It is a cold day to be smoking

[zvaldez1]

Today is my off day and just so happens to be one of the coldest days in Georgia. I decided that I wasn't going to let that stop me from smoking a Butt so last night I bought one, trimmed and salted it up and this morning I put my rub on and threw it on the smoker .Hopefully it will be ready to go around 6:00 tonight. Also, its pretty crazy the temperature difference between an analog and digital theremometer.

 

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[tropics]

Looks good so far and I have to say, I would love to see that temp. here.

 

[gary s]

Nice, Looking Good

Gary

 

[shaggy91954]

How, what and when determines if you should tie a roast or not? 

 

[zvaldez1]

After 13 hours on the smoker and grill and a burnt up back yard and a visit from the local FD, this 8# butt was finally done. Was it worth it? I don't know but it sure was good. 

Shaggy, I don't really have an answer for you. I've read that tying a Butt with baker's string helps keep it together and makes it easier when  taking off the smoker. I had no problems with it being wrapped. 

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• zvaldez1
• Feb 20, 2015

 

[gary s]

Nice, Looking Good - Z

Gary

 

[inkjunkie]

Burnt up back yard?

 

[zvaldez1]

Burnt up back yard and partially burnt up front yard. Hopefully I'll have some green grass this summer. 

 

[gary s]

 
Burnt up back yard and partially burnt up front yard. Hopefully I'll have some green grass this summer. 

 Is that "Extreme  Smoking" ?

Gary

 

[inkjunkie]

Burnt up back yard and partially burnt up front yard. Hopefully I'll have some green grass this summer. 

How did THAT happen?

 

[zvaldez1]

 Is that "Extreme  Smoking"?

If it is, I want nothing more to do with it. What made it so bad was that had my water hose not been frozen it would've been easy to put out.  

I was adding more charcoal to the firebox and I'm guessing when I did an ember fell onto the patio and blew onto the grass. 

 

[b-one]

Practice makes perfect go buy some ribs or brisket and finish the grass of while you still can!

 

[zvaldez1]

Going to try ribs today. Luckily we've had a lot of rain so this 

should not happen again..
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• zvaldez1
• Feb 26, 2015