Hey guys and gals. 1st post ITT, but I lurk here quite a bit because I love cooking BBQ, love eating BBQ and love looking at pics of BBQ.
So to date myself a little bit, I got my 1st 'real' smoker in 1992. Before that, I had a 55 gallon barrel cut in half that was great for grilling, but trying to smoke on it was not ideal. This is my little one that just went into semi-retirement.
So a buddy of mine, who I have cooked with for the last 24 years, and I decided to take the plunge and upgrade. We decided on this one, which was custom made by
JB Smoker in Lufkin, TX. We picked it up a little over a week ago.
Only one thing to do. Have a party and break this bad boy in right. So we invited 15 friends over last Sunday with only 2 no shows, but friends of friends tagged along, so we ended up with about 20.
On the Menu
20 lb. Shank Ham
Pork Spare Ribs
20 lbs. of Pork Butt (Pulled Pork)
We also did smoked Boudin Sausage. Sorry no pic. This is also where I failed you a bit because I also have no pics of any of the finished food above because I had to many of these and forgot.
However, I do have a before and after pic of the star of the show. We also did a 20 lb. bone in whole Ribeye Roast (Prime Rib). I almost didn't get a pic of this because it was disappearing as fast as I could slice it. One guy said it was so tender, you could cut it with your hand. A nice compliment for sure.
20 lb. Bone In Ribeye Roast
So after 20 hours of this
You get this (we trimmed off the bones before slicing)
As if anyone cares, sides were crock pot pinto beans, 2 different pasta salads and coleslaw, with home made banana pudding for desert. We got things underway at 1:00pm and I finally kicked out the stragglers around 9:30pm. Let's just say nobody went home hungry. Almost forgot the brag. I also went undefeated in all of my matches of horseshoes.