Well, I got my 24" Propane Smoke Vault the other day... I was busy this weekend doing some sight seeing of the magnificent fall colors in my new home area (Leavenworth, WA).... so I thought I'd put off the assembly of the smoke vault (some say I may be waiting for the wife to come home form out of town to help me put it together....) and give the old Propane Brinkmann Vertical one last smoke.
So... I lubed my butt with mustard last night, and then massaged some Butt Rub on there (never tried it before, amazingly).. let er sit til 9am this morning.... Got the smoker heated up to 225, dumped some water in the pot... and put some hickory chunks in fire... tossed the butt on the fire, and we were off. About noon, I put a little mop on there and took off leaf peeping with the pups for a few hours. Got back at 4-ish in a downpour (luckily my deck is covered)... and my butt was still a perfect 225. Wrapped it in foil and mopped again (apple juice, a little butt rub, a tad of apple cider vinager, touch of oil, and some water)
Around 6PM I got a 200 reading in the center, and yanked the bad boy out... wrapped it in towels, and put it in the small microwave for 90 minutes... I had to eat dinner since it was going to be too late to wait exclusively for the butt... but that doesn't mean I didn't eat about half a lb while I was pulling it.
Tasty goodness... Thank you ole Brinkmann for introducing me to the wonderful world of smoking!
Here's a pict of leaf peeping to start out... in rainy, but beautiful Washington...
So... I lubed my butt with mustard last night, and then massaged some Butt Rub on there (never tried it before, amazingly).. let er sit til 9am this morning.... Got the smoker heated up to 225, dumped some water in the pot... and put some hickory chunks in fire... tossed the butt on the fire, and we were off. About noon, I put a little mop on there and took off leaf peeping with the pups for a few hours. Got back at 4-ish in a downpour (luckily my deck is covered)... and my butt was still a perfect 225. Wrapped it in foil and mopped again (apple juice, a little butt rub, a tad of apple cider vinager, touch of oil, and some water)
Around 6PM I got a 200 reading in the center, and yanked the bad boy out... wrapped it in towels, and put it in the small microwave for 90 minutes... I had to eat dinner since it was going to be too late to wait exclusively for the butt... but that doesn't mean I didn't eat about half a lb while I was pulling it.
Tasty goodness... Thank you ole Brinkmann for introducing me to the wonderful world of smoking!
Here's a pict of leaf peeping to start out... in rainy, but beautiful Washington...
