Fourth of July Smoke

On three separate days, during the week of July 4th, I used my old Brinkkman offset to smoke a total of 12 racks of St. Louis Style Ribs (4 per smoke) and an 8lb Boston Butt. Went thru about 50lbs of Kingsford.

Funny thing is that Traeger was doing a demo of their pellet grills at Costco during the same week. While I was tempted, I felt that the old trustworthy Brinkkman still had some life left in her.

All the pork was Swifts Premium and was purchased at BJs, which still has the best prices.









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Looks mighty tasty.

(BTW: I can send you my address if you need to get rid of any leftovers. )

Take care,

Derek

Nice cooks, Joe! Were you feeding a group or did you just need something to do?

Brad

I had three parties to attend (6/30, 7/4 and 7/7) and I always feel obligated during this time of year to bring along some smoked item, whether it be brisket, pulled pork and of course ribs. Round Christmas Time you can find me outside smoking turkey thighs for smoked turkey empanadas.

So I ended up bringing four racks of St. Louis Ribs to each party, with the smoked butt being a special request from my son for a party he was throwing.

No leftovers reported.

Here are the only two pictures I could find of last Decs turkey empanada prep.

Turkey thighs are seasoned and on smoker waiting for 4 to 5 hr smoke.

When done I pull meat from bone, add sauce and cool overnight.

Next day, cooled meat is placed in center of store bought Goya Empanada discs, which are then folded over, edges rubbed with water or eggs and sealed with a fork and baked at 350 degrees until golden.

Nice looking cooks, Joe!

Nice cooks Joe!

Thanks for the kind comments, cooks are not as frequent as in the past.

Anyone have feedback on the Traeger Pellet Smokers?