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So we moved forward with the B-Day plans. At B-Day (minus 2) the weather was clear, but rain would be moving in. So I waited until the last minute and started the pork butt.
I rubbed it the night before with a rub that the family seems to prefer. My family is a mix of American South...
I just turned 50, and my wife asked me what I wanted to do for it. So (tongue-in-cheek) I suggested a local steakhouse. She took me seriously and said "WHAT? We'll have 15 family members coming! I can't afford to take us all out to eat there!!!" Then after a moment she saw me grin ans...
Well, I almost... ALMOST beat around the weather. But a pop-up rain shower caught me (and the local weather guys) by surprise. So I had to improvise...
Thanks Chef JimmyJ!
(FYI, the reason I still consider freeing is my wife and in-laws... they think that leftovers MUST be eaten within 72 hours or tossed.)
And being Arkansas and November, the weather forecast is still changing... I'll either be smoking on Wednesday and serving on Saturday, or smoking on Saturday for serving on Saturday. Nothing like a little "excitement" at the last second (sigh).
But I was thinking about the reheat... rather...
Good morning! I have a situation, and I would like to ask everybody's advice, please!
Next Saturday will be a major family event, and I'm doing BBQ for it. My plans at the moment are for a pork butt and a beef chuck roast, both of which the family likes. But looking at the weather forecast...