Ok Who Is A-Smokin' What This Weekend - The Cat Is Back.

[Tiny Tim]

TT your headed to the center of the universe this weekend  ;D . Where bouts  ???

Well, the butts got cancelled...might do one for myself for lunch all week though.

Next weekend heading to the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, to tailgate while my buddies use the Truck and IRL tickets that I won Thursday.  Why ain't I using the tix?  Because I don't walk distances well and that'd be quite a hike, and too stubborn to use walking aids or chair/scooter.

[West Coast Kansan]

 8) My son and last surviving purist smoker in the family manages inventory at the furniture store across the street from the track. You will see the store, called Nebraska Furniture Mart - KC. Also there is an Arthur Bryants BBQ place in the same area. Not the atmosphere of the origional store, but pretty good place to eat. I recommend the origional sauce. Enjoy the trip  ;) Wish I was there  :'(

[Habanero Smoker]

Smoke some sausage for the first time. I made 5.5 pounds of low fat chichen with roasted garlic sausage. It came out good; nice flavor. The texture is not the same as sausage with 25%-35% fat, but it wasn't that far off.

[acords]

That sounds pretty good, did you add any rice to it?

[Tiny Tim]

8) My son and last surviving purist smoker in the family manages inventory at the furniture store across the street from the track. You will see the store, called Nebraska Furniture Mart - KC. Also there is an Arthur Bryants BBQ place in the same area. Not the atmosphere of the origional store, but pretty good place to eat. I recommend the origional sauce. Enjoy the trip  ;) Wish I was there  :'(

Knew there was a NFM there, think it's pretty close to the Cabela's that sits between I-435 and the track.  I think the area has probably filled in a lot since I was last there in 2002.  Wonder if I'll be able to find the Arthur Bryants...would like to try their stuff, but wasn't going to travel far from either the track or our hotel that's 15 miles away in Lenexa.

[West Coast Kansan]

TT they are all in the same area. 1/2 mile circle from the NFM. Lenexa is getting close to my old home area. Great BBQ cook off in that area also.  Lots of Good one brand smokers in South Johnson County.

[acords]

I'm doing beef sticks with pepper jack cheese this weekend.  Stuffed and curing overnight.  Mesquite and maple pucks Saturday morning.  Stout and sticks Saturday afternoon.  It's gonna be a good weekend! :) :)

[Consiglieri]

Babybacks starting Saturday morning, with a Sierra Nevada baste to the cook every so often.  Apple/maple/pecan for 2.5 hours smoke.  Will baste occassionally with apple juice after 2.5 to 3 hours.  30 minutes before removing them, I'll brush them with sauce.   Want to experiment with different combinations, but think one will be a spicy/sweet honey based sauce; another will be a mustard sauce.  Will also try some other recipe from one of the cook books.  Have a good weekend!

[IKnowWood]

I think I will be doing some Virtual Babyback ribs and some essence of pulled pork.

All covered with some double smoked bacon.

The only thing going in the smoker is the bacon with Maple and Misquite cold smoked to eat in the summer.  But the Aroma is good.  Might make some nuts now to think about it.  I got some kinda Fresh Pistachios from Alamagordo NM.  Will do some citrus salt spice.

[Gizmo]

I am smoking the belly tonight as well.  Will do 4 hours of apple cold smoked.  Sliced a few test pieces off just a few minutes ago.  I cut it thick to trim up the edges.  I added some garlic and onion powder this time and boy does the flavor come out.  It tastes a lot different than my previous bacon conquests.  A couple pieces I topped with a little brown sugar and that was like eating candy. :D :D  Since the garlic and onion powder treatment has taken the belly a little beyond common bacon, I think I will also surface rub the meat side after the smoke with a light dusting of brown sugar as that hit a good note with the other flavors. 
Experimentation with food, can't get any better than this.

WCK is yours squeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaling yet?

[West Coast Kansan]

Pretty Sure I am squeeling more!  Was bigger than hoped. Trying to be creative. More Latter.  :o

[Gizmo]

It's whats for breakfast.
Fresh home made grilled apple smoked bacon, egg, toasted French Bread, topped with mayo that has been infused with finely chopped pepperchinie and jalepeno.  Normaly I make this sandwich with adding some pastrami as well, but I didn't have anytoday and I wanted to check out the new batch of bacon.

[Wildcat]

Now that is a nice looking breakfast!

[TxSmoker]

Some Butt for lunch tomorrow all rubbed and bothered with the Stubb's pictured below!  Did some chops earlier today, I marinated them in Stubb's pork marinade last night. Man, were they good, but WOW :o did they have some fire, maybe it was the 12 hrs they were soaking hehe. If you like spicy sweet, I would highly recomend the marinade! Steve

[West Coast Kansan]

Oh my did i see a paper plate  ;)  ;)  Had to look twice to get beyond the food. Looks great  ;D  ;D  ;D

Yep, that Stubs is not for the meek and fraile  ;) Puts some spring in my step as well  ;D