i am a 'tard (with on going Qview)

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

decided a week ago to do pulled pork for my family. christmas eve...pulled pork sammies...that will be great! i brine my butts 2 days in advance and the rub and set overnight. so i thawed out the butts, brined the butts and yesterday when i appied the rub is when i really found out what i was getting into.

the outside temp when i started the fire

the backyard

the butts, ready for the smoke

me finally checking the weather report

yea...and wind gusts up to 50 mph

i am a 'tard.

i'll post more later. gotta REALLY watch that fire.

UPDATE!
after posting and tending fire glanced at the weather channel and it is now 19 outside, 23 mph wind, with wind chill feels like 1. damn you fools for motivating me to do a cold weather smoke.

mballi3011 · Dec 24, 2009

You had better get that thing in the smoker before it freezes again. No it looks like your off to a wonderful start so I'll check back later.

bbq engineer · Dec 24, 2009

Well at least your beverage of choice won't get warm

!

Good looking butts, I'm sure your crew is in for a treat!

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

man...if this is what i gotta go through to get into the OTBS...count me out. i've smoked ribs when it was like 30 outside with no wind, but...the thread title says it all.

jsanders · Dec 24, 2009

This is what seperates the grillers from the smokers. I just east of you in alabama and am setting up in my shop! I think tard is a quality when it comes to mens pursuit of manness.

Hey, hold my beer and watch this! Where's that lighter?

carnuba · Dec 24, 2009

i've never seen frozen fire

post a pic whene it happens

j/k good luck,stay warm

rbranstner · Dec 24, 2009

Hang in there it will come out ok. I smoke all the time in below zero temps but you have quite a bit of wind to deal with. Best of luck to you.

carpetride · Dec 24, 2009

Cold I can handle, wind not so much. My smoker doesn't seem to mind so much ;)

BTW my wife puts me in the same category!

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

HA! the wife got up, poured herself some coffee, looked outside, looked at the weather report, shook her head at me, poured her coffee out, and went back to bed.

she tells me things in very subtle ways.

carpetride: that is a fine lookin pit you got there. registered? what bloodlines?
here's my smokin' buddy

he's got Jimmy Boots in him. he's got a lot of old time pit champs and aces in his blood.
best dog i've ever know (i understand i'm a little bias).

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

weather up date:

temp: 18
wind: 30mph (gusts up to 48mph)
wind chill: -1

butts after turn

neighbor across the alley just got home from his night shift and smelled the que. that prompted him to peek over the fence and ask me, "are you a 'tard?" i did not answer.

carpetride · Dec 24, 2009

We live out in the country and someone dropped her off last New Years eve. I guess that was someone's New Years resolution. My daughter immediately named her Princess and my wife fed her and they both asked if I thought she would stay

.

She has been a wonderful dog, house broke, fixed, and minded on a leash when we got her. Vet thought she was 2 at that time and friendly to boot. The first Pit we have ever had, she does play a little rougher than all the rest of the puppies though! Wife says she patrols the house and yard when I'm not home...that suites me real well. Her jaws should be enough to spook most people off.

carpetride · Dec 24, 2009

Scroll down a few pics in this thread and you see a little better picture of her.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...647#post394647

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

Carpet:
good lookin' dog!

i've had mine from day one (he is 8 yrs now) and he is super with the nieces and nephews. gets along with other dogs (females of the same size and/or any sex smaller than him). great guard dog and he loves to sit right by the smoker and get "bathed" in the essence.

i really don't think i will have any other breed after him. the pits that have fighting dog in them are really the best ones. the fighting dogs were bred for fighting ability and non-human aggression. he is a wonderful ambassador for his breed.

oneshot · Dec 24, 2009

Yer doin real good and those hunks a pork lookin delicious already!!!!
Hang in there, up here in Illinois it's not unusual for me to smoke in -20 degree weather and sometimes even colder. Just don't wear shorts out there for to long a time.....

fire it up · Dec 24, 2009

Great job, and points for the dedication.
I know how you feel, last night it was down to 14 and still over a foot of snow on the ground, but I outsmarted the weather, I fired up the base of my turkey fryer to keep warm

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

i wish old man winter would show his face instead of just showing his handy work. i'd pop that geezer in the lip.

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

i'm cheating and using the ovenfor the next 3 hours. i can't fight the wind all day. i got other stuff to do, like get my ribs for tomorrow prepped. butts will hit smoke again for 2 hours to bark back up.

Butt's going into the foil

the sammie vinegar sauce

the serrano chile vinegar slaw sauce:
prep

ready to be mixed with red cabbage and red onion later

soafung · Dec 24, 2009

butts back on the smoker for some bark. i got my ribs prepped for tomorrow and had time for the wife to give me a hair cut.

butt #1

Butt #2

smokin-jim · Dec 24, 2009

Nice lookin pork butts. Sorry about the weather, but extra points for sticken with it.
Sorry to say it is sunny and 45 here in the northwest, I really feel bad for many parts of the country today. Horrible weather for the holidays. Stay safe!

csmith2884 · Dec 24, 2009

Was worried about cold freezing rain here today, held off so far. Ribs today then brisket on Sat. Like most things I really don't like the weather to decide what I will do.

For stayin with it.

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