Big cookout for folks 40th anniversary.

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thestealth

Meat Mopper
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Jul 28, 2009
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KC Metro, Kansas
My parents celebrated their 40th year together over the weekend of Sept. 17th, so the wife and I decided to throw them a party to honor them for their commitment to one another.

I was in charge of the meat and beans.

The Briskets weighed in at 13lbs each untrimmed.

I love briskets...

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..too bad you have to pay for an extra 3lbs of fat.

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I probably trim mine a little more than most people, but I've not had any issues with them getting dry so I'll keep trimming them up tight.

A few pork butts for good measure. About 7lbs each.

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So, 28lbs of butt and 22'ish lbs of trimmed brisket.

I had to add a 3rd rack to my WSM so I could fit everything on the smoker.  I just installed it between the stock racks.  It worked out pretty well.

The briskets were done in just over 8 hours, which surprised the heck out of me.  They were on the lower racks, which is usually at a lower temp than the top rack...I was a little concerned when I put them to rest.

brisket #1

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brisket #2

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#2 pulled

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2 of the 4 butts before getting rested.

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Stealth,why trim, try one with the fat on and cook it fat up,it does something to the flavor, and with only S/coarse BP, a piece of Heaven.

Just sayin'..........

Stan    aka    oldschool
 
It was a great party and a great time to honor their achievement.  We'd been planning it for about 6 months, so it wasn't a surprise party.  However, the surprise came when nearly everybody we invited showed up.  There was 30+ people there.  It had been raining for 2 days straight prior to the party and was raining on us in the morning when we were setting up, about a 1/2 hour before the party started, it quit raining and didn't rain again until the party was over...
 
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