Spud's Big Birthday Blowout

Ok, so it wasn't big, Spud, Shawna, 3 of his friends and their girlfriends, me and Lynn, Gene came later on. I was going to take pictures but, ....................

I had put the rub on 3 aprox. 5 1/2 Lb pork shoulders before I went to work, I did get a pic of them before I put em on

















I got home from work at 3:00 am and got my fire started, boy maybe this wasn't such a good idea, at 3:30 fire was up to temp, threw in some hickory chunks for smoke and threw the meat in, watched it pretty close for about 1/2 hour to make sure the temp stayed where I wanted it, getting pretty tired by now so into the house, set the alarm for 1/2 hour to check em again, kept setting alarm for 1/2 hr and checking them, but after a couple times, couldn't go back to sleep, kept adding more wood chunks and charcoal as needed til 9:30, I have read that about 6 hrs of smoke is all you need, so I cheated and wrapped em in foil and put em in 220 degree oven, went to sleep, about noon checked temp and still really low, reached the right temp at 3:00, threw em in cooler chest, they will keep warm for hours this way, I'm learning all the barbecue tricks.

after everyone arrived, got the drinks pourin', shredded the pork and started serving sandwiches, everyone raving how good it was, even the girls getting seconds, gambled and drank for a couple more hours, then they all went bar hopping, me and Gene sat around for a few hours, talking Sports, computers and everything else we could think to argue about, he said this is best food he has ever at BBQ at my house, and he's ate here a lot, another total barbecue success.

here's a picture of the left overs the next day, can't believe I never got my camera out during the party
















the next test will be for my annual 2 weeks after mothers day barbecue, it's gonna be a week late this year cause Lynn and I are going to Boise to see Aubree and Hazen and the new house. We are gonna be smoking bone in chicken breasts, this should be an easy one, won't be up all night, only need a couple hours for these, and then throw em on grill for a little while to finish em up, will also have Hamburgers and hot dogs

2nd Times a charm

Finished the modifications to my grill, think I figured out why I got too hot the first time and fixed it, Gonna try pulled pork for my next attempt, Spud wants me to make some for a birthday party, so better practice, got a 5 LB shoulder roast, put a rub on it the night before, wrapped in saran wrap and in the fridge the night before, got up early and got my fire going, here's the roast before going into pit

















now just sit back, keep it burning at 220 degrees, add hickory chips about every 1/2 hr. os so. 7 1/2 hrs later, up to temp, wrap in foil and let sit 1/2 hr, shred the meat, drizzle with Carolina pulled pork sauce I found recipe for, put on hoagie rolls and enjoy
















Heather was here, so her and Lynn were the guinea pigs, we all loved it, I consider this adventure a total success, Smokey, moist, tender, delicious, if I do say so myself (they did too)
much better than first attempt, got some left in fridge, gonna have another sandwich right now