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18 BUTTS ON A XL ( Pic Heavy )

dldawes1
dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
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I thought that would get your attention !!!!

Cooking for our annual Men's Conference for our church. 18 butts (6 at a time).   Turbo butts take 4.5 hrs. I'm finishing up round 2 at 183 IT right now. All is good in Carrollton, KY. The Rockwood is blasting, AS ALWAYS  !!

I had an unusual lesson learned this morning. I lowered the lid of the egg and the band came loose !!!!  Yep, heart attack time !!!!  Luckily it was very close to completely closed so no harm done...other than shock to my heart, mind, and soul !!!!

I adjusted the tensioner bolts, aligned everything back up and tightened them back.  All is well again in Donnie's World.

As a reminder eggheads, don't wait like I did...I have had my XL for over 2 years, made almost 100 cooks, and I had never even checked a bolt or nut.....I know peers, I know, you taught me better !!!!!

Here's a few picks of the progression. I'll post some money shots later. 

Later my friends,

Donnie




Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

TWIN XLBGEs, 1-Beautiful wife, 1 XS Yorkie

I'm keeping serious from now on...no more joking around from me...Meatheads !! 


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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    Wow, that's a lot of a**. Lol
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,420
    I have 4 butts going on the large tonight for a low and slow overnight.  Yours is looking great!
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Good gawd Donnie - that egg's putting in some work!
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Wow man that is a lot of butt!  Your egg looks like it has been working hard.  

    Just my $.02, but I would be pulling them off at 160-170, wrapping in foil, and into the oven so I could move on to the next round. 

    Are you going to pull all the pork and reheat later?  

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

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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    Looks like you have the whole Kardashian clan over.  That might be one of the most "used" looking eggs I've ever seen.  I think one of the elders (fisherless maybe?)  showed theirs once and it was on par with yours.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    edited April 2016
    Just gorgeous.....that is what it is.....gorgeous. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,232
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Nice!   Way to rock it!  By the way Donnie, you might win the award for the most disgusting Egg.  I'm surprised one of your neighbors hasn't written "Clean Me!" into the gunk on the outside.
    Curious if that grunge is drippage from the Smokeware?
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    @Bring Back John  ( JohnInCarolina )...All that is from last night. Well, I really didn't clean the top vent, so it probably had some grease caked in it. But, I did powerwash the egg last week after coming home from the fundraiser. 

    SmokeyPitt  I've refused to use the oven !!!   Just my personal challenge !!!

    saluki2007  Got 250-300 hungry men coming to a church men's conference tonight and eating RNNL8 BBQ Pulled Pork Sammiches afterward...I hope 18 butts will hold em over. 185 lbs and I am figuring about 1/2 lb each should do the job with the loss during cooking. 

    I use large buns and I try to average 1/2 lb pork per sammich...That's the way I like it....I couldn't serve anything less !!!!

    Legume ...Yes they are workhorses...'er workEGGS !!!  I need a twin to balance the load !!!!  SWMBO would have me stuffed in an egg if I came home with another one though !!!


    Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

    TWIN XLBGEs, 1-Beautiful wife, 1 XS Yorkie

    I'm keeping serious from now on...no more joking around from me...Meatheads !! 


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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    That! Is what egging is al about! Fun with friends and family, it does not get any better than that.
    Standing by for the money shots.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    And the Grand Finale...money shots later this afternoon !!

    Butts #13-18 !!


    Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

    TWIN XLBGEs, 1-Beautiful wife, 1 XS Yorkie

    I'm keeping serious from now on...no more joking around from me...Meatheads !! 


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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    That Egg is doing some serious work! 
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    Awesome Donnie.  None of those fru-fru pretty boy meals coming off that bad boy.  That's a straight up BBQ producing machine!!!

    Thanks for all you do towards the advancement of His Kingdom.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • bgeaddikt
    bgeaddikt Posts: 503
    Wow. If I had the money, time, and an egg, I would love to do this. Awesome and thanks for the food porn!
    Austin, Tx
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  • stompbox
    stompbox Posts: 729
    What is with the gasser photo and the license plate photos?
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
    that is a LARGE church you go to.

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • ChillyWillis
    ChillyWillis Posts: 893
    Looking good Donnie! It's cooks like this that make me wish I ponied up the extra dough for an XL. The church will be eating well tonight!!!!
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    Looks great!! Way to put the XL to work!
    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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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    That's a "butt-ton" of meat!  =)
    Living the good life smoking and joking
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  • smokesniffer
    smokesniffer Posts: 2,016
    Good on ya, nice work.
    Large, small, and a mini
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  • dldawes1
    dldawes1 Posts: 2,208
    stompbox...The gasser is used for storage, it is 11 years old and finally rusted out underneath the other day....thought it looked lonely so I captured a pic....The license plate is my BBQ Company name...RNNL8 BBQ !! All proceeds from the company go directly to my ministry.

    Donnie Dawes - RNNL8 BBQ - Carrollton, KY  

    TWIN XLBGEs, 1-Beautiful wife, 1 XS Yorkie

    I'm keeping serious from now on...no more joking around from me...Meatheads !! 


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