Successful first packer under the belt! Got a total of about 2 hours of sleep and was woken up twice by my Maverick 733 when a good blizzard rolled in at 4am, but it was all worth it. Cut it a little close on time, but it all worked out in the end.
Foiling hurt my bark a bit, but was needed in order to finish on time.
9:30am: Final IT was 203*F when toothpick test passed to the best of my knowledge. Nice smoke ring on the point, but not much on the flat.
Great learning experience this was.
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Removed from foil, separated point from flat. While flat was laid to rest back in foil in the cooler, I cubed up the point.
Placed drippings from foil in the freezer for a bit to harden the fat. Skimmed it out and added to a fresh pot of Jeff's sauce.
Tossed cubes in a 50/50ish mix of Jeff's sauce and Sweet Baby Rays. Then sprinked with
Jeff's rub. Added some lump and a hickory chunk to the
WSM and dialed in to 250*F and dumped these bad boys in there for 1.5 hours (these were AWESOME
).
12:30 arrival: Removed flat from cooler after a 3 hour rest. (still nice and hot). Damn near fell apart when removing from foil.
Sliced up (CAREFULLY), served with the option of Jeff's sauce w/ foil drippings for dipping. (Made this in case it turned out dry. It did not.
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That is pretty much it. I will be sleeping well tonight.
Thanks folks!