He's at it again

dar512 · 12-21-2009, 12:07 AM

As you might remember from last year, I'm nuts enough to BBQ in the dead of (almost) winter. Did I mention it's snowing?

This year I am cooking two pork butts ~ 9 lbs each. I want them finished by 4pm tomorrow, so they went on the smoker at 10pm tonight. I just checked them at 11:45pm - temps are looking good.

The wood is a combination of cherry and pecan.

Since I'll be sleeping through part of the cook, I figured a BBQ pad was a good idea.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2009, 12:11 AM

I hope it's still there in the morning.

ZenGum · 12-21-2009, 12:19 AM

Is that your entry in the smiley face target shooting, Bruce?

I LOLed.

limey · 12-21-2009, 03:42 AM

I don't think you're nuts at all, dar. The best barbecue I ever attended was in January in a town 250 km south-east of Moscow. Those who were drinking beer had to put their glasses on the barbie to keep the beer from freezing, and those of us on vodka enjoyed that oily consistency that it gets to at low temperatures. Temperature of the air, around -25 or so ...
Have a lovely time!

dar512 · 12-21-2009, 07:31 AM

I finally let it go as it would at 3. It's still there. It's starting to look and smell really yummy. I'll get pics next time I open the lid.

dar512 · 12-21-2009, 11:44 PM

Drat. In all the excitement I forgot to take pictures.

It was delicious and the choir party was a success.

Gotta get some sleep now. I've got some serious sleep debt to pay for.

lumberjim · 12-22-2009, 12:16 AM

is your thread title in the third person? cuz if it is.....all your coolness points for winter meat smoking are in jeopardy.

dar512 · 12-22-2009, 03:52 PM

I was channeling this -- but not overly concerned about my coolness quotient. It has always been terminally low.

lumberjim · 12-22-2009, 06:57 PM

that may be the gayest thing i've ever seen

dar512 · 12-26-2009, 10:38 PM

Sheesh. How quickly they turn on you.

Tulip · 01-04-2010, 12:11 AM

Poor Dar. :p Glad to hear the party was a success.

Barbecuing in the cold....sounds like fun.

TheMercenary · 01-04-2010, 12:23 PM

It has been in the 20's at night here, and thank God none of that snow stuff. But I BBQ in these temps all the time. The only difference is that the fire has to be hotter and the window for cooking is short. You have to use a bit more coals than usual. Note: this is not the same as long slow smoker cooking like dar did.

12-21-2009, 12:07 AM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	He's at it again As you might remember from last year, I'm nuts enough to BBQ in the dead of (almost) winter. Did I mention it's snowing? This year I am cooking two pork butts ~ 9 lbs each. I want them finished by 4pm tomorrow, so they went on the smoker at 10pm tonight. I just checked them at 11:45pm - temps are looking good. The wood is a combination of cherry and pecan. Since I'll be sleeping through part of the cook, I figured a BBQ pad was a good idea. Attached Images __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-21-2009, 12:11 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I hope it's still there in the morning. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2009, 12:19 AM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Is that your entry in the smiley face target shooting, Bruce? I LOLed. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-21-2009, 03:42 AM	#4
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I don't think you're nuts at all, dar. The best barbecue I ever attended was in January in a town 250 km south-east of Moscow. Those who were drinking beer had to put their glasses on the barbie to keep the beer from freezing, and those of us on vodka enjoyed that oily consistency that it gets to at low temperatures. Temperature of the air, around -25 or so ... Have a lovely time! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-21-2009, 07:31 AM	#5
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I finally let it go as it would at 3. It's still there. It's starting to look and smell really yummy. I'll get pics next time I open the lid. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-21-2009, 11:44 PM	#6
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Drat. In all the excitement I forgot to take pictures. It was delicious and the choir party was a success. Gotta get some sleep now. I've got some serious sleep debt to pay for. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-22-2009, 12:16 AM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	is your thread title in the third person? cuz if it is.....all your coolness points for winter meat smoking are in jeopardy. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-22-2009, 03:52 PM	#8
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I was channeling this -- but not overly concerned about my coolness quotient. It has always been terminally low. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

12-22-2009, 06:57 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	that may be the gayest thing i've ever seen __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-26-2009, 10:38 PM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Sheesh. How quickly they turn on you. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-04-2010, 12:11 AM	#11
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Poor Dar. :p Glad to hear the party was a success. Barbecuing in the cold....sounds like fun.

01-04-2010, 12:23 PM	#12
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	It has been in the 20's at night here, and thank God none of that snow stuff. But I BBQ in these temps all the time. The only difference is that the fire has to be hotter and the window for cooking is short. You have to use a bit more coals than usual. Note: this is not the same as long slow smoker cooking like dar did. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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