Game day prep

[RiversideSm0ker]

I will melt all the ice cream sandwiches and people will have cold milk soup

I enjoy cold milk. Something tells me you won’t need to break out the hairdryer. Looks like your guests are in for quite a feast. Enjoy the food and the game.
G

 

[WildewoodBBQ]

So it begins!!! A little bit later than hoping, but life (and bbq from what I’ve experienced) has a funny way of making that happen!

Starting off with a big chunk of hickory mixed with some apple chips around it. Have it on high so I can try to smoke at 275.

The bigger butt weighs 9lbs, I have that on the bottom so it can cook quicker than the 7lb above it. I’ll still probably rotate in a couple hours.

 

[tallbm]

Thanks Ray! Yea I’m pumped about this weekend!!!

Appreciate the heads up on the butts... I’m thinking of trying To keep the smoker temp up near 250/275 tonight.. I think closer to 275 might get me where I need to be in about 7 hours.. depending on where I end up tonight will determine what time I get them back into the smoker tomorrow to warm up/finish off.. that’s either after I pull the jalapeño poppers out and roughly half the wings if I just have to warm up, or will be in there simultaneously if I need to come up another 20*-30*

Im with sawhorseray on this one. If u are cooking 17 pounds of pork butt at 275F alone it still takes a little over an hour a pound for it to get to a pulled consistency. That will be like 17+ hours!
If you dont get it to a pulled consistency in tonights cook you basically have done nothing but apply smoke and uwill have to take it to 205F'ish tomorrow to get it to pull.

HOWEVER, if u take it to pulling temp today then tomorrow u can reheat it back to 170F and it will pull for u because tonight's cook has already broke it down.

Heck what u might end up doing is just leaving them in there utnil they are done tomorrow hahaha and they will simply have just been cooked over night and ready tomorrow hen u get to dinner time hahaha.

Do what you like, just understand that you might have 17 pounds of pork butt that isn't pull ready tomorrow by dinner time if you don't take these words of suggestions seriously lol.

BTW, I'm looking forward to the game as well. I don't have a dog in the hunt so I just want it to be a good game and may the best team on that day win! :)

 

[WildewoodBBQ]

Im with sawhorseray on this one. If u are cooking 17 pounds of pork butt at 275F alone it still takes a little over an hour a pound for it to get to a pulled consistency. That will be like 17+ hours!
If you dont get it to a pulled consistency in tonights cook you basically have done nothing but apply smoke and uwill have to take it to 205F'ish tomorrow to get it to pull.

HOWEVER, if u take it to pulling temp today then tomorrow u can reheat it back to 170F and it will pull for u because tonight's cook has already broke it down.

Heck what u might end up doing is just leaving them in there utnil they are done tomorrow hahaha and they will simply have just been cooked over night and ready tomorrow hen u get to dinner time hahaha.

Do what you like, just understand that you might have 17 pounds of pork butt that isn't pull ready tomorrow by dinner time if you don't take these words of suggestions seriously lol.

BTW, I'm looking forward to the game as well. I don't have a dog in the hunt so I just want it to be a good game and may the best team on that day win! :)

Thanks for the heads up Tallbm!! So I’m hoping that since they are split up into two butts, it will bring the cook time down.. I still MAY have to finish them in the oven overnight, I just don’t trust this smoker overnight..

 

[negolien]

Working my grave yard shift so keep updating. Not sure I am going to watch ANY games this weekend...might try and nap some before the Packers game as I get off at 5 a. Sunday morning.. Nights sucks sometimes.

 

[SmokinAl]

That is going to be one marathon cook!
Good luck!
Al

 

[jcam222]

What times the game start? I might still be able to get a flight to get to your party!! Seriously all sounds great.

 

[tallbm]

Thanks for the heads up Tallbm!! So I’m hoping that since they are split up into two butts, it will bring the cook time down.. I still MAY have to finish them in the oven overnight, I just don’t trust this smoker overnight..

The total smoke time may come down some since they are 2 butts but you are still smoking 17 pounds of thermal mass in butts alone lol. Yeah the oven will get the job done with less baby sitting. I'm sure u will need both to make your spread workout.

I'm pretty sure you are in the thick of it right now. Don't panic and if u need, you can always break out the grill and grill wings and the jalapeno poppers as needed.

