2017 Rub & Sauce Exchange - Show Off Thread

cazzy

After you receive your care package, please take a picture of it and post it here.  Showoff your new goods and thank your Elf!   

cazzy

I had some help this exchange!  Big thanks to @northGAcock for all the help this year!

Thanks to everyone else that volunteered to help out.  

northGAcock

cazzy said:

I had some help this exchange!  Big thanks to @northGAcock for all the help this year!

Thanks to everyone else that volunteered to help out.  

I was happy to assist. Gave me something to do while on some boring conference calls. My help and stumbles could have gone under the radar.....but sense it is out...I take blame for the early pairing error. Thinking @Cazzy should have put me in the noob draw which would have been appropriate. 

All jokes aside, I was happy to help, and my apprenticeship was part of a learning curve. It's been a lot of fun in past years....and I can say that there is a lot that goes into these, and Carl has shouldered the load in the past. For that we owe him greatly. Now lets get on with the pictures guys....this is where the fun begins.

steel_egg

Thank you both  @cazzy @northGAcock for the work you have done on the exchange. After participating last year and telling friends and family about the exchange they are astounded something like this can happen. Great group and a valuable resource.
I've been looking forward to it since last year. It's such a pleasure to share something that's local or even national (Dizzy Pig, meat church, etc) that others may not have tried before. 

SaintJohnsEgger

@northGAcock: Do you realize that @cazzy just set you up to take over next year?

Anyway thanks to both of you guys.

Space_City_Egger

steel_egg said:

Thank you both  @cazzy @northGAcock for the work you have done on the exchange. After participating last year and telling friends and family about the exchange they are astounded something like this can happen. Great group and a valuable resource.
I've been looking forward to it since last year. It's such a pleasure to share something that's local or even national (Dizzy Pig, meat church, etc) that others may not have tried before. 

Couldn't agree more. 

Davie755

I need to get on some posting so I can participate next year! Love seeing the generosity of people on here!

cazzy

Davie755 said:

I need to get on some posting so I can participate next year! Love seeing the generosity of people on here!

You could have participated in the noob exchange this year.  Sign up...I'm sure we'll get another late comer.

NPHuskerFL

cazzy said:

Davie755 said:

I need to get on some posting so I can participate next year! Love seeing the generosity of people on here!

You could have participated in the noob exchange this year.  Sign up...I'm sure we'll get another late comer.

Is there a veteran hack exchange division

GATraveller

TN_Sister_State

Bump...

Gulfcoastguy

SaintJohnsEgger

@Gulfcoastguy

It ain't happened yet. Nothing has arrived at my door. I figure it will be this weekend before pics start showing up.

Greedygoat

Let's kick this thing off, @Richard Fl hooked it up. I got home after a long day at work to find not one, not two, but three boxes waiting for me. 

I started with the box labeled 1 of 3 and found these goodies:


Box 2:


And Box 3:


Everything together:


I don't know what to say but thank you very much @Richard Fl for your generosity. You have indeed set the bar high this year. I can't wait to try the sea grape wood chunks on my next cook. 

And thank you @cazzy for putting this together once again!!

TN_Sister_State

Holy crap, now thats a delivery! Nice work @Richard Fl

slovelad

Wow! My draw will be wondering where the heck his other two boxes are! Way to set the bar high! @Greedygoat better get to work on those now so you will have room in the cabinet for next years exchange!

Biggreenpharmacist

Holy hell. Nice job. 

Gulfcoastguy

SaintJohnsEgger said:

@Gulfcoastguy

It ain't happened yet. Nothing has arrived at my door. I figure it will be this weekend before pics start showing up.

Just being proactive and see it worked. The one that I sent should arrive today. Just one box but packed tight. 

milesvdustin

The bar is so high its not in earth's atmosphere anymore 

Grillin_beers

Holy crap! @Richard Fl really came out swinging.  I can't wait to see what the rest of the boxes look like! 

SaintJohnsEgger

I say we all get together and vote @Richard Fl off the island for setting the bar so high.

Hey @Richard Fl is that Richard's Indian River brand something that you make and market? Is there a distributor in the Jacksonville area?

Smokin_Trout

Way to make us all look bad!

northGAcock

Richard must be getting ready to move and has strict instructions to thin out the cabinets and pantry. Dang.

Biggreenpharmacist

Yes unfortunately my box will be underwhelming compared to that. Dammit I thiught I was doing good. 

lkapigian

@Richard Fl  very nice!...............over achiever!

Gulfcoastguy

I imagine there won't be any new pics before tonight. Richard must have had his loot packed, taped and waiting in the car for the shipping label Monday morning.

saluki2007

Gulfcoastguy said:

I imagine there won't be any new pics before tonight. Richard must have had his loot packed, taped and waiting in the car for the shipping label Monday morning.

Had to get rid of it before the wife saw it and started asking questions.  

northGAcock

All, a word of caution reading this thread....please make sure to look closely when posting.....and let the other thread die re: 2016 showoff. Don't want to have folks mistakenly posting their loot on it. Not intended to insult anyone's intelligence here....just the kind of stupid thing I would do while half reading the thread topic.

Brason

Looks like i'll have to resort to adding alcohol to my box. Everyone loves that. Great boxes. I cant wait to get my box in the mail. It should go out on Friday.

cazzy

Guys, this isn't a contest, so you're okay.  There will be random lottery packages out there, but most of the packages will be more than adequate.  Just pretend you're buying something for yourself and you'll be just fine.

cazzy

Brason said:

Looks like i'll have to resort to adding alcohol to my box. Everyone loves that. Great boxes. I cant wait to get my box in the mail. It should go out on Friday.

This happens too, peeps see a package like Richards and add a few things.  That's cool too!