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Half Ton Of Meat

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Focker said:
    Slicing the finished product is nothing, compared to trimming them out of the cryo.
    Except for the next moment.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Focker said:
    Slicing the finished product is nothing, compared to trimming them out of the cryo.
    Especially if you trim the brisket down to 10% of the original weight.  Cutting a 2 pound cooked brisket is pretty easy. 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Hell of a job Mike.  Not withstanding the tremendous amount of work that entire endeavor takes, just managing a team of volunteers is a chore in itself. 

    That said, I'm sure you just trimmed to 1/4" fat and did Aaron Franklin proud. 

    Will look forward to pics of the final product. 
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    Holy shite. First day back from vacation, so I've been a keyboard slave, but on other matters. You done good, that's some impressive smoking.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,247
    edited June 2018
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    Thanks all.  Had a team of 10 volunteers to trim, rub, and wrap on Tuesday.  Brisket was minimally trimmed to 1/4” on the flat and a little of the hard fat between the point and flat. One guy wouldn’t listen and was hacking out all of the hard fat. Moved him to opening cryo and rinsing. 

    Looking over the receipt from Restaurant Depot we actually did 1,136 lbs of protein. 
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
  • pescadorzih
    pescadorzih Posts: 926
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    WOW!
    Nice job Mike. Looking forward to the pics of that endeavor.
    SE PA
    XL, Lg, Mini max and OKJ offset
  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,247
    edited June 2018
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    The sheet pans in the top photo were to catch the grease that was just pouring out past the door, even while closed. They would then get dumped into the 30 gallon barrel mentioned earlier. 
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT.