What to put in the smoker this weekend?

[Great-Kazoo]

I don't do recipes, just cook by what kind of mood I'm in which pisses off the wife cause she can't replicate..

The only way to cook, wing it. People ask my wife the same thing. What did he use on X? She says, i have no idea, what ever he grabbed from the spice cabinet.
Nothign worng with recipe's, then adjust / tweak till it taste better.

[wyome]

Just hung half a pork butt, ok a pork cheek, in the Pit Barrel Cooker....a lil mustard for a binder and a generous amount of James Gang BBQ rub. When it is time to wrap it we'll put a lil pineapple juice in there too...

[blacklabel]

8.5 pound pork shoulder put on at 530 this morning. I foil wrapped it 5 hours in and finished it in 8 hours flat. It was 201 when I pulled it off the smoker. I let it rest for 30 minutes before I pulled it.

It was rubbed in Salt and pepper with a little onion and garlic powder.



And some bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers.



I ended up smoking 3 dozen poppers.

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[Rucker61]

Brisket and pork spare ribs went in at 11:30 last night, out just before noon. Fantastic!

[Gman]

The brisket that I made today was fantastic. This was one of the best briskets I've ever had. Costco had Choice flats for $4.27 and Prime whole packers for $2.27. I went with the whole and trimmed it myself. Absolutely outstanding product, moist and tender. I plan to pick up another whole brisket tomorrow to go on the pellet grill Thurs. a.m. Just can't get enough.

[Dave]

Did grilled burgers and hot dogs on Saturday with friends over, and after 6 bottles of homemade mead, a gallon of homemade cider and a case of mixed Dry Dock brews we played Cards Against Humanity until 3 am.

Today I smoked a couple of brined chickens and a small pot of baked beans and some Olathe corn I vac bagged and froze from last year.

I have to say my new favorite hot dog to grill are the Kirkland Signature 1/4 lb beef franks. Just need to longer buns for them to fit properly.

[Great-Kazoo]

I have to say my new favorite hot dog to grill are the Kirkland Signature 1/4 lb beef franks. Just need to longer buns for them to fit properly.

Take a ride over to Hudson Lockers. Grab a few dozen of their in house hot dogs, if you want to appreciate hot dog snobbery.

[Great-Kazoo]

The brisket that I made today was fantastic. This was one of the best briskets I've ever had. Costco had Choice flats for $4.27 and Prime whole packers for $2.27. I went with the whole and trimmed it myself. Absolutely outstanding product, moist and tender. I plan to pick up another whole brisket tomorrow to go on the pellet grill Thurs. a.m. Just can't get enough.

Shamrock foods is selling or sold whole briskets for $1.38 lb, 15lb average. I'll probably grab one more for the freezer. The last one i cut in to 2- 3lb briskets for corned beef / smoked pastrami. Have that down to an 8-10 day science now. . The rest went towards some brisket goodness.

[Gman]

I haven't encountered USDA Prime whole brisket before at any of the locations I shop. I have had prime brisket in restaurants. At this point in my life, I'll take quality over quantity.

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[Great-Kazoo]

I haven't encountered USDA Prime whole brisket before at any of the locations I shop. I have had prime brisket in restaurants. At this point in my life, I'll take quality over quantity.

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For us, when smoking it's all about marbling for less that "prime" cuts. Being food snobs we're very particular about meat cuts & quality. We buy from a few small in house processing places, where they know the history of animal being cut. We drive across the denver & NoCo area buying pork & beef here, poultry there etc. So i understand what you're saying
BUT..........................................
When it comes to the smoker, less that perfect (to us) makes no difference for pork & briskets. . Considering a good BBQ place isn't smoking tier 1 cuts, we don't either. It also puts the emphasis on how one prepares said cuts and the final results. I'd prefer to screw up a $1.19 lb pork shoulder or brisket, than a $5-10 lb one.