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First Butt

FM Former Member
Well, I put my first butt in the CS last night at 10pm. It had been sitting in the fridge for about 24hrs with a heavy coat of CS rib rub. I set the new CS at 230 with 3 oz of hickory in the box. I was a little suprised that the internal temp was only up to 178 at 8am this morning, but all of the reading that I have done on this forum gave me the patience to keep the door shut and let the CS do it's thing. "It's done when it's done", right? Wink At 10:15, (12 hrs, 15min from start) the Polder read 193. I wrapped the butt in foil, then in a heavy towel, and let rest for 3 hrs.

Well, it was worth the wait! This pig definitely died for a good cause Big Grin Definitly the best BBQ I have ever put in my mouth Big Grin I'm hooked Big Grin Big Grin

Wife says I can keep the Smokette.

A big thank you to everyone on the forum for everything that I have learned here.

Bear
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FM Former Member
Congrats Bear,
Sounds like you had a great smoke on your "Butt", and like Wheelz said...Time to experiment.
Brisket is a callenge and you can find some good "Packer Trims" at the Wal-Mart in Jonesboro....(Im assuming that Monette,AR..is the same one I'm thinking of up here in Northeast Arkansas)...also I hear they have plans for a Sam's club!!!

Anyways ,,,good to hear about your satisfaction and good luck on the next one.


cookin-n-arkansas
FM Former Member
Kevin,
I'm about as North and East as you can get in Arkansas. Ever heard of Red Onion? That's where I live. I am anxious to see the new Sam's open. What about the Wal-Mart at P'gould, ever buy meat there? The butt and ribs that I cooked this weekend came from Hays at Jonesboro.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I will try a brisket soon.

Bear
T tomMember
Mornin',

One thing to keep in mind is that Walmart carries select meats,unless they happen to get some choice and mix it in.

Sam's only sells choice.

Sam's meats are not injected,while much of Walmart's are.

Now your CS was designed as a brisket cooker and will do a fine job on select.

A packer cut is much more of a pleasure to work with if it is choice.

If you are traveling,it might be worth the effort to buy from Sam's and cooler it home.

The cryovac brisket will last at least a month from packing date in a cold refigerator and freezes almost indefinitely.
S smokenMember
Bear,
Sounds like you had great success first time out.

And...I've been leaning oh so close to purchasing a Smokette so when I read a story like yours, it only makes me that much more confident that I'm doing the right thing.

Seeing as how I live in New England and winter isn't far away.....I like the idea of the thermostatically controlled temp. Right now I'm using a gas fired Brinkmann....which needs alot of babysitting.

You've sold me...

Happy Q ing

SmoKen
FM Former Member
Tom,

Update on Sam's. This past week, for the Ponca City contest, I went to Sam's for Packer brisket and ALL they had was Select, not Choice. Asked him and he said that's what he's been getting for about a month.

If they sell only select, I'm looking for a new place. But there aren't any others with a good selection. Hope it's not a trend.

Smokin'
T tomMember
Mornin'Smokin',

I hope it's not a trend here, also.

Apparently a bunch of Sam's are cutting out their meatcutters and just letting clerks open the boxes for you.

So far,the Florida market is still cutting meat for retail display and sales.

They are stealing cutters from other grocery chains ,but that could all change.

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