2016 South Florida Gathering (6th Annual) November 4th-6th PICTURES ADDED

[jarjarchef]

So, I am not as organized as you Kieth. I still need to get my sh@# together. It has been a crazy banquet season and to top it off, I did not realize till a week or so ago that we moved this up by a week. Booked the correct weekend, but never put it together. So kind of threw me off my groove.

I will be getting there sometime around 1-2pm. I have the same tent as last year, have not bought my own yet. I do have some plastic containers, but not as much as years past. They will be the last thing I pack, so if no room, no containers. Sorry. I thought I was going to be able to get the trailer smoker, but ran into another issue with my legal issues with Ex, so lawer got the money 

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I will bring my normal pantry full of stuff (potatoes, onions,veggies, spices, rice, pasta, eggs, cheese, bread and anything else I can fit in my truck).

Thursday night I will add to the hot dogs a sandwich I have seen online and some coleslaw, salad or potato salad (not sure what I will have time for). If when we get there and we feel we have plenty for Thursday night, I can do for lunch/snacks on Friday.

Friday night I was planning on making smoked pork tacos. Dad is planning on his smoked fish sushi. He has been working/planning this since last year. Yes, he got bit by the gathering bug.... 

Saturday night I am planning on doing a 48hr Sous Vide Brisket, figure since traditional was being done, might be nice to compare 

. Dad said he is working on a snacky thing for everyone to enjoy during the day.

I have not bought anything yet as far as groceries, so I am still open for demo requests that we can tie into the family meals. If something comes up, Walmart is just 20min away if really needed. It really looks like the main dishes are getting the focus as usual, we need to think of sides and even maybe sweet stuff. Ill bring my Dutch Oven and see if maybe someone can help me make a cobbler or cake with it.... 

I do have a boring white cornhole set I can bring, but would rather not if there is going to be ones there already. They take up a lot of room, would rather bring containers instead.

 

[carol506]

Sorry Keith I meant pork butt. Probably bringing 2 as got a great deal on double pack. One will be cubed for ease.

 

[nimrod]

Jeremy,

 Glad your Dad is coming back this year. I really enjoyed his company last year. 

Nepas, that Brunswick stew looks awesome. I could smell it simmering in the pot from here. I imagine your neighbors were milling about looking for a taste of that.

The only thing I have ready is some pork butt cubed up and packaged. This weekend we will start working on getting everything else ready to go.

 Craig

 

[BGKYSmoker]

My wife has to get some stitches out friday morning at 9, then we will be heading to the SFG

 

[boykjo]

Have a great time everyone.........

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• boykjo
• Oct 29, 2016

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Do i need to bring any cooking device like induction top, stock pot, air fryer.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Air fryer ?? don't believe I've seen/used one of them before ..

so I obliged a little to much in my screen name last night ... didn't get anything done today ....

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Air fryer ?? don't believe I've seen/used one of them before ..

so I obliged a little to much in my screen name last night ... didn't get anything done today ....

Oh yeah

Air cooked pepperoni is the awesome and sprinkled with parm. WOOO HOOO

 

[jarjarchef]

so I obliged a little to much in my screen name last night ... didn't get anything done today ....

This week is Charlyn's Birthday. So a little focused on that. Still have not started....

 

[dougmays]

Hey all! Sorry i've been quiet again...i was out of town for a week for work and that kept me busy as well as catering for a friend's gym grand opening in Tampa this past weekend. I'm ready for some R&R

@nepas  I"ve always been curious about these Air Fryers so if your willing to bring and show us what you can do with it i'd certainly be interested!

@JckDanls 07  I can bring another butt or 2 for sausage or whatever, do you need more?

@jarjarchef   - that fish sushi your dad made was awesome! Looking forward to it again! Also for your tacos, i make a chipotle coleslaw that i usually put on my tacos when i vend at festivals, i can make a large batch of that to add to the tacos if that is ok with you? I have alot of left over coleslaw mix from this past weekend's catering event

I've updated Page 1 with some of these updates! @nepas  , what night/day were you making the Stew on? 

I'm going to do a Stuffed Pork Loin (probably saturday since there is already alot going on friday), i'm bringing Cheese for cold smoking demo (hopefully we get cooler weather so we can do this), i'm also going to make some Collard Greens. I'll bring extra eggs and bacon to contribute to breakfasts. I'll bring both of my 12" cast iron skillets if we need them.

We graciously received Vac bags from @Lisa B  from Vacuum Sealers Unlimited! She has been a great supporter of our even since its inception!

Did i forget anything from the last week of posts?

I'm excited!!

Oh and i was going to bring my corn hole set but a little lid using it as a ramp at a tailgate a couple weeks ago broke one of the legs and i havent' had time to fix it, do we need it? IF so i can get stuff to fix it in the next day or so.

Let's keep the convo up so we can make sure we have everything on hand! i'll be checking this multiple times a day for the remainder of the week!

