Last Friday I was invited to our former landlord's birthday party. I decided to impress the German host nation guests with some fine American brisket. My brisket was too big so I cut it and placed the smaller piece on the top rack. After an all night smoke, I told my wife to remove the meat while I was at work and we would reheat it with my finishing sauce at the party. We drove 90 miles to the party and when I went to reheat the meat, I discovered that I only had about 60 percent of my brisket. The other 40 percent was in the smoker. Lesson learned is to make sure you or your help check the entire smoker for food. I thought she would notice I had two shelves installed but she did not. The good news was that the brisket was a great success, just could have had more of it.
I know this is grounds for a divorce in some states, but I let it go this time. Those big alligator tears told me she was more upset over the lost meat than I was.
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