,951
    Can't beat being in an rv and egging!
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    Thatgrimguy said:
    First thought ... Roy Orbison ... Only the Lonely!

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    First thought....so lonely!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaKX9YYHiQ

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    edited February 2016
    Wrapping in butcher paper now! Looking good.

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    So...am I understanding this correctly - you drove that rig all that way just to cook ONE brisket?

    That's dedication!
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    edited February 2016
    HeavyG said:
    So...am I understanding this correctly - you drove that rig all that way just to cook ONE brisket?

    That's dedication!
    Well. I'm over here so my wife can have the RV to stay in while she goes to class at Tulane for her MBA (every other weekend.) But while I'm here, I may as well bring my toy and smoke a brisket!!

    I'm also going to throw some ribs, stuffed shrooms, naked fatties, alligator sausage and an experimental SGH sausage loaf on! Ribs are going on now!
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Man that is too cool.   Can you use the vertical by itself for smaller cooks or is that just to hold/warm? 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738


    The grocery I stopped by didn't have any full racks. Just St. Louis cut in half. Oh well, they will cook and eat just fine!
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    edited February 2016

    SmokeyPitt said:
    Man that is too cool.   Can you use the vertical by itself for smaller cooks or is that just to hold/warm? 
    • There is a damper to run the heat straight up from the firebox and use it all by itself.
    • I can open a damper from the main chamber and it seems to run about 75 degrees less than the main chamber.
    • I could open both and run it higher than the main chamber
    • I can use it as a warmer and open the vents, but neither damper and it keeps about 125. With the bottom vent closed it runs right at 140. 
    • OR you can grill in it! There is a charcoal pan in there as well. 
    I'm sure by playing with the stacks and dampers there are more combinations I haven't thought about.  There is also a 18x18 sear grate in the firebox.
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738


    And it was good!
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    Looks awesome brother.  

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • jarc
    jarc Posts: 241
    Looks very tasty. As always great job.

    LBGE

    Misplaced Cajun-----Blytheville, AR

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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Mighty fine!!!
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Kids of Anarchy?
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    Chubbs said:
    Kids of Anarchy?
    Kamgrounds of America.  It's the campground for us special folk that can't remeber which consonant we should use.
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • nolabrew
    nolabrew Posts: 246
    Man, talk about good!  I feel sorry for everyone who didn't get to hang out on Saturday night. Thanks again for the hospitality, brother!
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    nolabrew said:
    Man, talk about good!  I feel sorry for everyone who didn't get to hang out on Saturday night. Thanks again for the hospitality, brother!
    Glad you could make it out for a bit!  I think the sweet heat ribs were the best! How about you?
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • nolabrew
    nolabrew Posts: 246
    The brisket flat was my favorite, followed closely by the sweet heat ribs.  Too bad you can't replicate that stuff again. 
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