I'll be heading down Thursday probably around 11am!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Roger that

Will bring the air fryer and some pepperoni slices to fry up.

 

[floridasteve]

Got slightly sidetracked by a car repair and negotiation a house sale. But I did some shopping and have the drumsticks, pork loin and turkey breast in the freezer. I still need to make the marinade and rub paste for the turkey (this needs cooked), and get the ingrediants rounded up for the tators. And then there's packing everything [emoji]128534[/emoji][emoji]128534[/emoji][emoji]128534[/emoji]

But I am excited :sausage:

 

[dougmays]

Just a thought...can we get a head count on smokers and cooking devices? I usually bring my 18" WSM along with my trailer for "smaller cooking" but i'm letting a fried borrow it for a family birthday he wants to cater to. Just want to get an idea of what we'll have at our disposal. I"ll also bring a twin pack of Kingsford

Here is what i think we have so far:

@dougmays  - Trailer smoker and 2 burner gas stove

@JckDanls 07   - Mini WSM

@jarjarchef  - Not-so-mini WSM :)

@nepas  - Air Fryer

@carol506  - Customer made Weber smoker?

Anyone else? Do we want a charcoal grill? if so i might be able to fit mine but it'd be the last thing i'd pack up for space concerns.

DINNER

Also just a note on "dinner"....in order to not have to much (is that even a thing?? haha) at Dinner time...anyone making food for each day is welcome to stagger and make stuff at anytime after breakfast. This way we can eat throughout the day and not have just a giant dinner. Just a thought so we dont let any food goto waste :)

FIREWOOD

Anyone have access to a plethora of firewood for night time fires? I'll have enough wood in my smoker for cooking but would prefer to keep that for cooking and not firewood. @JckDanls 07  are you bringing those little wood spacer things you bring each year for firewood? I might sharpen up my splitting axe and try to cut up some older logs i have for firewood.

I have a Tabassco pepper plant that is out of control and i cannot keep up with picking the peppers...would anyone want me to bring some down?

 

[BGKYSmoker]

 
Just a thought...can we get a head count on smokers and cooking devices? I usually bring my 18" WSM along with my trailer for "smaller cooking" but i'm letting a fried borrow it for a family birthday he wants to cater to. Just want to get an idea of what we'll have at our disposal. I"ll also bring a twin pack of Kingsford

Here is what i think we have so far:

@dougmays  - Trailer smoker and 2 burner gas stove

@JckDanls 07   - Mini WSM

@jarjarchef  - Not-so-mini WSM :)

@nepas  - Air Fryer

@carol506  - Customer made Weber smoker?

Anyone else? Do we want a charcoal grill? if so i might be able to fit mine but it'd be the last thing i'd pack up for space concerns.

DINNER

Also just a note on "dinner"....in order to not have to much (is that even a thing?? haha) at Dinner time...anyone making food for each day is welcome to stagger and make stuff at anytime after breakfast. This way we can eat throughout the day and not have just a giant dinner. Just a thought so we dont let any food goto waste :)

FIREWOOD

Anyone have access to a plethora of firewood for night time fires? I'll have enough wood in my smoker for cooking but would prefer to keep that for cooking and not firewood. @JckDanls 07  are you bringing those little wood spacer things you bring each year for firewood? I might sharpen up my splitting axe and try to cut up some older logs i have for firewood.

I have a Tabassco pepper plant that is out of control and i cannot keep up with picking the peppers...would anyone want me to bring some down?

Sure

I'm a pepper head.

I have a CookAir grill only used 1x. Anyone want to try it out on something.

 

[dougmays]

I might also have some Morugas and Datils to bring :)

 

[BGKYSmoker]

 
I might also have some Morugas and Datils to bring :)

Morugas yes. I grow Datils here at the resort.

 

[dougmays]

I also have a 10lb bag of chicken quarters in my Freezer i could thaw and bring , but i feel like we are good on main course items?

 

[dougmays]

Sorry for the influx of posts my mind is starting to wander as the day goes by and this weekend comes closer....I would LOVE if between @TripleQ  and @jarjarchef  we can get a demo of proper sharpening, honing and overall how to keep your knife super sharp all the time presentation/demo. I feel like my knives dont keep an edge long enough and sometimes when i hone, they feel duller :( 

I have a Victornox 8" chef's knife that was crazy sharp when i got it and i cannot seem to get that edge back

 

[carol506]

Doug,John is bringing a "knock off" egg instead of weber.

 

[jarjarchef]

@dougmays   If you want to bring your spicy cole slaw that is good. I was going to make a simple lime and cilantro slaw as well. We can have both.

Different knives react well to sharpening. Victornox is a soft metal and very tricky to work with, usually it is all about the angle with them.

Firewood Ill see what space I have. My problem is we put the cover back on my truck, but will figure out something.