Laboring on Labor Day Weekend

[GusRobin]

Starting the Labor Day cooking:
Going to do a 7.9 lb and a 7lb Boston Butt; a 10 lb brisket and 6 lbs of corned beef into pastrami. Sunday I will do a 12 lb turkey.

So here we go:
Thursday night
The 2 butts ready to be rubbed.


The 7.9 # Slathered with Carolina Treet (on right) and the 7# slathered with yellow mustard (left)


The 7.9# Slathered with Carolina Treet and rubbed with Mr Brown Renown rub.


The 7# Slathered with yellow mustard and rubbed with salt lick clone.



Both wrapped in cellophane and injected with a mixture of apple juice, water, brown sugar, salt, Worcestershire sauce. Put in fridge to rest overnight.


The brisket ready for the rub



The brisket– slathered with Carolina Treet. Applied a rub of back pepper, garlic powder, and chile powder. Tried something different this time and injected with beef broth, wrapped in cellophane and put in fridge to rest overnight.


Today (Friday)
Put in at 6:05 pm when I got home'
Everyone loaded in.Set at 230F with 5 hours smoke, alternating mesquite and hickory


Close up look. The 2 metal pans on the bottom shelf are to catch the drippings and make some au jus.


Possible chance for rain tonight so I buttoned up the Bradley house and let it smoke away. I'll check it before I go to bed, empty the puck pan, change the water, and also make sure the V-pan hole is not plugged.


COMING ATTRACTIONS!!
Tomorrow - Saturday
Two corned beef briskets soaking. Will rub tonight, put in fridge and add it in tomorrow.


COMING IN A WEEK OR SO:
Got this whole leg to make ham


Trimmed, ready to inject and brine for a week or so. Used 10.5s brine recipe -thanks Chris. It's in the fridge now, coming to a forum near you in about a week.

[classicrockgriller]

Go BIG or Stay Home!

Looks like fun.

[KyNola]

Dang, that bunch of meat looks like something CRG would be doing. :D

Looks like a great weekend to me!

Nice going GR!

[hal4uk]

WHOAAAA...
THAT's a load!
Heck, I wuz sittin' here spatchcocking a field mouse...

[Tenpoint5]

Looks like a great meal heading your way this weekend and next!!

[SouthernSmoked]

Looks like you took the "Labor Day" to an extreme... YUMMMY EXTREME  ...working all weekend but enjoying the fruits of your labor.

I agree this looks like something that CRG would be doing.

Awesome!!!

[squirtthecat]

WOW.

[GusRobin]

Looks like you took the "Labor Day" to an extreme... YUMMMY EXTREME  ...working all weekend but enjoying the fruits of your labor.

The work is in the beginning, the rest is watching football and imbibing in beverages of choice maintaining vigilant monitoring and the application of appropriate hydration.

Part II
I sorta fell asleep watching the game (boring 41-2),maybe too much hydration? So when I woke up at 3:00 am I had to change the puck water (it was basically dry), rotate the racks. I did notice that the maverick said that the temp was running hot, about 25* hotter than I wanted. The meat was blocking the pid wall mounted probe and causing it to be in a cold spot. Moved the meat around and all is well. Those thinking of ordering a wall mount probe with their pid should reconsider. Prior to this cook I meant to unmount mine and use it as a hanging probe but forgot.

Anyway,  rubbed the corned beef with Habs pastrami rub and added a little chile powder.

Rubbed, fridged and ready to go. Back to bed until about 7:00


Overslept a bit, and got up at 8:00 am. Brisket at 170*; butts at 169*. Threw in the pastrami-to-be and everyone is loaded in.

Added 3 hours of mesquite, oak, and hickory mix , closed her up and back inside to vigilantly monitor,imbibe (5:00 o'clock somewhere) and watch Game Day. The morning smoke - attracts flies and neighbors. ;D ;D

[KyNola]

OOOOOOO WEEEEEEEE!  That is a smoker load of meat.  All looking great GR!  That Bradley has got to breathing hard with all that inside.  Remember, proper hydration is critical. :D

[squirtthecat]

Brisket & Butt Bathed Pastrami!   Wow...  Just wow.

[BuyLowSellHigh]

Yep, looks like  CRG-type load to me.  Sure looks good, Gus.  Making me jealous - I only got one chicken and two racks of spareribs to go this weekend. 

Wish I could follow your practice of vigilant monitoring and especially wish I could work more on that hydration thing too.   ;D  ;D  ;D

[MechMedic130]

God that all looks really good. I really wish I could be doing some cooking but I'm working Memorial Day and we're in a bit of a cold rainy streak up here this weekend. You look like you got some extra, mind sending some my way? lol

[GusRobin]

You look like you got some extra, mind sending some my way? lol

Sure, what is your fax number? ;D ;D ;D

[KyNola]

In honor of all the Labor Day laboring and attention being paid to proper hydration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeeHgCtUxHc

MechMedic, you may want to turn the page on your calendar and see if you are off on Labor Day rather than working on Memorial Day! :D

[BuyLowSellHigh]

My type of hydration music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUTf5qvS0Lo

(Lifelong Parrothead !)