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Guys -

Got an invitation to cook at a community event in a few months - however organizer would prefer that I cook on-site with an offset for the wow factor. You have not failed me in the past so I thought I would give it a whirl - For those of you who on occasion use an actual pull behind offset smoker to cook on-site for catering gigs and other events how in the heck do you deal with long cook items like butts and briskets? Do you cook almost to completion with your cookshack back in the kitchen and then finish up on site with a smoker? Do you just get there 20 hours early and begin smoking with your offset? Do you begin cooking almost to completion with your offset at home and then finish up at the site? Looking for any help to tackle this question and keep the health dept either happy or in the dark (wink, wink).
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my advice would be to cook to about 85% done and chill it fast to below 40. of course after it is chilled do the film and foil thing. as long as that meat appears on site at 41 degrees are below you should be safe. you can reheat right in the package. i do suppose you are cooking other items on site so for the wow factor just unwrap right before they arrive
jack
jack is right. quick chill is important to prevent your guest from getting sick. heres another idea if you cant do that. first, it all depends on how you are serving and what you are serving. i usually have all the foods cooked, sliced or diced or chopped, and waiting in pans for the trough. for the wow factor, i would use different meats, usually for the next day's event accross town, killing 2 birds at once. no one will ever know from which butt their meal came.heehee. just be creative and you will be fine/

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