2014 Michigan Get Together ( July 19 2014 )

[robbq]

BBQ get together was great! More food, and more people this years! Awesome! Thank you Cam and family for hosting this event for the 2nd straight year.

Also thank you to Todd, and Amazn Products for donating items. I won a tube smoker and gave it to my friend cooter who went with me. He's not a smoker/bbq guy so hopefully Todd's good will can change that! The items were all appreciated.

All the food was great! For some reason or another people liked Robbs spam fattie.... I still don't understand that one.

Congrats on the win RobbQ. Don't turn your back cause before you know it your gonna have to defend that title and how you top spam and horseradish cheese I have no idea???

I'm pretty sure I'll be putting on a small smoke September 20th. Weather should be nice towards the end of September. Let me know if your interested. Won't be an all weekend thing but should still be fun.

Thanks again everyone who pitched in! Great time!

Yes it was a great time, and fantastic food. However, I need your nail please. HA.!      I believe the reason of a for the love of the fattie is simple.

Love of something is a decision, not an emotion.

And I am a loveable guy. ( cough cough ) Meeting you guys was great. Very fun and awesome personalities. Thanks for making my newbie weekend a great one. Anyone wanting more gatherings, instead of the big one, We should have it. Small or quaint to large, I would be in considering availability.

I may even have a class on how to win. LOL ( look I have a year to make you all work, and I am using it! )

Remember, I am the DREAM WEAVER!

Best Regards

Rob-BQ

 

[robbq]

Soooo, did like everyone disappear on this forum?  I will do my best Pink Floyd..

start of lyrics Hello,
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?     

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

.................

That was the sound of me nodding.

 

[kingfishcam]

Nothing like a busy work week to follow the weekend festivities. .

looking forward to a sept gathering at casa del notsoberhillbilly!

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Hahahaha! It looks like September 20th is the date. Not sure what we will be doing (hopefully smoking delicious meat while drinking beer). Should probably get a head count in the next month or so and then figure out what to do from there.

 

[handymanstan]

I will be there.  Scott I think you should start a new thread for this smoke.  Cheese?

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Ok I'll start a new thread for it as soon as I get a minute. I'm thinking just an everything smoke Stan. We could do some cold smoking for sure. Just depends on how many smokers we have. I have 2. I'll be using the mes to smoke a pork butt and anybody who wants to bring a smoker or use mine can smoke anything they want to.

Should probably get a first list and see who wants to bring or smoke what again like we did for cams.

 

[humdinger]

Cool - nothing like following up one successful gathering with the planning of another! Glad we got a date pinned down for the Hillbilly Hoedown! As long as that date stays open for me, I'll plan to bring my smoker. It's got lots o' room for smoking cheese.

BTW, I have some more pics from the gathering last Saturday, but the filters here at my work keep the SMF site very limited. I'll upload them from home as soon as I can.

 

[towerclimber]

Hey everyone...looks lime a great time sorry we missed it...my work sent me to san antonio instead of noth carolina...both bbq states so I didnt mind.
Anyway the sept get together sounds good...please keep me utd...

 

[humdinger]

Here are the extra pics.

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Robb loading the smoker with his awesome bacon wrapped onion rings!

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A beautiful sight!

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Seasoned Lazy Man giving a demo of his new build

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Bacon wrapped, siracha stuffed mild peppers. Perfect Bite size.

 

[fpmich]

It was a great time!

I didn't even realize until after I saw some photo's later, that I missed out on a couple of things.  The mac n chees bites was one.  Never saw them.

Must have been pretty good, and gobbled up as fast as Robb's onions rings.  Wife & I did get to split one of those bacon/onion rings before they were gone. 

I've GOT to try those on my own soon!  Hope they turn out as well as Robb's did.   The rings were awesome!

What temp did you do those with Rob?

 

[kingfishcam]

I will be perch fishing on Sept 20. :(

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

We can change the date then. No big deal. What about the following Saturday? That work for everyone?

 

[handymanstan]

Is the chili cook off at Cams friend Scott the 27th?

 

[kingfishcam]

Is the chili cook off at Cams friend Scott the 27th?

I will find out.

I have a busy Sept. Please dont try to accomidate me! I am sure I will be drinking a beer off of Sober road before then anyway. :)

 

[kingfishcam]

The chili cook off is on Saturday Sept 27.

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Ouch! Ok how about the 2nd weekend of September or the 1st weekend of October?

 

[robbq]

It was a great time!

I didn't even realize until after I saw some photo's later, that I missed out on a couple of things.  The mac n chees bites was one.  Never saw them.
Must have been pretty good, and gobbled up as fast as Robb's onions rings.  Wife & I did get to split one of those bacon/onion rings before they were gone. 

I've GOT to try those on my own soon!  Hope they turn out as well as Robb's did.   The rings were awesome!

What temp did you do those with Rob?

Well thank you sir. I cooked them around 250. I stocked up the heat on my smoker for the last hour of my pulled pork. Saw it was nice and hot when I put them on. They seem to have cooked really well at 2:54 about 2 hours. Give or take a few degrees. But I believe 250 to 275 is optional optimal. And the bacon was sliced very thin so he could wrap easy and not break around the onions.

I just caught up on the forum, looks like you're having another cup coffee?

 

[hillbillyrkstr]

Yeah your welcome any time cam. Feel free to stop on by.

As far as not accommodating you for the smoke that's nonsense! We need to keep the original group together. We can do the last week of August if need be. We just need to try and find a date that works for the most people.

Yeah chili cook off is the 27th Stan. You entering?

 

[kingfishcam]

Yeah your welcome any time cam. Feel free to stop on by.


As far as not accommodating you for the smoke that's nonsense! We need to keep the original group together. We can do the last week of August if need be. We just need to try and find a date that works for the most people.


Yeah chili cook off is the 27th Stan. You entering?

Send me address and your cell. I will send ya a text. Might even be up that way in the next couple days.

I seriously have every weekend booked for August and September. Salmon fishing and a couple annual parties has us booked solid. I am actually thankful I am working this weekend. Needed the rest. LOL