Interesting pig roaster

"Pete C." fired this volley in news:4c55a577$0$24198$ snipped-for-privacy@unlimited.usenetmonster.com:

Double "Amen!" Foil is the enema...ur... ENEMY of good barbeque, because it gives it a "boiled" character. If you want that, use a crockpot.

All the above, except if you're willing to do an "all-nighter" it's even better to run it lower -- about 230-240. But that will lengthen the time on a 15 lb-er to about 24 hours. Too much lower than that will just tend to dry out a "rind" on the meat. Much hotter tends to overcook the outer

(That's why I have a camera monitoring the smoker temperature )

And, of course, if you're doing Texas-style brisket, BlackJack Oak is the only wood to use for the smoking.

Pete! You're making me hungry! I have to go out to the freezer now, and retrieve one of the 5lb bags of (cooked) brisket I keep out there for "barbeque emergencies".

LLoyd

I've been tasked with smoking a brisket for a friend's birthday party this coming Saturday, I'm getting 'Q cravings myself.

I'm out at the moment, but typically when I am going to do a smoker run, I do a big brisket, a couple racks of ribs, some chicken, etc. since it's the same smoker tending no mater how full or empty the smoker is. I portion everything out to roughly single portions (since I'm single), then Foodsaver vac bag and freeze for future use. Perhaps I'll do two briskets for the birthday smoke so I have one to restock my freezer.

$180 for the pipe, based on $30 a foot for new but cut drops.

Bought some a couple months ago for my partners business.

Gunner

"A conservative who doesn't believe? in God simply doesn't pray; a godless liberal wants no one to pray. A conservative who doesn't like guns doesn't buy one; a liberal gun-hater wants to disarm us all. A gay conservative has sex his own way; a gay liberal requires us all to watch and accept his perversion and have it taught to children. A conservative who is offended by a radio show changes the station; an offended liberal wants it banned, prosecuted and persecuted." Bobby XD9

Keep going. Your enthusiasm had me trying to get a live cd working on another box so I could poke at things a bit until I can come up with a machine to convert. I was trying to run from the cd and use the -- persistent option but it never wanted to use my casper-rw file on C: that should have stored any changes I made while playing around.

PC has USB 1.x so running from usb using

My triple boot box that has linuxcnc installed is tied up most of the time running winapps so I was trying to get an older box to work.

The next upgrade to Alibre will likely have me buying a Win7 box and then I can put my box with the linuxcnc install back in service.

I am really enjoying your posts on this project.

Wes

-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

"Pete C." fired this volley in news:4c55f0bd$0$24211 $ snipped-for-privacy@unlimited.usenetmonster.com:

Well, I wasn't kidding. I ran out to the "big freezer" and got a bag. We had brisket from five weeks ago. And, y'know... I think it's more tender the second time around!

LLoyd

I figured it was spendy, but my, it made a heat retentive slow cooker. The clear coat on the outside was something else, too, and lasted forever.

Now that I've got the shop going, I see a cooker on the event horizon.

Always starting stuff, ain't ye, Iggy?

Steve

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GOOD GRIEF, CHARLIE BROWN! Just when you think you've heard everything, someone blows your socks off.

Steve ;-)

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Vacuum bagged to prevent freezer burn, and with some gentle boil-in-bag warming, it can be difficult to tell fresh from frozen.

He's not the only on who does that. I routinely monitor my smoker remotely from my office (on the other side of the house) by netcam as well. And now we have Iggy controlling and monitoring his mill remotely. The wonders of technology...

I'm sure glad I mentioned it ! I usually do pork , shoulders or butts . Coat 'em well with my own dry rub , then put 'em on at around 225-250 for an average of 1.5 hours/pound . I've been using some cherry lately , the tree on the empty lot next door mysteriously fell over one day . The one time I did brisket it had a great flavor and the prettiest smoke ring , but was kinda chewy . I smoked it at around the same temps as for pork , but apparently not quite long enough . Around Memphis Tn it's pretty common to wrap a brisket in foil for the last coupla hours . Maybe steaming the collagen also breaks it down ?

Has an awesome day, milling aluminum (making wax molds). Actually most of the machining time I was having fun with my kids and chatted about CNC with friend who came over.

The enclosure made the process truly pleasant and safe.

was trying to

running winapps

can put my box

Thanks Wes. Glad you like it and do not think that I post too much. If I knew you needed a Linux computer, I could get one from a throwaway pile at work. My own CNC computer is from the same pile, though I am considering upgrading it. We just carted off three big carts with obsolete computers. They are perfectly linux capable, typically 1 GB of RAM and over 1 GHz of speed. Lots of 15 inch monitors too. I got one for myself and will mount it on the former Heidenhain pendant.

Now...depending on who ya know...you can often get that sort of pipe for free, or a box of donuts etc etc

Gunner

"A conservative who doesn't believe? in God simply doesn't pray; a godless liberal wants no one to pray. A conservative who doesn't like guns doesn't buy one; a liberal gun-hater wants to disarm us all. A gay conservative has sex his own way; a gay liberal requires us all to watch and accept his perversion and have it taught to children. A conservative who is offended by a radio show changes the station; an offended liberal wants it banned, prosecuted and persecuted." Bobby XD9

Steve

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I got a guy locally, but he's a grade A putz. Wants as much as retail of more, and really gives the impression that he doesn't want to sell part of his "collection". I finally found a source for new steel from a guy who worked at a local name brand manufacturer, and he scooped up the over runs and odd pieces for free. I spent about $600 with him, and got a LOT of steel, probably 3x what I paid. He's got more, too, once I get this up.

I see a trip to Taft on the event horizon, too.

Steve

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Looks like a nice, good motor from a chicken rotisserie. Doubtfully it will turn a 50 lb pig. I bought this motor on eBay:

I also wanted to say thank you for your generous offer.

STOP IT! You're making me want to jump in the car and drive down to Dallas to see my sister and BIL -- RFN! Johnny Sanchez can do a brisket that makes the steer glad it died.

On Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus32079 wrote the following:

Cool. Enjoy!

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