You can make it happen and who knows it may just be the magic needed for your boys to pull out the victory... or at least you can claim it was the magic if they win :D

 

[RiversideSm0ker]

I will melt all the ice cream sandwiches and people will have cold milk soup

So glad you didn’t have to melt that ice cream down. One step from going back to the big dance.
G

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

How did it all turn out? The games were amazing!

 

[sawhorseray]

How did it all turn out? The games were amazing!

They were great, and the most shocking thing is you still got a dog in this fight!

No pics or report? I'm thinking the butts were in a 2-pack from Costco or the like, which is why WW referred to them as a 17 pound butt. I did a 9.6 lb butt Saturday on my offset running around 275º, took 10.5 hours before it came off the grill and got foiled to rest before pulling. What happened WW? At the worst you ended up with sliced pork, ain't so bad. The important thing is learn a little something about your smoker every time out, practice makes perfect. RAY

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

They were great, and the most shocking thing is you still got a dog in this fight!

Derrick Henry is unstoppable. Loved seeing the look on Lamar Jackson's face every time he was sacked or threw a pick. Might even give the chiefs a run for their money. Beat em a few weeks go! Niners/Chiefs is what I am expecting though. Great thing is is all 4 of these teams are beatable. No one clear front runner to win it all this year...although I like SF's chances. Shanahan is a great coach.

 

[sawhorseray]

Yep, Henry is a real beast, be interesting to see how the Chiefs will try to slow him down. I thought KC was toast yesterday when the score was 24-0 in the first quarter, silly me. We will pound Green Bay! When they came out earlier this year they got their fanny handed to them on a platter, and we're back to full strength now. RAY

 

[WildewoodBBQ]

Hey everyone!!

Sorry it’s been several days since I’ve updated the game day thread.. life has a busy way of getting in the middle of my plans, hahaha..

Regarding the game, couldn’t have been happier with the outcome. Honestly it was pretty close to what I expected, especially after they benched Ahkello. Looking forward to the damn Packers and can’t wait to give them a taste of our pretty close to fully healthy front seven..

On to the food!!!

Well I first off want to apologize to all for not updating pics earlier, but everything turned out Amazing!!! I wanna thank Ray and tallbm for the tips and recommendations for the cook, the lil smoker tried as hard as it could for seven hours, but still definitely needed some finishing time in the oven.

I ended up at 7 hours in the smoker at probably an av. temp of 225*, then I wrapped it after it came out in peach paper and cooked it in the oven for 4 hours at 215.

When I pulled it out of the smoker, the larger pork butt registered 177*, and the smaller one registered 174*, so I knew they needed the oven time based off Ray and Tallbm’s information.

For the last two hours I had the pork in the smoker, I had sliced and cored/seeded half the jalapeños to make the smoked jalapeño poppers. I added a couple extra to make a smoked jalapeño bbq sauce, which turned out incredible as well, not spicy, just a small heat and smoky flavor at the end, most everyone’s favorite.

The wings marinated overnight, and then half of them went in the smoker while the now stuffed jalapeño poppers were cooking. Wings were in I believe for about an hour to an hour and a half, they picked up a ton of flavor and after I fried them to finish cooking, they were amazing!

I had several sauces, a homemade hot sauce, the bbq sauces(regular and smoked jalapeño) some just plain old bay, some Asian zing, and then an old bay and honey sauce that is really delicious.

Lol I was just constantly cooking and serving the wings, so unfortunately I didn’t get a picture of them cause the 25 people were beating down my counter to get at them, similar to the smoked jalapeño poppers. But I will absolutely stand by how amazing they were and would happily give the recipe to any that ask.

All in all, everything turned out amazing, from the food, to the games(lol well except for the Ravens), to the Atmosphere. Again I wanna thank Ray an Tallbm for their knowledge and help, and....

HERE COME THE PICTURES!(well at least what I have)

 

[fowldarr]

Looks good.

 

[TNJAKE]

Nice job

 

[WildewoodBBQ]

Thanks guys!

 

[sawhorseray]

Nice piece of work WW, you are off and runnin' now! Like, RAY

 

[WildewoodBBQ]

How did it all turn out? The games were amazing!

Turned out amazing! Check the recap Smokingvol for pics.

 

[WildewoodBBQ]

Nice piece of work WW, you are off and runnin' now! Like, RAY

Thanks Ray!