Dang work pitch-in

:)  suppose it wouldnt be too bad if I just said that I smoke only on the weekends, still makes me nervous when it is going all night and I cant stay up to watch it.  Another test of the AMNPS n vent mods I guess, this time a full tray of pellets, 8 hours of perfect smoke should be fine for flavor.

please  please,, dont let me get that far into this fun hobby :)  I would love to have a offset wood smoker but I dont do enough to justify,, just would like to have it so I can get the merit badge :)  Smoking the old way is so much more difficult then with electric and not sure wife would let me sit there for 16 hours or so.. drinking beer and chatting with neighbors,, then crawl into house with the finished product :)  Would be fun though,, trim the apple trees for neighbors, prune the grape vines down to the ground,, maybe even take some branches from the ornamental cherry that is growing like a friggin weed in back yard :)  (2) 7#'s in brine.  I bought some pink Mediteranean salt, just for damn giggles,, used 1.5 cups with 1.5 gallons of water,, then tossed in some savory herbs. Whisked the heck out of it for 15 mins,, salt dissolved and then tossed in the pork butts, bone in.  I trimmed excess fat and scored what was left in crosshatch pattern.

I agree,, though sadly,, lil MES is gonna be filled with someone else's PP.  I have told Donna/wife that I will smoke something whenever she wants.  Though wives sometimes just dont ask for anything.  If Maverick and AMNPS works like last time,, I dont have to sit and watch it constantly, the joy of an electric smoker.  I do have this urge though,, carnivorous urge,, would love to take all the spare cobblestone bricks around the house and build me something to do a full hog.  Now that in my opinion is the quintessential pinacle of a smoker.  I even have a little 6x4 concrete pad to build on but it happens to be right under power wires to house.  About 200 cobblestone bricks, 50 or so cement blocks and a father n law that has been laying brick for 60 years.  He built full fireplace for us in the remodeled kitchen,, I got too be the mud guy,, but I learned :) 

Piggies ready for a nap.  1st rub, let them sit overnight or longer,, gonna give them one more rub and put in smoker about 4:30pm tomorrow.

Thank you all for your help.

I dont have Qviews yet from results but have been told several pcs are on the way.  I just put the butts in the cooler and delivered them.  I have had several rave reviews this morning at work from folks that attended, I may also be getting more requests if I am willing.  Hostess was asked several times where she purchased the pulled pork from, thankfully she just told them it was a test run from a friend.  From what I hear,, it was snacked on all day and the only leftovers made 2 small sandwhiches for the hostess and her husband the next day.  It may not be a big success to some but please consider that I am a computer geek,, not a big social person.  Smoking has opened a new door to the world for me to step out and meet people and it seems something that I can be quite good at :)  Its feels very good to be able to step outside my box and have something to talk about and enjoyed by others.  Computer work is just so boring.  Thank you thank you for your help in making this all a success and giving me an out from my shell :) 

I would like to give a very special thank you to Eric.  He sat up with me all night chatting while we worked over the specifics of a smoked pork butt on a test run.  As a new smoker, I was getting so frustrated but your knowledge and experience Eric got me through it with perfect results.  A thanks to Pops for his knowledge, pointing me in right direction for the cut and Bear :)  lol,, so funny but when I read what you post.  I am inspired.  Thanks to the rest of you for all your help also.  I have a Maverick now and an AMNPS because of everyones inputs.  I really do feel that MES needs to offer bundles to include those attachments, not to say that MES units are not perfect :)  I have done several runs using them, almost out of pellets already, after just 3 weeks,, as long as I remember to put foil tent over AMNPS and too light through the hole instead of trying to light half the pellets in the tray,, what an amazing product.  Really it is.  I smoked a fatty yesterday with Mesquite,, wife hates the strong flavor but it turned out perfect this time,, she took all that was left to work and I have none for lunch :)

Sincerely,, my thanks to all of you and to the webmaster, a sincere thank you also.