Pulled Pork?? YIKES!!

[ddave]

Well, I'm back from my trip to Georgia. Didn't make it to any of the recommended places (thanks for the recs though) but we did stop by Sticky Fingers in Savannah. Had the look and feel of a chain, but the food was good. Ribs and pulled pork seemed a little dry -- maybe because of the way they have to store it to serve, I suppose -- but the flavor was AWESOME!

Although, ironically, I did not get to partake of my brother-in-law's Q, his wife made her version of "pulled pork". It consisted of a pork roast (of unidentified cut), a crock pot, and one cup of vinegar. After cooking the pork in the crock pot for about 8 hours, she smashed it all up with a wooden spoon, added some store bought bbq sauce, and proudly proclaimed to my wife, "That's barbecue!"

My brother-in-law to his credit, peeked around the corner and said to me that what she was doing to that meat had nothing to do with barbeque.

It had the consistency of mashed potatos, was gray and pretty devoid of all flavor until you added the bbq sauce on the bun. I politely ate two sandwiches since I was staying at their house.

This preparation/desacration of this poor pig was all the more sad to me when, while outside watching the kids play, I discovered this in their backyard.



After conversing with my brother-in-law, I discovered that he had sort of a different method for using it than is the norm here. I politely offered suggestions and even mentioned the forum. He pondered thoughtfully but I don't think he will be visiting Roll Call anytime soon.

Oh, well. If it works for him and his family, more power to him. Seems like a shame though to sully a pig's memory that way by puttting him in a crock pot after he has made the ultimate sacrifice for our dining pleasure.

Dave

 

[twistertail]

I saw that lady with the big grey hair that has her own cooking show do pulled pork that way. Said it will taste exactly like you spent all day cooking it on the BBQ, she must have never had REAL pulled pork.

 

[lcruzen]

Nice smoker not being used properly and pork cooked in a crock pot at the same residence? Your sir are a saint for holding your composure.

 

[hacksaw]

Ou are a FAR better man than I. I would have stolen that smoker in the dead of the night....and left them a second-hand crock pot!

 

[earache_my_eye]

LMAO!!!

Better yet....stay an extra day....fire that beast up and leave a tasty pork butt behind in their fridge and say......"cook THAT in your crock pot"......

 

[bertjo44]

lol........Glad you had a good trip. I lived in Ga for a while (Valdosta, aka. Titletown USA), some pretty good Q down there. I have eaten at Sticky Fingers in Myrtle Beach. Loved it. Q was very good but their corn muffins were out of sight, slaw & beans okay too. Smoked Wings as an appetizer also very tasty.

 

[ddave]

Good Lord!!

What is she using as a reference sample?

It certainly wasn't being used to its potential. He uses it like an underground pit like our father-in-law does. He builds a raging fire, gets a bed of coals, seasons the meat and wraps it in elventy million layers of foil and sets it on the grates for several hours. Says he cooks at around 300 degrees. My father-in-law turns out some pretty good meat in his underground pit.

The scary part was when he said to add smoke flavor, at the end he opens up the foil, breaks up the meat a bit, throws on a green piece of hickory

and closes the vents.

He says it doesn't take long and you really have to like the taste of hickory. He said if he waits too long, it tastes like, and paused. I could not help myself and at this point blurted out "Creosote?!!" He sort of nodded.

Yeah, it would have been great to have a day to play with that thing. They are supposed to be in town next summer for a family reunion. I will have to make sure I have some pulled pork on hand for them to try.

Yep, beans and slaw were good and the smoked wings were great!! Didn't have the corn muffins though. Maybe next time.

Dave

 

[solar]

My brother lives in Dawsonville and his in-laws are about the same way when it comes to cooking; meat and vegatables have to be the same color

. Like you, I'll eat whatever they put in front of me with a smile, because they're really great people, they just don't know what good food is.

His smoker looked like it was in good shape, was it a recent purchase? It's a shame to see something as nice as that get taken over by weeds.

 

[coyote]

oh my...waste not want not....

 

[ddave]

I think he has had it for awhile. He bought it used from someone else. He built a charcoal tray for it to go under the racks so he can use it as a grill also. I think he gets a fair amount of use out of it -- although it has been parked for awhile -- as a grill and a "pit". It's just a shame that he doesn't realize what an awesome smoker he has. It looks to be pretty sturdily built. There is a tube that goes from the firebox through the cook chamber to carry the heat. Looks heavy and roomy enough to be converted to reverse flow if desired. All in all a nice little unit.

Dave