Hickory Smoked/Reverse Seared Prime New Yorks

[chilerelleno]

A bit of celebration was in order tonight.
1) Doctor says my pneumonia has cleared enough to go back to work.
2) Received my 2017 bonuses from work, with a little extra than normal.
Great news on both counts!

A quick trip to Costco yielded some nice Prime New Yorks and a few Choice too.
Choice for those cretins who demand an overcooked steak, I'll not ruin Prime beef.
They don't know or appreciate the difference anyways.

Menu
NY Steaks
Fresh steamed Broccoli with butter
Garlic Bread

Prime

Choice

Primes after an hour and half of hickory smoke, IT 100°

Reverse seared in cast iron, IT 130°

I also picked up something else with my bonus, and it sure as heck didn't come from Costco.

Colt AR15A2 (R6550) Government Model, 20" Rifle, .223 1/7 twist
One of only 8000 made back in the Pre-Ban days from '88-'90.
Serial number begins with GS007***
It is 99%, danged near immaculate, I wouldn't hesitate to say the only rounds fired through it were Colt's test rounds.
Somebody's 27 yr'ol, unfired Safe Queen is now mine and it'll soon see some range time.

 

[phathead69]

Points on the steak and nice find on the AR

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Nice cook Chile, looks phenomenal & congrats on the AR!

 

[Braz]

Trained on and was issued an M-14. Only got to shoot the M-16 once as a demo. I thought it was a toy gun compared to the M-14. One went "blam" the other went "ping."

 

[chilerelleno]

Trained on and was issued an M-14. Only got to shoot the M-16 once as a demo. I thought it was a toy gun compared to the M-14. One went "blam" the other went "ping."

I've a Springfield M1A (civilian M14), love it, great rifle, I've shot 600 yards with irons and kept them all on target.
LOL... Yeah, one goes 'Bang!' and the others goes 'BANG!'

 

[chilerelleno]

Nice cook Chile, looks phenomenal & congrats on the AR!

Points on the steak and nice find on the AR

Thanks guys, appreciate the compliments/points.

 

[troutman]

Points for the rifle for sure. Prime steaks from Costco a double bonus. Glad you're feelin' better is the triple (and might I add most important) POINT !!!! Good job Chile .....

 

[GaryHibbert]

Beautiful job on the steaks Chile. New York is my all time favorite cut of beef--nothing better.
And a great find on that AR. That's a keeper.
POINT
Gary

 

[natej]

congrats on all accounts mate!

check out that prime beef, cooked for perfection

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[tropics]

Chile Them steaks look great Points for them
50 years ago I was carrying one of them guns
Richie

 

[SmokinAl]

Great job on the steaks!
That's just the way I like them!
Killer AR too!
Al

 

[tallbm]

Hahhahaah cretins! :D
Man the meat looks awesome!

With a 1/7 twist you can load/shoot a 70gr+ all copper bullet and go pop you some whitetail or wild pigs.
The all copper should exceptionally penetrate, exceptionally retain weight, and expand wide like crazy. Makes for filling the smoker with good meat whether you take a head shot or a heart/lung vital shot!

I hope the good luck keeps rolling your way! :)

 

[chopsaw]

Sear on the steak looks awesome . Love the full stock on the AR . I have a M1 Garand that I'm hooked on .

 

[ab canuck]

Well Chile that's a point on all parts.....