I haven't burned a pellet in anger in 3 weeks...

[squirtthecat]

It was a record high 104° here on Friday, and the 4th of July meat sales ($1.19/lb for butts!) were still going on. So like a fool, I went out after work and loaded up on buts/ribs/chickens for the pellet poopers!

Butts went on at 7:45 Friday night. Sun is going down and it is still freaky hot out.

Slathered with... You guessed it. (picked up a fresh bottle at the store)

And some never ending dumpster rub.

Set the Traeger at 180° for the overnight ride.

9AM check, the sun is beating on it and I'm reading 250° on the dome thermo. Sheesh.

Done and done, and into my Nebraskan Cambros.

I'll pull them in a few hours and divvy up some packages for the fridge and freezer.

The ribs were cryovaced and frozen, so they are thawing in the fridge.

My buddy Sparky and I were doing some horsetrading, and out of the blue, he sent me one of these little beauties. Only used once!!

Can't wait to try it out.

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[squirtthecat]

Mountain of Poke.

Piled in various containers the fridge for now. I'll vacbag a huge portion of it tomorrow.

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Flash forward to 9:30AM on Sunday, and it is a crisp 80° outside.. Fire in the hole!

But first things first.

Gonna try out my AMZNPS smoker today. But I didn't pick up a torch or fire gel to light it. Hmm... What I need is an open flame.


This might work.

We have ignition..

Yes! (don't try this at home, kids)

Cue up the chicken parts and bback ribs. A little love to rub them with..

Chicken goes on the bottom. I skinned two of the split breasts to see if I get any more smoke/rub flavor into the meat. (or if they will just dry out and be a total waste of time)

Ribs up top.

Lid down and the MAK is cruising at 245°. We'll check back in 90 or so.

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Reading 160s in the dark meat, so off it comes and into the crock pot.

Nice color. Must be all that AMZN smoke.

Ribs are looking good as well.

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[squirtthecat]

Rolling smoke!

Split chix hit 158° or so. Into the crockpot with the dark meat.. (gonna make Smokey/Spicy pulled chicken with all of this)

Ribs are coming along. Spritzing with a concoction of MrsSTC's lemon flavored water and some balsamic vinegar. No foil this time, but a 1/2 steam table pan full of warm water and a can of beer that spent a week in a 100° car trunk.

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Time to mix up some Balsamic Blues Hog glaze. I'm flat out of cider vinegar, so we made do..

Covered with some foil and parked on top of the grill to reduce a bit.


Cracked the lid for a spritz/peek at the ribs..

Oh yeah.

I'll probably start glazing them in another 30 minutes or so.

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Time for some paint..

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Done, wrapped and resting!

I'll probably vacuum seal them for dinners later this week. We have an abundance of pulled pork to work through first.

 

[ajstrider]

I just ordered one of those tube smokers hoping to add some more smoke to my Traeger. It seems like an easy enough thing to do to get more smoke, shoot, it isn't like we don't already have pellets on hand!

 

[squirtthecat]

I just ordered one of those tube smokers hoping to add some more smoke to my Traeger. It seems like an easy enough thing to do to get more smoke, shoot, it isn't like we don't already have pellets on hand!

I'm impressed so far! It burned the tube full of pellets in about 4 hours or so. I had it in the back, so the fan was blowing up on it the whole time.

I ate a lot of smoke taking those rib/chicken pictures today...

 

[sparky]

the color of those ribs is fantastic. how did the homemade bbq sauce taste? never seen a sauce made w/ soda pop before. very cool.

 

[Deb]

nice squirt! how were the skinless chic breast?

 

[squirtthecat]

the color of those ribs is fantastic. how did the homemade bbq sauce taste? never seen a sauce made w/ soda pop before. very cool.

Tasted like Blues hog.. Just thinned way down.

 

[squirtthecat]

nice squirt! how were the skinless chic breast?

Not bad at all! The Sriracha forms a 'crust' as it cooks down, so they ended up with a pesudo-skin anyway. I pulled them after a few hours in the crockpot and tossed it all together.

 

[Scallywag]

Great comeback cook Squirt!!! Awesome!!

 

[Wing Commander]

Wow, that all looks delicious Squirt!

 

[TentHunter]

You may not have burned a pellet in three weeks, but it looks like you made up for it!