First butts on modified el cheapo brinkman ...pics and Q view

[jokensmoken]

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• jokensmoken
• Jul 21, 2017

And the last butt done wrapped and in the cooler.
16 hours total cook time...temps held steady at 235° all day.
No ash clogging issues...mods were 100% successful...
Next mod...a charcoal.basket.

 

[jokensmoken]

Right...I let mine sit 7-10 minutes minimum before wrapping.

 

[jokensmoken]

So, all in all my chimney mod worked better than I imagined.
A 14 hour smoke I got 7+ hours out of the first load of charcoal minion method...added more fuel twice...about 20 briquettes each time, half lit half unlit...
Never adjusted the air vents all day till I started pulling butts off...then I had to choke it down a bit to keep temps under 240°.
Everything is resting now...gonna nap for a few and pull it in a couple hours and throw it in the fridge.
I'll re-heat it in my big electric roaster tomorrow for the graduation party.

 

[Rings Я Us]

So, all in all my chimney mod worked better than I imagined.


A 14 hour smoke I got 7+ hours out of the first load of charcoal minion method...added more fuel twice...about 20 briquettes each time, half lit half unlit...
Never adjusted the air vents all day till I started pulling butts off...then I had to choke it down a bit to keep temps under 240°.
Everything is resting now...gonna nap for a few and pull it in a couple hours and throw it in the fridge.
I'll re-heat it in my big electric roaster tomorrow for the graduation party.

Oh nice.. you add sauce to it or let people add some?

 

[jokensmoken]

No sauce, I serve it on the side. I add a 1/3 cup ACV/apple juice + 1 TBS brown sugar to my foil wrap that I stir back into the pork after it's pulled with any other drippings...if it seems dry AT ALL (almost never does) I'll add a bit more.

 

[SmokinAl]

Nice job!

The butt looks great!

Al

 

[Rings Я Us]

That's great for just a modest smoker.. not bad at all.. enjoy your food! Happy grad party!

 

[jokensmoken]

Thanks... Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control...I'm a lightweight and fell sound asleep last night and didn't wake till 9:00 am this morning...I didn't get pictures of the finished/pulled product, BUT, the color was amazing, pulled like a dream and tasted wonderful. Of three butts, I scraped enough scraps together for a sammie, maybe; had several requests for my rub and sauce recipes and scheduled another large party...all in all another successful smoke, and now I've got another small portable dialed in I can transport easily.

 

[Rings Я Us]

:th_nopicsye3:


Lol just kidding. hope you get back to normal routine rest now..

 

[jokensmoken]

Lol...we had a great time and yes it's time to.put.mynfeet up and have an adult beverage.
Didn't realize how tired I was last night...you wouldn't think just sitting in the yard all day would do that...but it was a 16 hour day out in the 90° heat.

 

[Rings Я Us]

Right.. I just went out to get some food and it was really nasty humid and hot.

 

[jokensmoken]

Yup...it's nice to be in with the AC going.
I'm an old dude with a lung disease...makes this humidity even worse.

 

[Rings Я Us]

I take a hit of an inhaler couple times a day for lung trouble.. it's been working for me. Smoked 35 yrs