I've been doing some shopping

[SnellySmokesEm]

I picked up a few items at the store....

Needless to say there will be a lot of smoke rolling at my house over the next week.  ;D ;D ;D 

I will be doing the spares tomorrow along with a 3lb shoulder roast. (not pictured)

Next Saturday is the big day.  ;D ;D ;D  My family and the wife's family are coming in town for my son's first birthday party and I am having a BBQ for everyone.  Brisket and Pulled Pork are on the menu with some pastrami just because I liked it so much the last time I made it.  ;)  I picked up the the 12.5 packer from a new butcher I found the other day.  They advertised their beef as being from Iowa and it was a little on the expensive side but I wanted to try it. ($3.59lb)  The cut looks different than the cuts I have seen in the past.  It is a long and skinny cut but thick.  Has anyone else had a brisket cut like this? 

Its no smokeapalooza but it should still be fun!!!

[classicrockgriller]

I have a store here in town that carries those longer briskets.

Sounds like you got some smoking to do.

I'm sure you will WOW the family over with your smoke food.

[Quarlow]

Mmmmmm smoked budlight myyyyy faaaavourite. ;D :D :D

[squirtthecat]

My kind of fridge...    MEAT and BEER.

[Tenpoint5]

HHmm Iowa Beef???? Can't say as I can recall when I had that last was it Wed or Thur night. Good stuff Snelly being from Iowa I seem to have it all the time.

[anderson5420]

All good except the damn Bud Light. 

[Pachanga]

Snelly,

You are going to have to make another beer run to smoke that load.

Good luck and slow smoking,

Pachanga

[FLBentRider]

I've had the long narrow brisket. Turned out fine.

You might want to make a note or take a pic of the raw brisket so you can slice it against the grain.

I find it hard to determine the direction of the grain after smoking.

[SnellySmokesEm]

My kind of fridge...    MEAT and BEER.

Mine too...  ;D ;D ;D

You are going to have to make another beer run to smoke that load.

That beer was just for this weekend!

Thanks guys for the tips on the long Iowa brisket cant wait to smoke it Friday night. 

I smoked the two racks of spares today but didn't post any pic because I haven't really perfected my technique and ribs are really my Nemesis.  Although they came out really well I know I still need to do some tweaking.   Here's what I did.  Rubbed down with batman's rub and left in the fridge overnight for sexytime.  I went with a 3-4-1 method.  (3hours mesquite, 4hrs foil with apple juice, 1hr sauce) I decided to cook 8 hours because I find that 6 hours is not long enough for spare, IMOHO.  But after 8 hours i think next time I might shoot for 7 hours.  I had no complaints from my guests but I could tell they were more like pulled pork ribs.  Oh well, maybe next time.  :)

[Batman of BBQ]

All good except the damn Bud Light. 

I agree Anderson, but he wont listen   ;D  kids these days.