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  1. hardcookin

    Tri Tip today

    One of my favorites. Not quite a whole Tri tip
  2. hardcookin

    Weekly smoke

    This week I done a 4lb smoked meatloaf and a pan full of wings. I got lazy I didn't cut the wing tips off. I got these wings from Sams Club they was pretty decent size.
  3. hardcookin

    15lb packer today for the 4th

    My wife has been wanting brisket. So I got one out of the freezer. Since it was just going to be the 2 of us today. All I smoked was brisket. I got up at 4:30 this morning and fired my smoker up. While the smoker was heating up I trimmed and seasoned the brisket. "15lb prime brisket" I trimmed...
  4. hardcookin

    Meatloaf and Country spare ribs.

    It was nice weather for a smoke today. Less humid with a slight breeze. 1st pic is a 4lb meatloaf Pan of country spare ribs Plate full of food. Meatloaf was great and the country ribs with some Blue Hog sauce was good. Sides: salad and some homemade applesauce.
  5. hardcookin

    Quick smoke today...chicken thighs,turkey breast

    1/2 dozen brats just to hold me over. 1/2 a turkey breast...turned out great. Pan full of chicken thighs Here is what I started with.
  6. hardcookin

    Been keeping busy smoking

    The other week I smoked some pork butts Today I smoked some pork tenderloin and some wings. Every week I am always smoking a bunch of chicken thighs. I don't always post all my smokes...nobody wants to see posts of chicken all the time.
  7. hardcookin

    Got a couple loads of wood in today

    I was almost out of wood...Memorial Day weekend would have probably cleaned me out. I hauled in a couple truck loads, a load of cherry and a load of oak. Pictures is in reverse order. I ended up with 2 rows of wood almost a cord.
  8. hardcookin

    Sunny 50 degrees makes a good day for Chicken smoke

    Finally getting some smoke time. Was sunny and 50 so I thought I would do some thighs. Cherry wood @ 320...smoke time 45 mins. Only 15 thighs today. Usually try and do 50.
  9. hardcookin

    Pork Butts for New Year's Day

    I fired up at 4:30 am. Had a hard time starting...I couldn't wake up. Butts on Finished h Bones Juice separater I got 5 lbs of Sauerkraut fresh out of the barrel that the pork will get added to tomorrow.
  10. hardcookin

    Nice day to fire up the smoker.

    We really haven't had great weather lately, today was suppose to be cold but sunny. The low was 21 degrees this morning with a high of 36. I decided I was going to do a spare rib with peach rub and a pack of thighs. Felt pretty good doing an easy smoke. The rib I didn't even bother wrapping...
  11. hardcookin

    6 Thanksgiving Turkeys

    It was a cold & windy day....I smoked 6 turkeys and a few breasts. The first 2 turkeys needed done by 11:30. Which they didn't get to temp till 11:40 Next turkeys needed done buy 1:00 Even Spatchcocked one The rest of the turkeys were getting vacuum sealed. Started out the low temp 15...
  12. hardcookin

    Doing A leisurely smoke today

    Threw on 4, 8.5 lb butts this morning. Currently running a 277. Looks like I could see a few storms today. "will update"
  13. hardcookin

    Smoking a few butts this morning

    27 degrees, cruising at 300.
  14. hardcookin

    Got after it this morning

    I smoked 5 turkeys, turkey breasts and some beans. I will sleep good tonight.
  15. hardcookin

    My first try at bacon

    I started out with 2 5lb pork bellies. I was slightly confused about mixing the cure. The Tender Quick called for more than the bacon calculator did. I cured the bellies for 10 days in vacuum sealed packs. Turning them everyday. On day 10 I unsealed them and sliced a test piece of bacon off and...
  16. hardcookin

    Round 2 of smoking cheese this morning

    I smoked the first batch of cheese 3 weeks ago. 39 degrees this morning and round 2 is on.
  17. hardcookin

    Cheese Smoke

    I smoked some cheese 2 weeks ago. Was wondering what size packs do you package your cheese in? I would just like to tidy the packages up some.
  18. hardcookin

    Chuck roast smoke

    I got 4 chuck roasts at a discount at Sams Club. I smoked them today using hickory, I pulled 3 of the chuckie's at 205, and 1 at 209. After a little rest, I pulled all 4 which gave me about 3/4 of a pan. And then vacuum sealed them for another day.
  19. hardcookin

    Franklin BBQ massive fire over night

    http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Austin-s-Franklin-BBQ-suffers-massive-fire-early-11969255.php
  20. hardcookin

    Saturday smoke...Brisket,Ribs and Chicken

    The 15lb brisket packer went on at 0600 hrs. It is currently wrapped in butcher paper. The ribs just went on....plow boys rub on the left, John Henry's summer peach rub on the right - my favorite Will keep updating - chicken on next.
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