Smokin' Christmas

[robsdak]

hey guys, been a little bit for me, just been busy with a few projects. thought i'd share this installment of the smoker diaries.

it started out innocent enough. 2 boston butts, some 'secret rub', apple wood and the smoker. rubbed the meat and took a nap. started the fire, put the meat on, added some more wood and off too sleep for a few hours. i woke up to a cold smoker...... it seems the rain had put it out! after a few minutes of trying to gather my thoughts and determined to finish this. i cleaned it out and started it back up. fire is going good and i re-positioned the smoker under the eave a little better. then then rain started back, hard and blowing. what to do? i could walk it around the house and get soaked. a better idea! i came thru the house too the front porch. no worse for wear and the house smells good! here are a couple pictures.

[Sniper-T]

yum!
Where are the mushrooms and onions?

[robsdak]

yum!
Where are the mushrooms and onions?

they will be later today. don't want them on too early.

[realist]

We had a break in the rain so it was time to BBQ again. Steaks, baked potatoes, saute mushrooms in wine and garlic with a tossed green salad. As my daughter said this sounds like a man's meal. Oh some good Irish before dinner and a nice red with it. Life is good..........

[bacpacker]

What time is dinner Rob. That's some good lookin meat.

[robsdak]

What time is dinner Rob. That's some good lookin meat.

when you get here. there is plenty to go around.

this is what it looks like finished. 16 hrs. +/- a few minutes.




crappy picture, but you can still see the smoke ring.

[ElevenBravo]

You should do a video on how to run a smoker like that! Ive seen them at WalMart here, but didnt give it a second glance because I know nothing about them... other than I am interested.

EB

[bacpacker]

Nice smoke r8ng. That'll be some killer eatin.

[realist]

Just right.... I keep saying I have to get one of those smokers. I was just looking at a Traeger at Costco, its the lazy mans way of smoking. Do you only use charcoal or do you use wood too?

[Vodin]

We cheat 2 times a year that and I have no smoker. We went to the Honey Baked Ham store and got a 24# ham. I am not that keen with ham but the wife would almost let me go if she would have to choose. I have a tenderloin ready for tomorrow (for grilling) and she has the ham.