Eric,
You even outdid yourself on this one.
Pictures galore !!!!
I spent a lot of time left clicking so many of them to zoom in---Awesome pictures of awesome meat!
This is about the most pics you ever posted of something.
I'm wondering if it's because you aren't afraid the "insert image" thing will freeze up any more??
Thanks for some GREAT VIEWS!
Bear
Thanks Bear, I did have a ton of pics taken towards the end, and they all looked so good I just couldn't decide on which ones to post that would best describe what this smoke
really looked like, and how the finish actually came to be. Those sliced point pics (before cubing) about drove me crazy when I saw 'em on the monitor, so, I just took the extra time to unload 'em all on you guys! LOL!!!
As for the "Insert Image" having issues, yes, it does still mess with me, but I stopped using PB for the past couple of weeks if I remember correctly, and have had less problems than before. I had a few upload sessions where I only got 2 pics up (out of 6 or more) and made the mistake of going for a third....I rolled snake eyes (with X's through the middle...dead...LOL!) several times on those. But on this last set of...I don't even know how many...20 something...I rolled the dice and got 5 and 6 at a time between clicking the preview button, so I guess you just never know when taking a gamble will make ya or break ya.
Anyway, I figured if I'm going to post a tutorial of sorts, or just a mind-blowing Q-view, I'm gonna go for it...all or nothing! Took awhile, but it was still tons of fun doing the smoke and being able to share it with all my friends.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a drool puddle on my desk!
Hey Steve, didn't you read the top lines of my finale' post? I
did warn you about that!!! LMAO!!!
Eric those look terrific... Do You Deliver? LOL
Those look better than any I have had in ANY Kansas City Q Joint...
Oh crap, Paul! I wish I could deliver...they still haven't gotten hudler to get PM smoke deliveries...just think...take a pic and add it to a PM, click send, and instead of the recipient getting a pop-up PM notification, they'd just get a plate of fine smoked grub sitting right in front of the monitor, complete with napkins and an ice-cold brew with water condensation trickle down the bottle!
I know, I know, that's reaching pretty far...but if I could make it happen...LOL!
KC can't do decent BE's? Dang! Maybe you should ask to go into the kitchen and see how they do 'em so you get point 'em in the right direction. Can't be too hard if I can do 'em! LOL!!!!
I wish he delivered I think I would be his best customer too. Now that looks awesome there Eric. Man I have to make me some burnt ends hear pretty darn quickly too.
Thanks Mark, I guess we can hope for hudler to really pull some strings one day, huh? If you haven't made burnt ends in the last month, that's about 2 weeks too long if it were my house...my wife buys a brisket every time she's got an itch for BE's...well, if she can find one, that is...she's been talking brisket for over a week and finally found one two days before I smoked it...she keeps me in the brisket smokes pretty regularly.
My God what a great finish to a long day. I've been following this since the snow in the water pan. Everything looks soooo delicious. Thanks for the great post.
You're welcome, Al! That really was a great day for a brisket smoke. Now that this smoke is over (but not forgotten), my next project will be coming soon, and I'm pretty pumped about it...curing has got to be my favorite...OK, gotta shut-up about that or it'll drive me nuts 'cause I still have at least 3 days 'til I can do a long smoke again.
Great smoke. You keep outdoing yourself. Love your "play-by-play". I learn everytime you share. I'll have to remember that foil wrap on the thin end when I run into that same issue.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, yeah that foil trick, man, I'm sure someone has used that one before but I don't recall seeing it anywhere. It just goes to show, you never stop learning, even with a smoker. Heck, I had a foil-fix in my Gourmet smoking a 7-bone 14-1/2lb whole beef rib for Christmas...roast was too long, so I baffled 4" below the ends of the roast with foil so it wouldn't get slammed with the high heat at the outer edges of the vertical smoker's grate...worked out perfectly! Foil is our friend! Ha-ha-ha!!!!!!!
Well fellas, it's been a great pleasure doing smoke with ya!
Keep your smokers warm and happy...oh, that goes for your bellies, too!
Eric