A Good Event Turned COVID Good

Foghorn

The local TX A&M boosters typically have a BBQ cookout/gathering at this time of year.  Because a large gathering couldn’t be held, they took orders for drive through BBQ pickup. They also asked folks to buy some extra plates to be delivered to fire/EMS/healthcare workers. 

At this point we’re 75% done cooking and packaging 850 meals - about 400 of which are being delivered to local fire/EMS stations and hospitals.  

My job is “chicken breaker”.  I break coolers full of 1/2 chickens into their respective leg and breast quarters and put them in other coolers from which they are served.  

It’s a good way to spend a day after operating all night.  The pics aren’t very good, but they do prove that it happened.  

SciAggie

Whoop! Well done. 

RyanStl

Looks good. Hope it was fun.

Moleman

God bless you for your service. 

JohnEggGio

Nice job!

StillH2OEgger

Awesome! Good work, that I'm sure is much appreciated.

lousubcap

Many thanks to you and the rest of the boosters for stepping up.  Top marks for the community to funnel those servings to the front-line workers.  (And you are a big player there-so sneak a few bites... Well earned)  
Stay healthy and safe-

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

The local TX A&M boosters typically have a BBQ cookout/gathering at this time of year.  Because a large gathering couldn’t be held, they took orders for drive through BBQ pickup. They also asked folks to buy some extra plates to be delivered to fire/EMS/healthcare workers. 

At this point we’re 75% done cooking and packaging 850 meals - about 400 of which are being delivered to local fire/EMS stations and hospitals.  

My job is “chicken breaker”.  I break coolers full of 1/2 chickens into their respective leg and breast quarters and put them in other coolers from which they are served.  

It’s a good way to spend a day after operating all night.  The pics aren’t very good, but they do prove that it happened.  

You are a beast. 

saluki2007

Not too bad for a bunch of SEC blokes...

dbCooper

@Foghorn

Good on you for donating your time and efforts.

Some time it would be interesting to hear the back story and the details on the cooker in middle picture.

Foghorn

Thanks all for the kind comments.

@dbCooper, here in San Antonio, the TX A&M alumni association owns a space along a creekbed with a large clubhouse for gathering and an industrial kitchen.  The grill is built in along the creekbed.  They cook raised direct on it.  They use a couple of charcoal chimneys in the area on the left side of the grill and keep a continuous supply of hot coals coming.  They load the coals in by lifting out a grate with food using some large hooks.  There is a way to clean the ash out the back with a shovel - which I supposed could be used to add coals if one had a good place/firepit  to get some going so they could be shoveled in.

I hope that helps.  I don't know any specific history on it... yet...

My daughter is the alum, so I'm not in the inner circle.  

@The Cen-Tex Smoker I guess it takes one to know one.

caliking

I don’t care what the other clowns here say about you, you’re a good egg in my book. 

Seems like the organizers recognized your skill set, and tasked you accordingly. 

In all seriousness though, much respect. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

Thanks all for the kind comments.

@dbCooper, here in San Antonio, the TX A&M alumni association owns a space along a creekbed with a large clubhouse for gathering and an industrial kitchen.  The grill is built in along the creekbed.  They cook raised direct on it.  They use a couple of charcoal chimneys in the area on the left side of the grill and keep a continuous supply of hot coals coming.  They load the coals in by lifting out a grate with food using some large hooks.  There is a way to clean the ash out the back with a shovel - which I supposed could be used to add coals if one had a good place/firepit  to get some going so they could be shoveled in.

I hope that helps.  I don't know any specific history on it... yet...

My daughter is the alum, so I'm not in the inner circle.  

@The Cen-Tex Smoker I guess it takes one to know one.

I can count the times I did surgery all night and then cooked for others the whole next day without rest on zero fingers. 

northGAcock

Great work. And good to know you are using those day skills (ok perhaps night). 

 I want to do an Aggie / Gamecock game in your neck of the country. Not sure this is the right year for it. Tee it up. 

lkapigian

Very Cool @Foghorn

gmanrva

Thank you for doing!!

YukonRon

Thank you for being on the team making a difference.  Anything any of us can do right now for those out in front everyday, absolutely helps, and remminds all of us there is a helluva lot in our life we need not be concerned about, because they are there for us.

Great effort and so much respect, for such a noble effort.